2012 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | September 26 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 193.5 km (120.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4 hr 32 min 12 sec | ||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||
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Winner | Alberto Contador (Spain) | (Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank) | |
Second | Diego Ulissi (Italy) | (Lampre–ISD) | |
Third | Fredrik Kessiakoff (Sweden) | (Astana) |
The 2012 Milano–Torino was the 93rd edition of the Milano–Torino single-day cycling race. It was held on 26 September 2012, over a distance of 193 km, starting near Milan in Novate Milanese and ending near Turin on the Colle di Superga ("Superga Hill").
Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank rider Alberto Contador (winner of 2012 Vuelta a España) won the race, having attacked on the final climb to Basilica di Superga, winning a "classic" for the first time in his professional career.Diego Ulissi of Lampre-ISD was second and Astana's Fredrik Kessiakoff completed the podium.
The start list included 18 teams, with 11 ProTour teams, and more than 150 riders.