2011 Tour de France, Stage 1 to Stage 11

none July 2011 2011 Tour de France These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2011 Tour de France, with Stage 1 on 2 July, and Stage 11 on 13 July. In February 2012 following doping allegations a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport stripped of all results of Alberto Contador obtained in and later than the 2010 Tour de France, which led him to being stripped of that title, as well as his results in the 2011 Tour de France. His results have thus been removed here, with cyclists behind him moving up one spot. LegendJerseys appearing in the table on the left of the page indicate those worn by the cyclist during the particular stage, while those appearing in the table on the right of the page indicate those awarded to the cyclist after the stage.   20px|alt=A yellow jersey   Denotes the leader of the general classification   20px|alt=A green jersey   Denotes the leader of the points classification   20px|alt=A polka-dot jersey   Denotes the leader of the mountains classification   20px|alt=A white jersey   Denotes the leader of the young rider classification   20px|alt=A jersey with a black rider number on a yellow background   Denotes the leader of the team classificationThe bibs are designated to all remaining riders within the leading team.   20px|alt=A jersey with a white rider number on a red background   Denotes the rider designated as the day's most combative   s.t. indicates that the rider crossed the finish line in the same group as the one receiving the time above him, and was therefore credited with the same finishing time. Stage 1 2 July 2011 — Passage du Gois to Mont des Alouettes, 191.5 km 0 onhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-1 All change on day one Cyclingnews.com 21 June 2011 2 July 2011 thumb|300px The Tour started with a road stage rather than the traditional prologue time trial, and with an uphill finish. The day started with a non-racing parade over the tidal Passage du Gois. When underway, the riders initially followed the coast, where the wind could have had an impact, before heading inland to Les Herbiers and the finish on the Mont des Alouettes. The first breakaway of the Tour was formed by three riders: Lieuwe Westra of VAC 2011, Perrig Quéméneur of EUC 2011 and Jérémy Roy of FDJ 2011. They attacked from the very beginning of the race and their maximum advantage was over six minutes. The top places in the intermediate sprint after 87 km 0 on were won by the breakaway members and the new points distribution saw green jersey contenders competing for the rest of points. Tyler Farrar took fourth place ahead of André Greipel. About nine kilometres from the end, Maxim Iglinsky collided with a spectator, and the resulting crash held up the majority of the field, including Alberto Contador and Samuel Sánchez. This group were chasing the lead group of 78 riders, until within the last three kilometers, they were delayed by another crash that had split the lead group approximately in half. On the uphill finish, an attack by Fabian Cancellara was successfully countered by Philippe Gilbert, who was favourite for the stage, and who finished three seconds clear of Cadel Evans, who finished a similar margin clear of the chasing group. Due to rules that protect riders against time lost due to accidents in the latter stages of a race, about 40 riders who had been in the same group as Gilbert and others at 3 km 0 on to go, but who were delayed by a later crash, were awarded the same time as those who finished just behind Gilbert and Evans, but those who caught up with them, having been delayed in the Iglinsky incident, lost at least 1'20".http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-1/results Gilbert conquers Mont des Alouettes Richard Moore Cyclingnews.com 2 July 2011 24 July 2011 Stage 1 result and general classification after stage 1 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Philippe Gilbert BEL 20px 20px 20px 20px OLO 2011 4h 41' 31" 2 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 3" 3 Thor Hushovd NOR GRM 2011 + 6" 4 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2011 + 6" 5 Jurgen Van den Broeck BEL 20px OLO 2011 + 6" 6 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px SKY 2011 + 6" 7 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 6" 8 Rein Taaramäe EST COF 2011 + 6" 9 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 6" 10 Tony Martin GER THR 2011 + 6" Stage 2 3 July 2011 — Les Essarts, 23 km 0 on team time trial (TTT) thumb|300px The team time trial was relatively short at 23 km 0 on and mostly flat, so large time gaps were not expected. GRM 2011, who saw all their GC contenders lose nearly two minutes on stage 1, won the stage to place their world champion Thor Hushovd in the overall lead, while Cadel Evans, who had a three-second advantage over Hushovd going into the stage, was almost able to take the yellow jersey, as his BMC 2011 team took just four seconds longer than GRM 2011 yes to come second, a fraction of a second faster than SKY 2011.