The 2012 UCI World Tour was the fourth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 17 January, and consisted of 14 stage races, 14 one-day races, and one team time trial (which only counted towards the team rankings). The Tour of Hangzhou which was originally included in the list of races was postponed until 2013. __TOC__
Teams
The 18 UCI ProTeams competed in the World Tour, with UCI Professional Continental teams, or national squads, able to enter at the discretion of the organisers of each event. The ProTeams, which were obliged to take part in all 29 events, were:
(known as from May onwards) was a new team, while regained ProTour status, which it lost for the previous season. These teams replaced , which folded after 21 years, and , which largely merged with to form . A change in sponsorship saw become , while 2011's became . Two teams each changed their names twice to reflect changes of sponsorship: reverting to its previous name, having been known as in 2011, before becoming in June; while the serial addition of new sponsors gave rise to the names and .
Events All 27 events from the 2011 UCI World Tour were included, and E3 Harelbeke, a one-day race in Belgium, and the World Team Trial Championships, were added.
RaceDateWinnerSecondThirdOther points(4th place onwards)Stage points Tour Down UnderJanuary 17–22100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Paris–NiceMarch 4–11100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tirreno–AdriaticoMarch 7–13100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Milan–San RemoMarch 17100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Volta a CatalunyaMarch 19–25100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 E3 HarelbekeMarch 2380 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Gent–WevelgemMarch 2580 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Tour of FlandersApril 1100 pts0 ptsRiders on UCI Professional Continental teams are not eligible to receive points towards World Tour rankings.70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour of the Basque CountryApril 2–7100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Paris–RoubaixApril 8100 pts0 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Amstel Gold RaceApril 1580 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A La Flèche WallonneApril 1880 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Liège–Bastogne–LiègeApril 22100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour de RomandieApril 24–29100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Giro d'ItaliaMay 5–27170 pts130 pts100 pts90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1 Critérium du DauphinéJune 3–10100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tour de SuisseJune 9–17100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Tour de FranceJune 30 – July 22200 pts150 pts120 pts110, 100, 90, 80, 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 24, 20, 16, 12, 10, 8, 6, 420, 10, 6, 4, 2 Tour de PologneJuly 10–16100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Eneco TourAugust 6–12100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 Clásica de San SebastiánAugust 1480 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A Vuelta a EspañaAugust 18 – September 9170 pts130 pts100 pts90, 80, 70, 60, 52, 44, 38, 32, 26, 22, 18, 14, 10, 8, 6, 4, 216, 8, 4, 2, 1 Vattenfall CyclassicsAugust 1980 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A GP Ouest-FranceAugust 2680 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A GP de QuébecSeptember 780 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A GP de MontréalSeptember 980 pts60 pts50 pts40, 30, 22, 14, 10, 6, 2 N/A TTT at World ChampionshipsTeam Time Trial competitions guide, UCI†September 16200 pts170 pts140 pts130, 120, 110, 100, 90, 80, 70 N/A Giro di LombardiaSeptember 29100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 4 N/A Tour of BeijingOctober 9–13100 pts80 pts70 pts60, 50, 40, 30, 20, 10, 46, 4, 2, 1, 1 † The World Team Time Trial Championship gives points only in the team rankings, not in the individual or national standings.
Final standings
Individual Source:
Riders tied with the same number of points were classified by number of victories, then number of second places, third places, and so on, in World Tour events and stages.Evans, Martin Tied In WorldTour | Cyclingnews.com
RankNameTeamPoints16922601341044005394639073768351933210320113171229013241142371519916196171941819419194201892118422184231832418225181 248 riders scored points. 40 other riders finished in positions that would have earned them points, but they were ineligible as members of non-ProTour teams.Among these riders, from 9 different teams, is Thomas Voeckler, whose 156 points would have placed him in 33rd place in the individual table. Inclusion of these riders in the national rankings would have also moved France to 7th, Colombia to 12th and the Czech Republic to 15th: in the team rankings, would have been 15th, and 19th.
Team Source:
Team rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders of a team in the table, plus points gained in the World Team Time Trial Championship (WTTT).
