Cycling race
Dates 3–7 September Stages 5 Distance 913 km (567.3 mi) Winning time 22h 33' 52" 2013 →
The 2012 Monviso-Venezia — Il Padania was the second edition of the race , held in 2011 as Giro di Padania . The race started on 3 September in Sant'Agostino and ended on 7 September in Frabosa Soprana ,[1] [2] passing through the area struck by an earthquake in May 2012.[3] [4]
19 teams and 152 riders participated to the race. The 2011 winner Ivan Basso did not take part in the race, with 2010 Vuelta a España winner Vincenzo Nibali leading team Liquigas–Cannondale instead. Other notable riders who participated were the winner of the 2011 Giro d'Italia Michele Scarponi , the sprinter Alessandro Petacchi , the 2012 Italian Road Race Champion Franco Pellizotti and the 2004 Liège–Bastogne–Liège winner Davide Rebellin .[5]
The race was dominated by Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas–Cannondale ), who took the leader's jersey on the third stage (won by Oscar Gatto ),[6] [7] won the fourth stage[8] [9] and the General classification[10] [11] as well as the Points and King of the Mountains classifications. Acqua & Sapone 's Carlos Betancur won the Young Rider classification, and Androni Giocattoli finished first in the Team classification.[12]
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Giro di Padania 2012 - Passo della Bocchetta
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Race Overview
Final standings
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General Classification
Points Classification
King of the Mountains Classification
Young Rider Classification
References
^ "2012 Grio di Padania - Stages" , Cycling News , 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.
^ (Italian) Almeida, Giampaolo. "Presentazione Giro di Padania 2012" , Spazio Ciclismo , 2 September 2012. Retrieved on 23 September 2012.
^ "Deadly northern Italy earthquake hits heritage sites" . BBC News. 20 May 2012.
^ (Italian) Ufficio Stampa – Il Padania "Il Padania parte dall'Emilia, tra sport, emozioni e solidarietà" Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine , Ciclismo Pavese , 29 August 2012. Retrieved on 26 September 2012.
^ (Italian) Redazione Spaziociclismo. "Il Padania 2012, la startlist definitiva" , Spazio Ciclismo , 2 September 2012. Retrieved on 23 September 2012.
^ (Italian) Pastonesi, Marco. "Due zampate di Gatto a Merate, Nibali nuovo leader del Padania" , La Gazzetta dello Sport , 5 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.
^ Eurosport Australia. "Gatto wins third stage of Giro di Padania" , Eurosport , 6 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.
^ Barry, Adam. "Vincenzo Nibali wins the penultimate stage at the Giro di Padania 2012" Archived 2013-01-17 at archive.today , Bettor.com – Sport News .
^ (Italian) Redazione Sportitalia. "Il Padania: Nibali domina a Passo della Bocchetta ed ipoteca il trionfo finale" , Sportitalia Web , 6 September 2012. Retrieved on 23 September 2012.
^ Eurosport. "Nibali wins Giro di Padania" , Yahoo Eurosport , 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.
^ (Italian) Pastonesi, Marco. "Nibali, il Padania è in tasca" , La Gazzetta dello Sport , 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.
^ a b "2012 Giro di Padania - Results" , Cycling News , 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 23 September 2012.
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