# 2012 Tour de Luxembourg

The 2012 Tour de Luxembourg cycling race was the 72nd running of the Tour de Luxembourg. It was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour and classed as a 2.HC event. It was won by Jakob Fuglsang from Denmark, a member of the Luxembourg-based team, RadioShack–Nissan.

## Schedule

| Stage | Route | Distance | Type | Date | Winner |
| P | Luxembourg | 2.7 km (1.7 mi) | Individual time trial | 30 May | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) |
| 1 | Luxembourg to Hesperange | 181 km (112.5 mi) | Flat stage | 31 May | André Greipel (GER) |
| 2 | Schifflange to Leudelange | 183.9 km (114.3 mi) | Flat stage | 1 June | André Greipel (GER) |
| 3 | Eschweiler to Differdange | 205.4 km (127.6 mi) | Intermediate stage | 3 June | Wout Poels (NED) |
| 4 | Mersch to Luxembourg | 153.5 km (95.4 mi) | Flat stage | 4 June | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) |

## Teams

| Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's Ag2r–La Mondiale Andalucía Cofidis Landbouwkrediet–Euphony Lotto–Belisol RadioShack–Nissan Saur–Sojasun | Team Sky SpiderTech–C10 Argos–Shimano Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de Team Europcar Team Luxembourg Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator Vacansoleil–DCM |

## Stages

Key:
: Leader and eventual winner of General Classification, based on total time. : Leader and eventual winner of points classification, based on points given for finishing position on each mass start stage. : Leader and eventual winner of climbers' classification, based on points gained on passing hilltops. : Leader and eventual winner of young riders' classification, based on total time, but restricted to riders under 25 at beginning of year.

### Prologue
#### 30 May 2012 – Luxembourg, 2.7 km (1.7 mi) individual time trial (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | 3' 43" |
| 2 | Grégory Rast (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 3" |
| 3 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 3" |
| 4 | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 5 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 7" |
| 6 | Marcel Sieberg (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | + 7" |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Argos–Shimano | + 7" |
| 8 | Jimmy Casper (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 7" |
| 9 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 7" |
| 10 | Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | Cofidis | + 8" |

### Stage 1
#### 31 May 2012 – Luxembourg to Hesperange, 181 km (112 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 4h 53' 56" |
| 2 | Davide Appollonio (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 4 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 5 | Koen de Kort (NED) | Argos–Shimano | s.t. |
| 6 | Sascha Weber (GER) | Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de | s.t. |
| 7 | Roy Curvers (NED) | Argos–Shimano | s.t. |
| 8 | Vincent Baestaens (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | s.t. |
| 9 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 10 | Yohann Gène (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | 4h 57' 39" |
| 2 | Grégory Rast (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 3" |
| 3 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 3" |
| 4 | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 5 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 7" |
| 6 | Marcel Sieberg (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | + 7" |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Argos–Shimano | + 7" |
| 8 | Jimmy Casper (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 7" |
| 9 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 7" |
| 10 | Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | Cofidis | + 8" |

### Stage 2
#### 1 June 2012 – Schifflange to Leudelange, 183.9 km (114.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | 4h 29' 20" |
| 2 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | s.t. |
| 4 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 5 | Jempy Drucker (LUX) | Accent.jobs–Willems Veranda's | s.t. |
| 6 | Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | s.t. |
| 7 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 8 | Roy Curvers (NED) | Argos–Shimano | s.t. |
| 9 | Maxime Monfort (BEL) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 10 | Wout Poels (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | 9h 26' 59" |
| 2 | Grégory Rast (SUI) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 3" |
| 3 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 3" |
| 4 | Mathew Hayman (AUS) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 5 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 7" |
| 6 | Marcel Sieberg (GER) | Lotto–Belisol | + 7" |
| 7 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Argos–Shimano | + 7" |
| 8 | Jimmy Casper (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 7" |
| 9 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 7" |
| 10 | Aleksejs Saramotins (LAT) | Cofidis | + 8" |

### Stage 3
#### 2 June 2012 – Eschweiler to Differdange, 205.4 km (127.6 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wout Poels (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 5h 01' 11" |
| 2 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | RadioShack–Nissan | s.t. |
| 4 | Michael Barry (CAN) | Team Sky | + 24" |
| 5 | Salvatore Puccio (ITA) | Team Sky | + 24" |
| 6 | Vincent Jérôme (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 24" |
| 7 | Ben Gastauer (LUX) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 24" |
| 8 | Thomas Damuseau (FRA) | Argos–Shimano | + 24" |
| 9 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 24" |
| 10 | Johnny Hoogerland (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 24" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 14h 28' 17" |
| 2 | Wout Poels (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 2" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 5" |
| 4 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 20" |
| 5 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Argos–Shimano | + 24" |
| 6 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 25" |
| 7 | Sébastien Delfosse (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | + 28" |
| 8 | Maxime Monfort (BEL) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 29" |
| 9 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Team Luxembourg | + 29" |
| 10 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 32" |

### Stage 4
#### 3 June 2012 – Mersch to Luxembourg, 153.5 km (95.4 mi)

Stage results were taken from the first passage through the finish line for safety reasons due to poor weather conditions.
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Lotto–Belisol | 2h 39' 58" |
| 2 | Laurens De Vreese (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 25" |
| 3 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 25" |
| 4 | Maxime Monfort (BEL) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 25" |
| 5 | Wout Poels (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 25" |
| 6 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 25" |
| 7 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 25" |
| 8 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 25" |
| 9 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Argos–Shimano | + 25" |
| 10 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 25" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | RadioShack–Nissan | 17h 08' 40" |
| 2 | Wout Poels (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 2" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 5" |
| 4 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 20" |
| 5 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Argos–Shimano | + 24" |
| 6 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 25" |
| 7 | Sébastien Delfosse (BEL) | Landbouwkrediet–Euphony | + 28" |
| 8 | Maxime Monfort (BEL) | RadioShack–Nissan | + 29" |
| 9 | Bob Jungels (LUX) | Team Luxembourg | + 29" |
| 10 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 32" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| P | Jimmy Engoulvent | Jimmy Engoulvent | not awarded | not awarded | Tom Dumoulin | Saur–Sojasun |
| 1 | André Greipel | Jimmy Engoulvent | André Greipel | Albert Timmer | Tom Dumoulin | Saur–Sojasun |
| 2 | André Greipel | Jimmy Engoulvent | André Greipel | Albert Timmer | Tom Dumoulin | Saur–Sojasun |
| 3 | Wout Poels | Jakob Fuglsang | André Greipel | Albert Timmer | Wout Poels | RadioShack–Nissan |
| 4 | Jürgen Roelandts | Jakob Fuglsang | André Greipel | Albert Timmer | Wout Poels | RadioShack–Nissan |
| Final | Final | Jakob Fuglsang | André Greipel | Albert Timmer | Wout Poels | RadioShack–Nissan |