2012 Belgium Tour
| Race details | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 25–27 August | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 301.58 km (187.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 35' 02" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The 2012 Lotto–Decca Tour was the first edition of Lotto–Decca Tour, a women's cycle stage race in Belgium. The tour was held from 25 August to 27 August, 2012. The tour with an UCI rating of 2.2 started in Nijlen, and ended in Geraardsbergen. 158 cyclists started and 74 of them finished the tour.[1][2]
Stages
[edit]Stage 1
[edit]- 25-08-2012 – Nijlen to Nijlen, 99.3 km (61.7 mi)
The first stage started at 14:00 and was scheduled to end between 16:28 and 16:38. Thestage was a flat race and consisted of one lap of 28.3 km (17.6 mi) and five laps of 14.2 km (8.8 mi). The race had four intermediate sprints. The race ended in a bunch sprint, won by Kirsten Wild ahead of Ellen van Dijk and Jolien D'Hoore.[3][4]
| Place | Stage 1 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. |  Kirsten Wild (NED) |
2h 19' 22" | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
2h 19' 22" |
| 2. | Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
+ 0" | Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
+ 4" |
| 3. |  Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) |
+ 0" | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) |
+ 6" |
Stage 2
[edit]- 26-08-2012 – Dendermonde to Dendermonde, 109.6 km (68.1 mi)
| Place | Stage 2 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
2h 46' 10" | Kirsten Wild (NED) |
5h 05' 12" |
| 2. | Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) |
+ 0" | Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) |
+ 14" |
| 3. |  Emilia Fahlin (SWE) |
+ 0" | Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
+ 14" |
Stage 3
[edit]- 27-08-2012 Geraardsbergen — Geraardsbergen, 92.68 km (57.6 mi)
| Place | Stage 3 | General Classification | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Time | Name | Time | |
| 1. | Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
2h 29' 46" | Ellen van Dijk (NED) |
7h 35' 02" |
| 2. | Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) |
+ 0" | Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) |
+ 4" |
| 3. |  Lisa Brennauer (GER) |
+ 7" | Lisa Brennauer (GER) |
+ 33" |
Final standings
[edit]General Classification
[edit]| Rank | Name | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ellen van Dijk (NED)
|
Team Specialized–lululemon | 7h 35' 02" |
| 2. | Liesbet De Vocht (BEL)
|
Rabobank Women Cycling Team | + 4" |
| 3. | Lisa Brennauer (GER)
|
Team Specialized–lululemon | + 33" |
| 4. | Kirsten Wild (NED)
|
AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 1' 09" |
| 5. |  Emily Collins (NZL)
|
MIX5 | + 1' 11" |
| 6. | Kelly Druyts (BEL)
|
Topsport Vlaanderen–Ridley | + 1' 14" |
| 7. | Nina Kessler (NED)
|
Dolmans–Boels Cycling Team | + 1' 14" |
| 8. | Sofie De Vuyst (BEL)
|
Lotto Belisol Ladies | + 1' 18" |
| 9. |  Jessie MacLean (AUS)
|
Australia national team | + 1' 18" |
| 10. | Sara Mustonen (SWE)
|
Hitec Products–Mistral Home | + 1' 27" |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lotto-Decca Tour website" (in Dutch). lottocyclingcup.be. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Lotto–Decca Tour (F)". cyclingarchives.com. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "Lotto-Decca Tour website" (in Dutch). rijnmond.nl. 25 August 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2013.
- ^ "1st Stage NIJLEN Maps & Profiles" (PDF) (in Dutch). Retrieved 12 January 2013.[permanent dead link]