2012 Paris–Tours

2012 Paris–Tours 2012 UCI Europe Tour 7 October 2012 1 235 km 4h 50' 34" Marco Marcato ITA VCD 2012 Laurens De Vreese BEL TSV 2012 Niki Terpstra NED OPQ 2012 2011 2013 The 2012 Paris–Tours was the 106th edition of this single day road bicycle racing event. Marco Marcato outsprinted Laurens De Vreese in the final meters to stay out of the grip of the chasing group and peloton. Marcato thereby won the biggest race of his career so far, after finishing second in 2011. He recorded the highest average speed ever in a race of over 200km in this race, and so was considered holder of the Ruban Jaune. General standings CyclistTeamTime1Marco Marcato ITAVCD 2012 4h 50' 34" 2Laurens De Vreese BELTSV 2012 + 0"3Niki Terpstra NEDOPQ 2012 + 0"4John Degenkolb GERARG 2012b + 6"5Laurent Pichon FRAFST 2012 + 12"6Greg Van Avermaet BELBMC 2012 + 12"7Björn Leukemans BELVCD 2012 + 12"8Jonathan Hivert FRASAU 2012 + 19"9Jens Keukeleire BELOGE 2012b + 19" 10Zdeněk Štybar CZEOPQ 2011 + 19" References 2 External links Official website Paris Category:Paris–Tours Paris-Tours