2012 UCI Road World Championships – Men's team time trial

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name Richard laporte =Men's team time trial

| image =

| image_caption =

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| series = 2012 UCI Road World Championships

| race_no =

| series_no =

| date = 16 September 2012

| stages = 1

| distance = 53.2

| unit = km

| time = 1h 03' 17.17"

| speed = 50.532

| type = medals

| first = {{flagicon|Belgium}} {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}

| second = {{flagicon|United States}} {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}}

| third = {{flagicon|Australia}} {{UCI team code|GEC|2012b}}

| previous = 1994

| next = 2013

}}

{{2012 UCI Road World Championships}}

The Men's team time trial of the 2012 UCI Road World Championships cycling event took place on 16 September 2012 in the province of Limburg, Netherlands.

It was the first such event for trade teams,{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12871/Omega-Pharma-Quick-Step-takes-inaugural-mens-trade-team-time-trial-World-title.aspx|title=Omega Pharma-Quick Step takes inaugural men's trade team time trial World title|first=Ben|last=Atkins|work=VeloNation|date=16 September 2012|accessdate=16 September 2012}} and the first team time trial to be held as a world championship since 1994.{{cite news|url=http://www.limburg2012.nl/section.php?sid=news_en&news_vmd=svw&news_id=125|title=Return of the Team Time Trial|work=Limburg 2012|publisher=Colofon|date=9 February 2012|accessdate=16 September 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020044026/http://limburg2012.nl/section.php?sid=news_en&news_vmd=svw&news_id=125|archive-date=2012-10-20|url-status=dead}} The race was won by the Belgian squad {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} by 3.23 seconds over the American {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}}, with Australian outfit {{UCI team code|OGE|2012b}} completing the podium, 47.06 seconds in arrears of {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012|nolink=yes}}.{{cite web|url=http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2012/WM/02RES00.pdf|title=Results / Résultats: Team Time Trial Men / Contre-la-montre par équipe hommes|work=Sport Result|publisher=Tissot Timing|date=16 September 2012|accessdate=16 September 2012|format=PDF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204145142/http://cycling.sportresult.com/results/cr/2012/WM/02RES00.pdf|archive-date=2015-02-04|url-status=dead}}

Final classification

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Rank

! Team

! Riders

! Time

1

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Tom Boonen|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Sylvain Chavanel|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Tony Martin|GER}}
{{flagathlete|Niki Terpstra|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Kristof Vandewalle|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Peter Velits|SVK}}

| 1h 03' 17.17"

2

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Alessandro Ballan|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Philippe Gilbert|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Taylor Phinney|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Marco Pinotti|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Manuel Quinziato|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Tejay van Garderen|USA}}

| + 3.23"

3

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|GEC|2012b}}

| {{flagathlete|Sam Bewley|NZL}}
{{flagathlete|Luke Durbridge|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Sebastian Langeveld|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Cameron Meyer|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Jens Mouris|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Svein Tuft|CAN}}

| + 47.06"

4

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Maciej Bodnar|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Tiziano Dall'Antonia|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Kristijan Koren|SLO}}
{{flagathlete|Vincenzo Nibali|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Maciej Paterski|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Peter Sagan|SVK}}

| + 1' 04.73"

5

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Lars Boom|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Stef Clement|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Rick Flens|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Robert Gesink|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Wilco Kelderman|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Luis León Sánchez|ESP}}

| + 1' 08.13"

6

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|MOV|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Andrey Amador|CRC}}
{{flagathlete|Jonathan Castroviejo|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Iván Gutiérrez|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Vladimir Karpets|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Vasil Kiryienka|BLR}}
{{flagathlete|Rubén Plaza|ESP}}

| + 1' 18.57"

7

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Maxim Belkov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Vladimir Gusev|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Aleksandr Kuschynski|BLR}}
{{flagathlete|Denis Menchov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Gatis Smukulis|LAT}}
{{flagathlete|Eduard Vorganov|RUS}}

| + 1' 18.81"

8

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Tony Gallopin|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Andreas Klöden|GER}}
{{flagathlete|Yaroslav Popovych|UKR}}
{{flagathlete|Jesse Sergent|NZL}}
{{flagathlete|Jens Voigt|GER}}
{{flagathlete|Haimar Zubeldia|ESP}}

| + 1' 21.22"

9

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Edvald Boasson Hagen|NOR}}
{{flagathlete|Alex Dowsett|GBR}}
{{flagathlete|Juan Antonio Flecha|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Sergio Henao|COL}}
{{flagathlete|Ian Stannard|GBR}}
{{flagathlete|Geraint Thomas|GBR}}

| + 1' 32.33"

10

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|GRM|2012b}}

| {{flagathlete|Jack Bauer|NZL}}
{{flagathlete|Thomas Dekker|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Martijn Maaskant|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Ramūnas Navardauskas|LTU}}
{{flagathlete|Andrew Talansky|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Johan Vansummeren|BEL}}

| + 1' 35.13"

11

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|AST|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Assan Bazayev|KAZ}}
{{flagathlete|Alexsandr Dyachenko|KAZ}}
{{flagathlete|Dmitriy Gruzdev|KAZ}}
{{flagathlete|Andriy Hryvko|UKR}}
{{flagathlete|Tanel Kangert|EST}}
{{flagathlete|Dimitry Muravyev|KAZ}}

| + 1' 44.97"

12

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|VCD|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Thomas De Gendt|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Martijn Keizer|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Gustav Larsson|SWE}}
{{flagathlete|Marco Marcato|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Tomasz Marczyński|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Lieuwe Westra|NED}}

| + 1' 48.21"

