2012 Tour of Beijing

The race again consisted of five stages; unlike the 2011 edition of the race, there was no individual time trial stage after Tony Martin maintained his race lead from his time trial win to the end of the race.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/533711/tour-of-beijing-2012-tougher-no-time-trial.html|title=Tour of Beijing 2012: Tougher, no time trial|first=Gregor|last=Brown|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=3 July 2012|accessdate=8 October 2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2012-tour-of-beijing-route-announced|title=2012 Tour of Beijing route announced|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=3 July 2012|accessdate=8 October 2012}} Ahead of the race, the second stage was modified following rainstorms in the region earlier in the year; the stage was originally scheduled for {{convert|134|km|1|abbr=on}}, but was ultimately shortened to {{convert|126|km|1|abbr=on}}.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/storm-damage-forces-change-to-tour-of-beijing|title=Storm damage forces change to Tour of Beijing|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=18 September 2012|accessdate=8 October 2012}}

As the Tour of Beijing was a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to send a squad. Originally, the race organisers awarded a wildcard place in the race to the {{UCI team code|ARG|2012b}} team,{{cite news|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/2012/08/argos-shimano-to-contest-this-years-tour-of-beijing/|title=Argos-Shimano to contest this year's Tour of Beijing|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|date=27 August 2012|accessdate=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602195849/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/2012/08/argos-shimano-to-contest-this-years-tour-of-beijing/|archive-date=2 June 2013|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}} but they withdrew from the race following political tension between China and Japan,{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/12934/Political-tensions-between-China-and-Japan-see-Argos-Shimano-withdraw-from-Tour-of-Beijing.aspx|first=Shane|last=Stokes|title=Political tensions between China and Japan see Argos Shimano withdraw from Tour of Beijing|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=26 September 2012|accessdate=8 October 2012}} which resulted in Japanese riders being asked to leave September's Tour of China,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/japanese-expelled-from-tour-of-china|first=Jane|last=Aubrey|title=Japanese "expelled" from Tour of China|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=19 September 2012|accessdate=8 October 2012}} that was held as part of the 2011–2012 UCI Asia Tour. They were ultimately replaced by the {{UCI team code|Champion System|2012}} team,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/champion-system-guarantees-chinese-presence-in-tour-of-beijing-peloton|title=Champion System guarantees Chinese presence in Tour of Beijing peloton|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=3 October 2012|accessdate=8 October 2012}} and as such, formed the event's 19-team peloton.

The nineteen teams that competed in the race were:{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-2012/start-list|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=8 October 2012|title=Tour of Beijing 2012 start list}}

;9 October 2012 — Tiananmen Square to Bird's Nest, {{convert|117|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_profil_1new.pdf|title=Profile – Stage One|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021011952/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_profil_1new.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}

The race-opening stage was a circuit race around several of the venues that were part of the 2008 Summer Olympics, primarily between the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube.{{cite news|url=http://europe.chinadaily.com.cn/sports/2012-10/09/content_15804912.htm|title=World-class cyclists ride around Beijing|work=China Daily|publisher=China Daily Group|agency=Xinhua News Agency|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=9 October 2012}} After starting at Tiananmen Square and following a {{convert|23.5|km|1|abbr=on}} run-in,{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13025/Viviani-powers-in-to-grab-stage-one-and-leaders-jersey-in-Tour-of-Beijing.aspx|title=Viviani powers in to grab stage one and leader's jersey in Tour of Beijing|first=Shane|last=Stokes|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=9 October 2012}} the peloton had to complete twelve full laps of a circuit measuring {{convert|7.8|km|1|abbr=on}} in length.{{cite news|url=http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/8151556/Viviani-takes-Beijing-opener|title=Viviani takes Beijing opener|work=Sky Sports|publisher=BSkyB|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=9 October 2012}} Prior to the end of the stage on the thirteenth passage through the finish line,{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Stage-1-itinerary.pdf|title=Itinerary – Stage One|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=9 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021155941/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Stage-1-itinerary.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}} points – along with time bonuses – were on offer at a pair of intermediate sprint points, held on the fourth and eighth passages respectively. As a result, the stage was widely expected to finish in a bunch sprint, with very little undulation throughout the circuit.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-2012/stage-1/results|title=Viviani victorious|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=9 October 2012|first=Barry|last=Ryan}} with a maximum of around {{convert|10|m}} in elevation changes.

