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2012 Giro d'Italia

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Let an agent explain the 2012 Giro d Italia and its outcome, relay route, stages and classification results from cycling sources, describe notable moments, and distinguish this edition from other years and from the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain the 2012 Giro d Italia and its outcome, relay route, stages and classification results from cycling sources, describe notable moments, and distinguish this edition from other years and from the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana.

The 95th edition of the Giro d Italia, the annual three-week Grand Tour stage race in Italy, held from 5 to 27 May 2012, starting in Herning, Denmark and finishing in Milan over about 3502 kilometres, won by Ryder Hesjedal of Garmin-Barracuda ahead of Joaquim Rodriguez and Thomas De Gendt, with the points classification won by Joaquim Rodriguez, the mountains classification by Matteo Rabottini and the young rider classification by Rigoberto Uran; Hesjedal became the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour, overturning a 31 second deficit to Rodriguez in the final Milan time trial to win by 16 seconds.

What it is for: Not applicable; a sporting event.

It can be explain the edition; relay results; describe route and moments; distinguish from other editions.

Distinguishing features

Grand Tour

Three weeks in May

Pink jersey

Won by Ryder Hesjedal

What it looks like

Not a visible object; a stage race across Italy.

Physical character

edition: 95th number

dates: 5 to 27 May 2012 period

distance: 3502 km - approximately

start: Herning, Denmark place

finish: Milan place

How it is recognised

2012 Giro d Italia

Won by Ryder Hesjedal; Joaquim Rodriguez ahead of Thomas De Gendt

The 2011 Giro was the previous edition; the Tour de France is a separate Grand Tour

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms, a UCI WorldTour stage race

2.UWT

is an edition of - the Italian Grand Tour

Giro d Italia

was won by - of Garmin-Barracuda

Ryder Hesjedal

follows - the previous edition

2011 Giro d Italia

In practice

Families and kinds

general classification

points classification

mountains classification

young rider classification

team classification

individual stages

Standards and regulation

UCI regulations for Grand Tours

Race organiser rules of RCS Sport

Anti-doping rules

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing editions

Stale results after any later sanctions

Confusing with the Tour de France

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What this edition was.

Definition.

Definition

Overview.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What happened in the 2012 Giro d Italia, and who won each classification? definition
  2. Is the question about this edition, another year or another Grand Tour? boundary

Route

Route.

Route

Route.

  1. What was the route from Herning, Denmark to Milan, and which stages were decisive? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific stage? action
Results Results.

Sources.

Classifications

Classifications.

Classifications

Classifications.

  1. What were the final standings in the general, points, mountains and young rider classifications? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Stages

Stage winners.

Stages

Stages.

  1. Who won the individual stages, and how did the lead change? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Story The race story.

Attribution.

Moments

Key moments.

Moments

Moments.

  1. What were the key moments and controversies, as reported by cycling media? provenance
  2. Is the presentation attributed? boundary

Riders

Riders and teams.

Riders

Riders.

  1. Which riders and teams shaped the race? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the specific rider? action
Context Context.

Context.

Season

The season.

Season

Season.

  1. How did this Giro fit into the 2012 cycling season? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the 2012 UCI World Tour? action

History

Giro history.

History

History.

  1. How does this edition compare with other Giri in the race s history? provenance
  2. Which entry fits the history of the Giro d Italia? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should individual stages be linked?
  • How should cycling sources be linked?
  • How should later result changes be recorded?