2012 Paris-Nice
| 2012 UCI World Tour, race 2 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The route of the 2012 Paris–Nice
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| Dates | 4–11 March | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,155.5 km (718.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 28h 12' 16" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
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| Second |
 Lieuwe Westra (NED)
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(Vacansoleil–DCM) | |
| Third |
 Alejandro Valverde (ESP)
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(Movistar Team) | |
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Points |
Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
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(Team Sky) |
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Mountains |
 Frederik Veuchelen (BEL)
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(Vacansoleil–DCM) |
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Youth |
 Tejay van Garderen (USA)
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(BMC Racing Team) |
| Team | Vacansoleil–DCM | ||
The 2012 Paris–Nice was the 70th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 4 March in Dampierre-en-Yvelines and ended on 11 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including two time trials that bookended the race. It was the second race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won by Great Britain's Bradley Wiggins of Team Sky, who took the lead on the second stage of the race and held the race leader's yellow jersey to the finish, becoming the first British rider to win the race since Tom Simpson in 1967. Wiggins also took home the green jersey for amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes. Wiggins won the general classification by eight seconds over runner-up Lieuwe Westra (Vacansoleil–DCM), who was winner of the race's queen stage to Mende.Movistar Team's Alejandro Valverde completed the podium, 62 seconds behind Westra and 70 seconds down on Wiggins.
In the race's other classifications, Tejay van Garderen of BMC Racing Team won the white jersey for the highest placed rider born in 1987 or later by placing fifth overall in the general classification, while Vacansoleil–DCM rider Frederik Veuchelen won the King of the Mountains classification. Vacansoleil–DCM also finished at the head of the teams classification at the end of a fruitful week for the team, in which their riders also claimed three stage victories.
As Paris–Nice was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Four other squads were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 22-team peloton.
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