| 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics | |
| Series: | 2012 UCI World Tour |
| Race No: | 23 |
| Season No: | 28 |
| Date: | 19 August 2012 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 245.9 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 6h 03' 19" |
| Speed: | 40.61 |
| First: | Arnaud Démare |
| First Nat: | France |
| Second: | André Greipel |
| Second Nat: | Germany |
| Third: | Giacomo Nizzolo |
| Third Nat: | Italy |
| Previous: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 Vattenfall Cyclassics was the 17th running of the Vattenfall Cyclassics single-day cycling race. It was held, in and around Hamburg, Germany, on 19 August over a distance of 245.9km (152.8miles) and was the twenty-third race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
In a mass sprint finish, the race was won by rider Arnaud Démare,[1] who became the first French rider to take victory in the event. Démare finished ahead of 's André Greipel,[2] and 's Giacomo Nizzolo, who completed the podium.[3] [4]
As the Vattenfall Cyclassics was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – and – were given wildcard places into the race,[5] and as such, formed the event's 20-team peloton.
The 20 teams that competed in the race were:[6]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6h 03' 19" | 80 | |||
| 2 | s.t. | 60 | |||
| 3 | s.t. | 50 | |||
| 4 | s.t. | 40 | |||
| 5 | s.t. | 30 | |||
| 6 | s.t. | 22 | |||
| 7 | s.t. | 14 | |||
| 8 | s.t. | 10 | |||
| 9 | s.t. | – | |||
| 10 | s.t. | 2 |