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.

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)
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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

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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

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General classification

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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

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