2012 Tour de Borneo

2012 Tour de Borneo
2011–12 UCI Asia Tour
Race details
Dates27 April–1 May 2012
Stages5
Distance755.8 km (469.6 mi)
Winning time19h 32' 04"
Results
  Winner  Michael Torckler (NZL) (New Zealand)
  Second  Nathan Earle (AUS) (Genesys Wealth Advisers)
  Third  Jonathan Lovelock (AUS) (Genesys Wealth Advisers)

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 Jonathan Lovelock 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)  Louis Crosby (NZL)  Roman van Uden (NZL)
2 28 April Tawau to Lahad Datu 146 km (90.7 mi)  Nathan Earle (AUS)  Mohamed Shahrul Afiza Fauzan (MAS)  Michael Torckler (NZL)
3 29 April Lahad Datu to Sandakan 181 km (112.5 mi)  Anthony Giacoppo (AUS)  Mohamed Harrif Salleh (MAS)  Azamat Turaev (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)  Black Hose (AUS)

Final standings

General classification

Rider Team Time
1 Michael Torckler New Zealand 19h 32' 04"
2 Nathan Earle Genesys Wealth Advisers + 06"
3 Jonathan Lovelock Genesys Wealth Advisers + 44"
4 Caleb Jones Australia + 53"
5 Blake Hose Genesys Wealth Advisers + 01' 00"
6 Sergey Kuzmin Kazakhstan + 01' 13"
7 Tonton Susanto Indonesia s.t.
8 Mohamed Shahrul Mat Amin 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 Louis Crosby New Zealand s.t.
3 Roman van Uden New Zealand s.t.
4 Mohamed Harrif Salleh Terengganu Cycling Team s.t.
5 Azamat Turaev Uzbekistan Suren Team s.t.
6 Anthony Giacoppo Genesys Wealth Advisers s.t.
7 Muhammad Raihaan Abd Aziz CCN Cycling Team s.t.
8 Volodymyr Zagorodniy Uzbekistan Suren Team s.t.
9 James Williamson New Zealand s.t.
10 Ericson Obosa 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 Mohamed Shahrul Afiza Fauzan Malaysia s.t.
3 Michael Torckler New Zealand s.t.
4 Volodymyr Zagorodniy Uzbekistan Suren Team s.t.
5 Anthony Giacoppo Genesys Wealth Advisers s.t.
6 Caleb Jones Australia s.t.
7 Lex Nederlof CCN Cycling Team s.t.
8 Arin Iswanna Indonesia s.t.
9 Timo Scholz CCN Cycling Team s.t.
10 Azamat Turaev Uzbekistan Suren Team 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 Azamat Turaev Uzbekistan Suren Team s.t.
4 Mohamed Shahrul Mat Amin 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 Caleb Jones 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 Mohamed Shahrul Mat Amin Terengganu Cycling Team + 27"
5 Caleb Jones Australia s.t.
6 Mark Guevarra Philippines + 34"
7 Sergey Kuzmin Kazakhstan + 47"
8 Tonton Susanto Indonesia s.t.
9 Timo Scholz CCN Cycling Team + 01' 21"
10 Jonathan Lovelock 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 Uzbekistan Suren Team 02h 40' 30"
2 Luke Joyce Australia s.t.
3 Blake Hose Genesys Wealth Advisers s.t.
4 Dadi Suryadi Indonesia + 13"
5 Trent Morley Australia s.t.
6 Ivan Chernyavskiy Kazakhstan s.t.
7 Bambang Suryadi Indonesia s.t.
8 Valery Kobzarenko Uzbekistan Suren Team s.t.
9 Ahmad Fahmi Farhan Ahmad Fuat Malaysia s.t.
10 Jonathan Lovelock Genesys Wealth Advisers s.t.