| 2012 UCI World Tour, race 4 of 28 | |||||||||||||
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 Route of the 2012 Milan–San Remo | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 17 March 2012 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 298 km (185.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 59' 24" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The2012 Milan–San Remo was the 103rd running of theMilan–San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 17 March over a distance of 298 kilometres (185.2 miles) and was the fourth race of the2012 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won byGreenEDGE riderSimon Gerrans, who was part of a three-man group that battled for the victory, in a sprint finish.[1][2] Gerrans finished ahead ofRadioShack–Nissan'sFabian Cancellara – the winner of the race in2008 – andLiquigas–Cannondale'sVincenzo Nibali, who completed the podium.[3]
As Milan–San Remo was a UCI World Tour event, all 18UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places into the race,[4] and as such, formed the event's 25-team peloton. Each team started with eight riders, making a starting peloton of 200.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[5]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
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| 1 |  Simon Gerrans (AUS) | GreenEDGE | 6h 59' 24" |
| 2 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 3 |  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 4 |  Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 2" |
| 5 |  John Degenkolb (GER) | Project 1t4i | + 2" |
| 6 | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia | + 2" |
| 7 |  Óscar Freire (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 2" |
| 8 | Alessandro Ballan (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 2" |
| 9 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 2" |
| 10 | Daniele Bennati (ITA) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 2" |
Milan-San Remo: Acqua & Sapone, Colnago-CSF Inox, Colombia-Coldeportes, Farnese Vini-Selle Italia, Project 1t4I, Team Type 1 – Sanofi, Utensilnord Named.
