The 2012 Milano–Torino was the 93rd edition of the Milano–Torino single-day cycling race. It was held on 26 September 2012, over a distance of 193 km, starting near Milan in Novate Milanese and ending near Turin on the Colle di Superga ("Superga Hill"). Caterino, Alessandro. "Presentazione Milano-Torino 2012", Spazio Ciclismo, 25-09-2012. Retrieved on 30 September 2012.
Team Saxo Bank–Tinkoff Bank rider Alberto Contador (winner of 2012 Vuelta a España) won the race, having attacked on the final climb to Basilica di Superga, winning a "classic" for the first time in his professional career."Alberto Contador wins his first classic in the Milano-Torino", The Delta World, 26-09-2012. Retrieved on 30 September 2012.Atkins, Ben. "Alberto Contador takes Milano-Torino with late uphill attack", VeloNation, 26-09-2012. Retrieved on 30-09-2012. Diego Ulissi of Lampre–ISD was second and Astana's Fredrik Kessiakoff completed the podium.
Teams The start list included 18 teams, with 11 ProTour teams, and more than 150 riders."Milano-Torino 2012 Startlist", CyclingFever, 26-09-2012. Retrieved on 30-09-2012.
Results Farrand, Stephen. "Contador wins Milano-Torino", Cycling News, 26 september 2012. Retrieved on 8 october 2012. CyclistTeamTime 1 4h 32' 12" 2 + 15" 3 + 24" 4 + 36" 5 + 43" 6 + 43" 7 + 45" 8 + 53" 9 + 53" 10 + 53"
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