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| Dates | 11 May - 16 May | |||||||||
| Stages | 6 | |||||||||
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Tour of Azerbaijan 2012 is 27th round of Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) which took place between May 11 till May 16, 2012 in Iranian Azerbaijan. The tour had 6 stage. [1]
| 2012 UCI Asia Tour, race 27 | ||||||||||
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| Race details | ||||||||||
| Dates | 11 May - 16 May | |||||||||
| Stages | 6 | |||||||||
| Results | ||||||||||
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Tour of Azerbaijan 2012 is 27th round of Tour of Iran (Azerbaijan) which took place between May 11 till May 16, 2012 in Iranian Azerbaijan. The tour had 6 stage. [1]
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Length | 1st place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 May | Tabriz | Urmia | 141 km |  Javier Ramirez (Spain) |
| 2 | 12 May | Sarein | Shabestar | 174 |  Alois Kaňkovský (CZE) |
| 3 | 13 May | Tabriz | Miyaneh | 155 km | Alois Kaňkovský (CZE) |
| 4 | 14 May | Qareh Chaman | Ardabil | 194 km |  Joeri Metloesjenko (UKR) |
| 5 | 15 May | Sarein | Sahand | 188 | Javier Ramirez (Spain) |
| 6 | 16 May | Tabriz | Tabriz | 76 km | Vojtĕch Hačecký (CZE) |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Javier Ramirez (Spain) | 23h 12' 41" | |
| 2 |  Abbas Saeidi (IRN) | +43 | |
| 3 | Hossein Askari (IRN) | +1' 10" |
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