The 2012 Baltic Chain Tour was the second modern era edition of the Baltic Chain Tour road cycling race. It was held over a period of four days between 21 and 25 May 2013. The race was a part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour with a race classification of 2.2. General classification was won by Lithuanian cyclist Gediminas Bagdonas.[1]
| 2012 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 21—25 August 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 873.9 km (543.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 54' 25" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
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| Stage | Start | Finish | Distance | Date | Winner | Time |
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| 1 | Tallinn | Viljandi | 187.0 km | 21 August |  Alexander Gingsjö (SWE)
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4h 36' 42" |
| 2 | Viljandi | Otepää | 183.0 km | 22 August |  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)
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4h 12' 12" |
| 3 | Smiltene | Rīga | 180.9 km | 23 August |  Yuri Metlushenko (UKR)
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4h 26' 04" |
| 4 | Šiauliai | Utena | 180.6 km | 24 August | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)
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3h 35' 42" |
| 5 | Utena | Vilnius | 142.4 km | 25 August | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)
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3h 04' 12" |
Teams
edit| UCI Continental Teams | National Teams
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Elite Teams |
Stages
editStage 1
edit21 August 2012 – Tallinn to Viljandi, 187.0 km (116.2 mi)
Stage 2
edit22 August 2012 – Viljandi to Otepää, 183.0 km (113.7 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
edit23 August 2012 – Smiltene to Rīga, 280.9 km (174.5 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
edit24 August 2012 – Šiauliai to Utena, 180.6 km (112.2 mi)
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
edit25 August 2012 – Utena to Vilnius, 142.4 km (88.5 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Classification leadership table
edit| Stage | Stage winner | General Classification
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Sprint
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King of the Mountains
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Young riders classification (U26)
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Team classification |
| 1 | Alexander Gingsjö | Alexander Gingsjö | Gediminas Bagdonas | Alexander Gingsjö | Rick Ottema | Cycling Team De Rijke |
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| 2 | Gediminas Bagdonas | |||||
| 3 | Yuri Metlushenko | Mihkel Räim | ||||
| 4 | Gediminas Bagdonas | Gediminas Bagdonas | Viktor Shmalko | Endura Racing | ||
| 5 | Gediminas Bagdonas | |||||
| Final | Gediminas Bagdonas | Gediminas Bagdonas | Mihkel Räim | Viktor Shmalko | Endura Racing | |
Final standings
editGeneral classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)
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National Team Lithuania | 19h 54' 25" |
| 2 |  Viktor Shmalko (RUS)
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Itera–Katusha | 48" |
| 3 |  Ian Wilkinson (GBR)
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Endura Racing | 49" |
| 4 |  Dean Windsor (AUS)
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Endura Racing | 55" |
| 5 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR)
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Kolss Cycling Team | 58" |
| 6 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR)
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Endura Racing | 1'03" |
| 7 |  Indulis Bekmanis (LAT)
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Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 8 |  Ike Groen (NED)
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Cycling Team De Rijke | 1'06" |
| 9 | Mamyr Stash (RUS)
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Itera–Katusha | 1'07" |
| 10 |  Øystein Stake Laengen (NOR)
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Plussbank BMC | s.t. |
Sprint classification
edit| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)
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National Team Lithuania | 12 |
| 2 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR)
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Endura Racing | 10 |
| 3 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS)
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Itera–Katusha | 5 |
| 4 | Andreas Erland (NOR)
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Plussbank BMC | 3 |
| 5 | John Anderson (AUS)
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Endura Racing | 3 |
| 6 | Bas Stamsnijder (NED)
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Cycling Team De Rijke | 3 |
| 7 | Alexander Evtushenko (RUS)
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Itera–Katusha | 3 |
| 8 | Marius Bernatonis (LTU)
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National Team Lithuania | 2 |
| 9 | Darijus Džervus (LTU)
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National Team Lithuania | 2 |
| 10 | Artur Shaymuratov (RUS)
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Itera–Katusha | 2 |
Mountains classification
edit| Rider | Team | Points | |
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| 1 |  Mihkel Räim (EST)
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SJK Viiking | 7 |
| 2 | Dean Windsor (AUS)
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Endura Racing | 5 |
| 3 | John Anderson (AUS)
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Endura Racing | 3 |
| 4 | Alexander Gingsjö (SWE)
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Team Trek Sweden | 3 |
| 5 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR)
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Kolss Cycling Team | 2 |
| 6 | Andreas Erland (NOR)
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Plussbank BMC | 2 |
| 7 | Rick Ottema (NED)
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Cycling Team De Rijke | 2 |
| 8 |  Mikita Zharoven (BLR)
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National Team Belarus | 2 |
| 9 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)
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National Team Lithuania | 1 |
| 10 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS)
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Itera–Katusha | 1 |
Young riders classification
edit| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS)
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Itera–Katusha | 19h 55' 13" |
| 2 | Ike Groen (NED)
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Cycling Team De Rijke | 18" |
| 3 | Mamyr Stash (RUS)
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Itera–Katusha | 19" |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
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Cycling Team De Rijke | 20 |
| 5 | Emīls Liepiņš (LAT)
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Rietumu–Delfin | 26" |
| 6 | Andreas Erland (NOR)
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Plussbank BMC | 27" |
| 7 | Roman Katyrin (RUS)
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Itera–Katusha | 30" |
| 8 | Denys Karnulin (UKR)
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ISD–Lampre Continental | s.t. |
| 9 | Darijus Džervus (LTU)
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National Team Lithuania | 35" |
| 10 | Sindre Eid Hermansen (NOR)
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Team Ringeriks–Kraft Look | 37" |
Team classification
edit| Team | Points | |
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| 1 | Endura Racing
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59h 46' 20" |
| 2 | Itera–Katusha
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19" |
| 3 | Kolss Cycling Team
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21" |
| 4 | National Team Lithuania
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26" |
| 5 | Plussbank BMC
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27" |
| 6 | Rietumu–Delfin
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45" |
| 7 | Cycling Team De Rijke
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3'46" |
| 8 | ISD–Lampre Continental
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7'26" |
| 9 | Team Ringeriks–Kraft Look
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8'22" |
| 10 |  Konya–Torku Şekerspor
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s.t. |