# 2012 Baltic Chain Tour

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.

## Schedule

| Stage | Start | Finish | Distance | Date | Winner | Time |
| 1 | Tallinn | Viljandi | 187.0 km | 21 August | Alexander Gingsjö (SWE) | 4h 36' 42" |
| 2 | Viljandi | Otepää | 183.0 km | 22 August | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | 4h 12' 12" |
| 3 | Smiltene | Rīga | 180.9 km | 23 August | Yuri Metlushenko (UKR) | 4h 26' 04" |
| 4 | Šiauliai | Utena | 180.6 km | 24 August | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | 3h 35' 42" |
| 5 | Utena | Vilnius | 142.4 km | 25 August | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | 3h 04' 12" |

## Teams

| UCI Continental Teams Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com Endura Racing ISD–Lampre Continental Itera–Katusha Kolss Cycling Team Konya–Torku Şekerspor Plussbank BMC Rietumu–Delfin Cycling Team De Rijke Team Ringeriks–Kraft Look Thüringer Energie Team | National Teams National Team Belarus National Team Estonia National Team Finland National Team Lithuania National Team Slovakia | Elite Teams SJK Viiking Team Trek Sweden |

## Stages
### Stage 1

21 August 2012 – Tallinn to Viljandi, 187.0 km (116.2 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Gingsjö (SWE) | Team Trek Sweden | 4h 36' 42" |
| 2 | Rick Ottema (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 2" |
| 3 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | 21" |
| 4 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | s.t. |
| 5 | Lorents Ola Aasvold (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | s.t. |
| 6 | Bas Stamsnijder (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | s.t. |
| 7 | Øystein Stake Laengen (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | s.t. |
| 8 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | s.t. |
| 9 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 10 | Ralf Matzka (GER) | Thüringer Energie Team | 32" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Gingsjö (SWE) | Team Trek Sweden | 4h 36' 32" |
| 2 | Rick Ottema (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 6" |
| 3 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | 27" |
| 4 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 28" |
| 5 | Lorents Ola Aasvold (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | 31" |
| 6 | Bas Stamsnijder (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | s.t. |
| 7 | Øystein Stake Laengen (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | s.t. |
| 8 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | s.t. |
| 9 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 10 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR) | Endura Racing | 40" |

### Stage 2

22 August 2012 – Viljandi to Otepää, 183.0 km (113.7 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 4h 12' 12" |
| 2 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | s.t. |
| 3 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 4 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 5 | Ralf Matzka (GER) | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Erki Pütsep (EST) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | s.t. |
| 7 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | s.t. |
| 8 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 9 | Anatoliy Pakhtusov (UKR) | ISD–Lampre Continental | s.t. |
| 10 | Dean Windsor (AUS) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Gingsjö (SWE) | Team Trek Sweden | 8h 48' 44" |
| 2 | Rick Ottema (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 6" |
| 3 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 15" |
| 4 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | 27" |
| 5 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 6 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 31" |
| 7 | Øystein Stake Laengen (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | s.t. |
| 8 | Lorents Ola Aasvold (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Bas Stamsnijder (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | s.t. |
| 10 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 36" |

### Stage 3

23 August 2012 – Smiltene to Rīga, 280.9 km (174.5 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Yuri Metlushenko (UKR) | Konya–Torku Şekerspor | 4h 26' 04" |
| 2 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | s.t. |
| 3 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | s.t. |
| 4 | Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 5 | Håkon Frengstad Berger (NOR) | Team Ringeriks–Kraft Look | s.t. |
| 6 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 7 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | s.t. |
| 8 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | SJK Viiking | s.t. |
| 9 | Ralf Matzka (GER) | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Darijus Džervus (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Gingsjö (SWE) | Team Trek Sweden | 13h 14' 48" |
| 2 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 8" |
| 3 | Rick Ottema (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 14" |
| 4 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | 27" |
| 5 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 6 | Bas Stamsnijder (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 28" |
| 7 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 31" |
| 8 | Lorents Ola Aasvold (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Øystein Stake Laengen (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | s.t. |
| 10 | Yuri Metlushenko (UKR) | Konya–Torku Şekerspor | 32" |

### Stage 4

24 August 2012 – Šiauliai to Utena, 180.6 km (112.2 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 3h 35' 42" |
| 2 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Dean Windsor (AUS) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 4 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 6 | Ike Groen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | s.t. |
| 7 | Volodymyr Gomenuk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 3" |
| 8 | Darijus Džervus (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 19" |
| 9 | Dmytro Volovod (UKR) | ISD–Lampre Continental | s.t. |
| 10 | Erki Pütsep (EST) | Alpha Baltic–Unitymarathons.com | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 16h 50' 23" |
| 2 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 41" |
| 3 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 4 | Dean Windsor (AUS) | Endura Racing | 45" |
| 5 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 49" |
| 6 | Ike Groen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | s.t. |
| 7 | Volodymyr Gomenuk (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 52" |
| 8 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | 53" |
| 9 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 10 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 57" |

