October 04, 2012 (Tobago) – Canada’s Jean Michel Lachance (Team Vitamalt) grabbed the first stage win of the 2012 Tobago Cycling Classic, taking the omnium lead in the process. The 90km Stage 1 consisted of 10 laps of a 9km circuit with five sprint primes. There were a number of attacks during the race and the top 10 riders were splintered into smaller groups when they crossed the line. The main peloton crossed three minutes behind.

Results (brief)
1. Jean Michel Lachance (Can) Team Vita Malt
2. Lee Muse (USA) Team Spy Watts-Up
3. Christian Varley (GBR) Team Spy Watts-up
4. Darren Mathews (BB) Team Coco
5. Lukas Stoiber (Aut) Team Vita Malt

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