In the 2012 Critérium du Dauphiné, Marco Marzano moved up three positions in the final stage to win the Point d’Appui. Marzano finished 27:14:03 behind the winner, Bradley Wiggins of Sky Procycling, and 58 minutes ahead of the Lanterne Rouge, Alan Perez Lezaun of Euskatel-Euskadi.
Always a threat to the middle, Irizar Markel finished two spots ahead of the Marzano, barely missing out on a second Point d’Appui.
The fulcrum changed hands five times during the race, and only two of the stages finished with an even number of riders and thus no fulcrum. The following are the overall Point d’Appui holders at the end of each stage:
- Prologue: Stijn Vandenbergh
- Stage 1: Arthur Vichot
- Stage 2: No fulcrum
- Stage 3: No fulcrum
- Stage 4: Daniel Teklehaimanot
- Stage 5: Alessandro Vanotti
- Stage 6: Luis Angel Mate Mardones
- Stage 7: Marco Marzano
Point d'Appui 