2012 Belgium Tour Explained

2012 Lotto-Decca Tour
Date:	25–27 August
Stages:	3
Distance:	301.58
Unit:	km
Time:	7h 35' 02"
Speed:	39.766
First:	Ellen van Dijk
First Nat:	NED
Second:	Liesbet De Vocht
Second Nat:	BEL
Second Team:	Rabobank Women Cycling Team
Third:	Lisa Brennauer
Third Nat:	GER
Previous:	Inaugural t our
Next:	2013

The 2012 Lotto–Decca Tour was the first edition of Lotto–Decca Tour, a women's cycle stage race in Belgium. The tour was held from 25 August to 27 August, 2012. The tour with an UCI rating of 2.2 started in Nijlen, and ended in Geraardsbergen. 158 cyclists started and 74 of them finished the tour.^{[1] [2]}

Stages

Stage 1

25-08-2012 – Nijlen to Nijlen, 99.3km (61.7miles)The first stage started at 14:00 and was scheduled to end between 16:28 and 16:38. Thestage was a flat race and consisted of one lap of 28.3km (17.6miles) and five laps of 14.2km (08.8miles). The race had four intermediate sprints. The race ended in a bunch sprint, won by Kirsten Wild ahead of Ellen van Dijk and Jolien D'Hoore.^{[3] [4]}

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.		2h 19' 22"		2h 19' 22"
2.		+ 0"		+ 4"
3.		+ 0"		+ 6"

Stage 2

26-08-2012 – Dendermonde to Dendermonde, 109.6km (68.1miles)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.		2h 46' 10"		5h 05' 12"
2.		+ 0"		+ 14"
3.		+ 0"		+ 14"

Stage 3

27-08-2012 Geraardsbergen — Geraardsbergen, 92.68km (57.59miles)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.		2h 29' 46"		7h 35' 02"
2.		+ 0"		+ 4"
3.		+ 7"		+ 33"

Final standings

General Classification

Rank	Name	Team	Time
1.			7h 35' 02"
2.		Rabobank Women Cycling Team	+ 4"
3.			+ 33"
4.		AA Drink–leontien.nl	+ 1' 09"
5.		MIX5	+ 1' 11"
6.		Topsport Vlaanderen–Ridley	+ 1' 14"
7.			+ 1' 14"
8.		Lotto Belisol Ladies	+ 1' 18"
9.		Australia national team	+ 1' 18"
10.			+ 1' 27"

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lotto-Decca Tour website. lottocyclingcup.be. 12 January 2013. Dutch. https://web.archive.org/web/20130827191000/http://www.lottocyclingcup.be/lottocyclingcup2011/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=9&Itemid=21&lang=nl. 27 August 2013. dead.
2. Web site: Lotto–Decca Tour (F). cyclingarchives.com. 12 January 2013.
3. News: Lotto-Decca Tour website. rijnmond.nl. 25 August 2013. 12 January 2013. Dutch.
4. Web site: 1st Stage NIJLEN Maps & Profiles. 12 January 2013. Dutch.