2012 Milan–San Remo
The 2012 Milan–San Remo was the 103rd running of the Milan–San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 17 March over a distance of and was the fourth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by rider Simon Gerrans, who was part of a three-man group that battled for the victory, in a sprint finish. Gerrans finished ahead of 's Fabian Cancellara – the winner of the race in 2008 – and 's Vincenzo Nibali, who completed the podium. Teams. As Milan–San Remo was a UCI World  Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Seven other squads were given wildcard places into the race, 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: