The 2012

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that took place in

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. 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

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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

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of Australia second and

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of Australia third overall. Out of 102 riders, a total 72 riders made it to the finish in

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Stages

Final standings

General classification

Stage results

Stage 1

;27 April 2012 —

Semporna Semporna ( ms, Pekan Semporna) is the capital of the Semporna District in the Tawau Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 35,301 in 2010. History Semporna was founded soon after the British North Borneo Ch ...

Tawau Tawau (, Jawi: , ), formerly known as Tawao, is the capital of the Tawau District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the third-largest city in Sabah, after Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan. It is located on the Semporna Peninsula in the southeast coast of t ...

Stage 2

;28 April 2012 —

Lahad Datu Lahad Datu ( ms, Bandar Lahad Datu) is the capital of the Lahad Datu District in the Dent Peninsula on Tawau Division of Sabah, Malaysia. Its population was estimated to be around 27,887 in 2010. The town is surrounded by stretches of cocoa and ...

Stage 3

;29 April 2012 —

Sandakan Sandakan (, Jawi: , ) formerly known at various times as Elopura, is the capital of the Sandakan District in Sabah, Malaysia. It is the second largest city in Sabah after Kota Kinabalu. It is located on the Sandakan Peninsula and east coast of ...

Stage 4

;30 April 2012 —

Sepilok Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre is located about 25 kilometres west of Sandakan in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. The centre opened in 1964 as the first official orangutan Orangutans are great apes native to the rainforests of I ...

to Kundasang,

Stage 5

;1 May 2012 — Kundasang to

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External links

Palmares
at ''cyclingarchives.com''
Results
at ''cqranking.com'' 2012 in road cycling International sports competitions hosted by Malaysia 2012 in Malaysian sport