2012 GP Ouest-France

2012 GP Ouest-France
2012 UCI World Tour, race 24 of 28
Race details
Dates26 August 2012
Stages1
Distance243 km (151.0 mi)
Winning time5h 55' 28"
Results
  Winner  Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) (Team Sky)
  Second  Rui Costa (Portugal) (Movistar Team)
  Third  Heinrich Haussler (Australia) (Garmin–Sharp)
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The 2012 GP Ouest-France was the 76th edition of the GP Ouest-France, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 26 August 2012, over a distance of 243 km (151.0 mi), starting and finishing in Plouay, France. It was the twenty-fourth race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.

The race was won by Team Sky's Edvald Boasson Hagen,[1] after breaking away from the peloton to catch solo leader Rui Costa of the Movistar Team, and accelerated away from him to beat the field by five seconds in Plouay. Costa managed to hold off the rest of the field for second place,[2] while the bunch sprint for third place was taken by Garmin–Sharp's Heinrich Haussler.[3]

  1. ^ "Boasson Hagen wins GP Plouay". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Boasson Hagen and Cavendish win". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. 26 August 2012. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. ^ Atkins, Ben (26 August 2012). "Edvald Boasson Hagen takes GP Ouest France with late attack". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 26 August 2012.

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