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-2/results Garmin-Cervelo wins team time trial Les Clarke Cyclingnews.com 3 July 2011 24 July 2011 Stage 2 result Rank Team Time 1 GRM 2011 24' 48" 2 BMC 2011 + 4" 3 SKY 2011 + 4" 4 LEO 2011 + 4" 5 THR 2011 + 5" 6 RSH 2011 + 10" 7 RAB 2011 + 12" 8 SBS 2011 + 28" 9 AST 2011 + 32" 10 OLO 2011 20px + 39"General classification after stage 2 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 5h 06' 25" 2 David Millar GBR 20px GRM 2011 + 0" 3 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 1" 4 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px SKY 2011 + 4" 5 Linus Gerdemann GER LEO 2011 + 4" 6 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4" 7 Fabian Cancellara SUI LEO 2011 + 4" 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2011 + 4" 9 Manuel Quinziato ITA BMC 2011 + 4" 10 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4" Stage 3 4 July 2011 — Olonne-sur-Mer to Redon, 198 km 0 on thumb|300px The break of the day, consisting of Mickaël Delage (FDJ 2011), José Iván Gutiérrez (MOV 2011), Rubén Pérez (EUS 2011), Maxime Bouet (ALM 2011) and Niki Terpstra (QST 2011) went clear within the opening kilometre of racing. Their lead reached a maximum of eight minutes after 80 km 0 on. The members of the breakaway took the intermediate sprint, but the sprint for remaining points caused controversy, as Mark Cavendish, who won the sprint, later had the points he won at this stage removed, as did Thor Hushovd. Delage and Gutiérrez were the last pair of the break to remain clear of the peloton, but were caught with 9 km 0 on remaining. The stage was won by Hushovd's GRM 2011 teammate Tyler Farrar, who took his first individual Tour stage win. Farrar formed a 'W' sign with his fingers on the line in homage to his friend Wouter Weylandt who died in a crash on the Giro d'Italia in May.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-3/results Farrar nabs his first Tour de France stage Peter Cossins Cyclingnews.com 4 July 2011 4 July 2011 MOV 2011 rider José Joaquín Rojas, third on the stage, assumed the lead of the points classification from Philippe Gilbert.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cavendish-hushovd-relegated-in-tour-de-france-sprint Cavendish, Hushovd relegated in Tour de France sprint Cyclingnews.com 4 July 2011 4 July 2011 Stage 3 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Tyler Farrar USA 20px GRM 2011 4h 40' 21" 2 Romain Feillu FRA VCD 2011 s.t. 3 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2011 s.t. 4 Sébastien Hinault FRA ALM 2011 s.t. 5 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2011 s.t. 6 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 s.t. 7 Julian Dean NZL 20px GRM 2011 s.t. 8 Borut Božič SLO VCD 2011 s.t. 9 André Greipel GER OLO 2011 s.t. 10 Jimmy Engoulvent FRA SAU 2011 s.t.General classification after stage 3 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 9h 46' 46" 2 David Millar GBR 20px GRM 2011 + 0" 3 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 1" 4 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px SKY 2011 + 4" 5 Linus Gerdemann GER LEO 2011 + 4" 6 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2011 + 4" 7 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4" 8 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4" 9 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 4" 10 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 + 4" Stage 4 5 July 2011 — Lorient to Mûr-de-Bretagne, 172.5 km 0 on thumb|300px This was an undulating course, with a steep hill shortly before the finish. A five-man breakaway group escaped after 9 km 0 on, consisting of Jérémy Roy (FDJ 2011), Blel Kadri (ALM 2011), Imanol Erviti (MOV 2011), Johnny Hoogerland (VAC 2011) and Gorka Izagirre (EUS 2011), and remained on their own until the foot of the Mûr-de-Bretagne. Defending champion Alberto Contador was the first to attack in the closing stages, causing several splits in the field, including a group of ten at the front of the race. As Contador's initial attack failed, Jurgen Van den Broeck tried to break clear, but was caught up by the front group, and Cadel Evans, third in the overall standings at the beginning of the day, held off a final sprint from Contador to win the stage, but the presence of Thor Hushovd in the lead group meant that Hushovd kept the overall lead, while Evans took the lead in the mountains classification.