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.[1]

2012 Baltic Chain Tour
2012 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates21—25 August 2012
Stages5
Distance873.9 km (543.0 mi)
Winning time19h 54' 25"
Results
Winner  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) (National Team Lithuania)
  Second  Viktor Shmalko (RUS) (Itera–Katusha)
  Third  Ian Wilkinson (GBR) (Endura Racing)
Mountains  Mihkel Räim (EST) (SJK Viiking)
Youth  Viktor Shmalko (RUS) (Itera–Katusha)
Sprints  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) (National Team Lithuania)
  Team Endura Racing

Schedule
Baltic Chain Tour 2012 – top 3 overall.
Baltic Chain Tour 2012 in Vilnius, Lithuania
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 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)

Stage 1 Result
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"
 General Classification after Stage 1
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)

Stage 2 Result
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.
 General Classification after Stage 2
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)

Stage 3 Result
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.
 General Classification after Stage 3
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)

Stage 4 Result
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.
 General Classification after Stage 4
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)

Stage 5 Result
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.
 General Classification after Stage 5
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
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

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.

References
  1. Official results
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