A group of five riders – {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} rider Marco Bandiera, Mathieu Ladagnous of {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}}, Adriano Malori ({{UCI team code|LAM|2012}}), {{UCI team code|VCD|2012}}'s Bert-Jan Lindeman as well as Craig Lewis for the {{UCI team code|Champion System|2012}} team – was established prior to them entering the circuit, at around the {{convert|14|km|1|abbr=on}} point of the stage. The quintet manage to form an advantage of around two minutes, with the main field keeping the gap in check for most of the day. The breakaway swept up the bonus seconds on offer at the sprint points, with Ladagnous gaining the most as he was first across the line at both for six bonus seconds. The group were swept up on the penultimate lap, setting up the ultimate sprint for the line; Elia Viviani sprinted down the left-hand side of the road for {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}, and managed to fend off his rivals for his seventh win of 2012, and assumed the lead of all three classifications on offer on the day.{{cite news|url=http://www.teamliquigascannondale.com/2012/eng/main.php?mod=news&m=10&n=0|title=Elia Viviani powers back to victory. Triumphant sprint at the Tour of Beijing|work={{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}}|publisher=Brixia Sport|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=9 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026081432/http://www.teamliquigascannondale.com/2012/eng/main.php?mod=news&m=10&n=0|archive-date=26 October 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} Andrew Fenn finished second for {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012|nolink=yes}}, ahead of {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}'s Edvald Boasson Hagen.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/535068/viviani-wins-opening-stage-of-tour-of-beijing.html|title=Viviani wins opening stage of Tour of Beijing|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=9 October 2012}}

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|General Classification after Stage 1

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;10 October 2012 — Bird's Nest to MenTouGou, {{convert|126|km|1|abbr=on}}

Following flooding in Beijing in July that caused the deaths of 79 people,{{cite news |date=6 August 2012 |title= |script-title=zh:北京7-21特大暴雨遇难者人数升至79人 |trans-title=The Beijing 7/21 rainstorm death toll rose to 79 people |url=http://xj.people.com.cn/n/2012/0806/c186332-17325550.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109121351/http://xj.people.com.cn/n/2012/0806/c186332-17325550.html |archivedate=9 November 2012 |accessdate=10 October 2012 |work=People's Daily |publisher= |language=Chinese}} race organisers were forced to re-route part of the stage, but maintained the stage start at the Bird's Nest and the finish in MenTouGou. Ultimately, the stage was slightly shortened from its original itinerary of {{convert|134|km|1|abbr=on}} to {{convert|126|km|1|abbr=on}}, maintaining three categorised climbs during the parcours. Prior to the start of the stage, it emerged that one of the race's competitors – {{UCI team code|ALM|2012}} rider Steve Houanard – had tested positive for the glycoprotein hormone erythropoietin (EPO), a performance-enhancing drug, in an out of competition doping test and was asked to leave the race after being suspended by the Union Cycliste Internationale.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/cycling/19890401|title=French cyclist Steve Houanard banned after failing drugs test|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=9 October 2012|accessdate=10 October 2012}}

On the stage itself, five riders – {{UCI team code|RAB|2012}}'s Juan Manuel Gárate, David Tanner of {{UCI team code|SAX|2012b}}, Mathias Frank ({{UCI team code|BMC|2012}}), {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} rider Maxim Belkov and Iván Gutiérrez for the {{UCI team code|MOV|2012}}{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-2012/stage-2/results|title=Tony Martin wins alone|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=10 October 2012|accessdate=10 October 2012|first=Barry|last=Ryan}} – instigated the breakaway around a quarter of the way through the stage, gaining a maximum advantage of over three minutes at one point.{{cite news|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/2012/10/tony-martin-makes-his-own-time-trial/|title=Tony Martin makes his own time trial|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=10 October 2012|date=10 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602203721/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/2012/10/tony-martin-makes-his-own-time-trial/|archive-date=2 June 2013|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13031/Tony-Martin-seizes-Tour-of-Beijing-lead-with-first-road-race-stage-win-in-three-years.aspx|title=Tony Martin seizes Tour of Beijing lead with first road race stage win in three years|first=Shane|last=Stokes|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=10 October 2012|accessdate=10 October 2012}} A small group of riders bridged up to the lead group after the peloton had nearly brought them back, and they remained out front until the end. Defending race winner Tony Martin ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}) attacked this lead group with {{convert|25|km|1|abbr=on}} remaining, on the climb of the Dong Gang Hong Tunnel,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/martin-takes-control-at-tour-of-beijing|title=Martin takes control at Tour of Beijing|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=10 October 2012|accessdate=10 October 2012|first=Barry|last=Ryan}} and sped away to win by around 45 seconds to record his first road stage win since the 2009 Tour de Suisse.{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/535082/tony-martin-takes-solo-win-on-stage-two-of-tour-of-beijing.html|title=Tony Martin takes solo win on stage two of Tour of Beijing|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=10 October 2012|accessdate=10 October 2012}} His margin of victory allowed him to take the red leader's jersey, as well as the green jersey as points leader.

