2011 Cofidis season

none August 2019 Cofidis 2011 yes COF UCI Professional Continental Éric Boyer Cofidis France 2 3 12 1 Samuel Dumoulin & David Moncoutié (6 wins each) 2010 2012 The 2011 season for the COF 2011 cycling team began in January at the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise and ended in October at Paris–Tours. Cofidis was a UCI Professional Continental team in 2011, meaning they had to be proactively selected by the organizers of UCI World Tour events, including each of the season's Grand Tours, if they were to compete. The team's most successful rider in 2011 was David Moncoutié. The veteran Frenchman won the Tour Méditerranéen and Tour de l'Ain overall crowns, as well as successes in the Vuelta a España. Moncoutié took a stage win and the King of the Mountains, each for the fourth straight year (a new record for the mountains title). Sprinter Samuel Dumoulin was also a prolific winner, winning six races. 2011 roster Ages as of 1 January 2011. Yohann Bagot FRA yes 2011 1 1 1987 9 6 Florent Barle FRA yes 2011 1 1 1986 1 17 Mickaël Buffaz FRA yes 2011 1 1 1979 05 21 Rémi Cusin FRA yes 2011 1 1 1986 2 3 Romain DelalotRider joined the team on 1 August as a stagiaire. FRA yes 2011 1 1 1991 4 18 Samuel Dumoulin FRA yes 2011 1 1 1980 8 20 Leonardo Duque COL yes 2011 1 1 1980 4 10 Nicolas Edet FRA yes 2011 1 1 1987 12 2 Julien El Fares FRA yes 2011 1 1 1985 6 1 Jean Eudes Demaret FRA yes 2011 1 1 1984 7 25 Julien Fouchard FRA yes 2011 1 1 1986 6 20 Tony Gallopin FRA yes 2011 1 1 1988 5 24 Kevyn Ista BEL yes 2011 1 1 1984 11 22 Jens Keukeleire BEL yes 2011 1 1 1988 11 23 Kalle Kriit EST yes 2011 1 1 1983 11 13 Arnaud Labbe FRA yes 2011 1 1 1976 11 3 Antoine Lavieu FRA yes 2011 1 1 1990 9 28 Luis Maté ESP yes 2011 1 1 1984 3 23 Rudy Molard FRA yes 2011 1 1 1989 9 17 David Moncoutié FRA yes 2011 1 1 1975 4 30 Damien Monier FRA yes 2011 1 1 1982 8 27 Adrien Petit FRA yes 2011 1 1 1990 9 26 Aleksejs Saramotins LAT yes 2011 1 1 1982 4 8 Nico Sijmens BEL yes 2011 1 1 1978 4 1 Rein Taaramäe EST yes 2011 1 1 1987 4 24 Tristan Valentin FRA yes 2011 1 1 1982 2 23 Nicolas Vogondy FRA yes 2011 1 1 1977 8 8 Romain Zingle BEL yes 2011 1 1 1987 1 29 Riders who joined the team for the 2011 season Rider2010 teamYohann Bagothttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/transfer-news-nuyens-nostalgic-for-quick-step Transfer news: Nuyens nostalgic for Quick Step? 2010-08-26 Cycling News 2011-11-07stagiaire (COF 2010)Florent Barle neo-proNicolas Edetstagiaire (COF 2010)Luis MatéAND 2010Adrien Petitstagiaire (COF 2010)Aleksejs Saramotinshttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/transfer-news-katusha-astana-cofidis Transfer news: Katusha, Astana, Cofidis 2010-09-24 Cycling News 2011-11-07THR 2010Nicolas VogondyJean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vogondy-signs-with-cofidis-for-two-years Vogondy signs with Cofidis for two years 2010-09-17 Cycling News 2011-11-20BBO 2010 Riders who left the team during or after the 2010 season Rider2011 teamGuillaume BlotBretagne–SchullerChristophe Kernhttp://www.biciciclismo.com/cas/site/noticias-ficha.asp?id=31155 Christophe Kern correrá con Europcar en 2011 Spanish 2010-10-03 Biciclismo Gurenet Teknologia S.L. 2011-11-07EUC 2011Sébastien Minardhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ag2r-la-mondiale-completes-2011-roster AG2R-La Mondiale completes 2011 roster 2010-11-18 Cycling News 2011-11-07ALM 2010Amaël Moinardhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/moinard-to-bmc Moinard to BMC 2010-07-09 Cycling News 2011-11-07BMC 2011Rémi PauriolFDJ 2011 One-day races The team was active in races which preceded those known as "classics" and the traditional start of the spring season. At the Grand Prix d'Ouverture la Marseillaise, held in January as the first race of the season in France, El Fares rode to tenth place by finishing in the main field behind the solo winner.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/grand-prix-cycliste-la-marseillaise-1-1-1/results Jérémy Roy wins the Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise 2011-01-30 Cycling News 2011-11-24 In February, Gallopin was the team's best finisher at two of the races in the Vuelta a Mallorca series, coming ninth at the unofficial Trofeo Palma de Mallorca and tenth at the Trofeo Inca.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-palma-de-mallorca-1-1/results Farrar takes his first win of the season 2011-02-06 Cycling News 2011-11-24Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-inca-inca-1-1/results Hermans prevails in Trofeo Inca 2011-02-06 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Spring classics Duque took a high placing at the Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano, finishing just off the podium in fourth place, coming home in a group that trailed two leading riders.