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2012 Amstel Gold Race
2012 UCI World Tour, race 11 of 28
Race details
Dates	15 April 2012
Stages	1
Distance	256.5 km (159.4 mi)
Winning time	6h
Results
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The 2012 Amstel Gold Race was the 47th running of the Amstel Gold Race, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 15 April 2012 over a distance of 256.5 kilometres (159.4 miles) and was the eleventh race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.

The race was won by Astana rider Enrico Gasparotto after outsprinting several of his rivals to the finish on the Cauberg; it was his first Classics victory,^[1] and the first by an Italian rider in a one-day classic since Damiano Cunego won the 2008 Giro di Lombardia.^[2] Second place went to Lotto–Belisol's Jelle Vanendert,^[3] while Peter Sagan rounded out the podium placings for the Liquigas–Cannondale team.^[4] Two-time defending race winner Philippe Gilbert (BMC Racing Team) finished in the same time as Sagan, but was classified in sixth place.^[5]

Teams

As the Amstel Gold Race was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Six other squads were given wildcard places into the race,^[6]^[7]^[8] and as such, formed the event's 24-team peloton.

The 24 teams that competed in the race were:^[9]

Results

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	Rider	Team	Zeit	World Tour Points
1	Enrico Gasparotto (ITA)	Astana	6h 32' 35"	80
2	Jelle Vanendert (BEL)	Lotto–Belisol	s.t.	60
3	Peter Sagan (SVK)	Liquigas–Cannondale	+ 2"	50
4	Óscar Freire (ESP)	Team Katusha	+ 2"	40
5	Thomas Voeckler (FRA)	Team Europcar	+ 2"	-
6	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 2"	22
7	Samuel Sánchez (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 2"	14
8	Fabian Wegmann (GER)	Garmin–Barracuda	+ 4"	10
9	Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	+ 4"	6
10	Bauke Mollema (NED)	Rabobank	+ 4"	2

References

^ "Gasparotto surprises favourites to claim Amstel Gold". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Reuters. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "Italy's Enrico Gasparotto wins Amstel Gold Race". Google News. Google Inc. Agence France-Presse. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ Wynn, Nigel (15 April 2012). "Gasparotto wins Amstel Gold Race". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ Atkins, Ben (15 April 2012). "Enrico Gasparotto takes a thrilling victory in the Amstel Gold Race". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "Gasparotto wins Amstel stunner". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "Amstel Gold Race wildcards announced". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "RusVelo, Europcar nab final Amstel Gold wildcards". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "RusVelo loses Amstel Gold Race invite". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "Amstel Gold Race 2012 start list". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "UCI WorldTour Ranking #10 – Amstel Gold Race (NED/UWT)". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

External links

Official website

[1] "Gasparotto surprises favourites to claim Amstel Gold". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Reuters. 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[2] "Italy's Enrico Gasparotto wins Amstel Gold Race". Google News. Google Inc. Agence France-Presse. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on January 24, 2013. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[3] Wynn, Nigel (15 April 2012). "Gasparotto wins Amstel Gold Race". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[4] Atkins, Ben (15 April 2012). "Enrico Gasparotto takes a thrilling victory in the Amstel Gold Race". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[5] "Gasparotto wins Amstel stunner". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[6] "Amstel Gold Race wildcards announced". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[7] "RusVelo, Europcar nab final Amstel Gold wildcards". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[8] "RusVelo loses Amstel Gold Race invite". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 1 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[9] "Amstel Gold Race 2012 start list". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 2012-04-15. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[10] "UCI WorldTour Ranking #10 – Amstel Gold Race (NED/UWT)". Union Cycliste Internationale. Infostrada Sports. 15 April 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

