2012 Holland Ladies Tour Explained

2012 BrainWash Ladies Tour
Date:	September 4  - September 9
Stages:	6
Distance:	601.2
Unit:	km
Time:	14:53.09
First:	Marianne Vos
First Nat:	NED
First Team:	Rabo Women Cycling Team
First Color:	orange
Second:	Evelyn Stevens
Second Nat:	USA
Second Team:	Specialized – Lululemon
Third:	Judith Arndt
Third Nat:	GER
Third Team:	Orica Greenedge
Youth:	Elisa Longo Borghini
Youth Nat:	ITA
Youth Team:	Hitec Products – Mistral
Combination:	Marianne Vos
Combination Nat:	NED
Combination Team:	Rabo Women Cycling Team
Previous:	2011
Next:	2013

The 15th edition of the annual Holland Ladies Tour was held from September 4 to September 9, 2012. The women's stage race with an UCI rating of 2.2 started in Neerijnen, and ended in Berg en Terblijt.^[1]

The Holland Ladies Tour 2012 had financial problems due to sponsoring problems. Their sponsor quit and it was unsure if the Tour would be organized in 2012. The organization initially decided to organize the tour without a new sponsor,^[2] before signing a sponsorship contract with Dutch hairdressing salon chain BrainWash and renaming the 15th edition of the race the BrainWash Ladies Tour.^[3]

Stages

2012-09-04 Neerijnen — Neerijnen (108.2 km)

Place	Stage 1		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.		2:49.19		2:49:07
2.		s.t.		2:49.09
3.		s.t.		2:49.15

2012-09-05 Dronten — Dronten (Team Time Trial) (33.8 km)

Place	Stage 2		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.	Team Specialized–lululemon	41:04.77		3:30:23
2.	Orica–AIS	+19.01		s.t.
3.	Rabobank Women Cycling Team	+57.80		s.t.

2012-09-06 Leerdam — Leerdam (122.2 km)

Place	Stage 3		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.		2:49.41		6:20.03
2.		s.t.		6:20.04
3.		s.t.		s.t.

2012-09-07 Zaltbommel — Zaltbommel (122.4 km)

Place	Stage 4		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.		2:57.43		9:17.40
2.		s.t.		9:18.06
3.		s.t.		9:19.15

2012-09-08 Bergeijk — Bergeijk (126.7 km)

Place	Stage 5		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.		3:03.03		12:21.22
2.		s.t.		12:21.46
3.		s.t.		12:22.57

2012-09-09 Bunde — Berg en Terblijt (87.9 km)

Place	Stage 6		General Classification
	Name	Time	Name	Time
1.		2:31.39		14:53.09
2.		s.t.		14:54.30
3.		2:31.48		14:55.59

Final standings

General Classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Rabobank Women Cycling Team	14:53.09
2.		Specialized – Lululemon	+1.21
3.		Orica–AIS	+2.50
4.		Specialized – Lululemon	+3.26
5.		Hitec Products – Mistral	+4.51
6.		Hitec Products – Mistral	+5.21
7.		Sengers Ladies Cycling Team	+5.57
8.		Rabobank Women Cycling Team	+6.45
9.		AA-Drink – Leontien.nl	+7.31
10.		Italian National Team	+8.20

Best Young Rider Classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	TIME
1.		Hitec Products – Mistral	14:58.30
2.		Sengers Ladies CT	14:59.06
3.		AA-Drink – Leontien.nl	15:00.40

Combination Classification

RANK	NAME	TEAM	POINTS
1.		Rabobank Women Cycling Team	30
2.		Orica–AIS	17
3.		Specialized – Lululemon	16

Notes and References

1. Web site: Holland ladies tour. hollandladiestour. 12 March 2012. Dutch.
2. Web site: Holland Ladies Tour gaat toch door. VK.nl. 12 March 2012. Dutch. 12 March 2012.
3. Web site: Brainwash is nieuwe hoofdsponsor. hollandladiestoer.nl. 15 August 2012. Dutch.