13

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|SAX|2012b}}

| {{flagathlete|Manuele Boaro|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Michael Mørkøv|DEN}}
{{flagathlete|Luke Roberts|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Nicki Sørensen|DEN}}
{{flagathlete|David Tanner|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Matteo Tosatto|ITA}}

| + 1' 48.35"

14

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|RVL|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Artur Ershov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Sergey Firsanov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Valery Kaykov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Dmitry Kozonchuk|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Artem Ovechkin|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Alexander Serov|RUS}}

| + 2' 14.08"

15

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|ALM|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Maxime Bouet|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Sylvain Georges|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Matteo Montaguti|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Jean-Christophe Péraud|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Christophe Riblon|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Nicolas Roche|IRL}}

| + 2' 26.14"

16

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|EUS|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Mikel Astarloza|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Gorka Izagirre|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Jon Izagirre|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Miguel Minguez|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Romain Sicard|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Gorka Verdugo|ESP}}

| + 2' 30.86"

17

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|LTB|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Lars Bak|DEN}}
{{flagathlete|Gaëtan Bille|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Bart De Clercq|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Jens Debusschere|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Adam Hansen|AUS}}
{{flagathlete|Jürgen Roelandts|BEL}}

| + 2' 32.98"

18

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|ARG|2012b}}

| {{flagathlete|Bert De Backer|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Patrick Gretsch|GER}}
{{flagathlete|Roger Kluge|GER}}
{{flagathlete|Ramon Sinkeldam|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Matthieu Sprick|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Albert Timmer|NED}}

| + 3' 01.65"

19

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|TIK|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Pavel Kochetkov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Dmitriy Kosyakov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Maxim Pokidov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Alexander Rybakov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Andrei Solomennikov|RUS}}
{{flagathlete|Ilnur Zakarin|RUS}}

| + 3' 09.53"

20

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|OPT|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Jesse Anthony|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Michael Creed|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Mike Friedman|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Reid Mumford|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Tom Zirbel|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Scott Zwizanski|USA}}

| + 3' 13.40"

21

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|COF|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Julien Fouchard|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Egoitz García|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Jan Ghyselinck|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Rein Taaramäe|EST}}
{{flagathlete|Tristan Valentin|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Romain Zingle|BEL}}

| + 3' 17.71"

22

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|David Boucher|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Sandy Casar|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Mathieu Ladagnous|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Anthony Roux|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Jérémy Roy|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Geoffrey Soupe|FRA}}

| + 3' 23.22"

23

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|MTN|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Jacques Janse van Rensburg|RSA}}
{{flagathlete|Reinardt Janse van Rensburg|RSA}}
{{flagathlete|Bradley Potgieter|RSA}}
{{flagathlete|Meron Russom|ERI}}
{{flagathlete|Dennis Van Niekerk|RSA}}
{{flagathlete|Jaco Venter|RSA}}

| + 3' 38.22"

24

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|ASA|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Paolo Ciavatta|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Massimo Codol|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Francesco Di Paolo|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Vladimir Miholjević|CRO}}
{{flagathlete|Danilo Napolitano|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Francesco Reda|ITA}}

| + 3' 54.36"

25

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|TSV|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Sander Armée|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Laurens De Vreese|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Pieter Jacobs|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Stijn Neirynck|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Gijs Van Hoecke|BEL}}
{{flagathlete|Pieter Vanspeybrouck|BEL}}

| + 3' 56.35"

26

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|CCC|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Piotr Gawronski|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Tomasz Kiendyś|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Bartłomiej Matysiak|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Nikolay Mihaylov|BUL}}
{{flagathlete|Marek Rutkiewicz|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Mateusz Taciak|POL}}

| + 3' 58.23"

27

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|ADR|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Kristijan Đurasek|CRO}}
{{flagathlete|Kristjan Fajt|SLO}}
{{flagathlete|Matej Gnežda|SLO}}
{{flagathlete|Marko Kump|SLO}}
{{flagathlete|Matej Mugerli|SLO}}
{{flagathlete|Radoslav Rogina|CRO}}

| + 4' 10.35"

28

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|LAM|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Matteo Bono|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Davide Cimolai|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Adriano Malori|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Daniele Pietropolli|ITA}}
{{flagathlete|Davide Viganò|ITA}}

| + 4' 18.76"

29

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|CJR|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Javier Aramendia|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Hernani Broco|POR}}
{{flagathlete|Karol Domagalski|POL}}
{{flagathlete|Fabricio Ferrari|URU}}
{{flagathlete|Antonio Piedra|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Alexander Ryabkin|RUS}}

| + 4' 32.35"

30

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|RB3|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Jasper Bovenhuis|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Moreno Hofland|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Daan Olivier|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Danny van Poppel|NED}}
{{flagathlete|Rick Zabel|GER}}
{{flagathlete|Ruben Zepuntke|GER}}

| + 4' 37.01"

31

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|TT1|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Rubens Bertogliati|SUI}}
{{flagathlete|László Bodrogi|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Javier Mejías|ESP}}
{{flagathlete|Georg Preidler|AUT}}
{{flagathlete|Joey Rosskopf|USA}}
{{flagathlete|Martijn Verschoor|NED}}

| + 5' 23.76"

32

|align="left"| {{UCI team code|SAU|2012}}

| {{flagathlete|Cyril Bessy|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Jimmy Engoulvent|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Brice Feillu|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Cyril Lemoine|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Laurent Mangel|FRA}}
{{flagathlete|Paul Poux|FRA}}

| + 5' 24.54"

References

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