# List of teams and cyclists in the 2012 Vuelta a España

The 2012 Vuelta a España was the 67th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of the cycling's Grand Tours. The Vuelta a España features 198 riders competing from 22 cycling teams; the race took place from 18 August to 9 September, starting in Pamplona and finishing in Madrid.

## Teams

All eighteen UCI ProTeams were automatically invited and were obliged to attend the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams were given wildcard places into the race, to complete a 22-team peloton.
The 22 teams that competed in the race were:
* Ag2r–La Mondiale
* Andalucía*
* Argos–Shimano*
* Astana
* BMC Racing Team
* Caja Rural*
* Cofidis*
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* FDJ–BigMat
* Garmin–Sharp
* Lampre–ISD
* Liquigas–Cannondale
* Lotto–Belisol
* Movistar Team
* Omega Pharma–Quick-Step
* Orica–GreenEDGE
* Rabobank
* RadioShack–Nissan
* Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank
* Team Katusha
* Team Sky
* Vacansoleil–DCM
*: Pro Continental teams given wild card entry to this event.

## By rider

Legend :
| No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Vuelta |
| Pos. | Position in the general classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the General classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the Points classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the Mountains classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the Combination classification |
| DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
| DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish, followed by the stage in which he withdrew |
| HD | Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which he did so |
| DSQ | Denotes a rider who was disqualified from the race, followed by the stage in which this occurred |
| Age correct as of 18 August 2012, the date on which the Vuelta began ||
| No. | Rider | Team | Position |
| 1 | Juan José Cobo | Movistar Team | 67 |
| 2 | Jonathan Castroviejo | Movistar Team | 148 |
| 3 | Imanol Erviti | Movistar Team | 132 |
| 4 | Beñat Intxausti | Movistar Team | 10 |
| 5 | Pablo Lastras | Movistar Team | 74 |
| 6 | Javier Moreno | Movistar Team | 66 |
| 7 | Nairo Quintana | Movistar Team | 36 |
| 8 | José Joaquín Rojas | Movistar Team | DNS-14 |
| 9 | Alejandro Valverde | Movistar Team | 2 |
| 11 | John Gadret | Ag2r–La Mondiale | DNS-10 |
| 12 | Maxime Bouet | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 20 |
| 13 | Ben Gastauer | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 81 |
| 14 | Blel Kadri | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 169 |
| 15 | Lloyd Mondory | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 104 |
| 16 | Matteo Montaguti | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 72 |
| 17 | Rinaldo Nocentini | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 18 |
| 18 | Christophe Riblon | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 162 |
| 19 | Nicolas Roche | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 12 |
| 21 | Adrián Palomares | Andalucía | 112 |
| 22 | Sergio Carrasco | Andalucía | 94 |
| 23 | Gustavo César | Andalucía | 114 |
| 24 | Javier Chacón | Andalucía | 161 |
| 25 | Pablo Lechuga | Andalucía | DNF-16 |
| 26 | Juan José Lobato | Andalucía | 174 |
| 27 | Javier Ramirez Abeja | Andalucía | 120 |
| 28 | Jesús Rosendo | Andalucía | DNS-19 |
| 29 | José Vicente Toribio | Andalucía | 133 |
| 31 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | Astana | 61 |
| 32 | Assan Bazayev | Astana | DNF-20 |
| 33 | Alexsandr Dyachenko | Astana | 137 |
| 34 | Enrico Gasparotto | Astana | OTL-1 |
| 35 | Andrey Kashechkin | Astana | 34 |
| 36 | Kevin Seeldraeyers | Astana | 39 |
| 37 | Egor Silin | Astana | 122 |
| 38 | Paolo Tiralongo | Astana | 38 |
| 39 | Andrey Zeits | Astana | 52 |
| 41 | Philippe Gilbert | BMC Racing Team | 59 |
| 42 | Alessandro Ballan | BMC Racing Team | 63 |
| 43 | Brent Bookwalter | BMC Racing Team | 78 |
| 44 | Steve Cummings | BMC Racing Team | 156 |
| 45 | Yannick Eijssen | BMC Racing Team | 119 |
