2011 Vuelta a España

66th edition of the cycling race 2011 Vuelta a España 2011 UCI World Tour 21 27 Vuelta a España 2011.png 350px 20 August – 11 September 21 3,300 km 84h 59' 44" Juan José Cobo Chris Froome GBR SKY 2011 red Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2011 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2011 green David Moncoutié FRA COF 2011 blue polkadot Juan José Cobo Chris Froome GBR SKY 2011 white ESP GEO 2011 2010 2012 The 2011 Vuelta a España was held from 20 August to 11 September. The bicycle race began in Benidorm with a team time trial and ended, as is traditional, in Madrid. The 2011 Vuelta was the 66th edition of the race and was the first Vuelta in 33 years that visited the Basque Country. The 33-year absence from the region was due to fear of political protests.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta-heads-to-basque-country-after-33-year-absence Vuelta heads to Basque Country after 33-year absence 9 September 2011 Cyclingnews.com 9 September 2011 Commentators claimed that it was a race well suited for climbers due to the short time trials and the large number of climbing kilometres. Nine of the twenty-one stages were ranked as Mountain stages, and six of them had a mountain-top finish (including the very steep uphill finish on the Alto de L'Angliru). Two other stages had steep uphill finishes, both of which were won by Katusha leader Joaquim Rodríguez.Alasdair Fotheringham http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/512534/climbers-set-to-dominate-in-2011-vuelta.html Climbers set to dominate in 2011 Vuelta Cyclingweekly.co.uk 2011-01-12 2012-08-24 This Vuelta saw the introduction of a combativity award, much like that in the Tour de France. The most combative rider in each stage was awarded a red back number which he wore for the next stage. The victory was originally awarded to Juan José Cobo who had a race-winning margin of just 13 seconds over Briton Chris Froome.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cobo-celebrates-his-vuelta-win-in-madrid Cobo celebrates his Vuelta win in Madrid 12 September 2011 Cycling News 12 September 2011 Neither rider had been marked as a pre-race favourite, and both had gone to the Vuelta as domestiques for their team leaders: Cobo for Denis Menchov, and Froome for Bradley Wiggins; their team leaders originally finished 5th and 3rd respectively. The race was the first time that two Britons had stood on the podium of a Grand Tour, and Froome's second-place finish was, at the time, the best result in a Grand Tour by a British rider, until Wiggins won the Tour de France the following year. Cobo also won the Combination Classification. The King of the Mountains competition was won for the fourth consecutive time by Frenchman David Moncoutié.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/moncoutie-seals-fourth-vuelta-mountains-title Moncoutié seals fourth Vuelta mountains title 11 September 2011 Cycling News 12 September 2011 The points classification was won by Dutch rider Bauke Mollema who finished 4th overall. On 13 June 2019, the sport's governing body, the Union Cycliste International (UCI), announced that Cobo had been found guilty of an anti-doping violation, according to findings from his biological passport. As a result, the UCI penalised him with a three-year period of ineligibility. Cobo was officially stripped of the title on 18 June 2019.Juan José Cobo has been stripped of his 2011 Vuelta a España title after being found guilty of doping https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/juan-jose-cobo-stripped-2011-vuelta-espana-title-found-guilty-doping-427599 cyclingnews.com 18 June 2019 18 June 2019 On 17 July 2019, as the time for Cobo to appeal the decision expired with no application, the UCI announced it recognised Chris Froome as the 2011 champion, making him retroactively the first Briton to win a Grand Tour. Froome was also promoted to the winning position in the combination classification. Wiggins was promoted to runner-up, his second promotion on a Grand Tour podium due to doping, and Mollema was promoted to the podium in third.Chris Froome named winner of 2011 Vuelta a Espana https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-named-winner-of-2011-vuelta-a-espana/ Cycling News 13 September 2019 18 July 2019 Froome, who had in the intervening time finally won the 2017 Vuelta a España, 'on the road', officially received the 2011 winner's trophy at the start of the final stage of the 2020 edition on 8 November 2020.