RankTeamPointsTop 5 ridersWTTT11767Wiggins (601), Froome (376), Boasson Hagen (317), Urán (199), Rogers (194)8021273Rodríguez (692), Freire (181), Kolobnev (110), D. Moreno (104), Špilak (86)10031197Nibali (400), P. Sagan (351), Moser (175), Basso (88), Capecchi (53)13041162Boonen (410), T. Martin (171), Terpstra (160), Chavanel (113), Kwiatkowski (108)2005952Valverde (394), Costa (320), Intxausti (47), Kiryienka (41), Castroviejo (40)1106920Gerrans (390), Albasini (183), Goss (114), Durbridge (56), Tuft (37)1407917Evans (182), Ballan (172), van Garderen (160), Van Avermaet (121), Gilbert (112)1708799Mollema (194), Boom (148), L. L. Sánchez (143), Gesink (134), Breschel (60)1209762Hesjedal (241), D. Martin (196), Talansky (145), Haussler (70), Le Mével (40)7010645Kreuziger (189), Gasparotto (150), Brajkovič (106), Iglinsky (100), Gavazzi (100)011625Van Den Broeck (237), Greipel (162), J. Vanendert (104), Meersman (70), Roelandts (52)012619Cancellara (134), Horner (120), Zubeldia (94), Machado (92), F. Schleck (89)9013555S. Sánchez (332), Nieve (98), J. Izagirre (46), Antón (44), Verdugo (35)014435Cunego (184), Scarponi (184), Ulissi (30), Petacchi (22), Niemiec (15)015401Contador (290), Majka (30), Tosatto (30), C. A. Sørensen (30), J. J. Haedo (21)016364De Gendt (134), Westra (97), Hoogerland (51), Marczyński (45), Marcato (37)017315Nocentini (162), Roche (63), Péraud (42), Gadret (33), Belletti (15)018246Démare (87), Pinot (85), Jeannesson (40), Fédrigo (20), Ladagnous (14)0
Nation Source:
National rankings were calculated by adding the ranking points of the top five riders registered in a nation in the table. The national rankings as of the 21st event, Clásica de San Sebastián, were used to determine how many riders a country could have in the World Championships.
RankNationPointsTop five riders11889Rodríguez (692), Valverde (394), S. Sánchez (332), Contador (290), Freire (181)21163Wiggins (601), Froome (376), Cavendish (128), Swift (36), Thomas (22) 31115Nibali (400), Cunego (184), Scarponi (184), Moser (175), Ballan (172)41014Boonen (410), Van Den Broeck (237), De Gendt (134), Van Avermaet (121), Gilbert (112)5962Gerrans (390), Rogers (194), Evans (182), Goss (114), Porte (82) 6733Mollema (194), Terpstra (160), Boom (148), Gesink (134), Westra (97)7530van Garderen (160), Talansky (145), Horner (120), Leipheimer (75), Danielson (30)8449Boasson Hagen (317), Nordhaug (122), Kristoff (9), Hushovd (1)9447T. Martin (171), Greipel (162), Gerdemann (51), Klöden (40), Wegmann (23)10412Costa (320), Machado (92)11404Urán (199), Henao (194), Quintana (6), Anacona (4), Sarmiento (1)12367Chavanel (113), Démare (87), Pinot (85), Péraud (42), Le Mével (40) 13361P. Sagan (351), P. Velits (10)14357Albasini (183), Cancellara (134), Zaugg (20), Tschopp (18), Frank (2) 15278Hesjedal (241), Tuft (37) Riders from 35 countries scored points.
Leader Progress Event(Winner) Individual Team NationTour Down Under(Simon Gerrans)Simon GerransAustraliaParis–Nice(Bradley Wiggins)Alejandro ValverdeSpainTirreno–Adriatico(Vincenzo Nibali)Milan–San Remo(Simon Gerrans)Simon GerransItalyE3 Harelbeke(Tom Boonen)SpainVolta a Catalunya(Michael Albasini)Gent–Wevelgem(Tom Boonen)Tour of Flanders(Tom Boonen)Tom BoonenBelgiumTour of the Basque Country(Samuel Sánchez)SpainParis–Roubaix(Tom Boonen)Amstel Gold Race(Enrico Gasparotto)Flèche Wallonne(Joaquim Rodríguez)Liège–Bastogne–Liège(Maxim Iglinsky)Tour de Romandie(Bradley Wiggins)Giro d'Italia(Ryder Hesjedal) Joaquim RodríguezCritérium du Dauphiné(Bradley Wiggins) Tour de Suisse(Rui Costa)Tour de Pologne(Moreno Moser)Tour de France(Bradley Wiggins) Bradley WigginsEneco Tour(Lars Boom)Clásica de San Sebastián(Luis León Sánchez)Vattenfall Cyclassics(Arnaud Démare)GP Ouest-France(Edvald Boasson Hagen)GP de Québec(Simon Gerrans)Vuelta a España(Alberto Contador)GP de Montréal(Lars Petter Nordhaug)World TTT Championships()Giro di Lombardia(Joaquim Rodríguez) Joaquim RodríguezTour of Beijing(Tony Martin)
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