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| Dates | May 13–20, 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 735.6 mi (1,184 km) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 30h 42' 32" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Amgen Tour of California was the seventh running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 13–20, and was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. It began in Santa Rosa and concluded in front of Los Angeles's Staples Center after eight stages. As per the Union Cycliste Internationale rules adopted in 2011, the use of race radios was prohibited, since only the events which are designated UCI World Tour events can use the devices.[1]
The event was marked by two major performances: Rabobank's Robert Gesink winning Stage 7 finishing in Mount Baldy to secure the overall classification victory[2] and Peter Sagan of Liquigas–Cannondale dominating the sprint finishes, taking 5 stage wins and the sprinter jersey.[3]
- ^ "Radio ban to go forward after UCI/AIGCP meeting". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. March 4, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2012.
- ^ "Gesink takes command of Amgen Tour with powerful attack for stage win, overall lead on stage 7". Velo News. Competitor Group, Inc. May 19, 2012. Archived from the original on May 9, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
- ^ Weislo, Laura (20 May 2012). "Gesink seals overall victory in Tour of California". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2012.