2012 Gran Piemonte

The 2012 Gran Piemonte was the 98th edition of the Gran Piemonte (known as Giro del Piemonte until 2009) single-day cycling race. It was held on 27 September 2012, over a distance of 188 km, starting in Fossano and ending in Biella.^[1]

2012 Gran Piemonte

2012 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	September 27
Stages	1
Distance	188 km (116.8 mi)
Winning time	4h 30' 21"
Results
Winner  Rigoberto Urán (Colombia) (Team Sky)   Second  Luca Paolini (Italy) (Team Katusha)   Third  Gorka Verdugo (Spain) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)
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The race was won by Rigoberto Urán, Colombian rider of Team Sky. Luca Paolini of Team Katusha was runner-up (he was third in the 2011 edition) and Euskaltel–Euskadi's Gorka Verdugo was third-placed.^[2]

Teams

The start list included 18 teams, with 11 ProTour teams, and more than 150 riders. Among them, the 2008 World Champion Alessandro Ballan, the 2012 Giro d'Italia winner Ryder Hesjedal, the 2006 Milano-Sanremo winner Filippo Pozzato, and the 2008 Olympic Champion Samuel Sánchez.^[3]

Androni Giocattoli–Venezuela Argos–Shimano Acqua & Sapone Astana BMC Racing Team Colnago–CSF Bardiani Colombia–Coldeportes Euskaltel–Euskadi Farnese Vini–Selle Italia

Garmin–Sharp Team Katusha Lampre–ISD Liquigas–Cannondale Movistar Team RadioShack–Nissan Utensilnord–Named Team Sky Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank

Results

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	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Rigoberto Urán (COL)	Team Sky	4h 30' 21"
2	Luca Paolini (ITA)	Team Katusha	+ 6"
3	Gorka Verdugo (ESP)	Euskaltel–Euskadi	+ 7"
4	Sergio Henao (COL)	Team Sky	+ 11"
5	Carlos Betancur (COL)	Acqua & Sapone	+ 11"
6	Mauro Santambrogio (ITA)	BMC Racing Team	+ 11"
7	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	RadioShack–Nissan	+ 27"
8	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 27"
9	Giovanni Visconti (ITA)	Movistar Team	+ 27"
10	Simone Ponzi (ITA)	Astana	+ 27"