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-4/results Evans takes photo finish over Contador Peter Cossins Cyclingnews.com 5 July 2011 24 July 2011 Stage 4 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 4h 11' 39" 2 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2011 s.t. 3 Rigoberto Urán COL SKY 2011 s.t. 4 Philippe Gilbert BEL 20px OLO 2011 s.t. 5 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 s.t. 6 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 s.t. 7 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 s.t. 8 Jurgen Van den Broeck BEL OLO 2011 s.t. 9 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 s.t. 10 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 + 6"General classification after stage 4 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 13h 58' 25" 2 Cadel Evans AUS 20px BMC 2011 + 1" 3 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4" 4 David Millar GBR 20px GRM 2011 + 8" 5 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 10" 6 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 + 10" 7 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px SKY 2011 + 12" 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2011 + 12" 9 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 12" 10 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 12" Stage 5 6 July 2011 — Carhaix to Cap Fréhel, 164.5 km 0 on thumb|300px Many riders tried to get into the breakaway in this stage, but the final breakaway was formed of 4 riders: José Iván Gutiérrez (MOV 2011), Tristan Valentin (COF 2011), Sébastien Turgot (EUC 2011), and Anthony Delaplace (SAU 2011). They had a maximum advantage of 5 minutes. The intermediate sprint was won by the breakaway riders, while in the peloton Borut Božič took the highest remaining points haul. José Joaquín Rojas and Tom Boonen were penalised for irregular sprinting at this point, a penalty that cost Rojas his lead in the green jersey competition. After the intermediate sprint, GRM 2011 set a very high pace and there were many crashes in the peloton, one of which involved Janez Brajkovič, who had to abandon due to a broken collarbone and concussion. Another crash involved Nicki Sørensen who fall off when his bike was clipped by a photo motorcycle and it was dragged along by it for 200m. Alberto Contador, Robert Gesink, Tom Boonen, Sylvain Chavanel and Iván Velasco, who sustained a broken collarbone, were among other riders who crashed on this stage.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-de-france-crash-report-boonen-contador-gesink-bloodied Tour de France crash report: Boonen, Contador, Gesink bloodied Cyclingnews.com 6 July 2011 6 July 2011 Brecht Decaluwé The breakaway was caught with 45 km 0 on to go, but Thomas Voeckler (EUC 2011 yes) and Jérémy Roy (FDJ 2011) attacked with 32 km 0 on to go, creating a maximum gap of one minute, and the race was in the last 2 km 0 on before Voeckler was caught. A late attack by Edvald Boasson Hagen disrupted the lead out lines for the main sprinters, but Mark Cavendish nevertheless took the victory ahead of Philippe Gilbert in the last 50 metres. There were no changes among the leading riders and contenders for the General Classification, but Gilbert assumed the lead in the sprinters' competition, although this was confirmed only after Rojas had been presented with the leader's jersey on the podium.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-5/results Cavendish gets his win the hard way Cyclingnews.com 6 July 2011 6 July 2011 Les Clarke Stage 5 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2011 3h 38' 32" 2 Philippe Gilbert BEL OLO 2011 s.t. 3 José Joaquín Rojas ESP 20px MOV 2011 s.t. 4 Tony Gallopin FRA COF 2011 s.t. 5 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px SKY 2011 s.t. 6 André Greipel GER OLO 2011 s.t. 7 Sébastien Hinault FRA ALM 2011 s.t. 8 William Bonnet FRA FDJ 2011 s.t. 9 Daniel Oss ITA LIQ 2011 s.t. 10 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 s.t.General classification after stage 5 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 17h 36' 57" 2 Cadel Evans AUS 20px BMC 2011 + 1" 3 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4" 4 David Millar GBR 20px GRM 2011 + 8" 5 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 10" 6 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 + 10" 7 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px SKY 2011 + 12" 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2011 + 12" 9 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 12" 10 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 12" Stage 6 7 July 2011 — Dinan to Lisieux, 226.5 km 0 on thumb|300px This was another undulating stage with a hill in the last few kilometres, expected to suit classics specialists. Lieuwe Westra (VAC 2011) initiated the main break of the day, eventually joined by his teammate Johnny Hoogerland, Anthony Roux (FDJ 2011), Leonardo Duque (COF 2011) and Adriano Malori (LAM 2011). Their lead reached 12 minutes, and Hoogerland added to the point in the mountains classification that he already had on the first two categorised climbs of the day, and thus ensured that he would take over the polka-dot jersey, and he, along with Roux and Duque, had ceased trying to stay clear when there were still some 60 km remaining, but Westra and Malori persisted, with Malori only caught with less than three km remaining. A late attack by Jelle Vanendert (OLO 2011) and Thomas Voeckler (EUC 2011) was caught with a kilometre remaining, and the sprint was eventually won by Edvald Boasson Hagen of (SKY 2011), with fellow Norwegian Thor Hushovd finishing third to retain the yellow jersey. Although there were several heavy rain showers, there were fewer falls than in the previous stage, although GC contender Levi Leipheimer (RSH 2011) fell and lost more than a minute.