| 2012 Milan–San Remo | |
| Series: | 2012 UCI World Tour |
| Race No: | 4 |
| Season No: | 28 |
| Date: | 17 March 2012 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 298 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 6h 59' 24" |
| Speed: | 42.632 |
| First: | Simon Gerrans |
| First Nat: | AUS |
| Second: | Fabian Cancellara |
| Second Nat: | SUI |
| Third: | Vincenzo Nibali |
| Third Nat: | ITA |
| Previous: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 Milan–San Remo was the 103rd running of the Milan–San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 17 March over a distance of 298km (185miles) and was the fourth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won by rider Simon Gerrans, who was part of a three-man group that battled for the victory, in a sprint finish.[1] [2] Gerrans finished ahead of 's Fabian Cancellara – the winner of the race in 2008 – and 's Vincenzo Nibali, who completed the podium.[3]
As Milan–San Remo was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places into the race,[4] and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton. Each team started with eight riders, making a starting peloton of 200.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[5]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6h 59' 24" | |||
| 2 | s.t. | |||
| 3 | s.t. | |||
| 4 | + 2" | |||
| 5 | + 2" | |||
| 6 | + 2" | |||
| 7 | + 2" | |||
| 8 | + 2" | |||
| 9 | + 2" | |||
| 10 | + 2" |