 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (January 2012) |
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  Valkenburg | |
| Venue | Valkenburg, the Netherlands |
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| Date(s) | September 15–23, 2012 |
| Coordinates | 50°52′N 5°50′E / 50.867°N 5.833°E |
| Nations participating | 74 |
| Events | 12 |
| Events at the 2012 UCI Road World Championships | ||
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| Participating nations | ||
| Elite events | ||
| Elite road race | men | women |
| Elite time trial | men | women |
| Elite team time trial | men | women |
| Under-23 events | ||
| Under-23 road race | men | |
| Under-23 time trial | men | |
| Junior events | ||
| Junior road race | men | women |
| Junior time trial | men | women |
The 2012 UCI Road World Championships took place in the southern part of the Dutch province of Limburg, also known as South Limburg, between September 15 and 23. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23, and team time trials for elite men and women. It was the 79th Road World Championships. Castelfidardo near Loreto in Italy was also a candidate, but Italy had held the UCI Road World Championships in Varese in 2008. The Netherlands had last hosted the Road World Championships in 1998, in Valkenburg aan de Geul, and 2012 was the seventh time that the country hosted the championships.
The 2012 championships had a number of changes compared to the former editions.[1] A team time trial was reintroduced. This was last competed as a world championship event in 1994 between nations. The reintroduction will see trade teams compete, similar to the Eindhoven Team Time Trial held between 2005 and 2007. The Junior championships will also be on the programme. With the extra events, the championships will be held over two weekends (nine days) and will also include an opening ceremony and a cyclosportive event.
The start and finish for the events was in Vilt, a commune of Valkenburg aan de Geul on top of the Cauberg.
- ^ Moore, Richard (23 September 2009). "Radical changes for 2012 World Championships". Retrieved 13 April 2010.