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-awarded-2011-vuelta-a-espana-trophy Chris Froome awarded 2011 Vuelta a España trophy 8 November 2020 Teams List of teams and cyclists in the 2011 Vuelta a España The 18 teams in the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Proteam category were obliged to enter the race. Four UCI Professional Continental teams were also invited.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta-a-espana-wildcards-announced Vuelta a España wildcards announced 31 May 2011 Cyclingnews.com 31 May 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110623102502/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vuelta-a-espana-wildcards-announced 23 June 2011 live The full list of participating teams is: 22em ALM 2011 ACG 2011 † AST 2011 BMC 2011 COF 2011 † EUS 2011 GRM 2011 GEO 2011 † THR 2011 KAT 2011 LAM 2011 LEO 2011 LIQ 2011 MOV 2011 OLO 2011 QST 2011 RAB 2011 RSH 2011 SBS 2011 SKS 2011 † SKY 2011 VCD 2011 †: Invited Pro-continental teams. Pre-race favourites left|thumb|2010 winner Vincenzo Nibali of the LIQ 2011 team, was seen as the top-favourite.|alt=Nibali 2010 winner Vincenzo Nibali came to defend his Vuelta title and was seen as the favourite due to the better time-trial skills than climbers as Igor Antón, Joaquim Rodríguez and Michele Scarponi. Anton was regarded as the strongest climber in the 2010 raceJune 2019, but due to a crash he had to withdraw from the race. Ezequiel Mosquera did not start the race, the 2010 runner-up being suspended from racing by his team VCD 2011 due to an ongoing doping investigation.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vacansoleil-keeps-mosquera-out-of-vuelta Vacansoleil keeps Mosquera out of Vuelta Cyclingnews.com 2011-08-15 2012-08-24 Two other Grand Tour winners in the Vuelta peloton were Carlos Sastre (winner of the 2008 Tour de France) and Denis Menchov (two-time winner of the Vuelta and winner of the 2009 Giro d'Italia). Both riders of the FOT 2011 team were looking for better results after disappointing Giro campaigns. Sastre finished in thirtieth place, while Menchov finished eighth. Menchov had allergies and physical problems at the Giro d'Italia and was looking for a third Vuelta win. The Russian could count on one of the best team supports in the mountains with climbers as Sastre, Juan José Cobo and Fabio Duarte.Peter Cossins http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/menchov-aiming-for-third-vuelta-victory Menchov aiming for third Vuelta victory Cyclingnews.com 2011-08-02 2012-08-24 Other favourites for the podium had had a disappointing Tour de France and were looking to improve in the Vuelta. Janez Brajkovič, Bradley Wiggins and Jurgen van den Broeck crashed out of the Tour in the first week while Andreas Klöden withdrew from the race a week later, also due to injuries of a crash. Wiggins showed good form before the Tour and was seen as a podium candidate for the Tour. His accomplished time-trialling, together with his improved climbing skills, made him a favourite for the Vuelta victory.Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/vuelta-top-ten-contenders Vuelta top ten contenders 17 August 2011 Cyclingnews.com 2012-08-24 Among the top ten contenders were several promising talents, including Dan Martin (winner of the 2010 Tour de Pologne, runner up of the 2011 Tour de Pologne and third overall at the 2011 Volta a Catalunya), Steven Kruijswijk (ninth in the 2011 Giro, third overall and a mountain stage win at the 2011 Tour de Suisse), Bauke Mollema (twelfth at the 2010 Giro d'Italia and fifth overall at the 2011 Tour de Suisse) and Rein Taaramäe (twelfth at the 2011 Tour de France, third overall at the 2011 Critérium International and fourth overall at the 2011 Paris–Nice. Other contenders for the top ten were Garmin's co-leader Christophe Le Mével and Ag2R's Nicolas Roche. Daniel Benson http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/martin-keeps-vuelta-a-espana-ambitions-in-check Martin keeps Vuelta a España ambitions in check 17 August 2011 Cyclingnews.com 2012-08-24Pierre Carrey http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-le-mevel-targets-vuelta-a-espana-top-ten Le Mével targets Vuelta a España top ten Cyclingnews.com 2011-08-20 2012-08-24 Route and stages The full route for the 2011 Vuelta was unveiled in Benidorm on January 12, 2011. The climbers immediately liked the route of the race with six mountain stages with uphill finishes and another two flat stages with steep uphill finishes.Stephen Farrand http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/climbers-like-mountainous-vuelta-a-espana-2011-route Climbers like mountainous Vuelta a Espana 2011 route Cyclingnews.com 2011-01-12 2012-08-24 Among the uphill finishes were the infamous Alto de L'Angliru and the climb to the Sierra Nevada. Two finishes were on climbs that have never been featured in the Vuelta before. These are to Estacion de Montaña Manzaneda in Galicia on stage 11 and La Farrapona in the Asturias region on stage 14. Olympic Road Champion Samuel Sánchez pointed out that the lack of Time Trial kilometres make the race very interesting because there are not enough of them for GC riders with good time trialing ability to take advantage for the variety of mountain stages. It was the first Vuelta since 33 years that visited the Basque Country. The 33-year absence of the region was due to fear of political protests. Separatists of the Basque Country were unhappy with the return of the Vuelta and calling the coming of the Vuelta 'A Waste of Money'.Pierre Carrey http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/separatists-unhappy-about-the-vuelta-a-espana-visiting-basque-country Separatists unhappy about the Vuelta a Espana visiting Basque Country Cyclingnews.com 2011-08-19 2012-08-24 Although the criticism of several Separatists on the route of this year, the organizers of the Vuelta announced on 8 September that the 2012 event will start in the Navarrese city of Pamplona. + Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner120 AugustBenidorm 13.5 km on20px|Team time trialTeam time trialLEO 2011221 August La Nucía to Playas de Orihuela 175.5 km 0 on22pxFlat stageChristopher Sutton AUS322 AugustPetrer to Totana 163 km 0 on 22pxFlat stagePablo Lastras ESP423 AugustBaza to Sierra Nevada 170.2 km onFile:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageDaniel Moreno ESP524 AugustSierra Nevada to Valdepeñas de Jaén 187 km on File:Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageJoaquim Rodríguez ESP625 AugustÚbeda to Córdoba 196.8 km 0 on File:Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stagePeter Sagan SVK726 AugustAlmadén to Talavera de la Reina 187.6 km on22pxFlat stageMarcel Kittel GER827 AugustTalavera de la Reina to San Lorenzo de El Escorial 177.3 km 1 on File:Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageJoaquim Rodríguez ESP928 AugustVillacastín to Sierra de Bejar La Covatilla 183 km onFile:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageDan Martin IRL1029 AugustSalamanca 47 km 1 on20px|Individual time trialIndividual time trialTony Martin GER30 AugustRest day1131 AugustVerín to Estación de Esquí Manzaneda 167 km on File:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageDavid Moncoutié FRA121 SeptemberPonteareas to Pontevedra 167.3 km on22pxFlat stagePeter Sagan SVK132 SeptemberSarria to Ponferrada 158.2 km 1 onFile:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageMichael Albasini SUI143 SeptemberAstorga to La Farrapona. Lagos de Somiedo 172.8 km 1 on File:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageRein Taaramäe EST154 SeptemberAvilés to Angliru 142.2 km on File:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageJuan José Cobo ESPWout Poels