2012 Critérium International

The 2012 Critérium International, was the 81st running of the Critérium International cycling stage race.

2012 Critérium International
2012 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates24–25 March
Stages3
Distance275 km (170.9 mi)
Winning time7h 03' 43"
Results
Winner Cadel Evans (AUS)(BMC Racing Team)
 Second Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)(FDJ–BigMat)
 Third Michael Rogers (AUS)(Team Sky)

Points Cadel Evans (AUS)(BMC Racing Team)
Mountains Matteo Montaguti (ITA)(Ag2r–La Mondiale)
Youth Cyril Gautier (FRA)(Team Europcar)
TeamTeam Sky
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Schedule

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StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner
124 MarchPorto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio89.5 km (56 mi) Medium-mountain stage  Florian Vachon (FRA)
2Porto-Vecchio – Porto-Vecchio6.5 km (4 mi) Individual time trial  Cadel Evans (AUS)
325 MarchPorto-Vecchio – Col de l’Ospedale198 km (123 mi) Mountain stage  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)

Teams

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Stages

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Stage 1

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24 March 2012 – Porto-Vecchio to Porto-Vecchio, 89.5 km[1]
Stage 1 Results
RiderTeamTime
1  Florian Vachon (FRA)Bretagne–Schuller2h 03' 48"
2  Danilo Wyss (SUI)BMC Racing Team+ 0"
3  Clément Koretzky (FRA)La Pomme Marseille+ 0"
4  Simon Geschke (GER)Project 1t4i+ 0"
5  Nicolas Bazin (FRA)Auber 93+ 0"
6  Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA)Bretagne–Schuller+ 0"
7  Giovanni Bernaudeau (FRA)Team Europcar+ 0"
8  Romain Hardy (FRA)Bretagne–Schuller+ 0"
9  Jens Voigt (GER)RadioShack–Nissan+ 0"
10  Linus Gerdemann (GER)RadioShack–Nissan+ 0"
General Classification after Stage 1
RiderTeamTime
1  Florian Vachon (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller2h 03' 42"
2  Danilo Wyss (SUI)BMC Racing Team+ 2"
3  Christophe Riblon (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 3"
4  Clément Koretzky (FRA) La Pomme Marseille+ 4"
5  Mickaël Buffaz (FRA)Cofidis+ 4"
6  Linus Gerdemann (GER)RadioShack–Nissan+ 5"
7  Simon Geschke (GER)Project 1t4i+ 6"
8  Nicolas Bazin (FRA)Auber 93+ 6"
9  Geoffroy Lequatre (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller+ 6"
10  Giovanni Bernaudeau (FRA)Team Europcar+ 6"

Stage 2

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24 March 2012 – Porto-Vecchio to Porto-Vecchio, 6.5 km[2]
Stage 2 Results
RiderTeamTime
1  Cadel Evans (AUS)BMC Racing Team7' 21"
2  Michael Rogers (AUS)Team Sky+ 0"
3  Simon Geschke (GER)Project 1t4i+ 1"
4  Anthony Roux (FRA)FDJ–BigMat+ 2"
5  Maxime Monfort (BEL)RadioShack–Nissan+ 2"
6  Marco Pinotti (ITA)BMC Racing Team+ 2"
7  David Zabriskie (USA)Garmin–Barracuda+ 2"
8  Brent Bookwalter (USA)BMC Racing Team+ 2"
9  Christophe Riblon (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 5"
10  Tom Dumoulin (NED)Project 1t4i+ 5"
General Classification after Stage 2
RiderTeamTime
1  Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team2h 11' 09"
2  Michael Rogers (AUS)Team Sky+ 0"
3  Simon Geschke (GER) Project 1t4i+ 1"
4  Maxime Monfort (BEL)RadioShack–Nissan+ 2"
5  Marco Pinotti (ITA) BMC Racing Team+ 2"
6  Christophe Riblon (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 2"
7  Brent Bookwalter (USA) BMC Racing Team+ 2"
8  Thomas Löfkvist (SWE)Team Sky+ 6"
9  Luke Rowe (GBR) Team Sky+ 8"
10  Benoît Vaugrenard (FRA)FDJ–BigMat+ 9"

Stage 3

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27 March 2012 – Porto-Vecchio to Col de l’Ospedale, 198 km[3]
Stage 3 Results
RiderTeamTime
1  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)FDJ–BigMat4h 52' 34"
2  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 0"
3  Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR)Team Sky+ 0"
4  Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team+ 0"
5  Guillaume Levarlet (FRA)Saur–Sojasun+ 8"
6  Christophe Le Mével (FRA)Garmin–Barracuda+ 8"
7  Igor Antón (ESP)Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 8"
8  Michael Rogers (AUS)Team Sky+ 8"
9  Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 20"
10  Hubert Dupont (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 21"
Final General Classification
RiderTeamTime
1  Cadel Evans (AUS) BMC Racing Team7h 03' 43"
2  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)FDJ–BigMat+ 8"
3  Michael Rogers (AUS) Team Sky+ 8"
4  Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) Team Sky+ 9"
5  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 9"
6  Maxime Monfort (BEL)RadioShack–Nissan+ 23"
7  Igor Antón (ESP)Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 38"
8  Thomas Löfkvist (SWE) Team Sky+ 42"
9  Hubert Dupont (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 47"
10  Christophe Riblon (FRA)Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 1' 11"

Classification leadership

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StageWinnerGeneral classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team Classification

1Florian VachonFlorian VachonFlorian VachonJulien BérardClément KoretzkyBretagne–Schuller
2Cadel EvansCadel EvansSimon GeschkeLuke RoweBMC Racing Team
3Pierrick FédrigoCadel EvansMatteo MontagutiCyril GautierTeam Sky
FinalCadel EvansCadel EvansMatteo MontagutiCyril GautierTeam Sky

Final standings

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Team classification

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Pos.TeamTime
1Team Sky 21h 12' 07″
2Ag2r–La Mondiale+ 9″
3BMC Racing Team+ 3' 34″
4Euskaltel–Euskadi+ 4' 49″
5FDJ–BigMat+ 5' 44″
6RadioShack–Nissan+ 7' 12″
7Bretagne–Schuller+ 8' 04″
8Team Europcar+ 8' 26″
9Saur–Sojasun+ 9' 10″
10Team Type 1–Sanofi+ 9' 12″

References

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  1. ^ "Vachon wins stage 1 of Critérium International". CyclingNews. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Evans wins Critérium International time trial". CyclingNews. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ^ "Fedrigo wins final stage of Critérium International". CyclingNews. 25 March 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.