2012 Tour de Picardie

The 2012 Tour de Picardie was the 66th edition of the Tour de Picardie cycling stage race. It started on 11 May in Clermont and ended on 13 May in Maignelay-Montigny and consisted of three stages.

2012 Tour de Picardie
2012 UCI Europe Tour, race 15 of 27
The route of the 2012 Tour de Picardie
Race details
Dates11–13 May
Stages3
Distance516 km (320.6 mi)
Winning time12h 09' 59"
Results
Winner  John Degenkolb (Germany) (Argos–Shimano)
  Second  Kenny van Hummel (Netherlands) (Vacansoleil–DCM)
  Third  Leonardo Duque (Colombia) (Cofidis)

Points  John Degenkolb (Germany) (Argos–Shimano)
Mountains  Leonardo Duque (Colombia) (Cofidis)
  Team Team Europcar

The race was won by Argos-Shimano rider John Degenkolb, who claimed the leader's yellow jersey after winning the first and the third stage. His winning margin over runner-up Kenny van Hummel of Vacansoleil-DCM was 10 seconds, and Cofidis' Leonardo Duque completed the podium, 15 seconds down on Degenkolb.

In the race's other classifications, Argos-Shimano rider John Degenkolb won the points classification's green jersey. Cofidis rider Leonardo Duque King of the Mountains classification, with Team Europcar finishing at the head of the teams classification.

Stages

1

11 May 2012 – Clermont to Braine, 166.5 km

Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

Rider Team Time
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano 3h 49' 11"
2  Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank st"
3  Sébastien Chavanel (FRA) Team Europcar st"
Rider Team Time
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano 3h 49' 01"
2  Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank + 4"
3  Sébastien Chavanel (FRA) Team Europcar + 6"

2

12 May 2012 – Tergnier to Villers-Bocage, 178.5 km

Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

Rider Team Time
1  Kenny van Hummel (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM 4h 15' 47"
2  Stéphane Poulhies (FRA) Saur–Sojasun st"
3  John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano st"
Rider Team Time
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano 8h 04' 44"
2  Kenny van Hummel (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 4"
3  Takashi Miyazawa (JPN) Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank + 8"

3

13 May 2012 – Fressenneville to Maignelay-Montigny, 171 km

Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

Rider Team Time
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano 4h 05' 01"
2  Greg Henderson (NZL) Lotto–Belisol st"
3  Kenny van Hummel (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM st"
Rider Team Time
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano 12h 09' 35"
2  Kenny van Hummel (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 10"
3  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis + 15"

Classification leadership

Stage Winner General classification

Points classification

King of the Mountains

Team classification in the Tour de France

1 John Degenkolb John Degenkolb John Degenkolb Jonathan Hivert Team Europcar
2 Kenny van Hummel
3 John Degenkolb Leonardo Duque
Final John Degenkolb John Degenkolb Leonardo Duque Team Europcar

Winners

General classification

Rider Team Time
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano 12h 09' 35"
2  Kenny van Hummel (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 10"
3  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis + 15"

Points

Rider Team Time
1  John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano 70 points
2  Kenny van Hummel (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM 52 points
3  Benoit Drujon (FRA) Auber 93 48 points

Mountains

Rider Team Time
1  Leonardo Duque (COL) Cofidis 12 points
2  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Saur–Sojasun 8 points
3  Jesus Herrada Lopez (ESP) Movistar Team 7 points

Team

Pos. Team Time
1 Team Europcar 36h 29' 57"
2 Auber 93 st″
3 Landbouwkrediet–Euphony st″
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