2011 Tour of the Basque Country

2011 Vuelta al País Vasco Route Vuelta al Pais Vasco 2011.png 300px 8 of 27 2011 UCI World Tour 4–9 April 6 874.2 km 22h 12' 11" Andreas Klöden Germany RSH 2011 yellow Chris Horner United States RSH 2011 Robert Gesink Netherlands RAB 2011 Andreas Klöden Germany RSH 2011 white Michael Albasini Switzerland THR 2011 white dots on red Bram Tankink Netherlands RAB 2011 blue MOV 2011 2010 2012 The 2011 Tour of the Basque Country, was the 51st running of the Tour of the Basque Country cycling stage race. It started on 4 April in Zumarraga and ended on 9 April in Zalla and consisted of six stages, including a race-concluding individual time trial. It was the eighth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by RSH 2011 rider Andreas Klöden, who claimed the leader's yellow jersey for the second time – having previously won the race in 2000 – with a second-place finish on the final time trial stage.Andreas Klöden takes overall title at Tour of the Basque Country as Tony Martin wins final TT Andrew Hood VeloNews Competitor Group 9 April 2011 http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/andreas-kloden-takes-overall-title-at-tour-of-the-basque-country-as-tony-martin-wins-final-tt_168206 9 April 2011 3 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195324/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/andreas-kloden-takes-overall-title-at-tour-of-the-basque-country-as-tony-martin-wins-final-tt_168206 deadhttp://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/09042011/58/kloden-wins-basque-country.html Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group 9 April 2011 9 April 2011 Kloden wins in the Basque Country Reuters Klöden had also led the race after stage two, having finished second on the stage; one of three second place stage finishes that Klöden achieved during the week. Klöden's winning margin over his team-mate and runner-up Chris Horner was 47 seconds, and RAB 2011's Robert Gesink completed the podium, also 47 seconds down on Klöden, but behind Horner on countback. In the race's other classifications, Klöden's consistent high finishes earned him the white jersey for amassing the highest number of points at stage finishes, THR 2011 rider Michael Albasini won the King of the Mountains classification, Bram Tankink of RAB 2011 won the blue jersey for the sprints classification, with MOV 2011 finishing at the head of the teams classification. Teams As the Tour of the Basque Country was part of the 2011 UCI World Tour, all 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to attend. Two UCI Professional Continental teams were awarded wildcards, and these were the SDV 2011 and Caja Rural teams. The full list of participating teams was: 22em ALM 2011 AST 2011 BMC 2011 Caja Rural EUS 2011 GRM 2011 SDV 2011 THR 2011 LAM 2011 LEO 2011 LIQ 2011 OLO 2011 QST 2011 RAB 2011 KAT 2011 MOV 2011 RSH 2011 SBS 2011 SKY 2011 VCD 2011 Race previews and favourites 2010 race winner Chris Horner was a favourite and had RSH 2011 teammate, and 2000 winner Andreas Klöden to help him. Other heavy contenders included Ivan Basso as he prepared for the 2011 Tour de France, Damiano Cunego and Robert Gesink. Samuel Sánchez had hopes in redeeming himself after a split in the peloton ruined his chance of victory in 2010, warming up for the race by taking the GP Miguel Induráin one-day race two days before the start of the Tour. Fränk Schleck was also expected to do well after winning Critérium International and his brother Andy was also a part of the LEO 2011 yes squad in the Basque Country.Chris Horner earns No. 1 start bib at Tour of Basque Country Andrew Hood VeloNews Competitor Group 30 March 2011 http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/03/news/chris-horner-earns-no-1-start-big-at-tour-of-basque-country_166072 4 April 2011 9 July 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120709084720/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/03/news/chris-horner-earns-no-1-start-big-at-tour-of-basque-country_166072 dead Stages Stage 1 4 April 2011 – Zumarraga to Zumarraga, 151.2 km 1 on Stage 1 result RiderTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2011 4h 02' 42" 2 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 s.t. 3 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 s.t. 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 1" 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 6" 6 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2011 + 6" 7 David López García ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 8 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2011 + 6" 9 Danilo Di Luca ITA KAT 2011 + 6" 10 Xavier Tondó ESP GCE 2011 + 6"General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 20px|Yellow jersey20px|White jersey KAT 2011 4h 02' 42" 2 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 + 0" 3 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 0" 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 1" 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 6" 6 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2011 + 6" 7 David López García ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 8 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2011 + 6" 9 Danilo Di Luca ITA KAT 2011 + 6" 10 Xavier Tondó ESP GCE 2011 + 6" Stage 2 5 April 2011 – Zumarraga to Lekunberri, 163 km 1 on Stage 2 result RiderTeamTime 1 Vasil Kiryienka BLR GCE 2011 4h 06' 39" 2 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 2" 3 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 2" 4 Chris Anker Sørensen DEN SAX 2011 + 2" 5 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 2" 6 Jurgen Van den Broeck BEL OLO 2011 + 2" 7 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 2" 8 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 2" 9 Fabio Duarte COL GEO 2011 + 2" 10 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 20px|Yellow jersey KAT 2011 + 2"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Andreas Klöden GER 20px|Yellow jersey20px|White jersey RSH 2011 8h 09' 23" 2 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2011 + 0" 3 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 + 0" 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 1" 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 6" 6 David López García ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 7 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2011 + 6" 8 Xavier Tondó ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 9 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2011 + 6" 10 Beñat Intxausti ESP GCE 2011 + 9" Stage 3 6 April 2011 – Villatuerta to Zuia, 180 km 1 on Stage 3 result RiderTeamTime 1 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2011 4h 20' 38" 2 Óscar Freire ESP RAB 2011 + 8" 3 Paul Martens GER RAB 2011 + 8" 4 Pim Ligthart NED VAC 2011 + 8" 5 Mikaël Cherel FRA ALM 2011 + 8" 6 Egoitz García ESP Caja Rural + 8" 7 Francesco Gavazzi ITA LAM 2011 + 8" 8 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 8" 9 Damiano Caruso ITA LIQ 2011 + 8" 10 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2011 + 8"General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 20px|Yellow jersey20px|White jersey KAT 2011 12h 30' 09" 2 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 + 0" 3 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 + 0" 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 1" 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 6" 6 Xavier Tondó ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 7 Damiano Cunego ITA LAM 2011 + 6" 8 David López García ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 9 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2011 + 6" 10 Beñat Intxausti ESP GCE 2011 + 9" Stage 4 7 April 2011 – Amurrio to Eibar, 179 km 1 on Stage 4 result RiderTeamTime 1 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 4h 42' 34" 2 Andreas Klöden GER RSH 2011 s.t. 3 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2011 s.t. 4 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 20px|Yellow jersey KAT 2011 s.t. 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 s.t. 6 Xavier Tondó ESP GCE 2011 s.t. 7 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 s.t. 8 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2011 s.t. 9 Beñat Intxausti ESP GCE 2011 s.t. 10 David López García ESP GCE 2011 s.t.General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 20px|Yellow jersey KAT 2011 17h 12' 43" 2 Andreas Klöden GER 20px|White jersey RSH 2011 + 0" 3 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 + 0" 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 1" 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 6" 6 Xavier Tondó ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 7 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2011 + 6" 8 David López García ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 9 Beñat Intxausti ESP GCE 2011 + 9" 10 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2011 + 10" Stage 5 8 April 2011 – Eibar to Zalla, 177 km 1 on Stage 5 result RiderTeamTime 1 Francesco Gavazzi ITA LAM 2011 4h 27' 03" 2 Kristof Vandewalle BEL QST 2011 s.t. 3 John Gadret FRA ALM 2011 s.t. 4 Pim Ligthart NED VAC 2011 s.t. 5 Egoitz García ESP Caja Rural s.t. 6 Vasil Kiryienka BLR MOV 2011 s.t. 7 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 s.t. 8 Damiano Caruso ITA LIQ 2011 s.t. 9 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 s.t. 10 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP 20px|Yellow jersey KAT 2011 21h 39' 46" 2 Andreas Klöden GER 20px|White jersey RSH 2011 + 0" 3 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 + 0" 4 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 1" 5 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 6" 6 Xavier Tondó ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 7 David López García ESP GCE 2011 + 6" 8 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2011 + 6" 9 Beñat Intxausti ESP GCE 2011 + 9" 10 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2011 + 10" Stage 6 9 April 2011 – Zalla, 24 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT) Stage 6 result RiderTeamTime 1 Tony Martin GER THR 2011 32' 16" 2 Andreas Klöden GER 20px|White jersey RSH 2011 + 9" 3 Marco Pinotti ITA THR 2011 + 24" 4 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 29" 5 Andrew Talansky USA GRM 2011 + 42" 6 Maxime Monfort BEL LEO 2011 + 48" 7 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2011 + 50" 8 Richie Porte AUS SBS 2011 + 53" 9 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 55" 10 Vasil Kiryienka BLR MOV 2011 + 1' 00"Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Andreas Klöden GER 20px|Yellow jersey20px|White jersey RSH 2011 22h 12' 11" 2 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 + 47" 3 Robert Gesink NED RAB 2011 + 47" 4 Beñat Intxausti ESP GCE 2011 + 1' 03" 5 Xavier Tondó ESP GCE 2011 + 1' 03" 6 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 + 1' 08" 7 David López García ESP GCE 2011 + 1' 28" 8 Alexander Vinokourov KAZ AST 2011 + 1' 31" 9 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 1' 49" 10 Vasil Kiryienka BLR MOV 2011 + 1' 54" Classification leadership table In the Tour of the Basque Country, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Tour of the Basque Country, and the winner was considered the winner of the race itself. Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a white jersey. In the points classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top fifteen in a stage. The stage win awarded 25 points, second place awarded 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10 and one point fewer per place down the line, to a single point for fifteenth. There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. All climbs were categorised, first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorised climbs. The fourth jersey represented the sprints classification, which awarded a blue jersey. In the sprint classification, cyclists received points for being one of the first three in intermediate sprints, with three points awarded for first place, two for second, and one for third. Stage WinnerGeneral Classification25pxPoints Classification25pxMountains Classification25pxSprints Classification25pxTeam Classification 1 Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Mathieu Perget Bram Tankink GCE 2011 2 Vasil Kiryienka Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden Maxim Iglinsky 3 Alexander Vinokourov Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Amaël Moinard 4 Samuel Sánchez Andreas Klöden Michael Albasini 5 Francesco Gavazzi 6 Tony Martin Andreas Klöden Final Andreas Klöden Andreas Klöden Michael Albasini Bram Tankink GCE 2011 References 2011 Category:2011 UCI World Tour Category:2011 in Spanish road cycling Category:2011 in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Category:April 2011 sports events in Spain