### Stage 5

25 August 2012 – Utena to Vilnius, 142.4 km (88.5 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 3h 04' 12" |
| 2 | Ralf Matzka (GER) | Thüringer Energie Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 4 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 5 | Dean Windsor (AUS) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 6 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | s.t. |
| 7 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR) | Endura Racing | s.t. |
| 8 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | s.t. |
| 10 | Mikita Zharoven (BLR) | National Team Belarus | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 19h 54' 25" |
| 2 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 48" |
| 3 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR) | Endura Racing | 49" |
| 4 | Dean Windsor (AUS) | Endura Racing | 55" |
| 5 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 58" |
| 6 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | 1'03" |
| 7 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 8 | Ike Groen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 1'06" |
| 9 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 1'07" |
| 10 | Øystein Stake Laengen (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | s.t. |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Stage winner | General Classification | Sprint | King of the Mountains | Young riders classification (U26) | Team classification |
| 1 | Alexander Gingsjö | Alexander Gingsjö | Gediminas Bagdonas | Alexander Gingsjö | Rick Ottema | Cycling Team De Rijke |
| 2 | Gediminas Bagdonas | Alexander Gingsjö | Gediminas Bagdonas | Alexander Gingsjö | Rick Ottema | Cycling Team De Rijke |
| 3 | Yuri Metlushenko | Alexander Gingsjö | Gediminas Bagdonas | Mihkel Räim | Rick Ottema | Cycling Team De Rijke |
| 4 | Gediminas Bagdonas | Gediminas Bagdonas | Gediminas Bagdonas | Mihkel Räim | Viktor Shmalko | Endura Racing |
| 5 | Gediminas Bagdonas | Gediminas Bagdonas | Gediminas Bagdonas | Mihkel Räim | Viktor Shmalko | Endura Racing |
| Final | Final | Gediminas Bagdonas | Gediminas Bagdonas | Mihkel Räim | Viktor Shmalko | Endura Racing |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 19h 54' 25" |
| 2 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 48" |
| 3 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR) | Endura Racing | 49" |
| 4 | Dean Windsor (AUS) | Endura Racing | 55" |
| 5 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 58" |
| 6 | Jonathan McEvoy (GBR) | Endura Racing | 1'03" |
| 7 | Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | s.t. |
| 8 | Ike Groen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 1'06" |
| 9 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 1'07" |
| 10 | Øystein Stake Laengen (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | s.t. |

### Sprint classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 12 |
| 2 | Ian Wilkinson (GBR) | Endura Racing | 10 |
| 3 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 5 |
| 4 | Andreas Erland (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | 3 |
| 5 | John Anderson (AUS) | Endura Racing | 3 |
| 6 | Bas Stamsnijder (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 3 |
| 7 | Alexander Evtushenko (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 3 |
| 8 | Marius Bernatonis (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 2 |
| 9 | Darijus Džervus (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 2 |
| 10 | Artur Shaymuratov (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 2 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mihkel Räim (EST) | SJK Viiking | 7 |
| 2 | Dean Windsor (AUS) | Endura Racing | 5 |
| 3 | John Anderson (AUS) | Endura Racing | 3 |
| 4 | Alexander Gingsjö (SWE) | Team Trek Sweden | 3 |
| 5 | Mykhaylo Kononenko (UKR) | Kolss Cycling Team | 2 |
| 6 | Andreas Erland (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | 2 |
| 7 | Rick Ottema (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 2 |
| 8 | Mikita Zharoven (BLR) | National Team Belarus | 2 |
| 9 | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 1 |
| 10 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 1 |

### Young riders classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Viktor Shmalko (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 19h 55' 13" |
| 2 | Ike Groen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 18" |
| 3 | Mamyr Stash (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 19" |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Cycling Team De Rijke | 20 |
| 5 | Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) | Rietumu–Delfin | 26" |
| 6 | Andreas Erland (NOR) | Plussbank BMC | 27" |
| 7 | Roman Katyrin (RUS) | Itera–Katusha | 30" |
| 8 | Denys Karnulin (UKR) | ISD–Lampre Continental | s.t. |
| 9 | Darijus Džervus (LTU) | National Team Lithuania | 35" |
| 10 | Sindre Eid Hermansen (NOR) | Team Ringeriks–Kraft Look | 37" |

### Team classification

| | Team | Points |
| 1 | Endura Racing | 59h 46' 20" |
| 2 | Itera–Katusha | 19" |
| 3 | Kolss Cycling Team | 21" |
| 4 | National Team Lithuania | 26" |
| 5 | Plussbank BMC | 27" |
| 6 | Rietumu–Delfin | 45" |
| 7 | Cycling Team De Rijke | 3'46" |
| 8 | ISD–Lampre Continental | 7'26" |
| 9 | Team Ringeriks–Kraft Look | 8'22" |
| 10 | Konya–Torku Şekerspor | s.t. |