NEDBallinger Alex 'It's pretty s***': Wout Poels crowned winner of Angliru stage at 2011 Vuelta a España after Juan José Cobo doping revelation https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/vuelta-a-espana/pretty-s-wout-poels-crowned-winner-angliru-stage-2011-vuelta-espana-juan-jose-cobo-doping-revelation-431704 Cycling Weekly 24 July 2019 18 July 20195 SeptemberRest day166 SeptemberVilla Romana La Olmeda (Palencia) to Haro 188.1 km 1 on 22pxFlat stageJuan José Haedo ARG177 SeptemberFaustino V (Oyón) to Peña Cabarga 211 km onFile:Mountainstage.svgMountain stageChris Froome GBR188 SeptemberSolares to Noja 174.6 km onFile:Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageFrancesco Gavazzi ITA199 SeptemberNoja to Bilbao 158.5 km on File:Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageIgor Antón ESP2010 SeptemberBilbao to Vitoria-Gasteiz 185 km 1 on File:Mediummountainstage.svgMedium mountain stageDaniele Bennati ITA2111 SeptemberCircuito del Jarama to Madrid 94.2 km onFile:Plainstage.svgFlat stagePeter Sagan SVK Total 3319.8 km (2062.8 mi) Race overview For details see 2011 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 and 2011 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21 The Vuelta began with a team time trial in Benidorm. The LEO 2011 squad won this stage. Danish General Classification contender Jakob Fuglsang passed the finish line as first and was the first cyclist to wear the red leaders jersey.http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-1/results Leopard Trek claims team time trial Cyclingnews.com 1 October 2011 Fuglsang lost the leaders jersey after just one day to team-mate Daniele Bennati in a sprinter's stage which was won by Christopher Sutton of SKY 2011.http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-2/results Sutton speeds to victory in Spain Cyclingnews.com 1 October 2011 Stage 3 saw the first victory out of a break-away. Out of this break-away it was Pablo Lastras (MOV 2011) who attacked on the last climb and held a small margin until the finish line in Totana. Runner-up of the stage, Sylvain Chavanel (QST 2011), was the third cyclist who was awarded the red leaders jersey.http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-3/results Lastras solos to Vuelta stage win Cyclingnews.com 1 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20111103151926/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-3/results 3 November 2011 No serious attacks were made by the GC contenders on the first mountain stage of the Vuelta. On the climb to the Sierra Nevada it was Daniel Moreno (KAT 2011) who attacked with Chris Anker Sørensen (SBS 2011) and who beat the Danish climber in the sprint. Chavanel was the first rider who was awarded the leaders jersey two days in a row.http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-4/results Moreno climbs to stage victory in the Sierra Nevada Cyclingnews.com 1 October 2011 Igor Antón (EUS 2011) won in the 2009 Vuelta a España the stage on the steep ascend of Valdepeñas de Jaén. The Basque lost much time on stage 4 and showed no good form in the Vuelta.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/antons-vuelta-hopes-fade Anton's Vuelta hopes fade 24 August 2011 Cyclingnews.com 9 September 2011 He couldn't repeat his stage victory. Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2011), a specialist on very steep hills, won the stage before the surprisingly strong Dutchman Wout Poels (VAC 2011) and team-mate Daniel Moreno. Leader Chavanel lost several seconds but managed to keep the lead in the race.http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-5/results Rodriguez powers to stage victory Cyclingnews.com 1 October 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120824204834/http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-5/results 24 August 2012 The Liquigas team of Vincenzo Nibali rode a strong descent in the final of stage 6 and managed to form a small break-away with four Liquigas riders and former stage winner Lastras. From the four Liquigas riders Peter Sagan took his first Grand-Tour victory. Nibali failed to gain bonification seconds due to miscommunication within the team. The 2010 winner took sixteen seconds on his direct concurrents for the overall victory.http://www.cyclingnews.com/vuelta-a-espana/stage-6/results Sagan leads Liquigas lashing in Córdoba Cyclingnews.com 30 September 2011 The next day Sagan sprinted again for the stage victory but couldn't beat German talent Marcel Kittel (SKS 2011) in a sprint which was characterized by a huge crash of American sprinter Tyler Farrar (GRM 2011) in which he didn't suffer any serious injuries.