| 2011 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 17—20 August 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 637.6 km (396.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 14h 39' 16" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2011 Baltic Chain Tour was the inaugural modern era edition of the Baltic Chain Tour road cycling race. It was held over a period of four days between 17 and 20 May 2013. The race was a part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour with a race classification of 2.2. General classification was won by Estonian cyclist Erki Pütsep. [1]
| Stage | Start | Finish | Distance | Date | Winner | Time |
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| P | Vilnius | Vilnius | 3.0 km | 16 August |  Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | 0h 3' 37" |
| 1 | Vilnius | Panevėžys | 175.0 km | 17 August | Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU) | 4h 06' 08" |
| 2 | Panevėžys | Šiauliai | 165.8 km | 18 August |  Indulis Bekmanis (LAT) | 3h 48' 49" |
| 3 | Rīga | Sigulda | 139.6 km | 19 August | Raimondas Rumšas (LTU) | 3h 06' 26" |
| 4 | Viljandi | Viljandi | 153.0 km | 20 August |  Volodymyr Gomenuk (UKR) | 3h 36' 03" |
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