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gran-premio-regio-insubrica-1-1/results Visconti powers to GP Insubrica victory 2011-02-26 Cycling News 2011-11-24 At Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne, a race which included most of the sport's top teams, Petit finished ninth in a field sprint finish at the front of the race.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/kuurne-brussel-kuurne-1-1/results Sutton wins Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 2011-02-27 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Ista narrowly missed out on a victory at Le Samyn in early March. The race's top finishers came across the finish line scattered, in groups of eight or fewer. Ista finished second, alone, 8 seconds back of solo winner Dominic Klemme.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/43rd-le-samyn-1-1/results Klemme takes first win for Leopard Trek 2011-03-02 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Two weeks later, Keukeilere finished fourth in a sprint at Nokere Koerse.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/nokere-koerse-1-1/results Steegmans wins Nokere-Koerse 2011-03-16 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Gallopin finished on the podium at Cholet-Pays de Loire. EUC 2011's Thomas Voeckler won the race with a late attack, with the peloton coming so close to catching him at the finish line that there was no time gap. Gallopin was first from the peloton for second overall.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/cholet-pays-de-loire-1-1/elite-men/results Voeckler victorious at Cholet-Pays De Loire with late attack 2011-03-20 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Vogondy rode to fourth place at the Route Adélie de Vitré, just missing the podium after figuring into a winning breakaway.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/route-adelie-de-vitre-1-1-1/results Dion opens the Breton campaign 2011-04-01 Cycling News 2011-11-24 The team picked up their first single-day win the same day as the more prestigious Tour of Flanders, in which they participated but were not especially competitive, with Duque in 19th their best finisher.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-flanders-upt/results Big break through for Nuyens 2011-04-03 Cycling News 2011-04-04 The race they won was the inaugural Flèche d'Emeraude, a new race in the UCI Europe Tour and the French Road Cycling Cup. Gallopin came first at the head of a field sprint in Saint-Malo.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/fleche-demeraude-saint-malo-1-1/results Gallopin gallops to sprint win in Saint-Melo 2011-04-03 Cycling News 2011-04-04 Zingle figured into a winning breakaway at the Brabantse Pijl, the precursor to the Ardennes classics. He took seventh place, a minute and a half back of the winner Philippe Gilbert.Brecht Decaluwé http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/de-brabantse-pijl-la-fleche-brabanconne-1-hc/results Gilbert wins De Brabantse Pijl 2011-04-13 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Vogondy was sixth at the Tour du Finistère, finishing with a big main group behind two leaders.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-finistere-1-1-1/results Feillu victorious in Tour du Finistère 2011-04-16 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Demaret took the team's second single-day win at the Tartu GP in late May. He was the best of a five-rider breakaway at the front of the race, one which included teammate Taaramäe.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/seb-tartu-grand-prix-1-1-1/results Demaret wins SEB Tartu Grand Prix 2011-05-28 Cycling News 2011-11-24 That same day, Gallopin took sixth in a sprint finish to the Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/35th-grand-prix-de-plumelec-morbihan-1-1/results Georges triumphs in Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan 2011-05-28 Cycling News 2011-11-24 The team's last race of the early season was Halle–Ingooigem in June, where Sijmens rode to ninth place.