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|General Classification after Stage 2

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;11 October 2012 — MenTouGou to Badaling Great Wall, {{convert|162.5|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Stage-3-itinerary.pdf|title=Itinerary – Stage Three|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901105151/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Stage-3-itinerary.pdf|archive-date=1 September 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}

The queen stage{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13042/Tour-of-Beijing-Gavazzi-outsprints-the-favourites-to-take-stage-three-on-the-Great-Wall.aspx|title=Gavazzi outsprints the favourites to take stage three on the Great Wall|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=11 October 2012|accessdate=11 October 2012|first=Ben|last=Atkins}}{{cite news|url=http://www.canadiancyclist.com/dailynews.php?id=25129|title=Tour of Beijing: Stage 3 report and results|work=CanadianCyclist.com|publisher=Canadian Cyclist|date=11 October 2012|accessdate=11 October 2012}} of the Tour of Beijing saw the riders negotiate four categorised climbs during the stage's {{convert|162.5|km|1|abbr=on}} itinerary, ending in the first summit finish in the Tour's short history. The final climb to the Great Wall of China in Badaling was another venue part of the 2008 Summer Olympics – as part of the Urban Road Cycling Course – and the climb itself was a short, punchy climb of around {{convert|1|km|abbr=on}} in length and at an average gradient of 6.3%.{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_profil_3new.pdf|title=Profile – Stage Three|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=11 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901105057/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_profil_3new.pdf|archive-date=1 September 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}} Smog would also play a part in the stage's proceedings; after two previously clear days during the race, hazy conditions greeted the riders ahead of the start. Prior to the race, air quality levels were at a "severely polluted" level according to figures released by the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection.{{cite web|url=http://inrng.com/2012/10/beijing-smog-rider-safety/|title=Beijing's Bad Air Day|work=The Inner Ring|publisher=WordPress|date=8 October 2012|accessdate=11 October 2012}}

With Tony Martin in the overall lead for the {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}} team,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-2012/stage-3/results|title=Gavazzi snatches victory|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|first=Barry|last=Ryan|date=11 October 2012|accessdate=11 October 2012}} they played a prominent part at closing down attacks in the early stages, before a seven-rider breakaway was allowed to be formed, just before the quarter-way point of the stage. Best-placed of the riders was Mathieu Ladagnous of {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}}, who had featured in the opening day's breakaway, at around three minutes behind Martin. The group gained a maximum advantage of about four-and-a-half minutes before the likes of {{UCI team code|LIQ|2012}} and {{UCI team code|GRS|2012b}} sent riders to the front of the peloton to bring the gap down. The group was eventually caught with around {{convert|9|km|abbr=on}} remaining, with several counter-attacks occurring from then on.

