2012 Bayern Rundfahrt

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
Dates	22–27 May
Stages	5
Distance	801.9 km (498.3 mi)
Winning time	19h 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

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 Team Saxo Bank RadioShack–Nissan Team Sky Euskaltel–Euskadi Lampre–ISD Team Katusha FDJ–BigMat Garmin–Barracuda Orica–GreenEDGE

UCI Professional Continental Teams Argos–Shimano Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator Team Europcar Team NetApp Saur–Sojasun

UCI Continental Teams Eddy Merckx–Indeland Team Heizomat Nutrixxion–Abus Team NSP–Ghost Thüringer Energie Team

Stages

Stage 1

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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"