The 2012 Bayern Rundfahrt was the 33rd edition of the Bayern Rundfahrt, an annual cycling road race. Departing from Traunstein on 22 May, it concluded in Bamberg on 27 May. The 801.9 km long stage race was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event. Michael Rogers of Team Sky was the eventual winner.

2012 Bayern Rundfahrt
2012 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates22–27 May
Stages5
Distance801.9 km (498.3 mi)
Winning time19h 26' 20"
Results
Winner  Michael Rogers (AUS) (Team Sky)
  Second  Jérôme Coppel (FRA) (Saur–Sojasun)
  Third  Vladimir Gusev (RUS) (Team Katusha)

Points  Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) (Lampre–ISD)
Mountains  Steffen Radochla (GER) (Team NSP–Ghost)
Youth  Tony Gallopin (FRA) (RadioShack–Nissan)
  Team Team Sky
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Teams

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19 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 9 UCI ProTeams, 5 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 5 UCI Continental Teams.[1]

UCI ProTeams UCI Professional Continental Teams UCI Continental Teams

Stages

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Stage 1

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23 May 2012 – Traunstein to Penzberg, 215.7 km (134.0 mi)'

Rider Team Time
1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Lampre–ISD 5h 29' 01"
2   Allan Davis (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE st
3   Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) FDJ–BigMat st
4   John Degenkolb (AUS) Argos–Shimano st
5   Alexander Porsev (RUS) Team Katusha st

Stage 2

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24 May 2012 – Penzberg to Kempten, 195.6 km (121.5 mi)'

Rider Team Time
1   Michael Rogers (AUS) Team Sky 4h 43' 48"
2   Vladimir Gusev (RUS) Team Katusha st
3   Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Saur–Sojasun st
4   Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) RadioShack–Nissan st
5   Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) Team Sky st

Stage 3

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25 May 2012 – Kempten to Treuchtlingen, 196.4 km (122.0 mi)'

Rider Team Time
1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Lampre–ISD 4h 54' 24"
2   Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR) Team Katusha st
3   John Degenkolb (GER) Argos–Shimano st
4   Michael Schweizer (GER) Nutrixxion–Abus st
5   Allan Davis (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE st

Stage 4

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26 May 2012 – individual time trial (ITT) in Feuchtwangen, 26.4 km (16.4 mi)'

Rider Team Time
1   Michael Rogers (AUS) Team Sky 31' 15"
2   Richie Porte (AUS) Team Sky + 4"
3   Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Saur–Sojasun +16"
4   Vladimir Gusev (RUS) Team Katusha +24"
5   Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) Team Sky +35"

Stage 5

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27 May 2012 – Feuchtwangen to Bamberg, 167.8 km (104.3 mi)'

Rider Team Time
1   Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Lampre–ISD 3hr 48' 06"
2   Allan Davis (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE st
3   André Schulze (GER) Team NetApp st
4   Rafai Chtioui (TUN) Team Europcar st
5   Baden Cooke (AUS) Orica–GreenEDGE st

Classification leadership

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Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Team classification
1 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi David Boucher Steffen Radochla Alexander Smith Team Europcar
2 Michael Rogers Michael Rogers Michael Rogers Michael Blackman Team Sky
3 Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi
4 Michael Rogers Tony Gallopin
5 Alessandro Petacchi
Final Michael Rogers Alessandro Petacchi Steffen Radochla Tony Gallopin Team Sky

General classification

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Rider Team Time
1   Michael Rogers (AUS) Team Sky 19h 26' 20"
2   Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 25"
3   Vladimir Gusev (RUS) Team Katusha + 30"
4   Richie Porte (AUS) Team Sky + 41"
5   Kanstantsin Sivtsov (BLR) Team Sky + 47"
6   Tony Gallopin (FRA) RadioShack–Nissan + 1' 13"
7   Christian Knees (GER) Team Sky + 1' 17"
8   Joost Posthuma (NED) RadioShack–Nissan + 5' 47"
9   Jérémy Roy (FRA) FDJ–BigMat + 1' 30"
10   Haimar Zubeldia (ESP) RadioShack–Nissan + 6' 43"

References

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  1. ^ "Start list / list of participants – Bayern Rundfahrt" (in German). Int. Tour of Bavaria eV. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2012.