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-6/results Boasson Hagen edges Goss for soggy stage win Les Clarke Cyclingnews.com 7 July 2011 24 July 2011 Stage 6 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2011 5h 13' 37" 2 Matthew Goss AUS THR 2011 s.t. 3 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 s.t. 4 Romain Feillu FRA VCD 2011 s.t. 5 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2011 s.t. 6 Arthur Vichot FRA FDJ 2011 s.t. 7 Philippe Gilbert BEL 20px OLO 2011 s.t. 8 Gerald Ciolek GER QST 2011 s.t. 9 Marco Marcato ITA VCD 2011 s.t. 10 Arnold Jeannesson FRA FDJ 2011 s.t.General classification after stage 6 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 22h 50' 34" 2 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 1" 3 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4" 4 David Millar GBR 20px GRM 2011 + 8" 5 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 10" 6 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 + 10" 7 Geraint Thomas GBR 20px SKY 2011 + 12" 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2011 + 12" 9 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 12" 10 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 12" Stage 7 8 July 2011 — Le Mans to Châteauroux, 218 km 0 on thumb|300px This stage had no climbing points available, and was considered to be very much a chance for the sprint specialists to contest the stage win. The break formed very early in the stage, with two riders from FDJ 2011, Gianni Meersman and Mickaël Delage along with Yannick Talabardon (SAU 2011) and Pablo Urtasun (EUS 2011). A crash with 40 km 0 on remaining caused injuries to Bradley Wiggins of SKY 2011 and Chris Horner of RSH 2011 that caused them to retire from the race, while other GC contenders to lose time included Levi Leipheimer, Ryder Hesjedal, Roman Kreuziger, Rigoberto Urán and Bauke Mollema. The sprint train of THR 2011 dominated the closing stages of the races, allowing Mark Cavendish to take the stage win. Overall leader Thor Hushovd finished in seventh place to retain that position.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-7/results Cavendish repeats at site of first Tour success Peter Cossins Cyclingnews.com 8 July 2011 24 July 2011 Stage 7 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2011 5h 38' 53" 2 Alessandro Petacchi ITA LAM 2011 s.t. 3 André Greipel GER OLO 2011 s.t. 4 Romain Feillu FRA VCD 2011 s.t. 5 William Bonnet FRA FDJ 2011 s.t. 6 Denis Galimzyanov RUS KAT 2011 s.t. 7 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 s.t. 8 Sébastien Turgot FRA EUC 2011 s.t. 9 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2011 s.t. 10 Sébastien Hinault FRA ALM 2011 s.t.General classification after stage 7 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 28h 29' 27" 2 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 1" 3 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4" 4 David Millar GBR 20px GRM 2011 + 8" 5 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 10" 6 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 12" 7 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 12" 8 Tony Martin GER THR 2011 + 13" 9 Peter Velits SVK THR 2011 + 13" 10 Robert Gesink NED 20px RAB 2011 + 20" Stage 8 9 July 2011 — Aigurande to Super Besse, 189 km 0 on thumb|300px This stage had the first category two climb of the race, and brought the race into the higher climbs of the Massif Central. By the ascent of the day's main climb, in the final 25 km, four riders from the original nine-man break remained clear: Rui Costa (MOV 2011), Christophe Riblon (ALM 2011), Tejay van Garderen (THR 2011) and Cyril Gautier (EUC 2011). On that climb, several riders attempted to attack from the group, of whom Juan Antonio Flecha (SKY 2011) and Alexander Vinokourov (AST 2011) attained a considerable margin over the peloton as they pursued the leader. Vinokourov started the stage only 32 seconds behind overall leader Thor Hushovd, and this was thought to be a bid to take the yellow jersey. The final climb to the Super Besse ski station saw several attempts at breaks among the leaders, and eventually Costa was able to open a gap to the rest of the breakaway group. Vinokourov overhauled the rest of the escapees, but he was caught within the last kilometre, while Costa won the stage. Philippe Gilbert broke clear of the peloton to secure second place, and the lead in the points competition, while Hushovd, contrary to expectations, finished in the first group to retain his overall lead. Van Garderen, by virtue of having been the first rider over the category two Col de la Croix Saint-Robert, assumed the lead in the climbers' category.