| 2012 Clásica de San Sebastián | |
| Series: | 2012 UCI World Tour |
| Race No: | 21 |
| Season No: | 28 |
| Date: | 14 August 2012 |
| Stages: | 1 |
| Distance: | 234 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 5h 55' 34" |
| Speed: | 39.49 |
| First: | Luis León Sánchez |
| First Nat: | Spain |
| Second: | Simon Gerrans |
| Second Nat: | Australia |
| Third: | Gianni Meersman |
| Third Nat: | Belgium |
| Previous: | 2011 |
| Next: | 2013 |
The 2012 Clásica de San Sebastián was the 32nd edition of the Clásica de San Sebastián, a single-day cycling race. It was held on 14 August 2012, over a distance of 234km (145miles), starting and finishing in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, Spain. It was the twenty-first event of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won for the second time in three years by rider Luis León Sánchez after making a late-race attack on the descent from the Alto de Arkale.[1] Second place went to 's Simon Gerrans,[2] while Gianni Meersman rounded out the podium placings for .[3] [4]
As the Clásica de San Sebastián was a UCI World Tour event, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Two other squads – and – were given wildcard places into the race, and as such, formed the event's 20-team peloton.
The 20 teams that competed in the race were:[5]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | UCI World Tour Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5h 55' 34" | 80 | ||
| 2 | + 7" | 60 | ||
| 3 | + 7" | 50 | ||
| 4 | + 7" | 40 | ||
| 5 | + 7" | 30 | ||
| 6 | + 7" | 22 | ||
| 7 | + 7" | 14 | ||
| 8 | + 7" | 10 | ||
| 9 | + 7" | 6 | ||
| 10 | + 7" | 2 | ||