2012 Tour de Luxembourg

Cycling race

2012 UCI Europe Tour

Race details

Dates

30 May – 3 June 2012

Stages

4 + Prologue

Distance

726.5 km (451.4 mi)

Winning time

17h 08' 40"

Results


Winner	Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	(RadioShack–Nissan)
Second	Wout Poels (NED)	(Vacansoleil–DCM)
Third	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	(RadioShack–Nissan)
Points	André Greipel (GER)	(Lotto–Belisol)
Mountains	Albert Timmer (NED)	(Argos–Shimano)
Youth	Wout Poels (NED)	(Vacansoleil–DCM)
Team	RadioShack–Nissan

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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," RadioShack–Nissan.

Schedule※

Stage	Route	Distance		Date	Winner
P	Luxembourg	2.7 km (1.7 mi)	Individual time trial	30 May	Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA)
1	Luxembourg to Hesperange	181 km (112.5 mi)	Flat stage	31 May	André Greipel (GER)
2	Schifflange to Leudelange	183.9 km (114.3 mi)	Flat stage	1 June	André Greipel (GER)
3	Eschweiler to Differdange	205.4 km (127.6 mi)	Intermediate stage	3 June	Wout Poels (NED)
4	Mersch to Luxembourg	153.5 km (95.4 mi)	Flat stage	4 June	Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)

Teams※

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, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) individual time trial (ITT)

Prologue Result and General Classification after Prologue

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	3' 43"
2	Grégory Rast (SUI)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 3"
3	Jonathan Hivert (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	+ 3"
4	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Team Sky	+ 5"
5	Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 7"
6	Marcel Sieberg (GER)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 7"
7	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Argos–Shimano	+ 7"
8	Jimmy Casper (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 7"
9	Damien Gaudin (FRA)	Team Europcar	+ 7"
10	Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT)	Cofidis	+ 8"

Stage 1※

31 May 2012 – Luxembourg to Hesperange, 181 km (112 mi)

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	André Greipel (GER)	Lotto–Belisol	4h 53' 56"
2	Davide Appollonio (ITA)	Team Sky	s.t.
3	Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.
4	Romain Feillu (FRA)	Vacansoleil–DCM	s.t.
5	Koen de Kort (NED)	Argos–Shimano	s.t.
6	Sascha Weber (GER)	Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de	s.t.
7	Roy Curvers (NED)	Argos–Shimano	s.t.
8	Vincent Baestaens (BEL)	Landbouwkrediet–Euphony	s.t.
9	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
10	Yohann Gène (FRA)	Team Europcar	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	4h 57' 39"
2	Grégory Rast (SUI)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 3"
3	Jonathan Hivert (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	+ 3"
4	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Team Sky	+ 5"
5	Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 7"
6	Marcel Sieberg (GER)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 7"
7	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Argos–Shimano	+ 7"
8	Jimmy Casper (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 7"
9	Damien Gaudin (FRA)	Team Europcar	+ 7"
10	Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT)	Cofidis	+ 8"

Stage 2※

1 June 2012 – Schifflange to Leudelange, 183.9 km (114.3 mi)

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	André Greipel (GER)	Lotto–Belisol	4h 29' 20"
2	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
3	Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	s.t.
4	Romain Feillu (FRA)	Vacansoleil–DCM	s.t.
5	Jempy Drucker (LUX)	Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's	s.t.
6	Michael Van Staeyen (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	s.t.
7	Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)	Cofidis	s.t.
8	Roy Curvers (NED)	Argos–Shimano	s.t.
9	Maxime Monfort (BEL)	RadioShack–Nissan	s.t.
10	Wout Poels (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	9h 26' 59"
2	Grégory Rast (SUI)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 3"
3	Jonathan Hivert (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	+ 3"
4	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Team Sky	+ 5"
5	Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 7"
6	Marcel Sieberg (GER)	Lotto–Belisol	+ 7"
7	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Argos–Shimano	+ 7"
8	Jimmy Casper (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 7"
9	Damien Gaudin (FRA)	Team Europcar	+ 7"
10	Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT)	Cofidis	+ 8"