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-8/results Costa claims Movistar's first Tour stage Peter Cossins Cyclingnews.com 9 July 2011 24 July 2011 Stage 8 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Rui Costa POR MOV 2011 4h 36' 46" 2 Philippe Gilbert BEL OLO 2011 + 12" 3 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 15" 4 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 + 15" 5 Peter Velits SVK THR 2011 + 15" 6 Dries Devenyns BEL QST 2011 + 15" 7 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2011 + 15" 8 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 15" 9 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 15" 10 Rigoberto Urán COL SKY 2011 + 15"General classification after stage 8 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thor Hushovd NOR 20px 20px GRM 2011 33h 06' 28" 2 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 1" 3 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4" 4 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 10" 5 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 12" 6 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 12" 7 Tony Martin GER THR 2011 + 13" 8 Peter Velits SVK THR 2011 + 13" 9 David Millar GBR 20px GRM 2011 + 19" 10 Philippe Gilbert BEL 20px OLO 2011 + 30" Stage 9 10 July 2011 — Issoire to Saint-Flour, 208 km 0 on thumb|300px This stage, like the preceding one, had more points available for the king of the mountains competition than all the preceding stages added together. There were no breaks from the peloton until the first climb of the day, which was contested by Thomas Voeckler (EUC 2011) and Johnny Hoogerland (VAC 2011), who were joined by Juan Antonio Flecha (SKY 2011), Sandy Casar (FDJ 2011), Luis León Sánchez (RAB 2011) and Niki Terpstra (QST 2011). Terpstra was unable to stay with the escapees on higher climbs as the day went on, but the remaining five riders extended their lead. An early fall by Alberto Contador, after a collision with Vladimir Karpets, caused aggravation to an earlier knee injury, but a later fall delayed many riders, and caused the elimination of GC contenders Alexander Vinokourov and Jurgen Van den Broeck, and injury to Andreas Klöden and other riders. The pursuit of the breakaway was delayed to allow riders involved in the crash, or who stopped to help their colleagues, to rejoin the peloton, thus increasing the likelihood that Voeckler, less than a minute and a half behind in the general classification, would take over the race leadership. Within the final 40 km, two of the leading five riders were involved in a dramatic crash after Juan Antonio Flecha was sideswiped by a France Télévisions car during an overtaking manoeuvre, causing fellow breakaway rider, Johnny Hoogerland to crash into a barbed wire fence. His wound required 33 stitches. Although both riders were able to finish the stageTour riders outraged after 'reckless driving' leads to crash Julien Pretot https://nationalpost.com/sports/video-tour-riders-outraged-after-reckless-driving-leads-to-crash National Post Doug Kelly; Postmedia Network 10 July 2011 24 July 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110716065500/http://sports.nationalpost.com/2011/07/10/video-tour-riders-outraged-after-reckless-driving-leads-to-crash/ 16 July 2011 live and they shared the combative rider award for the day (one of the rare cases when it had been jointly awarded), they were unable to stay ahead of the peloton. The other three riders from the breakaway retained most of their lead, with little urgency among the peloton for reducing their winning margin, and Sánchez sprinted clear to take the stage. Voeckler assumed the overall lead and Hoogerland had gained enough points prior to his crash to regain leadership in the King of the Mountains competition, while Philippe Gilbert was again the first to finish from the main group, extending his lead in the points classification.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-9/results Luis León Sánchez wins crash-hit stage Peter Cossins Cyclingnews.com 10 July 2011 24 July 2011 Stage 9 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Luis León Sánchez ESP RAB 2011 5h 27' 09" 2 Thomas Voeckler FRA EUC 2011 + 5" 3 Sandy Casar FRA FDJ 2011 + 13" 4 Philippe Gilbert BEL 20px OLO 2011 + 3' 59" 5 Peter Velits SVK THR 2011 + 3' 59" 6 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 3' 59" 7 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 3' 59" 8 Tony Martin GER THR 2011 + 3' 59" 9 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 3' 59" 10 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2011 + 3' 59"General classification after stage 9 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thomas Voeckler FRA 20px 20px EUC 2011 38h 35' 11" 2 Luis León Sánchez ESP RAB 2011 + 1' 49" 3 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 2' 26" 4 