# 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile

The 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile, or Giro Donne, was the 23rd running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, the most prestigious stage race on the women's road cycling calendar. It was held over nine stages from 29 June to 7 July 2012, starting in Naples and finishing in Bergamo. The race was won by last year's winner Marianne Vos, who also won 5 of the 9 stages as well as the yellow jersey (points).

## Teams

Seventeen teams competed in the 2012 Giro d'Italia Femminile: the top ten UCI Women's Teams (listed on the left below), a Dutch national team, and six 'wildcard' Italian teams (listed on the right below):
* Rabobank Women (Netherlands)
* Specialized–lululemon (Germany)
* AA Drink–leontien.nl (Netherlands)
* Orica–AIS (Australia)
* Hitec Products–Mistral Home (Norway)
* Diadora–Pasta Zara (Italy)
* Be Pink (Italy)
* Faren Honda (Italy)
* RusVelo (Russia)
* Lotto Belisol (Belgium)
* Dutch national team
* Giusfredi Verinlegno
* MCipollini–Giambenini
* Vaiano Tepso
* Fassa Bortolo Servetto
* S.C. Michela Fanini Rox
* Forno d'Asolo Colavita

## Stages

The 2012 race started with the longest stage, a 139.1 km flat stage from Naples to Terracina. The second stage was a 7.2 km individual time trial around the streets of Rome.
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Distance (km) | Stage winner | Winner's team |
| 1 | 29 June | Naples | Terracina | 139.1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank Women |
| 2 | 30 June | Rome | Rome | 7.2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank Women |
| 3 | 1 July | Vernio | Castiglione dei Pepoli | 124.0 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Specialized–lululemon |
| 4 | 2 July | Montecatini Terme | Montecatini Alto | 98.0 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank Women |
| 5 | 3 July | Polesella | Molinella | 118.7 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Orica–AIS |
| 6 | 4 July | Modena | Salsomaggiore | 122.2 | Shelley Olds (USA) | AA Drink–leontien.nl |
| 7 | 5 July | Voghera | Castagnole delle Lanze | 129.1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank Women |
| 8 | 6 July | Mornago | Lonate Pozzolo | 116.2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank Women |
| 9 | 7 July | Sarnico | Bergamo | 106.9 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Hitec Products–Mistral Home |

## Classification

There were five different jerseys awarded in the 2012 Giro Donne. These followed the same format as those in the men's Giro d'Italia, and as in the men's race, the leader of the general classification received a pink jersey. This classification was calculated by adding the combined finishing times of the riders from each stage, and the overall winner of this classification is considered the winner of the Giro.
The other jerseys differ in colour from those of the men's Giro:
* The points classification was awarded the maglia gialla or yellow jersey, a change from its mauve (ciclamino) colour in preceding years. Points are awarded for placements at stage finishes as well as at selected intermediate sprint points on the route, and the jersey is received by the rider with the most overall points to their name.
* The mountains classification was awarded the green jersey (maglia verde). Points were allocated for the first few riders over selected mountain passes on the route, with more difficult passes paying more points, and the jersey is received by the rider with the most overall points to their name.
* The white jersey (maglia bianca) for the best young rider was given to the highest-placed rider on the general classification aged 23 or under on 1 January 2012 (i.e. born in or after 1989).
* The blue jersey (maglia azzura) was given to the highest-placed Italian rider on the general classification.

## Classification progress

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Italian rider classification |
| 1 | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Aleksandra Sošenko | Chloe Hosking | Giorgia Bronzini |
| 2 | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Aleksandra Sošenko | Alena Amialiusik | Tatiana Guderzo |
| 3 | Evelyn Stevens | Evelyn Stevens | Marianne Vos | Emma Pooley | Elisa Longo Borghini | Fabiana Luperini |
| 4 | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Emma Pooley | Elisa Longo Borghini | Fabiana Luperini |
| 5 | Tiffany Cromwell | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Emma Pooley | Elisa Longo Borghini | Fabiana Luperini |
| 6 | Shelley Olds | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Emma Pooley | Elisa Longo Borghini | Fabiana Luperini |
| 7 | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Emma Pooley | Elisa Longo Borghini | Fabiana Luperini |
| 8 | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Emma Pooley | Elisa Longo Borghini | Fabiana Luperini |
| 9 | Emma Johansson | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Emma Pooley | Elisa Longo Borghini | Fabiana Luperini |
| Final | Final | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Emma Pooley | Elisa Longo Borghini | Fabiana Luperini |

### General classification progress

Top five with times behind the race leader:
| Stage | Leader | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 5th | 5th |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Shelley Olds (USA) | 4" | Giorgia Bronzini (ITA) | 6" | Chloe Hosking (AUS) | 7" | Marta Tagliaferro (ITA) | 8" |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Clara Hughes (CAN) | 15" | Shelley Olds (USA) | 19" | Judith Arndt (GER) | 22" | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | 27" |
| 3 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Marianne Vos (NED) | 12" | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 31" | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | 1' 01" | Judith Arndt (GER) | 2' 35" |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | 1' 31" | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 2' 07" | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | 2' 37" | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | 4' 08" |
| 5 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | 1' 31" | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 2' 07" | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | 2' 37" | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | 3' 46" |
| 6 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | 1' 44" | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 2' 20" | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | 2' 57" | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | 4' 06" |
| 7 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | 1' 54" | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 2' 30" | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | 3' 03" | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | 4' 24" |
| 8 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | 2' 00" | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 3' 20" | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | 3' 53" | Judith Arndt (GER) | 4' 45" |
| 9 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Emma Pooley (GBR) | 3' 27" | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | 6' 32" | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | 7' 39" | Emma Johansson (SWE) | 7' 50" |

## Final standings

Source:

### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank Women | 24h 50′ 43″ |
| 2 | Emma Pooley (GBR) | AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 3' 27" |
| 3 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Specialized–lululemon | + 6' 32" |
| 4 | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | Faren Honda | + 7' 39" |
| 5 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Hitec Products–Mistral Home | + 7' 50" |
| 6 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Orica–AIS | + 8' 30" |
| 7 | Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) | MCipollini–Giambenini | + 9' 00" |
| 8 | Claudia Häusler (GER) | Orica–AIS | + 9' 13" |
| 9 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Hitec Products–Mistral Home | + 10' 07" |
| 10 | Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) | Lotto Belisol Ladies | + 10' 12" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank Women | 107 |
| 2 | Emma Johansson (SWE) | Hitec Products–Mistral Home | 52 |
| 3 | Judith Arndt (GER) | Orica–AIS | 48 |
| 4 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Specialized–lululemon | 47 |
| 5 | Shelley Olds (USA) | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 43 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Emma Pooley (GBR) | AA Drink–leontien.nl | 43 |
| 2 | Evelyn Stevens (USA) | Specialized–lululemon | 21 |
| 3 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Rabobank Women | 16 |
| 4 | Linda Villumsen (NZL) | Orica–AIS | 12 |
| 5 | Claudia Häusler (GER) | Orica–AIS | 10 |
| 5 | Fabiana Luperini (ITA) | Faren Honda | 10 |

### Young riders classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) | Hitec Products–Mistral Home | 25h 00′ 50″ |
| 2 | Alena Amialiusik (BLR) | Be Pink | + 5' 11" |
| 3 | Rossella Ratto (ITA) | Verinlegno-Fabiani | + 13' 12" |
| 4 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | AA Drink–leontien.nl | + 28' 42" |
| 5 | Anna Van Der Breggen (NED) | Dutch national team | +30' 10" |