Stage 3※

2 June 2012 – Eschweiler to Differdange, 205.4 km (127.6 mi)

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Wout Poels (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	5h 01' 11"
2	Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	RadioShack–Nissan	s.t.
3	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	RadioShack–Nissan	s.t.
4	Michael Barry (CAN)	Team Sky	+ 24"
5	Salvatore Puccio (ITA)	Team Sky	+ 24"
6	Vincent Jérôme (FRA)	Team Europcar	+ 24"
7	Ben Gastauer (LUX)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 24"
8	Thomas Damuseau (FRA)	Argos–Shimano	+ 24"
9	Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 24"
10	Johnny Hoogerland (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 24"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	RadioShack–Nissan	14h 28' 17"
2	Wout Poels (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 2"
3	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 5"
4	Jonathan Hivert (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	+ 20"
5	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Argos–Shimano	+ 24"
6	Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 25"
7	Sébastien Delfosse (BEL)	Landbouwkrediet–Euphony	+ 28"
8	Maxime Monfort (BEL)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 29"
9	Bob Jungels (LUX)	Team Luxembourg	+ 29"
10	Martin Elmiger (SUI)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 32"

Stage 4※

3 June 2012 – Mersch to Luxembourg, 153.5 km (95.4 mi)

Stage results were taken from the first passage through the finish line for safety reasons due to poor weather conditions.

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	2h 39' 58"
2	Laurens De Vreese (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 25"
3	Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 25"
4	Maxime Monfort (BEL)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 25"
5	Wout Poels (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 25"
6	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 25"
7	Martin Elmiger (SUI)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 25"
8	Eliot Lietaer (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 25"
9	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Argos–Shimano	+ 25"
10	Jonathan Hivert (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	+ 25"

Final General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)	RadioShack–Nissan	17h 08' 40"
2	Wout Poels (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 2"
3	Fränk Schleck (LUX)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 5"
4	Jonathan Hivert (FRA)	Saur–Sojasun	+ 20"
5	Tom Dumoulin (NED)	Argos–Shimano	+ 24"
6	Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 25"
7	Sébastien Delfosse (BEL)	Landbouwkrediet–Euphony	+ 28"
8	Maxime Monfort (BEL)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 29"
9	Bob Jungels (LUX)	Team Luxembourg	+ 29"
10	Martin Elmiger (SUI)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 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	Saur–Sojasun
1	André Greipel		André Greipel	Albert Timmer
2	André Greipel
3	Wout Poels	Jakob Fuglsang			Wout Poels	RadioShack–Nissan
4	Jürgen Roelandts	Jakob Fuglsang			Wout Poels	RadioShack–Nissan
Final		Jakob Fuglsang	André Greipel	Albert Timmer	Wout Poels	RadioShack–Nissan

References※

General

"Results 2012". aotdl.com (in French). Archived from the original on 1 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

Specific

^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – P – General" (PDF). aotdl.com. 30 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 1 – Stage" (PDF). aotdl.com. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 1 – General" (PDF). aotdl.com. 31 May 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 2 – Stage" (PDF). aotdl.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 2 – General" (PDF). aotdl.com. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 3 – Stage" (PDF). aotdl.com. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 3 – General" (PDF). aotdl.com. 2 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 4 – Stage" (PDF). aotdl.com. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "Skoda Tour de Luxembourg – 4 – General" (PDF). aotdl.com. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
^ "4e Etape, 03. Juin 2012: Mersch-Luxembourg – Classement individuel de l'étape" [4th Stage, 03. June 2012: Mersch to Luxembourg – Individual ranking of the stage] (PDF). Mikro Timing (in French). Olympia Event Service. 3 June 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2012.
^ Been, José (3 June 2012). "Roelandts grabs solo victory while Fuglsang secures overall win". VeloNation. Retrieved 26 June 2012.

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