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 . Ahead of the race , the second stage was modified following rainstorms in the region earlier in the year ; the stage was originally scheduled for , but was ultimately shortened to
rainstorms in the region earlier in the year
July 2012 Beijing flood
2012 Tour of Beijing