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/halle-ingooigem-2011/results Cuvers nabs Halle–Ingooigem ivctory 2011-06-22 Cycling News 2011-11-24 The team was not especially competitive at the spring season's monument classics, coming in 37th at Milan–San Remo, 19th at the Tour of Flanders, 29th at Paris–Roubaix, and 57th at Liège–Bastogne–Liège. The team also sent squads to the Trofeo Laigueglia, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, Gran Premio di Lugano, Les Boucles du Sud Ardèche, Dwars door Vlaanderen, E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke, Gent–Wevelgem, Scheldeprijs, Paris–Camembert, the Grand Prix de Denain, the Amstel Gold Race, Tro-Bro Léon, La Flèche Wallonne, the Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop, and the Tallinn-Tartu GP, but finished no higher than 12th in any of these races. Fall races The team secured several high placings in the later season, but did not obtain any victories. In late July, the team took two of the top six placings at the Polynormande, with El Fares in second and Gallopin in sixth. El Fares had been part of a breakaway, and Gallopin first from the peloton four and a half minutes back. The result put Gallopin into the lead in the French Road Cycling Cup, the year-long competition among French single-day races where French riders, and those on French teams, can earn points.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-poly-normande-2011/results Delaplace comes home as a hero 2011-07-31 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Cusin came eighth at the Tour du Doubs in September.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-doubs-conseil-general-1-1-1/results Vichot victorious in Tour du Doubs 2011-09-04 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Petit just missed out on the podium at the Grand Prix de Fourmies, finishing fourth in a large field sprint.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/gp-de-fourmies-la-voix-du-nord-1-hc-2/results Blot tops GP de Fourmies 2011-09-11 Cycling News 2011-11-24 He made the podium in a similar finish at Binche–Tournai–Binche in October, finishing third.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/binche-tournai-binche-1-1-1/results Selig sprints to victory 2011-10-04 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Also in October, Dumoulin took ninth place at Paris–Bourges, from a selective sprint of ten riders.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-bourges-1-1-1/results Hayman tops sprint for Paris–Bourges win 2011-10-06 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Duque was seventh in a leading group of thirteen at the Grand Prix de la Somme.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-bourges-1-1-1/results Roux jumps to win in Roisel 2011-09-16 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Though he won only the one race, Gallopin's consistent high finishes in the French single-day races made him the overall victor of the season-long French Road Cycling Cup, which he clinched after the Tour de Vendée. The team sent squads to the Châteauroux Classic, the GP Ouest-France, Paris–Brussels, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, the Grand Prix de Wallonie, the Tour de Vendée, and Paris–Tours, but finished no higher than 11th in any of these races. Stage races The team got their first win of the season, in their first stage race, at the Étoile de Bessèges. Dumoulin made a late selection in stage 3, joining nine other riders who finished just ahead of the rest of the peloton, and won the sprint to the finish line.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/41st-etoile-de-besseges-2-1/stage-3/results Dumoulin succeeds in sprint 2011-02-04 Cycling News 2011-02-07 Later in February, Moncoutié won the queen stage of the Tour Méditerranéen, finishing at Mont Faron. He had previously won stages there in 2003 and 2009, but his win this year was enough to win him the race overall thanks to his time gap. The squad also won the teams classification.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-mediterraneen-cycliste-professionnel-2-1-1/stage-5/results Moncoutie wins on Mont Faron 2011-02-13 Cycling News 2011-02-14 Dumoulin took another win later in February, in the first stage of the two-day Tour du Haut Var. He stayed latched onto Rinaldo Nocentini's wheel during the stage's final climb, and came around him in the sprint.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/43rd-tour-cycliste-international-du-haut-var-2-1/stage-1/results Dumoulin wins Haut Var opening stage 2011-02-19 Cycling News 2011-02-21 Taaramäe took fourth overall at Paris–Nice in March, winning the youth classification with this performance, which was easily the strongest for an Estonian rider in the event's history.