Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) won the inaugural stage of 2012 Tour of Beijing from a scrappy bunch sprint. Viviani sneaked through from the left of the galloping bunch to power first to the finish line. Andy Fenn (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) trailed behind in second and Norwegian champion Edvald Boasson Hagen (Team Sky) finished third.

2012 Tour of Beijing started today with some fanfare and smoggy conditions. 117 km long Stage 1 from Tian An Men Square to Bird’s Nest was a quiet affair until the final lap when Rabobank, Orica-GreenEdge and OmegaPharma-QuickStep started to up the pace. Orica-GreenEdge and Rabobank never quite controlled the peloton in the dying kilometers which lead to some confusion between their leadout trains in the final stretch. This gave an opportunity to Viviani who took the first place by quite a margin.

Race Results

Tour of Beijing (2012) - Stage 1

Tian An Men Square to Bird’s Nest (117km)
9 Oct 2012
Stage 5  |  Stage 4  |  Stage 3  |  Stage 2  |  Stage 1


Stage
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 VIVIANI, Elia ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 2:37:49
2 FENN, Andrew GBR OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 0
3 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald NOR SKY PROCYCLING
4 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
5 HENDERSON, Greg NZL LOTTO BELISOL
6 BOS, Theo NED RABOBANK
7 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOVISTAR
8 KRUOPIS, Aidis LTU ORICA-GREENEDGE
9 PETACCHI, Alessandro ITA LAMPRE - ISD
10 LODEWYCK, Klaas BEL BMC RACING
11 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
12 MONDORY, Lloyd FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
13 TSATEVITCH, Alexey RUS KATUSHA
14 WELLENS, Tim BEL LOTTO BELISOL
15 HAUSSLER, Heinrich AUS Garmin-Sharp
16 HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian ARG SAXO BANK
17 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto POR MOVISTAR
18 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
19 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus ESP MOVISTAR
20 IGLINSKIY, Valentin KAZ ASTANA
21 HOUANARD, Steve FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
22 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele ITA LAMPRE - ISD
23 KEMPS, Aaron AUS CHAMPION SYSTEM
24 MORI, Manuele ITA LAMPRE - ISD
25 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE
26 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro ITA BMC RACING
27 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR ASTANA
28 AVERY, Clinton NZL CHAMPION SYSTEM
29 MARTIN, Daniel IRL Garmin-Sharp
30 VELASCO MURILLO, Ivan ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
31 MARTIN, Tony GER OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
32 BARDET, Romain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
33 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
34 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz POL VACANSOLEIL-DCM
35 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS KATUSHA
36 SUTTON, Christopher AUS SKY PROCYCLING
37 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven NED RABOBANK
38 DAVIS, Allan AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
39 KRITSKIY, Timofey RUS KATUSHA
40 SERGENT, Jesse NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
41 DOCKX, Gert BEL LOTTO BELISOL
42 MAJKA, Rafal POL SAXO BANK
43 DALL'ANTONIA, Tiziano ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
44 VAN LEIJEN, Joost NED LOTTO BELISOL
45 CHEREL, Mikael FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
46 CAPECCHI, Eros ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
47 CHICCHI, Francesco ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
48 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT
49 BAKELANTS, Jan BEL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
50 KANGERT, Tanel EST ASTANA
51 VIGANO, Davide ITA LAMPRE - ISD
52 KING, Benjamin USA RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
53 HALLER, Marco AUT KATUSHA
54 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA
55 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
56 HESJEDAL, Ryder CAN Garmin-Sharp
57 GAVAZZI, Francesco ITA ASTANA
58 ROUX, Anthony FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
59 NEYENS, Maarten BEL LOTTO BELISOL 9
60 VAN EMDEN, Jos NED RABOBANK
61 FRANK, Mathias SUI BMC RACING
