Banyuwangi Tour de Ijen 2012

Banyuwangi Tour de Ijen 2012
Host country	Indonesia
Competition period	7th-9th December 2012
Stages	three stages
overall length	369.1 km
Starting field	115 drivers from 14 nations in 20 teams (84 of them arrived at the finish)
winner
Overall rating	1. Ki Ho Choi 9:54:04 h 2. Óscar Pujol + 0:12 min 3. Timo Scholz + 7:07 min
Team evaluation	Tangsel team
Scoring jerseys
Overall rating	Ki Ho Choi
Scoring	Timo Scholz
Mountain scoring	Ki Ho Choi
Best Indonesian driver	Hari Fitrianto
	2013 →

The 1st Banyuwangi Tour de Ijen took place from December 7th to 9th, 2012 in the east of Java Island in Indonesia around the city of Banyuwangi . The race was part of the UCI Asia Tour 2013 , where it was classified in category 2.2 . The first eight drivers in the overall standings and the first three of each stage as well as those wearing the yellow jersey of the overall leader received points for the Asia ranking list after each stage.

The overall winner of the stage race was Ki Ho Choi ( Hong Kong national team ). He won with a 12 second lead over the second-placed former World Tour rider Óscar Pujol from the Indonesian team Polygon Sweet Nice. The podium was completed by the 41-year-old German Timo Scholz ( CCN Cycling Team ), who also came second on the first stage and won the points classification.

Attendees

Local Indonesian teams as well as foreign teams, including from Australia , Kazakhstan and Malaysia, were at the start . Two Continental teams visited the tour. The only German-speaking participant was Timo Scholz from the CCN Cycling Team .

Continental teams CCN Cycling Team Terengganu Cycling Team Max Success Sports Qinghai Tianyoude Cycling Team National teams  Hong Kong  Uzbekistan  Malaysia

Other teams from abroad Plan B Racing Team Track team Astana Eddy Holland Bicycle RCCC Presented by EHBS Al-Ahly Club

Regional teams from Indonesia Polygon Sweet Nice Wimcycle Araya Trans Libas Tangsel team Jatayun Putra Perjuangan Banyuwangi team BRCC team

Stages

stage	Day	Start finish	km	Type	Stage winner	Overall leader
1.	December 7th	Banyuwangi - Pulau Merah	111.7		Denis Shaymanov	Denis Shaymanov
2.	December 8th	Kali Baru - Ijen Crater	147		Ki Ho Choi	Ki Ho Choi
3.	9th of December	Banyuwangi - Banyuwangi	110		Yousef Mirza Banihammad

See also

• Indonesia
• Java (island)
• Java Timur
• Kabupaten Banyuwangi

Web links

• Official website of the race
• Results of the race on the UCI Asia Tour website