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 2' 29" 5 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 2' 37" 6 Tony Martin GER THR 2011 + 2' 38" 7 Peter Velits SVK THR 2011 + 2' 38" 8 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 2' 43" 9 Philippe Gilbert BEL 20px OLO 2011 + 2' 55" 10 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 3' 08" Stage 10 12 July 2011 — Aurillac to Carmaux, 158 km 0 on thumb|300px The stage after the first rest day returned to lower altitudes, and had only third and fourth category climbs. A six-man breakaway group became established after 11 km, consisting of Rémy Di Gregorio (AST 2011), Arthur Vichot (FDJ 2011), Sébastien Minard (ALM 2011), Julien El Fares (COF 2011), Marco Marcato (VCD 2011) and Anthony Delaplace (SAU 2011), but never had more than three minutes advantage, and was finally caught by late breakaways, and eventually most of the field, on the ascent of the final climb, some 15 km from the finish. That late break was started by Philippe Gilbert, leader of the points competition, and overall leader Thomas Voeckler, and also had Tony Gallopin (COF 2011 yes), Dries Devenyns (QST 2011) and Tony Martin (THR 2011). This break was unsuccessful, but prevented the usual sprinters' trains, and in the final kilometre, Mark Cavendish was following Daniel Oss (LIQ 2011) prior to his final effort. André Greipel (OLO 2011), who had been following Cavendish, was able to pass him in the final straight to win the stage, while Cavendish and third placed José Joaquín Rojas reduced Gilbert's lead in the points competition on a day that had no effect on the upper reaches of the general classification.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-10/results Greipel defeats Cavendish for stage win in Carmaux Stephen Farrand Cyclingnews.com 12 July 2011 24 July 2011 Stage 10 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 André Greipel GER OLO 2011 3h 31' 21" 2 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2011 s.t. 3 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2011 s.t. 4 Thor Hushovd NOR GRM 2011 s.t. 5 Romain Feillu FRA VCD 2011 s.t. 6 Daniel Oss ITA LIQ 2011 s.t. 7 Sébastien Hinault FRA ALM 2011 s.t. 8 Borut Božič SLO VCD 2011 s.t. 9 Geraint Thomas GBR SKY 2011 s.t. 10 Samuel Dumoulin FRA COF 2011 s.t.General classification after stage 10 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thomas Voeckler FRA 20px 20px EUC 2011 42h 06' 32" 2 Luis León Sánchez ESP RAB 2011 + 1' 49" 3 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 2' 26" 4 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 2' 29" 5 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 2' 37" 6 Tony Martin GER THR 2011 + 2' 38" 7 Peter Velits SVK THR 2011 + 2' 38" 8 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 2' 43" 9 Philippe Gilbert BEL 20px OLO 2011 + 2' 55" 10 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 3' 08" Stage 11 13 July 2011 — Blaye-les-Mines to Lavaur, 167.5 km 0 on thumb|300px On another stage that was expected to suit sprint specialists, the six members of the breakaway group (Rubén Pérez, Lars Boom, Andriy Hrivko, Mickaël Delage, Tristan Valentin and Jimmy Engoulvent were unable to gain an advantage of more than four and a half minutes. Amid heavy rain, the break was not caught until the final 3 km 0 on of the race, and Mark Cavendish took the bunch sprint for his third win of the race, and the resultant points, in combination with those he took by being the first non-breakaway rider at the intermediate sprint, allowed him to take the leadership in the green jersey competition. The stage had no impact on the overall placings.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-de-france-2011/stage-11/results Cavendish gets stage number three and green jersey in Lavaur Susan Westemeyer Cyclingnews.com 13 July 2011 24 July 2011 Stage 11 result Rank Rider Team Time 1 Mark Cavendish GBR THR 2011 3h 46' 07" 2 André Greipel GER OLO 2011 s.t. 3 Tyler Farrar USA GRM 2011 s.t. 4 Denis Galimzyanov RUS KAT 2011 s.t. 5 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2011 s.t. 6 Romain Feillu FRA VCD 2011 s.t. 7 José Joaquín Rojas ESP MOV 2011 s.t. 8 Sébastien Turgot FRA EUC 2011 s.t. 9 Francisco Ventoso ESP MOV 2011 s.t. 10 William Bonnet FRA FDJ 2011 s.t.General classification after stage 11 Rank Rider Team Time 1 Thomas Voeckler FRA 20px 20px EUC 2011 45h 52' 39" 2 Luis León Sánchez ESP RAB 2011 + 1' 49" 3 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 + 2' 26" 4 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 2' 29" 5 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 2' 37" 6 Tony Martin GER THR 2011 + 2' 38" 7 Peter Velits SVK THR 2011 + 2' 38" 8 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 2' 43" 9 Philippe Gilbert BEL OLO 2011 + 2' 55" 10 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 3' 08" Footnotes N References 30em External links 2011 Tour de France 1 11 12 21 , Stage 1 To Stage 11 Category:Tour de France stages