Tour of Spain (Vuelta a España) 2012
The 67th edition of the Tour of Spain kicks off on Saturday, August 18, 2012 in Pamplona with a team time trial (TTT) and ends on Sunday 9 September in the capital of Madrid.
A distance of 3.300 km (2.050,5 miles) will be covered, including 13 mountain stages - with 10 arrivals on a mountain top - and 6 flat stages. In addition to the team time trial, there will be a 40-kilometer individual time trial on the program.
This year for the first time in eighteen years the Vuelta will pass along the Navarra region. Ride 8 and 9 are held in neighboring state of Andorra.
The southern part of Spain is not included in the 2012 program. This is because the edition of 2013 will start at the Canary Islands and will mainly take place in the southern part.
Final classification :
1. Alberto Contador (Es) 84h59'49"
2. Alejandro Valverde (Es) 1'16"
3. Joaquim Rodriguez (Es) 1'37"
4. Christopher Froome (UK) 10'16"
5. Daniel Moreno (Es) 11'29"
6. Robert Gesink (Nl) 12'23"
7 Andrew Talansky (USA) 13'28"
8. Laurens ten Dam (Nl) 13'41"
9. Igor Anton (ES) 14'01"
10. Benat Intxausti (ES) 16'13"
Tour of Spain 2012 - course
Saturday, August 18, 2012 - Stage 1 :
Pamplona> Pamplona (TTT) 16.2 km / 10.06 miles
Sunday, August 19, 2012 - Stage 2 :
Pamplona> Viana 180 km/111.84 miles - Flat stage
Monday, August 20, 2012 - Stage 3 :
Faustino V> Eibar (Arrate) 153 km/95.07 miles - Mountain stage
Climb :
Santuario de Arrate
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - Stage 4 :
Barakaldo> Estación de Valdezcaray 155.4 km/96.5 miles - Mountain stage
Climbs:
Estación de Valdezcaray
Puerto de Orduna
Wednesday, August 22, 2012 - Stage 5 :
Logroño> Logroño 172 km/106.8 miles - Flat stage
Thursday, August 23, 2012 - Stage 6 :
Tarazona> Jaca 174.8 km/108.6 miles - Flat stage
Climb :
Fuerte del Rapitán
Friday, August 24, 2012 - Stage 7 :
Huesca> Alcañiz. Motorland Aragon 160 km/99.4 miles - Flat stage
Saturday, August 25, 2012 - Stage 8 :
Lleida> Andorra. Collada de la Gallina 175 km/108.73 miles - Mountain stage
Climbs :
Collada de la Gallina
Coll de la Comella-Nord
Sunday, August 26, 2012 - Stage 9 :
Andorra> Barcelona 194 km/120.54 miles - Flat stage
Climb :
Alto de Montjuic
Monday, August 27, 2012 Rest day
Tuesday, August 28, 2012 - Stage 10 :
Ponteareas> Sanxenxo 166.4 km/103.4 miles - Flat stage
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - Stage 11 :
Cambados> Pontevedra (ITT) 40 km/ 24.8 miles
Climb :
Alto de Monte Castrove
Thursday, August 30, 2012 - Stage 12 :
Vila de Arousa> Dumbria. Mirador de Ézaro 184.6 km/114.7 miles - Flat stage
Climb :
Mirador de Ézaro
Friday, August 31, 2012 - Stage 13 :
Santiago de Compostela> Ferrol 172.7 km/107.31 miles - Flat stage
Saturday, September 1, 2012 - Stage 14 :
Palas de Rei> Puerto de Ancares 152 km/94.4 miles - Mountain stage
Climb :
Puerto de Ancares
Sunday, September 2, 2012 - Stage 15:
La Robla> Lagos de Covadonga 186.7 km/166 miles - Mountain stage
Climb :
Lagos de Covadonga
Monday, September 3, 2012 - Stage 16 : QUEEN STAGE
Gijón> Valgrande-Pajares. Cuitu Negru 185 km/114.9 miles - Mountain stage
Climbs :
San Lorenzo
La Cobertoria
Cuitu Negru
Tuesday, September 4, 2012 Rest day
Wednesday, September 5, 2012 - Stage 17 :
Santander> Fuente Dé 177 km/109.9 miles - Flat stage
Climb :
Fuente Dé
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - Stage 18 :
Aguilar de Campo> Valladolid 186.4 km/115.8 miles - Flat stage
Friday, September 7, 2012 - Stage 19 :
Peñafiel> La Lastrilla 169 km/105 miles - Flat stage
Saturday, September 8, 2012 - Stage 20 :
La Faisanera Golf. Segovia 21> Bola del Mundo 169.5 km/105.3 miles - Mountain stage
Climbs :
Canencia
La Bola del Mundo
Navafría
Puerto de Cotos
Puerto de la Morcuera
Sunday, September 9, 2012 - stage 21 :
Cercedilla> Madrid 111.9 km/69.5 miles - Flat stage
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