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Dates | 25–27 August | ||||||||||||
Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 301.58 km (187.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 7h 35' 02" | ||||||||||||
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Winner | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | (Team Specialized–lululemon) | |
Second | Liesbet De Vocht (BEL) | (Rabobank Women Cycling Team) | |
Third | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | (Team Specialized–lululemon) |
The 2012 Loto-Decca Tour was the first edition of Lotto-Decca Tour, a women's cycle stage race in Belgium. The tour was held from 25 August to 27 August, 2012. The tour with an UCI rating of 2.2 started in Nijlen, and ended in Geraardsbergen. 158 cyclists started and 74 of them finished the tour.
The first stage started at 14:00 and was scheduled to end between 16:28 and 16:38. Thestage was a flat race and consisted of one lap of 28.3 km (17.6 mi) and five laps of 14.2 km (8.8 mi). The race had four intermediate sprints. The race ended in a bunch sprint, won by Kirsten Wild ahead of Ellen van Dijk and Jolien D'Hoore.