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-8/results Tony Martin secures overall victory at Paris–Nice 2011-03-13 Cycling News 2011-03-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20110316173218/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/69th-paris-nice-his/stage-8/results 2011-03-16 dead Taaramäe turned in a similar strong ride at the two-day, three-stage Critérium International, finishing on the event's final podium in third place, and securing the youth classification.Jean-François Quénet http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/80th-criterium-international-2-hc/stage-3/results Schleck defends overall lead 2011-03-27 Cycling News 2011-03-30 At the concurrent Volta a Catalunya, Dumoulin took two stage wins. The first was in stage 5, on an uphill false flat finish which Dumoulin felt suited him well.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-5/results Dumoulin delivers in Tarragona 2011-03-25 Cycling News 2011-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427050232/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-5/results 27 April 2011 live The second was more unexpected, in that it was a dead flat run in to the finish on wide roads, a more traditional field sprint.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-7/results Contador secures overall victory 2011-03-27 Cycling News 2011-03-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20110427050147/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/volta-ciclista-a-catalunya-upt-1/stage-7/results 27 April 2011 live Dumoulin was delighted to win twice in front of some of the sport's biggest stars, and stated that his next goal would be a major spring classic, perhaps the Amstel Gold Race.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/dumoulin-doubles-up-in-the-volta-a-catalunya Dumoulin doubles up in the Volta a Catalunya 2011-03-29 Cycling News 2011-03-30 Dumoulin, however, was not a factor at the Amstel, finishing 104th, over eight minutes behind the winner.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/amstel-gold-race-upt/results Gilbert repeats at Amstel Gold Race 2011-04-17 Cycling News 2011-04-18 In June, Maté won the final stage at the Route du Sud, coming best in a five-man breakaway sprint.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/35th-route-du-sud-la-depeche-du-midi-2-1/stage-4/results Maté celebrates in Pau 2011-06-19 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Keukeleire, a prolific winner in his neo-pro season of 2010 but shut out in the first several months of 2011, took his first win of the year in July at the Tour of Austria. He won a selective sprint at the end of stage 3, finishing at the head of a 23-rider group that included the race's top riders.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/int-osterreich-rundfahrt-2-hc/stage-3/results Keukeleire sprints to first win this season 2011-07-05 Cycling News 2011-11-24 It was also in that stage that Edet took the lead in the mountains classification. He went on to win it at the end of the race, holding off SKS 2011's Alexandre Geniez by a single point.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/int-osterreich-rundfahrt-2-hc/stage-8/results Bennati sprints to final stage 2011-07-10 Cycling News 2011-11-24 The team took several wins in August. Dumoulin took a win in the first stage of Paris–Corrèze, breaking away near the end of the day to finish 4 seconds better than the main field.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-correze-2-1/stage-1/results Dumoulin dashes to stage win 2011-08-03 Cycling News 2011-11-24 By finishing in the front group the next day, he secured overall victory in the two-day event.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-correze-2-1/stage-2/results De Waele tops final stage 2011-08-04 Cycling News 2011-11-24 On the same day Dumoulin secured Paris–Corrèze, Cusin narrowly defeated SBS 2011's Matti Breschel at the end of stage 2 at the Tour of Denmark.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-denmark-2-hc/stage-2/results Cusin pips Breschel in Aarhus 2011-08-04 Cycling News 2011-11-24 After laying 28 seconds down in the overall classification before the final day at the Tour de l'Ain,Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-lain-la-route-du-progres-2-1/stage-3/results Poels tops Rolland in Lélex 2011-08-12 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Moncoutié secured overall victory the next day. He missed out on the stage win to FDJ 2011's Thibaut Pinot, but by finishing only 3 seconds back he moved past previous race leader Wout Poels to win the event itself.