62 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
63 PENGDA, Jiao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
64 BENNATI, Daniele ITA RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
65 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte NED RABOBANK
66 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
67 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
68 TANNER, David AUS SAXO BANK
69 WYNANTS, Maarten BEL RABOBANK
70 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, José Ivan ESP MOVISTAR
71 BENNET, George NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
72 HOOGERLAND, Johnny NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
73 KOHLER, Martin SUI BMC RACING
74 IGNATENKO, Petr RUS KATUSHA
75 CLARKE, Simon AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
76 ROWE, Luke GBR SKY PROCYCLING
77 LASTRAS GARCIA, Pablo ESP MOVISTAR
78 VAN SUMMEREN, Johan BEL Garmin-Sharp
79 WEGMANN, Fabian GER Garmin-Sharp
80 VEIKKANEN, Jussi FIN FDJ-BIG MAT
81 MEIER, Christian CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE
82 IGNATIEV, Mikhail RUS KATUSHA
83 VEUCHELEN, Frederik BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM
84 LIGTHART, Pim NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
85 COBO, José ESP MOVISTAR
86 GESLIN, Anthony FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
87 SULZBERGER, Wesley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
88 HANSEN, Adam AUS LOTTO BELISOL
89 MARYCZ, Jaroslaw POL SAXO BANK
90 HOWARD, Leigh AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
91 DA DALTO, Mauro ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
92 JIANG, Kun CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
93 BOARO, Manuele ITA SAXO BANK
94 WYSS, Danilo SUI BMC RACING
95 CATALDO, Dario ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
96 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar ESP RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
97 SOHRABI, Mehdi IRI LOTTO BELISOL
98 BOLE, Grega SLO LAMPRE - ISD
99 BOL, Jetse NED RABOBANK
100 VERMOTE, Julien BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
101 BELKOV, Maxim RUS KATUSHA
102 BILBAO, Peio ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
103 LE MEVEL, Christophe FRA Garmin-Sharp
104 CIMOLAI, Davide ITA LAMPRE - ISD
105 IRIARTE, Javier ESP MOVISTAR
106 PUCCIO, Salvatore ITA SKY PROCYCLING
107 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas LTU MOVISTAR
108 LANGEVELD, Sebastian NED ORICA-GREENEDGE
109 ROY, Jérémy FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
110 RABON, Frantisek CZE OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
111 MOSER, Moreno ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
112 CHRISTENSEN, Mads DEN SAXO BANK
113 BUTLER, Chris USA CHAMPION SYSTEM
114 DEKKER, Thomas NED Garmin-Sharp
115 PHINNEY, Taylor USA BMC RACING
116 GUARNIERI, Jacopo ITA ASTANA
117 LINDEMAN, Bertjan NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
118 POSSONI, Morris ITA LAMPRE - ISD
119 IGLINSKIY, Maxim KAZ ASTANA
120 LUND, Anders DEN SAXO BANK
121 HOWES, Alex USA Garmin-Sharp
122 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING
123 DOWSETT, Alex GBR SKY PROCYCLING
124 GANG, Xu CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
125 ROULSTON, Hayden NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
126 PATERSKI, Maciej POL LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 21
127 SALERNO, Cristiano ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
128 SCHLECK, Andy LUX RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
129 LEWIS, Craig USA CHAMPION SYSTEM 37
130 DOCKER, Mitchell AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE 45
131 RATTO, Daniele ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 47
132 LANDA MEANA, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI 57
133 GRUZDEV, Dmitriy KAZ ASTANA +1:03
134 KEISSE, Iljo BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +1:06
135 DE HAES, Kenny BEL LOTTO BELISOL
136 GEORGES, Sylvain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE +1:11
137 TJALLINGII, Maarten NED RABOBANK +1:33
138 GARATE, Juan Manuel ESP RABOBANK
139 LIU, Biao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM +1:35
140 BANDIERA, Marco ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +1:44
141 MALORI, Adriano ITA LAMPRE - ISD
142 MINGUEZ AYALA, Miguel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
143 BOUCHER, David FRA FDJ-BIG MAT DNF

General Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 VIVIANI, Elia ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 2:37:39
2 FENN, Andrew GBR OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 4
3 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
4 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald NOR SKY PROCYCLING 6
5 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM 10
6 HENDERSON, Greg NZL LOTTO BELISOL
7 BOS, Theo NED RABOBANK
8 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOVISTAR
9 KRUOPIS, Aidis LTU ORICA-GREENEDGE
10 PETACCHI, Alessandro ITA LAMPRE - ISD
11 LODEWYCK, Klaas BEL BMC RACING
12 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
13 MONDORY, Lloyd FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
14 TSATEVITCH, Alexey RUS KATUSHA
15 WELLENS, Tim BEL LOTTO BELISOL
16 HAUSSLER, Heinrich AUS Garmin-Sharp
17 HAEDO, Lucas Sebastian ARG SAXO BANK
18 FARIA DA COSTA, Rui Alberto POR MOVISTAR
19 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
20 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus ESP MOVISTAR
21 IGLINSKIY, Valentin KAZ ASTANA
22 HOUANARD, Steve FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
23 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele ITA LAMPRE - ISD
24 KEMPS, Aaron AUS CHAMPION SYSTEM
25 MORI, Manuele ITA LAMPRE - ISD
26 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo ITA AG2R LA MONDIALE
27 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro ITA BMC RACING
28 GRIVKO, Andriy UKR ASTANA
29 AVERY, Clinton NZL CHAMPION SYSTEM
30 MARTIN, Daniel IRL Garmin-Sharp
31 VELASCO MURILLO, Ivan ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
32 MARTIN, Tony GER OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
33 BARDET, Romain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
34 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz POL VACANSOLEIL-DCM
35 GUSEV, Vladimir RUS KATUSHA
36 SUTTON, Christopher AUS SKY PROCYCLING
37 KRUIJSWIJK, Steven NED RABOBANK
38 DAVIS, Allan AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
39 KRITSKIY, Timofey RUS KATUSHA
40 SERGENT, Jesse NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
41 DOCKX, Gert BEL LOTTO BELISOL
42 MAJKA, Rafal POL SAXO BANK
43 DALL'ANTONIA, Tiziano ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
44 VAN LEIJEN, Joost NED LOTTO BELISOL
45 CHEREL, Mikael FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
46 CAPECCHI, Eros ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
47 CHICCHI, Francesco ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
48 ROLLIN, Dominique CAN FDJ-BIG MAT
49 BAKELANTS, Jan BEL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
50 KANGERT, Tanel EST ASTANA
51 VIGANO, Davide ITA LAMPRE - ISD
52 KING, Benjamin USA RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
53 HALLER, Marco AUT KATUSHA
54 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA
55 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
56 HESJEDAL, Ryder CAN Garmin-Sharp
57 GAVAZZI, Francesco ITA ASTANA
58 ROUX, Anthony FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
59 LINDEMAN, Bertjan NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM 16
60 NEYENS, Maarten BEL LOTTO BELISOL 19
61 VAN EMDEN, Jos NED RABOBANK
62 FRANK, Mathias SUI BMC RACING
63 NIEVE ITURALDE, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
64 PENGDA, Jiao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
65 BENNATI, Daniele ITA RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
66 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte NED RABOBANK
67 ANTON HERNANDEZ, Igor ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
68 VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI, Gorka ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
69 TANNER, David AUS SAXO BANK
70 WYNANTS, Maarten BEL RABOBANK
71 GUTIERREZ PALACIOS, José Ivan ESP MOVISTAR
72 BENNET, George NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
73 HOOGERLAND, Johnny NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
74 KOHLER, Martin SUI BMC RACING
75 IGNATENKO, Petr RUS KATUSHA
76 CLARKE, Simon AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
77 ROWE, Luke GBR SKY PROCYCLING
78 LASTRAS GARCIA, Pablo ESP MOVISTAR
79 VAN SUMMEREN, Johan BEL Garmin-Sharp
80 WEGMANN, Fabian GER Garmin-Sharp
81 VEIKKANEN, Jussi FIN FDJ-BIG MAT
82 MEIER, Christian CAN ORICA-GREENEDGE
83 IGNATIEV, Mikhail RUS KATUSHA
84 VEUCHELEN, Frederik BEL VACANSOLEIL-DCM
85 LIGTHART, Pim NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
86 COBO, José ESP MOVISTAR
87 GESLIN, Anthony FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
88 SULZBERGER, Wesley AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
89 HANSEN, Adam AUS LOTTO BELISOL
90 MARYCZ, Jaroslaw POL SAXO BANK
91 HOWARD, Leigh AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
92 DA DALTO, Mauro ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
93 JIANG, Kun CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
94 BOARO, Manuele ITA SAXO BANK
95 WYSS, Danilo SUI BMC RACING
96 CATALDO, Dario ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
97 ZUBELDIA AGIRRE, Haimar ESP RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
98 SOHRABI, Mehdi IRI LOTTO BELISOL
99 BOLE, Grega SLO LAMPRE - ISD
100 BOL, Jetse NED RABOBANK
101 VERMOTE, Julien BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
102 BELKOV, Maxim RUS KATUSHA
103 BILBAO, Peio ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
104 LE MEVEL, Christophe FRA Garmin-Sharp
105 CIMOLAI, Davide ITA LAMPRE - ISD
106 IRIARTE, Javier ESP MOVISTAR
107 PUCCIO, Salvatore ITA SKY PROCYCLING
108 KONOVALOVAS, Ignatas LTU MOVISTAR
109 LANGEVELD, Sebastian NED ORICA-GREENEDGE
110 ROY, Jérémy FRA FDJ-BIG MAT
111 RABON, Frantisek CZE OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
112 MOSER, Moreno ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
113 CHRISTENSEN, Mads DEN SAXO BANK
114 BUTLER, Chris USA CHAMPION SYSTEM
115 DEKKER, Thomas NED Garmin-Sharp
116 PHINNEY, Taylor USA BMC RACING
117 GUARNIERI, Jacopo ITA ASTANA
118 POSSONI, Morris ITA LAMPRE - ISD
119 IGLINSKIY, Maxim KAZ ASTANA
120 LUND, Anders DEN SAXO BANK
121 HOWES, Alex USA Garmin-Sharp
122 CUMMINGS, Stephen GBR BMC RACING
123 DOWSETT, Alex GBR SKY PROCYCLING
124 GANG, Xu CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM
125 ROULSTON, Hayden NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
126 PATERSKI, Maciej POL LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 31
127 SALERNO, Cristiano ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
128 SCHLECK, Andy LUX RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
129 LEWIS, Craig USA CHAMPION SYSTEM 47
130 DOCKER, Mitchell AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE 55
131 RATTO, Daniele ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 57
132 LANDA MEANA, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +1:07
133 GRUZDEV, Dmitriy KAZ ASTANA +1:13
134 KEISSE, Iljo BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +1:16
135 DE HAES, Kenny BEL LOTTO BELISOL
136 GEORGES, Sylvain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE +1:21
137 TJALLINGII, Maarten NED RABOBANK +1:43
138 GARATE, Juan Manuel ESP RABOBANK
139 LIU, Biao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM +1:45
140 BANDIERA, Marco ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP +1:51
141 MALORI, Adriano ITA LAMPRE - ISD +1:54
142 MINGUEZ AYALA, Miguel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI

Sprint Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Points
1 VIVIANI, Elia ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 15
2 FENN, Andrew GBR OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 14
3 BOASSON HAGEN, Edvald NOR SKY PROCYCLING 13
4 VAN HUMMEL, Kenny Robert NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM 12
5 HENDERSON, Greg NZL LOTTO BELISOL 11
6 LADAGNOUS, Matthieu FRA FDJ-BIG MAT 10
7 BOS, Theo NED RABOBANK 10
8 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOVISTAR 9
9 KRUOPIS, Aidis LTU ORICA-GREENEDGE 8
10 PETACCHI, Alessandro ITA LAMPRE - ISD 7
11 LODEWYCK, Klaas BEL BMC RACING 6
12 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM 5
13 LINDEMAN, Bertjan NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM 5
14 BANDIERA, Marco ITA OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 5
15 MONDORY, Lloyd FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE 4
16 TSATEVITCH, Alexey RUS KATUSHA 3
17 WELLENS, Tim BEL LOTTO BELISOL 2
18 HAUSSLER, Heinrich AUS Garmin-Sharp 1
19 MALORI, Adriano ITA LAMPRE - ISD 1
20 LEWIS, Craig USA CHAMPION SYSTEM 1

Young Rider Classification
Position Name Nationality Team Time
1 VIVIANI, Elia ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 2:37:39
2 FENN, Andrew GBR OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP 4
3 SANZ, Enrique ESP MOVISTAR 10
4 LODEWYCK, Klaas BEL BMC RACING
5 MARKUS, Barry NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
6 TSATEVITCH, Alexey RUS KATUSHA
7 WELLENS, Tim BEL LOTTO BELISOL
8 HERRADA LOPEZ, Jesus ESP MOVISTAR
9 BARDET, Romain FRA AG2R LA MONDIALE
10 SERGENT, Jesse NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
11 DOCKX, Gert BEL LOTTO BELISOL
12 MAJKA, Rafal POL SAXO BANK
13 KING, Benjamin USA RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
14 HALLER, Marco AUT KATUSHA
15 SELIG, Rudiger GER KATUSHA
16 LINDEMAN, Bertjan NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM 16
17 SLAGTER, Tom Jelte NED RABOBANK 19
18 BENNET, George NZL RADIOSHACK-NISSAN
19 ROWE, Luke GBR SKY PROCYCLING
20 LIGTHART, Pim NED VACANSOLEIL-DCM
21 HOWARD, Leigh AUS ORICA-GREENEDGE
22 BOL, Jetse NED RABOBANK
23 VERMOTE, Julien BEL OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP
24 BILBAO, Peio ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI
25 CIMOLAI, Davide ITA LAMPRE - ISD
26 PUCCIO, Salvatore ITA SKY PROCYCLING
27 MOSER, Moreno ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE
28 BUTLER, Chris USA CHAMPION SYSTEM
29 PHINNEY, Taylor USA BMC RACING
30 HOWES, Alex USA Garmin-Sharp
31 DOWSETT, Alex GBR SKY PROCYCLING
32 RATTO, Daniele ITA LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE 57
33 LANDA MEANA, Mikel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI +1:07
34 LIU, Biao CHN CHAMPION SYSTEM +1:45
35 MALORI, Adriano ITA LAMPRE - ISD +1:54
36 MINGUEZ AYALA, Miguel ESP EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI

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