2012 Tour de Luxembourg explained

2012 Tour de Luxembourg
Series:	2012 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	30 May – 3 June 2012
Stages:	4 + Prologue
Distance:	726.5
Unit:	km
Time:	17h 08' 40"
Speed:	42.4
First:	Jakob Fuglsang
First Nat:	DEN
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Wout Poels
Second Nat:	NED
Third:	Fränk Schleck
Third Nat:	LUX
Points:	André Greipel
Points Nat:	GER
Points Color:	blue
Mountains:	Albert Timmer
Mountains Nat:	NED
Mountains Color:	green
Youth:	Wout Poels
Youth Nat:	NED
Youth Color:	white
Team Nat:	LUX
Previous:	2011
Next:	2013

The 2012 Tour de Luxembourg cycling race was the 72nd running of the Tour de Luxembourg. It was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour and classed as a 2.HC event. It was won by Jakob Fuglsang from Denmark, a member of the Luxembourg-based team, .

Schedule

Stage	Route	Distance	Type		Date	Winner
P	Luxembourg	2.7km (01.7miles)		Individual time trial	30 May
1	Luxembourg to Hesperange	181km (112miles)		Flat stage	31 May
2	Schifflange to Leudelange	183.9km (114.3miles)		Flat stage	1 June
3	Eschweiler to Differdange	205.4km (127.6miles)		Intermediate stage	3 June
4	Mersch to Luxembourg	153.5km (95.4miles)		Flat stage	4 June

Teams

Team Luxembourg

Stages

Key:

Leader and eventual winner of General Classification, based on total time.

Leader and eventual winner of points classification, based on points given for finishing position on each mass start stage.

Leader and eventual winner of climbers' classification, based on points gained on passing hilltops.

Leader and eventual winner of young riders' classification, based on total time, but restricted to riders under 25 at beginning of year.

Prologue

30 May 2012 – Luxembourg, 2.7km (01.7miles) individual time trial (ITT)^[1]

Prologue Result and General Classification after Prologue Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3" 3 + 3" 4 + 5" 5 + 7" 6 + 7" 7 + 7" 8 + 7" 9 + 7" 10 + 8"

Stage 1

31 May 2012 – Luxembourg to Hesperange, 181km (112miles)^{[2] [3]}

Stage 1 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3" 3 + 3" 4 + 5" 5 + 7" 6 + 7" 7 + 7" 8 + 7" 9 + 7" 10 + 8"

Stage 2

1 June 2012 – Schifflange to Leudelange, 183.9km (114.3miles)^{[4] [5]}

Stage 2 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 s.t. 5 s.t. 6 s.t. 7 s.t. 8 s.t. 9 s.t. 10 s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 3" 3 + 3" 4 + 5" 5 + 7" 6 + 7" 7 + 7" 8 + 7" 9 + 7" 10 + 8"

Stage 3

2 June 2012 – Eschweiler to Differdange, 205.4km (127.6miles)^{[6] [7]}

Stage 3 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 s.t. 3 s.t. 4 + 24" 5 + 24" 6 + 24" 7 + 24" 8 + 24" 9 + 24" 10 + 24"

General Classification after Stage 3 Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 5" 4 + 20" 5 + 24" 6 + 25" 7 + 28" 8 + 29" 9 Team Luxembourg + 29" 10 + 32"

Stage 4

3 June 2012 – Mersch to Luxembourg, 153.5km (95.4miles)^{[8] [9]}

Stage results were taken from the first passage through the finish line for safety reasons due to poor weather conditions.^{[10] [11]}

Stage 4 Result Rider Team Time 1 2 + 25" 3 + 25" 4 + 25" 5 + 25" 6 + 25" 7 + 25" 8 + 25" 9 + 25" 10 + 25"

Final General Classification Rider Team Time 1 2 + 2" 3 + 5" 4 + 20" 5 + 24" 6 + 25" 7 + 28" 8 + 29" 9 Team Luxembourg + 29" 10 + 32"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
P	Jimmy Engoulvent	Jimmy Engoulvent	not awarded	not awarded	Tom Dumoulin
1	André Greipel		André Greipel	Albert Timmer
2	André Greipel
3	Wout Poels	Jakob Fuglsang			Wout Poels
4	Jürgen Roelandts
Final		Jakob Fuglsang	André Greipel	Albert Timmer	Wout Poels

References

General

• Web site: Results 2012 . French . aotdl.com . 7 June 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120601192329/http://www.aotdl.com/skoda-tour-de-luxembourg-2012/r%C3%A9sultats-2012 . 1 June 2012 . dead . dmy-all .

Specific

Notes and References

1. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – P – General . aotdl.com . 30 May 2012 . 7 June 2012.
2. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 1 – Stage . aotdl.com . 31 May 2012 . 7 June 2012.
3. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 1 – General . aotdl.com . 31 May 2012 . 7 June 2012.
4. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 2 – Stage . aotdl.com . 1 June 2012 . 7 June 2012.
5. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 2 – General . aotdl.com . 1 June 2012 . 7 June 2012.
6. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 3 – Stage . aotdl.com . 2 June 2012 . 7 June 2012.
7. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 3 – General . aotdl.com . 2 June 2012 . 7 June 2012.
8. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 4 – Stage . aotdl.com . 3 June 2012 . 7 June 2012.
9. Web site: Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 4 – General . aotdl.com . 3 June 2012 . 7 June 2012.
10. Web site: 4e Etape, 03. Juin 2012: Mersch-Luxembourg – Classement individuel de l’étape. PDF. French. 4th Stage, 03. June 2012: Mersch to Luxembourg – Individual ranking of the stage. 3 June 2012. 26 June 2012. Mikro Timing. Olympia Event Service.
11. News: Roelandts grabs solo victory while Fuglsang secures overall win. VeloNation. 3 June 2012. 26 June 2012. José. Been.