2012 Tour of Flanders
The 2012 Tour of Flanders was the 96th edition of the Tour of Flanders single-day "Monument" cycling race. It was held on 1 April 2012 over a distance of 256.9 kilometres (159.6 miles) – between Bruges and Oudenaarde – and was the eighth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
| 2012 UCI World Tour, race 8 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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Tom Boonen and Filippo Pozzato on the third climb of Oude Kwaremont | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 1 April 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 256.9 km (159.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 04' 33" | ||||||||||||
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In a three-man sprint finish, the race was won by Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Belgian Tom Boonen, who in the process, became the fifth different rider to win the race three times, and took the lead of the overall World Tour standings. Boonen finished ahead of Farnese Vini–Selle Italia's Filippo Pozzato and 2007 winner Alessandro Ballan of BMC Racing Team, who completed the podium.
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