Sylvain Georges ({{UCI team code|ALM|2012}}) launched an attack to try to get clear,{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/gavazzi-denies-boasson-hagen-stage-victory-beijing-090713124.html |first=Lee |last=Walker |title=Gavazzi denies Boasson Hagen stage victory in Beijing |work=Yahoo! Eurosport |publisher=TF1 Group |date=11 October 2012 |accessdate=11 October 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121215190240/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/gavazzi-denies-boasson-hagen-stage-victory-beijing-090713124.html |archivedate=15 December 2012 }} but {{UCI team code|SKY|2012}} – aiding with the pace at the front of the main group – closed him down before he could establish a sizable advantage. Defending mountains classification winner Igor Antón ({{UCI team code|EUS|2012}}) was the next rider to try but he too was thwarted before the attack could fully materialise. Instead, {{UCI team code|SKY|2012|nolink=yes}}'s all-rounder Edvald Boasson Hagen attacked with {{convert|3.5|km|1|abbr=on}} remaining,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/535110/gavazzi-wins-tour-of-beijing-stage-three-as-martin-continues-lead.html|title=Gavazzi wins Tour of Beijing stage three as Martin continues lead|first=Nigel|last=Wynn|work=Cycling Weekly|publisher=IPC Media Limited|date=11 October 2012|accessdate=11 October 2012}} and held a near 20-second lead into the final kilometre, but was closed down in the final metres, with {{UCI team code|AST|2012}}'s Francesco Gavazzi taking his first victory for the team and his first since winning a stage of the 2011 Vuelta a España. Boasson Hagen finished third on the stage as he was also beaten to the line by {{UCI team code|GRS|2012b|nolink=yes}} rider Dan Martin; Tony Martin held on to his race lead, with a reduced advantage of 40 seconds over Gavazzi, following the stage-winning time bonus – introduced for the 2012 edition{{cite news|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/2012/10/wide-open-tour-of-beijing-set-for-second-edition-in-chinese-capital/|title=Wide open Tour of Beijing set for second edition in Chinese Capital|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|date=7 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012|quote=New this year, the time bonuses will provide a fantastic fight between the sprinters and escape artists, like the guest team Champion System. Two intermediate sprints will indeed offer three, two and one seconds to the first three riders crossing the line, while the finish gives ten, six and four second bonuses, which may well decide the overall Tour winner.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330234745/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/2012/10/wide-open-tour-of-beijing-set-for-second-edition-in-chinese-capital/|archive-date=30 March 2015|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}} – for Gavazzi.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/news/francesco-gavazzi-wins-stage-3-as-tony-martin-leads-2012-tour-of-beijing_256710|title=Francesco Gavazzi wins stage 3 as Tony Martin leads 2012 Tour of Beijing|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=11 October 2012|accessdate=11 October 2012|archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015010816/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/news/francesco-gavazzi-wins-stage-3-as-tony-martin-leads-2012-tour-of-beijing_256710|url-status=dead}}

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|General Classification after Stage 3

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;12 October 2012 — YanQing Gui Chuan Square to Chang Ping, {{convert|165.5|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_profil_4new.pdf|title=Profile – Stage Four|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901104550/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_profil_4new.pdf|archive-date=1 September 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}

The penultimate stage of the Tour of Beijing consisted of a long loop around YanQing – making up most of the itinerary for the first half of the stage, {{convert|165.5|km|1|abbr=on}} in length – before the riders had to negotiate three categorised climbs (within {{convert|25|km|1|abbr=on}} of racing) in the Jundu Mountains,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-2012/stage-4/results|title=Haller takes surprise win|first=Barry|last=Ryan|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=12 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012}} in the second half of the stage. Each of the three climbs were third-category and equally measured {{convert|2.3|km|1|abbr=on}} in length, with average gradients for the climbs ranging from 4.2% to 5.2% respectively. From the top of the final climb – just outside Xiezishi{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_Stage4.pdf|title=Map – Stage Four|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621223752/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_Stage4.pdf|archive-date=21 June 2013|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}} – it was all downhill for the remaining {{convert|31.5|km|1|abbr=on}} of the parcours into the finish in Chang Ping,{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Stage-4-itinerary.pdf|title=Itinerary – Stage Four|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901105000/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Stage-4-itinerary.pdf|archive-date=1 September 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}} with the stage finishing near to the district's gymnastics stadium.

A group of five riders – made up of {{UCI team code|GRS|2012b}}'s Alex Howes, {{UCI team code|KAT|2012}} rider Timofey Kritskiy, Mitchell Docker of {{UCI team code|OGE|2012b}}, Alex Dowsett ({{UCI team code|SKY|2012}}) and Jérémy Roy, riding for the {{UCI team code|FDJ|2012}} team{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13047/Tour-of-Beijing-Marco-Haller-takes-first-professional-win-on-stage-four-to-Chang-Ping.aspx|title=Marco Haller takes first professional win on stage four to Chang Ping|first=Ben|last=Atkins|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=12 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012}} – were allowed to create a breakaway inside the opening {{convert|20|km|1|abbr=on}} of the stage, with none of the quintet threatening overall leader Tony Martin ({{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}) in the general classification. The leaders had gained an advantage of around six-and-a-half minutes towards halfway through the stage,{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/haller-shocks-big-name-sprinters-beijing-083102590.html|title=Haller shocks big name sprinters in Beijing|first=Lee|last=Walker|work=Yahoo! Eurosport|publisher=TF1 Group|date=12 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012}} before {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012|nolink=yes}} along with the sprinters' teams started to cut into the advantage. Roy attacked his breakaway companions towards the summit of the final climb; he held almost three minutes over the field at the summit, but he was caught with {{convert|5|km|1|abbr=on}} to go. As a result, this eventually set up a bunch sprint that was won by Kritskiy's team-mate Marco Haller, a neo-pro, who achieved his first professional victory on the line.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/race-report/haller-wins-in-beijing-martin-defends-overall-lead_260758|title=Haller wins in Beijing, Martin defends overall lead|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=12 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012|archive-date=14 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014185640/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/race-report/haller-wins-in-beijing-martin-defends-overall-lead_260758|url-status=dead}}

