2012 Tour de Borneo

2012 Tour de Borneo

2011–12 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates	27 April–1 May 2012
Stages	5
Distance	755.8 km (469.6 mi)
Winning time	19h 32' 04"
Results
Winner  Michael Torckler (NZL) (New Zealand)   Second  Nathan Earle (AUS) (Genesys Wealth Advisers)   Third   (AUS) (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
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The 2012 Tour de Borneo, a cycling stage race that took place in Malaysia. It was held from 27 April to 1 May 2012. There were five stages, covering 755.8 kilometres. In fact, the race was sanctioned by the Union Cycliste Internationale as a 2.2 category race and was part of the 2011–12 UCI Asia Tour calendar.

Michael Torckler of New Zealand won the race, followed by Nathan Earle of Australia second and of Australia third overall. Out of 102 riders, a total 72 riders made it to the finish in Kota Kinabalu.

Stages[]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Stage result
				Winner	Second	Third
1	27 April	Semporna to Tawau	102.8 km (63.9 mi)	Michael Torckler (NZL)	(NZL)	Roman van Uden (NZL)
2	28 April	Tawau to Lahad Datu	146 km (90.7 mi)	Nathan Earle (AUS)	(MAS)	Michael Torckler (NZL)
3	29 April	Lahad Datu to Sandakan	181 km (112.5 mi)	Anthony Giacoppo (AUS)	Mohamed Harrif Salleh (MAS)	(UZB)
4	30 April	Sepilok to Kundasang	214 km (133.0 mi)	Nathan Earle (AUS)	Michael Torckler (NZL)	Bambang Suryadi (INA)
5	1 May	Kundasang to Kota Kinabalu	112 km (69.6 mi)	Volodymyr Zagorodniy (UKR)	Luke Joyce (AUS)	(AUS)

Final standings[]

General classification[]

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michael Torckler	New Zealand	19h 32' 04"
2	Nathan Earle	Genesys Wealth Advisers	+ 06"
3		Genesys Wealth Advisers	+ 44"
4		Australia	+ 53"
5		Genesys Wealth Advisers	+ 01' 00"
6		Kazakhstan	+ 01' 13"
7	Tonton Susanto	Indonesia	s.t.
8		Terengganu Cycling Team	+ 01' 16"
9	Bambang Suryadi	Indonesia	+ 02' 48"
10	Timo Scholz	CCN Cycling Team	+ 02' 51"

Stage results[]

Stage 1[]

27 April 2012 — Semporna to Tawau, 102.8 km (63.9 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Michael Torckler	New Zealand	02h 23' 06"
2		New Zealand	s.t.
3	Roman van Uden	New Zealand	s.t.
4	Mohamed Harrif Salleh	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
5			s.t.
6	Anthony Giacoppo	Genesys Wealth Advisers	s.t.
7		CCN Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Volodymyr Zagorodniy		s.t.
9	James Williamson	New Zealand	s.t.
10		Philippines	s.t.

Stage 2[]

28 April 2012 — Tawau to Lahad Datu, 146 km (90.7 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nathan Earle	Genesys Wealth Advisers	03h 38' 44"
2		Malaysia	s.t.
3	Michael Torckler	New Zealand	s.t.
4	Volodymyr Zagorodniy		s.t.
5	Anthony Giacoppo	Genesys Wealth Advisers	s.t.
6		Australia	s.t.
7	Lex Nederlof	CCN Cycling Team	s.t.
8		Indonesia	s.t.
9	Timo Scholz	CCN Cycling Team	s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 3[]

29 April 2012 — Lahad Datu to Sandakan, 181 km (112.5 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Anthony Giacoppo	Genesys Wealth Advisers	04h 35' 49"
2	Mohamed Harrif Salleh	Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
3			s.t.
4		Terengganu Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Roman van Uden	New Zealand	s.t.
6	Ahmad Haidar Anuawar	OCBC Singapore Continental Cycling Team	s.t.
7	Bambang Suryadi	Indonesia	s.t.
8		Australia	s.t.
9	Lex Nederlof	CCN Cycling Team	s.t.
10	Timo Scholz	CCN Cycling Team	s.t.

Stage 4[]

30 April 2012 — Sepilok to Kundasang, 214 km (133.0 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Nathan Earle	Genesys Wealth Advisers	06h 11' 48"
2	Michael Torckler	New Zealand	s.t.
3	Bambang Suryadi	Indonesia	+ 18"
4		Terengganu Cycling Team	+ 27"
5		Australia	s.t.
6		Philippines	+ 34"
7		Kazakhstan	+ 47"
8	Tonton Susanto	Indonesia	s.t.
9	Timo Scholz	CCN Cycling Team	+ 01' 21"
10		Genesys Wealth Advisers	+ 01' 53"

Stage 5[]

1 May 2012 — Kundasang to Kota Kinabalu, 112 km (69.6 mi)

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Volodymyr Zagorodniy		02h 40' 30"
2	Luke Joyce	Australia	s.t.
3		Genesys Wealth Advisers	s.t.
4		Indonesia	+ 13"
5		Australia	s.t.
6		Kazakhstan	s.t.
7	Bambang Suryadi	Indonesia	s.t.
8	Valery Kobzarenko		s.t.
9		Malaysia	s.t.
10		Genesys Wealth Advisers	s.t.

External links[]

• Palmares at cyclingarchives.com
• Results at cqranking.com