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/farrar-unbroken-after-dramatic-vuelta-crash Farrar unbroken after dramatic Vuelta crash 27 August 2011 Cyclingnews.com 9 September 2011 Doping On 13 June 2019, the UCI announced that Cobo's biological passport had indicated the use of performance-enhancing drugs in the period between 2009 and 2011. He was therefore considered ineligible for results. Cobo had one month to lodge an appeal against the decision.Chris Froome stands to be declared winner of 2011 Vuelta a Espana http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/chris-froome-stands-to-be-declared-winner-of-2011-vuelta-a-espana/ cyclingnews.com 13 June 2019 13 June 2019 On 17 July 2019, as the time for Cobo to appeal the decision expired with no application, the UCI announced that it recognised Chris Froome as the 2011 champion. Bradley Wiggins was promoted to second place, and Bauke Mollema promoted to third. Classification leadership table Stage Winner General classification25px Points classification25px Mountains classification25px Combination Classification25px Team classification Combativity award 1 LEO 2011 Jakob Fuglsang no award no award no award LEO 2011 Fabian Cancellara 2 Christopher Sutton Daniele Bennati Christopher Sutton Paul Martens Jesús Rosendo Adam Hansen 3 Pablo Lastras Pablo Lastras Pablo Lastras Pablo Lastras Pablo Lastras MOV 2011 Sylvain Chavanel 4 Daniel Moreno Sylvain Chavanel Daniel Moreno Daniel Moreno RSH 2011 Thomas Rohregger 5 Joaquim Rodríguez Daniel Moreno Michael Albasini 6 Peter Sagan Joaquim Rodríguez Martin Kohler 7 Marcel Kittel Peter Sagan Luis Ángel Maté 8 Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Adrián Palomares 9 Daniel Martin Bauke Mollema Daniel Martin Bauke Mollema GEO 2011 Sebastian Lang 10 Tony Martin Chris Froome LEO 2011 Tony Martin 11 David Moncoutié Bradley Wiggins Matteo Montaguti RSH 2011 Adrián Palomares 12 Peter Sagan Adam Hansen 13 Michael Albasini David Moncoutié Daniel Moreno Amets Txurruka 14 Rein Taaramäe Bauke Mollema GEO 2011 David de la Fuente 15 Juan José CoboWout Poels Juan José Cobo Juan José Cobo Simon Geschke 16 Juan José Haedo Jesús Rosendo 17 Chris Froome Bauke Mollema Johannes Fröhlinger 18 Francesco Gavazzi Joaquim Rodríguez Sérgio Paulinho 19 Igor Antón Igor Antón 20 Daniele Bennati Carlos Barredo 21 Peter Sagan Bauke Mollema no award Final Juan José CoboChris Froome Bauke Mollema David Moncoutié Juan José CoboChris Froome GEO 2011 Adrián Palomares Standings General classification RiderTeamTime DSQ Juan José Cobo ESP GEO 2011 84:59:31 1 Chris Froome GBR 20px 20px SKY 2011 84:59:44 2 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 + 1' 26" 3 Bauke Mollema NED 20px RAB 2011 + 1' 50" 4 Denis Menchov RUS GEO 2011 + 3' 35" 5 Maxime Monfort BEL LEO 2011 + 4' 00" 6 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2011 + 4' 18" 7 Jurgen Van den Broeck BEL OLO 2011 + 4' 32" 8 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2011 + 5' 07" 9 Mikel Nieve ESP EUS 2011 + 5' 20" Points classification RiderTeamPoints 1 Bauke Mollema NED 20px RAB 2011 122 2 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2011 115 3 Daniele Bennati ITA LEO 2011 101 4 Peter Sagan SVK LIQ 2011 100 DSQ Juan José Cobo ESP GEO 2011 92 5 Chris Froome GBR 20px20px SKY 2011 88 6 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2011 83 7 Wout Poels NED VCD 2011 71 8 Dan Martin IRL GRM 2011 70 9 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 69 King of the Mountains classification RiderTeamPoints 1 David Moncoutié