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-lain-la-route-du-progres-2-1/stage-4/results Moncoutie takes overall victory 2011-08-13 Cycling News 2011-11-24 Lastly, Gallopin took a stage at the Tour du Limousin. He took his second win of the season by breaking away from the peloton within stage's final kilometer, and holding on for first by 6 seconds.Peter Hymas http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-du-limousin-2-hc/stage-2/results Gallopin escapes for stage victory 2011-08-17 Cycling News 2011-11-24 The team also sent squads to the Volta ao Algarve, Three Days of West Flanders, the Circuit de la Sarthe, the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Four Days of Dunkirk, the Circuit de Lorraine, the Tour of Belgium, the Critérium du Dauphiné, the Tour of Slovenia, the Eneco Tour, the Tour du Poitou Charentes, and Circuit Franco-Belge, but did not obtain a stage win, classification win, or podium finish in any of them. Grand Tours As a Professional Continental team, Cofidis needed to be selected by the organizers of any of the Grand Tours in order to participate. They were selected to ride the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España, but not the Giro d'Italia. Tour de France thumb|upright|alt=A man in his early twenties wearing a red and white cycling jersey with black trim, standing atop a stationary bicycle.|Former Estonian national champion Rein Taaramäe was Cofidis' best finisher in the Tour de France, coming in 12th just a few seconds shy of winning the best young rider white jersey. The Amaury Sport Organisation announced the wildcard entries to the Tour de France in January, much earlier in than in past years. Cofidis, who had participated in the Tour every year of their existence, were among the four teams added to the 18 UCI ProTeams obligated to attend.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-selects-22-teams Tour de France selects 22 teams 2011-01-20 Cycling News 2011-11-07 After not racing the Tour in 2010 and indicating at the time that he may not return to it, Moncoutié decided instead to ride the 2011 Tour with hopes of winning the King of the Mountains title.Daniel Friebe http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/moncoutie-to-target-mountains-title-on-return-to-tour Moncoutié to target mountains title on return to Tour 2010-11-20 Cycling News 2011-11-07 The decision put a bit of doubt to his potential return to the Vuelta a España, notwithstanding the team needing a wildcard for that race as well, in spite of his three-year string of winning the mountains classification at that race.Bjorn Haake http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6649/David-Moncoutie-gives-the-Tour-de-France-another-chance.aspx David Moncoutié gives the Tour de France another chance 2010-12-08 VeloNation 2011-11-07 Taaramäe, Dumoulin, El Fares, and Vogondy were also named to the squad.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/french-teams-reveal-tour-de-france-squads French teams reveal Tour de France squads 2011-06-13 Cycling News 2011-11-07 Taaramäe finished near the front of the race on stage 1 atop the short Mont des Alouettes hill. He was distanced by stage winner Philippe Gilbert and eventual Tour de France winner Cadel Evans, but finished with the main front group six seconds back for eighth on the day.Richard Moore http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-1/results Gilbert conquers Mont des Alouettes 2011-07-02 Cycling News 2011-11-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150706052533/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-1/results 2015-07-06 The team had a very poor team time trial, coming in 21st. They were second to last, ahead of EUS 2011, who are renowned for having weak time trialists on their roster, and only by 2 seconds. The result dropped Taaramäe down to 66th place.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-2/results Garmin–Cervélo wins team time trial 2011-07-03 Cycling News 2011-11-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150707060737/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-2/results 2015-07-07 The squad was mostly quiet in the first half of the Tour, with Gallopin taking fourth in a field sprint to finish stage 5 and Dumoulin tenth in stage 10 their best finishes.