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{{Infobox cycling race report
| previous           = [[2011 Giro di Padania|2011]]
| next               = [[2013 Monviso-Venezia — Il Padania|2013]]
| series             = [[2012 UCI Europe Tour]]
| race_no            = 
| season_no          = 
| image              = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_size         = 
| date               = 3–7 September
| stages             = 5 
| distance           = 913
| unit               = km
| time               = 22h 33' 52"
| speed              = 38.415
| first              = [[Vincenzo Nibali]]
| first_team         = {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}
| first_nat          = ITA
| first_natvar       = 
| first_color        = blue
| second             = [[Riccardo Chiarini]]
| second_team        = {{UCI team code|AND|2012}}
| second_nat         = ITA
| second_natvar      =
| third              = [[Franco Pellizotti]]
| third_team         = {{UCI team code|AND|2012}}
| third_nat          = ITA
| third_natvar       =
| points             = [[Vincenzo Nibali]]
| points_team        = {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}
| points_nat         = ITA
| points_natvar      =
| points_color       = violet
| mountains          = [[Vincenzo Nibali]]
| mountains_team     = {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}
| mountains_nat      = ITA
| mountains_natvar   =
| mountains_color    = orange
| youth              = [[Carlos Betancur]]
| youth_team         = {{UCI team code|ASA|2012}}
| youth_nat          = COL
| youth_natvar       =
| youth_color        = white
| team               = {{UCI team code|AND|2012}}
}}

The '''2012 Monviso-Venezia — Il Padania''' was the second edition of the [[Giro di Padania|race]], held in 2011 as [[2011 Giro di Padania|Giro di Padania]]. The race started on 3 September in [[Sant'Agostino, Emilia–Romagna|Sant'Agostino]] and ended on 7 September in [[Frabosa Soprana]],<ref>[http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-di-padania-2012/stages "2012 Grio di Padania - Stages"], ''Cycling News'', 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.</ref><ref>(Italian) Almeida, Giampaolo. [http://www.spaziociclismo.it/?action=read&idnotizia=22558 "Presentazione Giro di Padania 2012"], ''Spazio Ciclismo'', 2 September 2012. Retrieved on 23 September 2012.</ref> passing through the area struck by an [[2012 Northern Italy earthquakes|earthquake]] in May 2012.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-18135898|title=Deadly northern Italy earthquake hits heritage sites|publisher=BBC News|date=20 May 2012}}</ref><ref>(Italian) Ufficio Stampa – Il Padania [http://ciclismopavese.it/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8571:il-padania-parte-dallemilia-tra-sport-emozioni-e-solidarieta&catid=34:nazionale&Itemid=27 "Il Padania parte dall'Emilia, tra sport, emozioni e solidarietà"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304132808/http://ciclismopavese.it/home/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8571:il-padania-parte-dallemilia-tra-sport-emozioni-e-solidarieta&catid=34:nazionale&Itemid=27 |date=2016-03-04 }}, ''Ciclismo Pavese'', 29 August 2012. Retrieved on 26 September 2012.</ref>

19 teams and 152 riders participated to the race. The [[2011 Giro di Padania|2011]] winner [[Ivan Basso]] did not take part in the race, with [[2010 Vuelta a España]] winner [[Vincenzo Nibali]] leading team [[Liquigas–Cannondale]] instead. Other notable riders who participated were the winner of the [[2011 Giro d'Italia]] [[Michele Scarponi]], the sprinter [[Alessandro Petacchi]], the [[Italian National Road Race Championships|2012 Italian Road Race Champion]] [[Franco Pellizotti]] and the [[2004 Liège–Bastogne–Liège]] winner [[Davide Rebellin]].<ref>(Italian) Redazione Spaziociclismo. [http://www.spaziociclismo.it/?action=read&idnotizia=22553 "Il Padania 2012, la startlist definitiva"], ''Spazio Ciclismo'', 2 September 2012. Retrieved on 23 September 2012.</ref>