| 46 | Klaas Lodewyck | BMC Racing Team | 116 |
| 47 | Amaël Moinard | BMC Racing Team | 99 |
| 48 | Steve Morabito | BMC Racing Team | 35 |
| 49 | Mauro Santambrogio | BMC Racing Team | 58 |
| 51 | Javier Aramendia | Caja Rural | 170 |
| 52 | Danail Andonov Petrov | Caja Rural | 168 |
| 53 | Hernani Broco | Caja Rural | 53 |
| 54 | André Cardoso | Caja Rural | 21 |
| 55 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso | Caja Rural | 160 |
| 56 | David de la Fuente | Caja Rural | 65 |
| 57 | Aitor Galdós | Caja Rural | 173 |
| 58 | Marcos García | Caja Rural | 27 |
| 59 | Antonio Piedra | Caja Rural | 84 |
| 61 | David Moncoutié | Cofidis | 109 |
| 62 | Yohann Bagot | Cofidis | DNS-8 |
| 63 | Florent Barle | Cofidis | 129 |
| 64 | Mickaël Buffaz | Cofidis | 45 |
| 65 | Leonardo Duque | Cofidis | 80 |
| 66 | Egoitz García | Cofidis | 101 |
| 67 | Luis Ángel Maté | Cofidis | 47 |
| 68 | Rudy Molard | Cofidis | 113 |
| 69 | Nico Sijmens | Cofidis | 87 |
| 71 | Igor Antón | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 9 |
| 72 | Mikel Astarloza | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 48 |
| 73 | Mikel Landa | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 69 |
| 74 | Juan José Oroz | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 50 |
| 75 | Ruben Perez | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 75 |
| 76 | Romain Sicard | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 44 |
| 77 | Amets Txurruka | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 30 |
| 78 | Iván Velasco | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 26 |
| 79 | Gorka Verdugo | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 11 |
| 81 | Arnold Jeannesson | FDJ–BigMat | 64 |
| 82 | William Bonnet | FDJ–BigMat | 152 |
| 83 | David Boucher | FDJ–BigMat | DNF-4 |
| 84 | Nacer Bouhanni | FDJ–BigMat | DNF-13 |
| 85 | Arnaud Courteille | FDJ–BigMat | 154 |
| 86 | Rémi Pauriol | FDJ–BigMat | 23 |
| 87 | Gabriel Rasch | FDJ–BigMat | 118 |
| 88 | Dominique Rollin | FDJ–BigMat | 153 |
| 89 | Benoît Vaugrenard | FDJ–BigMat | 136 |
| 91 | Andrew Talansky | Garmin–Sharp | 7 |
| 92 | Thomas Dekker | Garmin–Sharp | 149 |
| 93 | Koldo Fernández | Garmin–Sharp | 134 |
| 94 | Michel Kreder | Garmin–Sharp | 96 |
| 95 | Raymond Kreder | Garmin–Sharp | 172 |
| 96 | Christophe Le Mével | Garmin–Sharp | 31 |
| 97 | Martijn Maaskant | Garmin–Sharp | 150 |
| 98 | Thomas Peterson | Garmin–Sharp | 115 |
| 99 | Johan Vansummeren | Garmin–Sharp | 79 |
| 101 | Joaquim Rodríguez | Team Katusha | 3 |
| 102 | Pavel Brutt | Team Katusha | 106 |
| 103 | Xavier Florencio | Team Katusha | 105 |
| 104 | Mikhail Ignatiev | Team Katusha | 171 |
| 105 | Alberto Losada | Team Katusha | 37 |
| 106 | Denis Menchov | Team Katusha | 54 |
| 107 | Daniel Moreno | Team Katusha | 5 |
| 108 | Gatis Smukulis | Team Katusha | 117 |
| 109 | Ángel Vicioso | Team Katusha | 95 |
| 111 | Damiano Cunego | Lampre–ISD | 33 |
| 112 | Winner Anacona | Lampre–ISD | 19 |
| 113 | Davide Cimolai | Lampre–ISD | 163 |
| 114 | Denys Kostyuk | Lampre–ISD | 56 |
| 115 | Oleksandr Kvachuk | Lampre–ISD | 125 |
| 116 | Marco Marzano | Lampre–ISD | 73 |
| 117 | Przemysław Niemiec | Lampre–ISD | 15 |
| 118 | Morris Possoni | Lampre–ISD | DNS-13 |
| 119 | Davide Viganò | Lampre–ISD | 141 |
| 121 | Eros Capecchi | Liquigas–Cannondale | 25 |
| 122 | Maciej Bodnar | Liquigas–Cannondale | 138 |
| 123 | Mauro Da Dalto | Liquigas–Cannondale | 130 |
| 124 | Tiziano Dall'Antonia | Liquigas–Cannondale | 140 |
| 125 | Maciej Paterski | Liquigas–Cannondale | 89 |
| 126 | Daniele Ratto | Liquigas–Cannondale | DNF-12 |
| 127 | Cristiano Salerno | Liquigas–Cannondale | 49 |
| 128 | Cayetano Sarmiento | Liquigas–Cannondale | 60 |
| 129 | Elia Viviani | Liquigas–Cannondale | 128 |
| 131 | Jurgen Van den Broeck | Lotto–Belisol | DNS-14 |
| 132 | Bart De Clercq | Lotto–Belisol | 17 |
| 133 | Jens Debusschere | Lotto–Belisol | DNS-14 |
| 134 | Adam Hansen | Lotto–Belisol | 123 |
| 135 | Olivier Kaisen | Lotto–Belisol | DNF-14 |
| 136 | Gianni Meersman | Lotto–Belisol | 57 |
| 137 | Vicente Reynés | Lotto–Belisol | 82 |