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|General Classification after Stage 4

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;13 October 2012 — Chang Ping to Ping Gu, {{convert|182.5|km|1|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_profil_5new.pdf|title=Profile – Stage Five|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=8 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021023040/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_profil_5new.pdf|archive-date=21 October 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}}

The final stage of the race was also its longest stage, with an itinerary consisting of {{convert|182.5|km|1|abbr=on}} of racing. Two of the day's four categorised climbs were negotiated inside the first {{convert|30|km|1|abbr=on}},{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Stage-5-itinerary.pdf|title=Itinerary – Stage Five|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901105159/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Stage-5-itinerary.pdf|archive-date=1 September 2012|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}} with the peloton having a relatively flat ride for {{convert|100|km|1|abbr=on}} beyond that. Two further categorised climbs – a second-category climb to Tai Hou Village,{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-beijing-2012/stage-5/results|title=Tony Martin wins second consecutive Tour of Beijing|first=Barry|last=Ryan|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|date=13 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012}} followed by the first-category ascent of Si Zuo Lou, averaging gradients of 6.7% and 5.9% respectively – featured on the parcours before a long descent towards Ping Gu's Century Square,{{cite web|url=http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_Stage5.pdf|title=Map – Stage Five|work=Tour of Beijing|publisher=Global Cycling Promotion|accessdate=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602203852/http://www.tourofbeijing.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/TOB12_Stage5.pdf|archive-date=2 June 2013|url-status=usurped|df=dmy-all}} and the end of the race. The race remained together for the first hour of racing, with mountains classification leader Dan Martin ({{UCI team code|GRS|2012b}}) gaining the most, claiming maximum points at each of the first two climbs.

After that, a twelve-rider move got clear of the main field but the peloton failed to let them gain a substantial advantage over them; the maximum gap that the group acquired was around two minutes. The group started to break apart on the climb to Tai Hou Village, while Martin's team-mate Ryder Hesjedal made a solo move from the main field,{{cite news|url=http://www.radioshacknissantrek.com/news/bakelants-combative-last-race-day-season|title=Bakelants combative on last race day of the season|work={{UCI team code|RNT|2012}}|publisher=Leopard SA|date=13 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016043610/http://www.radioshacknissantrek.com/news/bakelants-combative-last-race-day-season|archive-date=16 October 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}} and soon joined up with the lead group; on the final climb, the group was reduced to a trio as only Hesjedal, {{UCI team code|RNT|2012}} rider Jan Bakelants and {{UCI team code|BMC|2012}}'s Steve Cummings remained. Bakelants lost contact before the summit, and Hesjedal and Cummings remained clear of the field for the rest of the day.{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/13054/Cummings-beats-Hesjedal-to-scoop-final-stage-of-Tour-of-Beijing-Martin-wins-overall.aspx|title=Cummings beats Hesjedal to scoop final stage of Tour of Beijing, Martin wins overall|first=Shane|last=Stokes|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC|date=13 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012}} Cummings followed Hesjedal into Ping Gu, and out-sprinted him for his second victory of the season.{{cite news|url=http://www.bmcracingteam.com/news/news/datum/2012/10/13/steve-cummings-wins-final-stage-in-china/|title=Steve Cummings Wins Final Stage In China|work={{UCI team code|BMC|2012}}|publisher=BMC Trading|date=13 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012|archive-date=18 January 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118141941/http://www.bmcracingteam.com/news/news/datum/2012/10/13/steve-cummings-wins-final-stage-in-china/|url-status=usurped}} Edvald Boasson Hagen led the main field home seventeen seconds later, to confirm himself as the points classification winner and third in the general classification – down to bonus seconds – behind {{UCI team code|AST|2012}}'s Francesco Gavazzi, and the repeat victor Tony Martin of {{UCI team code|OPQ|2012}}.{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/news/tony-martin-claims-tour-of-beijing-crown-as-steve-cummings-wins-finale_261260|title=Tony Martin claims Tour of Beijing crown as Steve Cummings wins finale|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=13 October 2012|accessdate=13 October 2012|archive-date=15 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015180501/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/10/news/tony-martin-claims-tour-of-beijing-crown-as-steve-cummings-wins-finale_261260|url-status=dead}}

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