The race was dominated by [[Vincenzo Nibali]] ([[Liquigas–Cannondale]]), who took the leader's jersey on the third stage (won by [[Oscar Gatto]]),<ref>(Italian) Pastonesi, Marco. [http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/05-09-2012/due-zampate-gatto-merate-nibali-nuovo-leader-padania-912519284571.shtml "Due zampate di Gatto a Merate, Nibali nuovo leader del Padania"], ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'', 5 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.</ref><ref>Eurosport Australia. [http://au.eurosport.com/cycling/gatto-wins-the-third-stage_sto3413908/story.shtml "Gatto wins third stage of Giro di Padania"], ''Eurosport'', 6 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.</ref> won the fourth stage<ref>Barry, Adam. [http://blogs.bettor.com/Vincenzo-Nibali-wins-the-penultimate-stage-at-the-Giro-di-Padania-2012-a186368 "Vincenzo Nibali wins the penultimate stage at the Giro di Padania 2012"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20130117202248/http://blogs.bettor.com/Vincenzo-Nibali-wins-the-penultimate-stage-at-the-Giro-di-Padania-2012-a186368 |date=2013-01-17 }}, ''Bettor.com – Sport News''.</ref><ref>(Italian) Redazione Sportitalia. [http://www.sportitalia.com/?action=read&idnotizia=89538 "Il Padania: Nibali domina a Passo della Bocchetta ed ipoteca il trionfo finale"], ''Sportitalia Web'', 6 September 2012. Retrieved on 23 September 2012.</ref> and the General classification<ref>Eurosport. [http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/nibali-wins-giro-di-padania-170250762.html "Nibali wins Giro di Padania"], ''Yahoo Eurosport'', 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.</ref><ref>(Italian) Pastonesi, Marco. [http://www.gazzetta.it/Ciclismo/07-09-2012/nibali-padania-tasca-adesso-mondiale-912537455066.shtml "Nibali, il Padania è in tasca"], ''La Gazzetta dello Sport'', 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 24 September 2012.</ref> as well as the Points and King of the Mountains classifications. [[Acqua & Sapone]]'s [[Carlos Betancur]] won the Young Rider classification, and [[Androni Giocattoli]] finished first in the Team classification.<ref name="results">[http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-di-padania-2012/stage-5/results "2012 Giro di Padania - Results"], ''Cycling News'', 7 September 2012. Retrieved on 23 September 2012.</ref>

==Race Overview==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Stage
!Date
!Course
!Distance
!colspan="2"|Type
!Winner
|-
!style="text-align:left"|1a
|align=right rowspan=2|3 September|| [[Sant'Agostino, Emilia–Romagna|Sant'Agostino]] to [[Bondeno]] || style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|83|km|1|abbr=on}}||[[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px]]||Flat stage|| {{flagathlete|[[Enrico Rossi (cyclist)|Enrico Rossi]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:left"|1b
||[[San Giovanni Persiceto]] to [[Crevalcore]] || style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|18|km|1|abbr=on}} ||[[File:Time Trial.svg|20px|link=]]||[[Team time trial]]|| {{UCI team code|CSF|2012}}
|-
!style="text-align:left"|2
|align=right|4 September|| [[Poggio Renatico]] to [[San Vendemiano]] || style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|223|km|1|abbr=on}} ||[[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px]]||Flat stage || {{flagathlete|[[Sacha Modolo]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:left"|3
|align=right|5 September|| [[Castelfranco Veneto]] to [[Merate]] || style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|229|km|1|abbr=on}} ||[[Image:Plainstage.svg|22px]]||Flat stage || {{flagathlete|[[Oscar Gatto]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:left"|4
|align=right|6 September || [[Lazzate]] to [[Passo della Bocchetta]] || style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|186|km|1|abbr=on}} ||[[Image:Mountainstage.svg|22px]]||Mountain stage || {{flagathlete|[[Vincenzo Nibali]]|ITA}}
|-
!style="text-align:left"|5
|align=right|7 September || [[Acqui Terme]] to [[Frabosa Soprana]] || style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|174|km|1|abbr=on}} ||[[Image:Mountainstage.svg|22px]]||Mountain stage|| {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Betancur]]|COL}}
|-
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center;"| '''Total'''
| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| {{convert|913|km|1|abbr=on}}
|}

