# 2012 Volta a Portugal

The 2012 Volta a Portugal is a men's road bicycle race held from 15 to 26 August 2012. It is the 74th edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. A part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event.

## Schedule

| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner |
| Prologue | Castelo Branco > Castelo Branco | 2.2 km | August 15 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) |
| 1 | Termas de Monfortinho > Oliveira do Hospital | 200.8 km | August 16 | Jay Thomson (RSA) |
| 2 | Oliveira do Bairro > Trofa | 191.5 km | August 17 | Francesco Lasca (ITA) |
| 3 | Vila Nova de Cerveira > Fafe | 176.1 km | August 18 | César Fonte (POR) |
| 4 | Viana do Castelo > Mondim de Basto | 151.9 km | August 19 | Rui Sousa (POR) |
| 5 | Armamar > Oliveira de Azeméis | 176.9 km | August 20 | Sérgio Ribeiro (POR) |
| 6 | Aveiro > Viseu | 184.1 km | August 21 | Jason McCartney (USA) |
| 7 | Gouveia > Sabugal | 185.3 km | August 23 | Kai Reus (NED) |
| 8 | Guarda > Torre | 154.9 km | August 24 | David Blanco (ESP) |
| 9 ITT | Pedrogão > Leiria | 32.6 km | August 25 | Alejandro Marque (ESP) |
| 10 | Sintra > Lisbon | 149.5 km | August 26 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) |

## Participating teams

In total, 17 teams are set to compete.
* National teams:
** Carmim-Prio
** Efapel-Glassdrive
** LA-Antarte
** Onda
** Portuguese National Team
* International teams:
** Funvic–Pindamonhangaba
** Caja Rural
** Andalucía
** Orbea
** Burgos BH–Castilla y Leon
** Colombia–Coldeportes
** Saur–Sojasun
** UnitedHealthcare
** Itera–Katusha
** Lokosphinx
** MTN–Qhubeka
** Team Bonitas

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification Classificação Geral Individual | Points classification Classificação dos Pontos | Mountains classification Classificação da Montanha | Young rider classification Classificação da Juventude | Team classification Classificação por Equipas |
| Prologue | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Non-attribué | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | LA-Antarte |
| 1 | Jay Thomson | Jay Thomson | Jay Robert Thomson | Jay Thomson | José Gonçalves | Unitedhealthcare |
| 2 | Francesco Lasca | Jay Thomson | Hugo Sabido | Jay Thomson | José Gonçalves | Unitedhealthcare |
| 3 | Cesar Fonte | Jay Thomson | Hugo Sabido | Jay Thomson | José Gonçalves | Unitedhealthcare |
| 4 | Rui Sousa | Hugo Sabido | Hugo Sabido | Jay Thomson | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| 5 | Sergio Ribeiro | Hugo Sabido | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Rui Sousa | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| 6 | Jason McCartney | Hugo Sabido | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Rui Sousa | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| 7 | Kai Reus | Hugo Sabido | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Rui Sousa | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| 8 | David Blanco | David Blanco | Sergio Ribeiro | Rui Sousa | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| 9 | Alejandro Marque | David Blanco | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Rui Sousa | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| 10 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | David Blanco | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Rui Sousa | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive |
| Final Classification | Final Classification | David Blanco | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg | Rui Sousa | David de la Cruz | Efapel-Glassdrive |