| 2012 Volta a Portugal | |
| Date: | August 15–26 |
| Series: | 2012 UCI Europe Tour |
| Stages: | 10 + Prologue |
| Unit: | km |
| First: | David Blanco |
| First Nat: | ESP |
| First Team: | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| First Color: | yellow |
| Second: | Hugo Sabido |
| Second Nat: | POR |
| Second Team: | LA-Antarte |
| Third: | Rui Sousa |
| Third Nat: | POR |
| Third Team: | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| Points: | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg |
| Points Nat: | RSA |
| Points Color: | red |
| Mountains: | Rui Sousa |
| Mountains Nat: | POR |
| Mountains Team: | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| Mountains Color: | blue |
| Youth: | David de la Cruz |
| Youth Nat: | ESP |
| Youth Color: | orange |
| Previous: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 Volta a Portugal is a men's road bicycle race held from 15 to 26 August 2012. It is the 74th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. A part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event.[1]
| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue | Castelo Branco > Castelo Branco | 2.2 km | August 15 | ||
| 1 | Termas de Monfortinho > Oliveira do Hospital | 200.8 km | August 16 | ||
| 2 | Oliveira do Bairro > Trofa | 191.5 km | August 17 | ||
| 3 | Vila Nova de Cerveira > Fafe | 176.1 km | August 18 | ||
| 4 | Viana do Castelo > Mondim de Basto | 151.9 km | August 19 | ||
| 5 | Armamar > Oliveira de Azeméis | 176.9 km | August 20 | ||
| 6 | Aveiro > Viseu | 184.1 km | August 21 | ||
| 7 | Gouveia > Sabugal | 185.3 km | August 23 | ||
| 8 | Guarda > Torre | 154.9 km | August 24 | ||
| 9 ITT | Pedrogão > Leiria | 32.6 km | August 25 | ||
| 10 | Sintra > Lisboa | 149.5 km | August 26 |
In total, 17 teams are set to compete.
| Stage | Winner | General classification Classificação Geral Individual | Points classification Classificação dos Pontos | Mountains classification Classificação da Montanha | Young rider classification Classificação da Juventude | Team classification Classificação por Equipas | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prologue | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Non-attribué | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | LA-Antarte | |
| 1 | Jay Thomson | Jay Thomson | Jay Robert Thomson | Jay Thomson | José Gonçalves | Unitedhealthcare | |
| 2 | Francesco Lasca | Hugo Sabido | |||||
| 3 | Cesar Fonte | ||||||
| 4 | Rui Sousa | Hugo Sabido | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive | |||
| 5 | Sergio Ribeiro | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Rui Sousa | ||||
| 6 | Jason McCartney | ||||||
| 7 | Kai Reus | ||||||
| 8 | David Blanco | David Blanco | Sergio Ribeiro | ||||
| 9 | Alejandro Marque | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | |||||
| 10 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | ||||||
| Final Classification | David Blanco | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Rui Sousa | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive | ||