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| 2012 UCI Asia Tour, race 27 | ||||||||||
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| Dates | 11 May - 16 May | |||||||||
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Tour of Azerbaijan 2012 is 27th round of the Tour of Azerbaijan (Iran) which took place between May 11 and May 16, 2012, in Iranian Azerbaijan. The tour had 6 stages. [1]
| Stage | Date | Start | Finish | Length | 1st place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 May | Tabriz | Urmia | 141 km (88 mi) |  Javier Ramirez (Spain) |
| 2 | 12 May | Sarein | Shabestar | 174 km (108 mi) |  Alois Kaňkovský (CZE) |
| 3 | 13 May | Tabriz | Miyaneh | 155 km (96 mi) | Alois Kaňkovský (CZE) |
| 4 | 14 May | Qareh Chaman | Ardabil | 194 km (121 mi) |  Joeri Metloesjenko (UKR) |
| 5 | 15 May | Sarein | Sahand | 188 km (117 mi) | Javier Ramirez (Spain) |
| 6 | 16 May | Tabriz | Tabriz | 76 km (47 mi) | 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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