2012 Paris–Roubaix

The 2012 Paris–Roubaix was the 110th running of the Paris–Roubaix single-day cycling race, often known as the Hell of the North. It was held on 8 April 2012 over a distance of 257.5 kilometres (160.0 miles) and was the tenth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.

2012 Paris–Roubaix

2012 UCI World Tour, race 10 of 28
Official event poster
Race details
Dates	8 April 2012 (2012-04-08)
Stages	1
Distance	257.5 km (160.0 mi)
Winning time	5h 55' 22"
Results
Winner  Tom Boonen (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Quick-Step)   Second  Sébastien Turgot (FRA) (Team Europcar)   Third  Alessandro Ballan (ITA) (BMC Racing Team)
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Omega Pharma–Quick-Step's Tom Boonen won the race for a record-equalling fourth time,^[1] after riding alone for 53 km (32.9 mi). With 56 km (34.8 mi) to go Boonen had made a breakaway with teammate Niki Terpstra, but the latter quickly proved unable to follow the Belgian. Boonen continued solo to win in Roubaix by over a minute and a half. The second place was settled in a sprint finish with Team Europcar's Sébastien Turgot just edging out Alessandro Ballan of BMC Racing Team.^[2][3]

Tom Boonen, Johan Vansummeren and Bernhard Eisel

Teams

Riders from 25 teams took part in the 2012 Paris–Roubaix. These are:^[4]

Teams for Paris-Roubaix Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Euskaltel–Euskadi FDJ–BigMat Garmin–Barracuda GreenEDGE Team Katusha Lampre–ISD Liquigas–Cannondale Lotto–Belisol Movistar Team Omega Pharma–Quick-Step Rabobank RadioShack–Nissan Team Saxo Bank Team Sky Vacansoleil–DCM

Wild Cards Argos–Shimano Bretagne–Schuller Cofidis Farnese Vini–Selle Italia Saur–Sojasun Team Europcar Team NetApp

Results

Results (1–10)^[5]

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	5h 55' 22"
2	Sébastien Turgot (FRA)	Team Europcar	+ 1' 39"
3	Alessandro Ballan (ITA)	BMC Racing Team	+ 1' 39"
4	Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)	Team Sky	+ 1' 39"
5	Niki Terpstra (NED)	Omega Pharma–Quick-Step	+ 1' 39"
6	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	+ 1' 43"
7	Matteo Tosatto (ITA)	Team Saxo Bank	+ 3' 31"
8	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Team Sky	+ 3' 31"
9	Johan Vansummeren (BEL)	Garmin–Barracuda	+ 3' 31"
10	Maarten Wynants (BEL)	Rabobank	+ 3' 31"

See also

• 2012 in road cycling