# 2012 Tour de Borneo

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 | Stage result | Stage result |
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | 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. |