Debutants
Youngest debutants in Tour Down Under in 2012. There are 52 debutants.
| # | Rider | Team | Age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MCCARTHY Jay | Team UniSA-Australia | 19y + 131d |
| 2 | KELDERMAN Wilco | Rabobank Cycling Team | 20y + 298d |
| 3 | FENN Andrew | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 21y + 200d |
| 4 | PALMER Thomas | Team UniSA-Australia | 21y + 203d |
| 5 | HOWARD Leigh | Orica GreenEDGE | 22y + 91d |
| 6 | RATTO Daniele | Liquigas - Cannondale | 22y + 104d |
| 7 | BLYTHE Adam | BMC Racing Team | 22y + 108d |
| 8 | TRENTIN Matteo | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 22y + 168d |
| 9 | CABEDO Víctor | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 22y + 216d |
| 10 | COURTEILLE Arnaud | FDJ - BigMat | 22y + 310d |
| 11 | HAAS Nathan | Team Garmin - Barracuda | 22y + 311d |
| 12 | AGOSTINI Stefano | Liquigas - Cannondale | 23y + 14d |
| 13 | DOWSETT Alex | Sky Procycling | 23y + 106d |
| 14 | GRAZIATO Massimo | Lampre - ISD | 23y + 114d |
| 15 | SERGENT Jesse | RadioShack - Nissan | 23y + 193d |
| 16 | GARCÍA Ricardo | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 23y + 325d |
| 17 | VON HOFF Steele | Team UniSA-Australia | 24y + 17d |
| 18 | LEMARCHAND Romain | AG2R La Mondiale | 24y + 175d |
| 19 | BOASSON HAGEN Edvald | Sky Procycling | 24y + 245d |
| 20 | MARYCZ Jarosław | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 24y + 275d |
| 21 | SMUKULIS Gatis | Team Katusha | 24y + 277d |
| 22 | NORRIS Lachlan | Team UniSA-Australia | 24y + 361d |
| 23 | FRANK Mathias | BMC Racing Team | 25y + 39d |
| 24 | PAVARIN Marcello | Vacansoleil - DCM | 25y + 87d |
| 25 | MASCIARELLI Francesco | Astana Pro Team | 25y + 257d |
| 26 | AAEN JØRGENSEN Jonas | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 25y + 272d |
| 27 | SÁEZ Adrián | Euskaltel - Euskadi | 25y + 306d |
| 28 | GRUZDEV Dmitriy | Astana Pro Team | 25y + 310d |
| 29 | BAKELANTS Jan | RadioShack - Nissan | 25y + 337d |
| 30 | MACHADO Tiago | RadioShack - Nissan | 26y + 91d |
| 31 | BELLETTI Manuel | AG2R La Mondiale | 26y + 95d |
| 32 | CANUTI Federico | Liquigas - Cannondale | 26y + 140d |
| 33 | BOLE Grega | Lampre - ISD | 26y + 157d |
| 34 | BRAMMEIER Matt | Omega Pharma - Quick-Step | 26y + 224d |
| 35 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | BMC Racing Team | 26y + 245d |
| 36 | BAUER Jack | Team Garmin - Barracuda | 26y + 285d |
| 37 | BELKOV Maxim | Team Katusha | 27y + 8d |
| 38 | MORENO Javier | Movistar Team | 27y + 183d |
| 39 | MONTAGUTI Matteo | AG2R La Mondiale | 28y + 11d |
| 40 | MAASKANT Martijn | Team Garmin - Barracuda | 28y + 174d |
| 41 | VAN HUMMEL Kenny | Vacansoleil - DCM | 29y + 109d |
| 42 | GERDEMANN Linus | RadioShack - Nissan | 29y + 123d |
| 43 | SHPILEVSKY Boris | AG2R La Mondiale | 29y + 150d |
| 44 | BONNET William | FDJ - BigMat | 29y + 206d |
| 45 | MOL Wouter | Vacansoleil - DCM | 29y + 275d |
| 46 | BENNATI Daniele | RadioShack - Nissan | 31y + 115d |
| 47 | BOŽIČ Borut | Astana Pro Team | 31y + 162d |
| 48 | MURAVYEV Dmitriy | Astana Pro Team | 32y + 76d |
| 49 | MIYAZAWA Takashi | Team Saxo Bank - Tinkoff Bank | 33y + 324d |
| 50 | FREIRE Óscar | Team Katusha | 35y + 336d |
| 51 | KLIER Andreas | Team Garmin - Barracuda | 36y + 2d |
| 52 | PETACCHI Alessandro | Lampre - ISD | 38y + 14d |