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-5/results Cavendish gets his win the hard way 2011-07-06 Cycling News 2011-11-07Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-10/results Greipel defeats Cavendish for stage win in Carmaux 2011-07-12 Cycling News 2011-11-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150723042103/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-10/results 2015-07-23 On stage 13 into Lourdes, which included a passage over the hors catégorie climb Col d'Aubisque, Moncoutié figured into a ten-man breakaway. Given the lack of overall threat in the group, the peloton did not mount a serious chase, meaning the stage winner would come from this group of ten. FDJ 2011's Jérémy Roy broke away from the group on the way up the climb. Moncoutié strenuously chased him, with Thor Hushovd following behind. The other breakaway riders all faded, finishing five minutes back on the stage. Roy crested the Aubisque first, and Moncoutié second. Hushovd, a rider known as a very strong descender, caught up with Moncoutié on the way down the Aubisque. With a short flat section still to race after the descent, Moncoutié and Hushovd worked cohesively as a chase group behind Roy. They caught and passed Roy 3 km on from the end of the stage, and Hushovd eventually dropped Moncoutié as well to be the solo stage winner; Moncoutié finished second and Roy third.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-13/results Hushovd wins miracle stage in Lourdes 2011-07-15 Cycling News 2011-11-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111117080823/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-13/results 2011-11-17 Moncoutié was roundly criticized by the French press for collaborating with Hushovd in the chase, with Roy (a fellow Frenchman) up the road. To that point in the Tour, no French rider had yet won a stage. Team manager Boyer defended Moncoutié, saying Hushovd was likely to surpass Roy and win any sprint at the end of the stage no matter what, and by working with him Moncoutié assured himself second place rather than falling to third.Hedwig Kröner http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/french-teams-not-all-winners-at-2011-tour-de-france French teams not all winners at 2011 Tour de France 2011-07-26 Cycling News 2011-11-07 Taaramäe took over the white jersey for best young rider from Rigoberto Urán on stage 18. Urán finished a distant 27th on the day, seven minutes off the pace of stage winner Andy Schleck. Taaramäe's eighth place, three minutes back of Schleck but four minutes the better of Urán, moved him into 11th place overall and into the best young rider's position, by 33 seconds over Pierre Rolland. Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-18/results Schleck's mountain raid nets stage win 2011-07-21 Cycling News 2011-11-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20150724032600/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-18/results 2015-07-24 dead Rolland won the stage at Alpe d'Huez the next day, with Taaramäe finishing 14th two minutes back. This gave Rolland an advantage of a minute and 33 seconds going into the stage 20 individual time trial, where Taaramäe's skills are superior.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-19/results Rolland wins on the Alpe d'Huez at end of epic stage 2011-07-22 Cycling News 2011-11-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111017031525/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-19/results 2011-10-17 Taaramäe indeed finished better than Rolland in the time trial, tenth to Rolland's 21st, but gained only 48 seconds. Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-20/results Evans conquers all with picture perfect time trial 2011-07-23 Cycling News 2011-11-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20120725085934/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-20/results 2012-07-25 dead This was insufficient to win back the white jersey before the final, largely ceremonial stage into Paris on the Tour's final day.Barry Ryan http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-21/results Cadel Evans wins 2011 Tour de France 2011-07-24 Cycling News 2011-11-07 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140920230609/http://www.cyclingnews.com/tour-de-france/stage-21/results 2014-09-20 Taaramäe finished the Tour in 12th place overall, at a deficit of eleven and a half minutes to Tour champion Cadel Evans. Moncoutié was not a major factor in any classification, finishing 41st overall and 25th in the mountains classification. Given his result at just 24 years of age, and that he retains eligibility for the white jersey in the 2012 Tour de France, Boyer expressed that he was quite pleased with Taaramäe's performance, and that he expected the Estonian to be a contender for the overall podium at the Tour within two or three years. Vuelta a España thumb|left|alt=A smiling man in his mid-thirties, with sunglasses on his head, positioned above his eyes.|Team leader David Moncoutié considered not returning to the Vuelta a España, but did so and won both a stage and the mountains classification for the fourth year in a row. Cofidis was one of the four wildcard entries to the Vuelta a España.Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/four-teams-earn-wildcard-invites-to-2011-vuelta-a-espana_176624 https://web.archive.org/web/20110604160028/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/four-teams-earn-wildcard-invites-to-2011-vuelta-a-espana_176624 dead 4 June 2011 Four teams earn wildcard invites to 2011 Vuelta a Espana 2011-05-31 VeloNews 2011-11-08 After a disappointing Tour de France, Moncoutié decided to ride the Vuelta in hopes of capturing his fourth consecutive King of the Mountains jersey at the Spanish Grand Tour, which would be a new record. While he had entered 2011 thinking it would likely be his last season as a professional rider, Moncoutié changed his mind about that as well and said he would "probably be part of the bunch in 2012."Andrew Hood http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/moncoutie-aims-for-record-fourth-kom-jersey-at-vuelta_188398 Moncoutié aims for record fourth KoM jersey at Vuelta 2011-08-17 VeloNews 2011-11-08 1 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110901083538/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/08/news/moncoutie-aims-for-record-fourth-kom-jersey-at-vuelta_188398 dead Taaramäe was also named to the team for the Vuelta. The squad did slightly better in the stage 1 team time trial than they did in the equivalent stage at the Tour de France, coming 17th of 22 teams.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-1/results Leopard Trek claims team time trial 2011-08-20 Cycling News 2011-11-08 Moncoutié secured a high placing on stage 6, coming in ninth on the day with the lead chase group that finished behind four LIQ 2011 riders at the head of the race.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-6/results Sagan leads Liquigas lashing in Córdoba 2011-08-25 Cycling News 2011-11-08 Taaramäe climbed with the race's best riders on stage 9, coming in seventh on La Covatilla.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-9/results Martin triumphs atop La Covatilla 2011-08-28 Cycling News 2011-11-20 However, he was not any sort of overall threat – he was already over an hour down in the overall standings, having been in breakaways in stages 4, 6, and 8 which did not succeed and lost considerable time to the stage winner each day.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-4/results Moreno climbs to stage victory in the Sierra Nevada 2011-08-23 Cycling News 2011-11-20Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-6/results Sagan leads Liquigas lashing in Córdoba 2011-08-25 Cycling News 2011-11-20Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-8/results Rodríguez climbs to stage win 2011-08-27 Cycling News 2011-11-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130921120126/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-8/results 2013-09-21 Moncoutié participated in a winning breakaway in stage 11. Some 19 km on from the end of the stage, which concluded on a climb at Estación de Montaña Manzaneda, Moncoutié set out on a solo attack to win the stage. The attack was successful, and the veteran Frenchman won a Vuelta stage for the fourth consecutive year. He said after the stage that he rued falling short at Sierra Nevada, and had studied this course profile carefully to know when to attack to get away for victory.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-11/results Moncoutie prevails on Estación de Montaña Manzaneda 2011-08-31 Cycling News 2011-11-20 The result also moved Moncoutié up to second in the mountains classification, just a single point behind ALM 2011's Matteo Montaguti. He took the jersey two days later on stage 13 by joining another winning breakaway. Montaguti had also made the breakaway, but he was unable to stay at the front of the race all day. Moncoutié took two second places and one win on the final three climbs of the day, resulting in a 12-point lead over Montaguti in the classification.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-13/results Albasini claims Vuelta stage in Ponferrada 2011-09-02 Cycling News 2011-11-20 24 September 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110924033803/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-13/results dead The next day was another good one for the team. Taaramäe made the morning breakaway and held off the race's top riders as they neared the front of the race. He held on for victory atop La Farrapona by 25 seconds ahead of eventual Vuelta champion Juan José Cobo in second, as all other members of the breakaway finished well back.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-14/results Taaramae tackles La Farrapona 2011-09-03 Cycling News 2011-11-20 Moncoutié all but clinched his mountains classification triumph on stage 15. While he finished nine minutes behind Cobo on Angliru, he won the day's second climb to score ten mountain points and increase his lead over Montaguti to 22 points.