| 2012 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 22–27 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 801.9 km (498.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 26' 20" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Bayern Rundfahrt was the 33rd edition of the Bayern Rundfahrt, an annual cycling road race. Departing from Traunstein on 22 May, it concluded in Bamberg on 27 May. The 801.9 km long stage race was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event. Michael Rogers of Team Sky was the eventual winner.
Teams
19 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 9 UCI ProTeams, 5 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 5 UCI Continental Teams.[1]
| UCI ProTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams |
Stages
Stage 1
23 May 2012 – Traunstein to Penzberg, 215.7 km (134.0 mi)'
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
Lampre–ISD | 5h 29' 01" |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Allan Davis (AUS) |
Orica–GreenEDGE | st |
| 3 |  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) |
FDJ–BigMat | st |
| 4 | John Degenkolb (AUS) |
Argos–Shimano | st |
| 5 |  Alexander Porsev (RUS) |
Team Katusha | st |
Stage 2
24 May 2012 – Penzberg to Kempten, 195.6 km (121.5 mi)'
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Rogers (AUS) |
Team Sky | 4h 43' 48" |
| 2 | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) |
Team Katusha | st |
| 3 |  Jérôme Coppel (FRA) |
Saur–Sojasun | st |
| 4 |  Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) |
RadioShack–Nissan | st |
| 5 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) |
Team Sky | st |
Stage 3
25 May 2012 – Kempten to Treuchtlingen, 196.4 km (122.0 mi)'
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
Lampre–ISD | 4h 54' 24" |
| 2 | Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) |
Team Katusha | st |
| 3 |  John Degenkolb (GER) |
Argos–Shimano | st |
| 4 | Michael Schweizer (GER) |
Nutrixxion–Abus | st |
| 5 | Allan Davis (AUS) |
Orica–GreenEDGE | st |
Stage 4
26 May 2012 – individual time trial (ITT) in Feuchtwangen, 26.4 km (16.4 mi)'
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Rogers (AUS) |
Team Sky | 31' 15" |
| 2 | Richie Porte (AUS) |
Team Sky | + 4" |
| 3 | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) |
Saur–Sojasun | +16" |
| 4 | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) |
Team Katusha | +24" |
| 5 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) |
Team Sky | +35" |
Stage 5
27 May 2012 – Feuchtwangen to Bamberg, 167.8 km (104.3 mi)'
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) |
Lampre–ISD | 3hr 48' 06" |
| 2 | Allan Davis (AUS) |
Orica–GreenEDGE | st |
| 3 | André Schulze (GER) |
Team NetApp | st |
| 4 |  Rafai Chtioui (TUN) |
Team Europcar | st |
| 5 | Baden Cooke (AUS) |
Orica–GreenEDGE | st |
Classification leadership
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Rogers (AUS) |
Team Sky | 19h 26' 20" |
| 2 | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) |
Saur–Sojasun | + 25" |
| 3 | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) |
Team Katusha | + 30" |
| 4 | Richie Porte (AUS) |
Team Sky | + 41" |
| 5 | Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) |
Team Sky | + 47" |
| 6 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) |
RadioShack–Nissan | + 1' 13" |
| 7 | Christian Knees (GER) |
Team Sky | + 1' 17" |
| 8 |  Joost Posthuma (NED) |
RadioShack–Nissan | + 5' 47" |
| 9 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) |
FDJ–BigMat | + 1' 30" |
| 10 | Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) |
RadioShack–Nissan | + 6' 43" |
References
- ↑ "Start list / list of participants – Bayern Rundfahrt" (in German). Int. Tour of Bavaria eV. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.