FRA 20px COF 2011 63 2 Matteo Montaguti ITA ALM 2011 56 DSQ Juan José Cobo ESP GEO 2011 42 3 Dan Martin IRL GRM 2011 33 4 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2011 32 5 David de la Fuente ESP GEO 2011 24 6 Nico Sijmens BEL COF 2011 22 7 Chris Froome GBR 20px20px SKY 2011 21 8 Chris Anker Sørensen DEN SBS 2011 20 9 Koen de Kort NED SKS 2011 19 Combination classification RiderTeamTotalDSQ Juan José Cobo ESP GEO 2011 91 Chris Froome GBR 20px20px SKY 2011 162 Bauke Mollema NED 20px RAB 2011 173 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2011 214 Dan Martin IRL GRM 2011 265 Wout Poels NED VCD 2011 386 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 397 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2011 488 Chris Anker Sørensen DEN SBS 2011 519 Denis Menchov RUS GEO 2011 52 Team classification Pos.TeamTime1 ESP GEO 2011 254h 32′ 28"2 LUX LEO 2011 + 10′ 19"3 ESP EUS 2011 + 16′ 44"4KAT 2011 + 43' 18"5 FRA ALM 2011 + 43′ 27″6 NED RAB 2011 + 54′ 32″7 KAZ AST 2011 + 58′ 56″8 ITA LIQ 2011 + 1h 01′ 51"9 ESP MOV 2011 + 1h 05′ 11″10 GBR SKY 2011 + 1h 09′ 45″ The UCI disqualified Juan José Cobo and Carlos Barredo from the race. If you ignore them in the daily results, Geox–TMC would drop to 3rd place, Rabobank would end up 13th, and Team RadioShack would be 10th. World rankings points The Vuelta was one of 27 events throughout the season that contributed points towards the 2011 UCI World Tour. Points were awarded to the top 20 finishers overall, and to the top five finishers in each stage. Only riders on UCI ProTour teams were eligible to receive rankings points, so winner Juan Cobo was not rewarded in this table.http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDk5MDY&LangId=1 Points scale – UCI World Ranking Union Cycliste Internationale 2010-07-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20100603221313/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDk5MDY&LangId=1 3 June 2010 dead +Points earned in the Vueltahttp://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTYwNzk&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjY0NDQ&LangId=1 2011 UCI World Ranking Detailed Gained Points 15 August 2011 Union Cycliste Internationale 17 August 2011 16 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120316101655/http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTYwNzk&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NjY0NDQ&LangId=1 dead NameTeamPoints Chris Froome GBR SKY 2011 157 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 108 Bauke Mollema NED RAB 2011 108 Maxime Monfort BEL THR 2011 70 Daniel Moreno ESP KAT 2011 68 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2011 62 Peter Sagan SVK LIQ 2011 56 Jurgen Van Den Broeck BEL OLO 2011 54 Dan Martin Dan Martin (cyclist) IRE GRM 2011 44 Mikel Nieve ESP EUS 2011 38 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2011 38 +Top ten of the individual standings after the Vueltahttp://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MjExMw&LangId=1 UCI World Ranking – 2011 12 September 2011 Union Cycliste Internationale 12 September 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100724043126/http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MjExMw&LangId=1 24 July 2010 This update also includes races that took place during the Vuelta, and one that finished a few hours after the Vuelta but on the same day.RankPrev.NameTeamPoints 1 2 Philippe Gilbert BEL OLO 2011 698 2 1 Cadel Evans AUS BMC 2011 574 3 3 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2011 471 4 5 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2011 366 5 4 Michele Scarponi ITA LAM 2011 357 6 6 Samuel Sánchez ESP EUS 2011 307 7 16 Bradley Wiggins GBR SKY 2011 289 8 7 Fränk Schleck LUX LEO 2011 284 9 13 Vincenzo Nibali ITA LIQ 2011 272 10 17 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR SKY 2011 260 References 30em External links http://www.lavuelta.com/indexen.html 2011 Vuelta a España 1 11 12 21 Category:Vuelta a España by year Espana 1 Category:August 2011 sports events in Spain Category:September 2011 sports events in Spain