2011 Giro di Padania

November 2016 – 2012 2011 UCI Europe Tour 6–10 September 5 900 km 22h 13' 28" Ivan Basso LIQ 2011 ITA green Giovanni Visconti FAR 2011 ITA Francesco Masciarelli AST 2011 ITA Elia Viviani LIQ 2011 ITA violet Simone Campagnaro DAN 2011 ITA light blue blue Elia Viviani LIQ 2011 ITA Francesco Masciarelli AST 2011 ITA white AND 2011 The 2011 Giro di Padania was the first edition of the Giro di Padania cycling stage race. It started on 6th September in Paesana and ended on the 10th in Montecchio Maggiore.Farrand, Stephen. "Giro di Padania route unveiled in Italy", Cycling News, 28-07-2011. More than 200 riders and 25 teams participated in the race, including the ProTour teams Liquigas–Cannondale, Lampre–ISD and Astana, and the national teams of Australia, Poland and Slovenia. Among the riders who took part to the race there were the 2006 and 2010 Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso, the 2011 Milano-Sanremo winner Matthew Goss, the Italian Road Race Champion Giovanni Visconti, the 2000 Giro d'Italia winner Stefano Garzelli, and the classic specialist Davide Rebellin.(Italian) Redazione Spaziociclismo. "Giro di Padania, elenco iscritti", Spazio Ciclismo, 05-09-2011. The race was won by Liquigas–Cannondale rider Ivan Basso,"2011 Giro di Padania – Results", Cycling News, 10-09-2011. who claimed the leader's green jersey after winning the fourth stage."2011 Giro di Padania – Stage 4 Results", Cycling News, 09-09-2011. In the race's other classifications, Liquigas–Cannondale rider Elia Viviani won the Points and the Intermediate Sprints classifications, Simone Campagnaro of D'Angelo & Antenucci–Nippo won the light blue jersey for the King of the Mountains classification, Astana's Francesco Masciarelli, who was third in the General classification, won the Young Rider classification, with Androni Giocattoli finishing at the head of the Teams classification. Race overview StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner16 September Paesana to Laigueglia 170 km 1 on22pxFlat stage Sacha Modolo ITA27 September Loano to Vigevano 187 km 1 on22pxFlat stage Elia Viviani ITA38 September Lonate Pozzolo to Salsomaggiore Terme 198 km 1 on22pxFlat stage Sacha Modolo ITA49 September Noceto to San Valentino di Brentonico 175 km 1 on 22pxMountain stage Ivan Basso ITA510 September Rovereto to Montecchio Maggiore 170 km 1 on22pxFlat stage Andrea Guardini ITA Final standings General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Ivan Basso ITA 20px| LIQ 2011 22h 13' 28" 2 Giovanni Visconti ITA FAR 2011 + 52" 3 Francesco Masciarelli ITA 20px| AST 2011 + 1' 08" 4 Fortunato Baliani ITA DAN 2011 + 1' 17" 5 Davide Rebellin ITA MIE 2011 + 1' 24" 6 Emanuele Sella ITA AND 2011 + 1' 32" 7 Simone Stortoni ITA COG 2011 + 2' 34" 8 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA COG 2011 + 2' 53" 9 Marek Rutkiewicz POL Poland (National team) + 2' 57" 10 Riccardo Chiarini ITA AND 2011 + 3' 08" Points Classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Elia Viviani ITA 20px| 20px| LIQ 2011 44 2 Sacha Modolo ITA COG 2011 33 3 Danilo Napolitano ITA ASA 2011 18 King of the Mountains Classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Simone Campagnaro ITA 20px| DAN 2011 14 2 Federico Rocchetti ITA DER 2011 8 3 Ivan Basso ITA 20px| LIQ 2011 6 Sprints Classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Elia Viviani ITA 20px| 20px| LIQ 2011 5 2 Paweł Bernas POL Poland (National team) 4 3 Kamil Gradek POL Poland (National team) 4 Young Rider Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Francesco Masciarelli ITA 20px| AST 2011 22h 14' 36" 2 Lachlan Norris AUS Australia (National team) + 3'14" 3 Diego Ulissi ITA LAM 2011 + 3' 49" Controversy This edition was heavily disrupted by activists who stated that the race was intended as political Propaganda for the Lega Nord political party.Ryan, Barry. "Protesters attempt to block Giro di Padania route", Cycling News, 06-09-2011.(Italian) Ghisalberti, Claudio "Giro di Padania: è sempre caos Schiaffi e insulti ai corridori", La Gazzetta dello Sport, 07-09-2011. The idea of organising the race was announced by Lega Nord's leader Umberto Bossi in September 2010 (Italian) Redazione. "Bossi ora vuole il Giro della Padania", Giornalettismo, 15-09-2010. and, according to the protesters, the race itself was full of references to the Padanian nationalism, such as the choice of green colour for the leader's jersey.(Italian) Madron, Alessandro." “Il giro di Padania è una corsa politica”Rifondazione all’Uci: “Annullare la gara” ", Il Fatto Quotidiano, 23-08-2011. Moreover, the race is organized by the society Monviso-Venezia, whose president, Michelino Davico, is a Lega Nord's senator.(Italian) Madron, Alessandro. "Ciclismo, ecco il Giro di Padania. Corsa a tappe con sponsor politico leghista", Il Fatto Quotidiano, 22-07-2011.(Italian) http://www.senato.it/leg/16/BGT/Schede/Attsen/00022730.htm During second stage, in Savona, Ivan Basso and Sacha Modolo had been slapped and insulted by protesters.(Italian) Redazione Online. "Savona, Ivan Basso e Modolo insultati e presi a sberle al Giro di Padania", Corriere della Sera, 08-09-2011. References Category:2011 UCI Europe Tour Category:2011 in Italian sport