| 138 | Joost van Leijen | Lotto–Belisol | DNF-17 |
| 139 | Frederik Willems | Lotto–Belisol | 142 |
| 141 | Tony Martin | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | DNF-20 |
| 142 | Dario Cataldo | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 51 |
| 143 | Kevin De Weert | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 41 |
| 144 | Serge Pauwels | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 24 |
| 145 | František Raboň | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 157 |
| 146 | Gert Steegmans | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 110 |
| 147 | Zdeněk Štybar | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 76 |
| 148 | Niki Terpstra | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 127 |
| 149 | Kristof Vandewalle | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step | 91 |
| 151 | Allan Davis | Orica–GreenEDGE | 167 |
| 152 | Simon Clarke | Orica–GreenEDGE | 77 |
| 153 | Julian Dean | Orica–GreenEDGE | 158 |
| 154 | Mitchell Docker | Orica–GreenEDGE | 166 |
| 155 | Cameron Meyer | Orica–GreenEDGE | DNS-16 |
| 156 | Travis Meyer | Orica–GreenEDGE | 165 |
| 157 | Wesley Sulzberger | Orica–GreenEDGE | 145 |
| 158 | Daniel Teklehaymanot | Orica–GreenEDGE | 146 |
| 159 | Pieter Weening | Orica–GreenEDGE | 88 |
| 161 | Robert Gesink | Rabobank | 6 |
| 162 | Lars Boom | Rabobank | 107 |
| 163 | Matti Breschel | Rabobank | 159 |
| 164 | Stef Clement | Rabobank | 100 |
| 165 | Juan Manuel Gárate | Rabobank | 42 |
| 166 | Bauke Mollema | Rabobank | 28 |
| 167 | Grischa Niermann | Rabobank | 103 |
| 168 | Laurens ten Dam | Rabobank | 8 |
| 169 | Dennis van Winden | Rabobank | 164 |
| 171 | Maxime Monfort | RadioShack–Nissan | 16 |
| 172 | Jan Bakelants | RadioShack–Nissan | 22 |
| 173 | Daniele Bennati | RadioShack–Nissan | 144 |
| 174 | Laurent Didier | RadioShack–Nissan | 86 |
| 175 | Linus Gerdemann | RadioShack–Nissan | DNF-18 |
| 176 | Markel Irizar | RadioShack–Nissan | 93 |
| 177 | Tiago Machado | RadioShack–Nissan | 40 |
| 178 | Grégory Rast | RadioShack–Nissan | 92 |
| 179 | Hayden Roulston | RadioShack–Nissan | DNS-13 |
| 181 | Chris Froome | Team Sky | 4 |
| 182 | Juan Antonio Flecha | Team Sky | 98 |
| 183 | Sergio Henao | Team Sky | 14 |
| 184 | Danny Pate | Team Sky | 147 |
| 185 | Richie Porte | Team Sky | 68 |
| 186 | Ian Stannard | Team Sky | 111 |
| 187 | Ben Swift | Team Sky | 121 |
| 188 | Rigoberto Urán | Team Sky | 29 |
| 189 | Xabier Zandio | Team Sky | DNF-12 |
| 191 | John Degenkolb | Argos–Shimano | 131 |
| 192 | Koen de Kort | Argos–Shimano | 85 |
| 193 | Yukihiro Doi | Argos–Shimano | 139 |
| 194 | Tom Dumoulin | Argos–Shimano | DNF-8 |
| 195 | Johannes Fröhlinger | Argos–Shimano | 83 |
| 196 | Alexandre Geniez | Argos–Shimano | 90 |
| 197 | Simon Geschke | Argos–Shimano | 71 |
| 198 | Thierry Hupond | Argos–Shimano | 124 |
| 199 | Ji Cheng | Argos–Shimano | 175 |
| 201 | Alberto Contador | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 1 |
| 202 | Jesús Hernández | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 43 |
| 203 | Rafał Majka | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 32 |
| 204 | Daniel Navarro | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 55 |
| 205 | Benjamín Noval | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 108 |
| 206 | Sérgio Paulinho | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 70 |
| 207 | Bruno Pires | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 97 |
| 208 | Nicki Sørensen | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 155 |
| 209 | Matteo Tosatto | Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank | 135 |
| 211 | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil–DCM | 62 |
| 212 | Martijn Keizer | Vacansoleil–DCM | 102 |
| 213 | Sergey Lagutin | Vacansoleil–DCM | 46 |
| 214 | Pim Ligthart | Vacansoleil–DCM | 126 |
| 215 | Bert-Jan Lindeman | Vacansoleil–DCM | 143 |
| 216 | Tomasz Marczynski | Vacansoleil–DCM | 13 |
| 217 | Wouter Mol | Vacansoleil–DCM | 151 |
| 218 | Rob Ruijgh | Vacansoleil–DCM | DNF-17 |
| 219 | Rafael Valls | Vacansoleil–DCM | DNF-14 |