==Final standings ==
<ref name="results" />

===General Classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Rider
!Team
!Time
|-
| 1
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Vincenzo Nibali]]'''|ITA}}  [[File:Jersey blue.svg|20px]] [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] [[File:Jersey orange.svg|20px]]
| {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}
| align="right"| {{nowrap|22h 33' 52"}}
|-
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Riccardo Chiarini]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|AND|2012}}
| align="right"| + 40"
|-
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Franco Pellizotti]]|ITA}} 
| {{UCI team code|AND|2012}}
| align="right"| + 44"
|-
| 4
| {{flagathlete|[[Domenico Pozzovivo]]|ITA}} 
| {{UCI team code|COG|2012}}
| align="right"| + 46"
|-
| 5
| {{flagathlete|[[Davide Rebellin]]|ITA}} 
| {{UCI team code|MKT|2012}}
| align="right"| + 1' 18"
|-
| 6
| {{flagathlete|[[Emanuele Sella]]|ITA}}  
| {{UCI team code|AND|2012}}
| align="right"| + 1' 21"
|-
| 7
| {{flagathlete|[[Matteo Rabottini]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|FAR|2012}}
| align="right"| + 1' 29"
|-
| 8
| {{flagathlete|[[Carlos Betancur]]|COL}} 
| {{UCI team code|ASA|2012}}
| align="right"| + 2' 00"
|-
| 9
| {{flagathlete|[[Kristijan Đurasek]]|CRO}} 
| {{UCI team code|ADR|2012}}
| align="right"| + 2' 14"
|-
| 10
| {{flagathlete|[[Darwin Atapuma]]|COL}} 
| {{UCI team code|COL|2012}}
| align="right"| + 2' 48"
|}

===Points Classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Rider
!Team
!Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Vincenzo Nibali]]'''|ITA}}  [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] [[File:Jersey blue.svg|20px]] [[File:Jersey orange.svg|20px]]
| {{UCI team code|LIQ|2011}}
| align="right"| {{nowrap|20}}
|-
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Davide Rebellin]]|ITA}}
| {{UCI team code|MKT|2012}}
| align="right"| 16
|-
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Riccardo Chiarini]]|ITA}}  
| {{UCI team code|AND|2012}}
| align="right"| 12
|-

|}

===King of the Mountains Classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Rider
!Team
!Points
|-
| 1
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Vincenzo Nibali]]'''|ITA}} [[File:Jersey orange.svg|20px]] [[File:Jersey blue.svg|20px]] [[File:Jersey violet.svg|20px]] 
| {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}
| align="right"| {{nowrap|16}}
|-
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[José Serpa]]|COL}}
| {{UCI team code|AND|2012}}
| align="right"| 8
|-
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Davide Rebellin]]|ITA}}  
| {{UCI team code|MKT|2012}}
| align="right"| 6
|-

|}

===Young Rider Classification===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!
!Rider
!Team
!Time
|-
| 1
| {{flagathlete|'''[[Carlos Betancur]]'''|COL}}  [[File:Jersey white.svg|20px]] 
| {{UCI team code|ASA|2012}}
| align="right"| {{nowrap|22h 14' 36"}}
|-
| 2
| {{flagathlete|[[Enrico Battaglin]]|ITA}}
|  {{UCI team code|COG|2012}}
| align="right"| + 5' 29"
|-
| 3
| {{flagathlete|[[Jan Hirt]]|CZE}}  
| {{UCI team code|LET|2012}}
| align="right"| + 11' 46"
|}

==References==
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