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+| first_nat          = ITA
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+| first_team         = {{UCI team code|AST|2012}}
 | second             = [[Jelle Vanendert]]
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+| second_team        = {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}}
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 | previous           = [[2011 Amstel Gold Race|2011]]
 | next               = [[2013 Amstel Gold Race|2013]]
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 The '''2012 Amstel Gold Race''' was the 47th running of the [[Amstel Gold Race]], a single-day cycling race. It was held on 15 April 2012 over a distance of {{convert|256.5|km|1|abbr=off}} and was the eleventh race of the [[2012 UCI World Tour]] season.
-The race was won by {{ct|AST|2012}} rider [[Enrico Gasparotto]] after outsprinting several of his rivals to the finish on the [[Cauberg]]; it was his first Classics victory,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15042012/2/gasparotto-surprises-favourites-claim-amstel-gold.html|title=Gasparotto surprises favourites to claim Amstel Gold|work=[[Yahoo!]] [[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[TF1 Group]]|date=15 April 2012|accessdate=15 April 2012|agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> and the first by an Italian rider in a one-day classic since [[Damiano Cunego]] won the [[2008 Giro di Lombardia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g5j9nuokTOf97gI9xuB-HFP3BRIg?docId=CNG.49b23f4c25ba05f7dffa9bcc560dd4f1.271|title= Italy's Enrico Gasparotto wins Amstel Gold Race|work=[[Google News]]|publisher=[[Google]] Inc.|date=15 April 2012|accessdate=15 April 2012|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref> Second place went to {{ct|LTB|2012}}'s [[Jelle Vanendert]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/532467/gasparotto-wins-amstel-gold-race.html|title=Gasparotto wins Amstel Gold Race|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=15 April 2012|accessdate=15 April 2012|first=Nigel|last=Wynn}}</ref> while [[Peter Sagan]] rounded out the podium placings for the {{ct|LIQ|2012}} team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11630/Enrico-Gasparotto-takes-a-thrilling-victory-in-the-Amstel-Gold-Race.aspx|title=Enrico Gasparotto takes a thrilling victory in the Amstel Gold Race|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=15 April 2012|accessdate=15 April 2012|first=Ben|last=Atkins}}</ref> Two-time defending race winner [[Philippe Gilbert]] ({{ct|BMC|2012}}) finished in the same time as Sagan, but was classified in sixth place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/amstel-gold-race/results|title=Gasparotto wins Amstel stunner|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=15 April 2012|accessdate=15 April 2012}}</ref>
+The race was won by {{UCI team code|AST|2012}} rider [[Enrico Gasparotto]] after outsprinting several of his rivals to the finish on the [[Cauberg]]; it was his first Classics victory,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/15042012/2/gasparotto-surprises-favourites-claim-amstel-gold.html|title=Gasparotto surprises favourites to claim Amstel Gold|work=[[Yahoo!]] [[Eurosport]]|publisher=[[TF1 Group]]|date=15 April 2012|access-date=15 April 2012|agency=[[Reuters]]}}</ref> and the first by an Italian rider in a one-day classic since [[Damiano Cunego]] won the [[2008 Giro di Lombardia]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g5j9nuokTOf97gI9xuB-HFP3BRIg?docId=CNG.49b23f4c25ba05f7dffa9bcc560dd4f1.271|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130124190231/http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5g5j9nuokTOf97gI9xuB-HFP3BRIg?docId=CNG.49b23f4c25ba05f7dffa9bcc560dd4f1.271|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 24, 2013|title= Italy's Enrico Gasparotto wins Amstel Gold Race|work=[[Google News]]|publisher=[[Google]] Inc.|date=15 April 2012|access-date=15 April 2012|agency=[[Agence France-Presse]]}}</ref> Second place went to {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}}'s [[Jelle Vanendert]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/532467/gasparotto-wins-amstel-gold-race.html|title=Gasparotto wins Amstel Gold Race|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=15 April 2012|access-date=15 April 2012|first=Nigel|last=Wynn}}</ref> while [[Peter Sagan]] rounded out the podium placings for the {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11630/Enrico-Gasparotto-takes-a-thrilling-victory-in-the-Amstel-Gold-Race.aspx|title=Enrico Gasparotto takes a thrilling victory in the Amstel Gold Race|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=15 April 2012|access-date=15 April 2012|first=Ben|last=Atkins}}</ref> Two-time defending race winner [[Philippe Gilbert]] ({{UCI team code|BMC|2012}}) finished in the same time as Sagan, but was classified in sixth place.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/amstel-gold-race/results |title=Gasparotto wins Amstel stunner |work=Cycling News |publisher=Future Publishing Limited |date=15 April 2012 |access-date=15 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418184318/http://www.cyclingnews.com/amstel-gold-race/results |archive-date=18 April 2015 }}</ref>
 ==Teams==
-As the Amstel Gold Race was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 [[UCI ProTour#List of current UCI ProTeams|UCI ProTeam]]s were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Six other squads were given wildcard places into the race,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/amstel-gold-race-wildcards-announced|title=Amstel Gold Race wildcards announced|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=18 January 2012|accessdate=15 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rusvelo-europcar-nab-final-amstel-gold-wildcards|title=RusVelo, Europcar nab final Amstel Gold wildcards|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=2 February 2012|accessdate=15 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rusvelo-loses-amstel-gold-race-invite|title=RusVelo loses Amstel Gold Race invite|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=1 March 2012|accessdate=15 April 2012}}</ref> and as such, formed the event's 24-team peloton.
+As the Amstel Gold Race was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 [[UCI ProTour#List of current UCI ProTeams|UCI ProTeam]]s were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Six other squads were given wildcard places into the race,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/amstel-gold-race-wildcards-announced|title=Amstel Gold Race wildcards announced|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=18 January 2012|access-date=15 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rusvelo-europcar-nab-final-amstel-gold-wildcards|title=RusVelo, Europcar nab final Amstel Gold wildcards|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=2 February 2012|access-date=15 April 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rusvelo-loses-amstel-gold-race-invite|title=RusVelo loses Amstel Gold Race invite|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=1 March 2012|access-date=15 April 2012}}</ref> and as such, formed the event's 24-team peloton.
-The 24 teams that competed in the race were:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/amstel-gold-race/start-list|title=Amstel Gold Race 2012 start list|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=15 April 2012}}</ref>
+The 24 teams that competed in the race were:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/amstel-gold-race/start-list|title=Amstel Gold Race 2012 start list|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|access-date=15 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415054450/http://www.cyclingnews.com/amstel-gold-race/start-list|archive-date=2012-04-15|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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 ==Results==
-<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=20523&EditionID=709940&SeasonID=482&ClassID=1&GenderID=1&EventID=10635&EventPhaseID=709941&Phase1ID=-1&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8|title=UCI WorldTour Ranking #10 – Amstel Gold Race (NED/UWT)|date=15 April 2012|accessdate=15 April 2012|work=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|publisher=Infostrada Sports}}</ref>
+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=20523&EditionID=709940&SeasonID=482&ClassID=1&GenderID=1&EventID=10635&EventPhaseID=709941&Phase1ID=-1&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8|title=UCI WorldTour Ranking #10 – Amstel Gold Race (NED/UWT)|date=15 April 2012|access-date=15 April 2012|work=[[Union Cycliste Internationale]]|publisher=Infostrada Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181718/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=20523&EditionID=709940&SeasonID=482&ClassID=1&GenderID=1&EventID=10635&EventPhaseID=709941&Phase1ID=-1&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8|archive-date=3 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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+| {{UCI team code|AST|2012}}
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 | {{flagathlete|[[Jelle Vanendert]]|BEL}}
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+[[Category:2012 UCI World Tour]]
-[[Category:2012 in Dutch sport|Amstel Gold Race]]
+[[Category:2012 in Dutch sport]]

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