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-15/results Cobo climbs into Vuelta lead on Angliru 2011-09-04 Cycling News 2011-11-20 He scored his final mountain classification points on stage 17, ending with a total of 63.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-17/results Froome outduels Cobo on Peña Cabarga 2011-09-07 Cycling News 2011-11-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120908010743/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-17/results 2012-09-08 Montaguti nearly reclaimed the jersey on stage 18, when he made a breakaway and Moncoutié did not. Fortunately for Moncoutié, teammate Sijmens had made the escape group and kept Montaguti from maximum points on four of the five climbs. Given that riders who are not involved in a classification nor have teammates that are will generally not ride against someone who is, Sijmens' presence in this breakaway was effectively the only way Moncoutié could have retained the jersey.Susan Westemeyer http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-18/results Gavazzi wins big in Noja 2011-09-08 Cycling News 2011-11-20 Moncoutié continued to lead Montaguti, by a score of 63–56. Neither rider scored again, and Moncoutié won his fourth consecutive mountains title, a first in Vuelta history. He was the team's best overall finisher as well, but was not any real threat, coming in 37th overall at a deficit of over an hour to Cobo.Les Clarke http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-21/results Sagan steals final stage from pure sprinters 2011-09-11 Cycling News 2011-11-20 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130102215145/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-21/results 2013-01-02 Taaramäe, for his part, did not complete the Vuelta, abandoning on stage 17. Season victories Date Race Competition Rider Country Location February 4 Étoile de Bessèges, Stage 3 UCI Europe TourSamuel Dumoulin FRA France Laudun February 13 Tour Méditerranéen, Stage 5 UCI Europe TourDavid Moncoutié FRA France Mont Faron February 13 Tour Méditerranéen, Overall UCI Europe TourDavid Moncoutié FRA France February 13 Tour Méditerranéen, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Leonardo Duque, Yohann Bagot, Mickaël Buffaz, Nicolas Edet, Julien El Fares, Luis Maté, David Moncoutié, and Damien Monier France February 19 Tour du Haut Var, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourSamuel Dumoulin FRA France Grimaud March 13 Paris–Nice, Youth classification UCI World TourRein Taaramäe EST France March 25 Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 UCI World TourSamuel Dumoulin FRA Spain Tarragona March 27 Volta a Catalunya, Stage 7 UCI World TourSamuel Dumoulin FRA Spain Barcelona March 27 Critérium International, Youth classification UCI Europe TourRein Taaramäe EST France April 3 Flèche d'Emeraude UCI Europe TourTony Gallopin FRA France Saint-Malo May 28 Tartu GP UCI Europe TourJean Eudes Demaret FRA Tartu June 5 Tour de Luxembourg, Teams classification UCI Europe Tour The riders on the squad were Aleksejs Saramotins, Tony Gallopin, Rémi Cusin, Romain Zingle, Jens Keukeleire, Julien El Fares, Arnaud Labbe, and Yoann Bagot June 19 Route du Sud, Stage 4 UCI Europe TourLuis Maté ESP France Pau July 5 Tour of Austria, Stage 3 UCI Europe TourJens Keukeleire BEL Prägraten am Großvenediger July 10 Tour of Austria, Mountains classification UCI Europe TourNicolas Edet FRA August 3 Paris–Corrèze, Stage 1 UCI Europe TourSamuel Dumoulin FRA France Bellac August 4 Paris–Corrèze, Overall UCI Europe TourSamuel Dumoulin FRA France August 4 Tour of Denmark, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourRémi Cusin FRA Aarhus August 13 Tour de l'Ain, Overall UCI Europe TourDavid Moncoutié FRA France August 17 Tour du Limousin, Stage 2 UCI Europe TourTony Gallopin FRA France Allassac August 31 Vuelta a España, Stage 11 UCI World TourDavid Moncoutié FRA Spain Manzaneda September 3 Vuelta a España, Stage 14 UCI World TourRein Taaramäe EST Spain Lagos de Somiedo September 11 Vuelta a España, Mountains classification UCI World TourDavid Moncoutié FRA Spain October 2 French Road Cycling Cup French Road Cycling CupTony Gallopin FRA France National, Continental and World champions Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location June 20Estonian Time Trial Champion center|20px Rein Taaramäe EST Footnotes N References Category:2011 road cycling season by team Category:Cofidis (cycling team) Category:2011 in French sport