2011 Tour of California

2011 Tour of California UCI America Tour May 15–22, 2011 7The Tour of California was reduced from 8 stages over 763.8 mi due to the cancellation of Stage 1, and the shortening of Stage 2. 945 km 23h 46' 41"http://www.mercurynews.com/news/ci_18117347?nclick_check=1 Greg Beacham San Jose Mercury News MediaNews Group May 22, 2011 May 23, 2011 Chris Horner wraps up Tour of California title Chris Horner United States RSH 2011 yellow Levi Leipheimer United States RSH 2011 Tom Danielson United States GRM 2011 Pat McCarty United States SPI 2011 red Tejay van Garderen United States THR 2011 white Peter Sagan Slovakia LIQ 2011 green GRM 2011 2010 2012 The 2011 Amgen Tour of California was the sixth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 15–22, and was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. Originally scheduled for eight stages, the race was due to begin in South Lake Tahoe, but snow around the Lake Tahoe area led to stage 1 being delayed,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/amgen-tour-of-california-delayed-by-snow Kirsten Frattini Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 15, 2011 May 15, 2011 Amgen Tour of California delayed by snow shortened and ultimately cancelled.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tour-of-california-stage-1-cancelled Daniel Benson Laura Weislo Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 15, 2011 May 15, 2011 Stage 1 cancelled The race concluded in Thousand Oaks as planned. The race was won by RSH 2011 rider Chris Horner, who claimed the leader's yellow jersey with a victory on the event's fourth stage, and held his advantage to the end of the race.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/23052011/58/goss-wins-california-finale-horner-takes-gc.html Yahoo! Eurosport TF1 Group May 22, 2011 May 23, 2011 Goss wins California finale as Horner takes GC Horner's winning margin over teammate and runner-up Levi Leipheimer was 38 seconds, and GRM 2011's Tom Danielson completed the podium, 2 minutes and 7 seconds behind Leipheimer and 2 minutes and 45 seconds behind Horner. The comfortable margin that Horner and Leipheimer had over the field was due in part from a 1–2 performance on the event's queen stage where they finished over 40 seconds clear of the next placed rider. In the race's other classifications, SPI 2011 rider Pat McCarty won the King of the Mountains classification, Peter Sagan of LIQ 2011 won the green jersey for the sprints classification, THR 2011's Tejay van Garderen won the young rider classification, with GRM 2011 yes finishing at the head of the teams classification. There were no blood doping tests during the race.Daniel Benson October 7, 2011 October 25, 2011 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-performed-no-blood-tests-during-amgen-tour-of-california UCI performed no blood tests during Amgen Tour of California Participating teams Nineteen teams were due to participate in the Tour of California, but the Movistar Continental Team declined the invitation from organizers, leaving 18 teams to start.http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/no-movistar-for-amgen-tour-of-california_172235 Neal Rogers VeloNews Competitor Group May 9, 2011 May 15, 2011 No Movistar for Amgen Tour of California May 13, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110513225518/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/no-movistar-for-amgen-tour-of-california_172235 dead These included nine UCI ProTeams, four UCI Professional Continental teams, and five UCI Continental teams. Fourteen of those teams had participated in the 2010 Tour of California.http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/Nineteen-Elite-Teams-announced-for-2011-Amgen-Tour-of-California-professional-road-cycling-race.html Press release AMGEN Tour of California Nineteen Elite Teams announced for 2011 Amgen Tour of California professional road cycling race.html 2011-03-17 2011-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110321101850/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/Nineteen-Elite-Teams-announced-for-2011-Amgen-Tour-of-California-professional-road-cycling-race.html 2011-03-21 dead Each team was allowed to begin with 8 riders, and thus the race began with 144 riders. The teams were:http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/43028017/ns/sports-cycling/ NBC Sports NBC May 13, 2011 May 15, 2011 Amgen Tour of California Start List https://web.archive.org/web/20121011144655/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/43028017/ns/sports-cycling/ October 11, 2012 dead UCI ProTeams BMC 2011 * GRM 2011 * THR 2011 * LEO 2011 LIQ 2011 * RAB 2011 * SBS 2011 * RSH 2011 * SKY 2011 UCI Professional Continental Teams SPI 2011 * APP 2011 TT1 2011a * UHC 2011 * (* – participated in 2010) UCI Continental Teams BPC 2011 * JSH 2011 * JBC 2011 * KBS 2011 * 5HR 2011 The Movistar Continental Team, from Colombia, later leaked that it had turned the invitation down because Tour organizers had refused to cover its airfare to attend, which the organizers do for ProTeams.http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/messick-says-tour-of-california-followed-uci-rules-on-movistar-costs_172423 Messick says Tour of California followed UCI rules on Movistar costs Neal Rogers VeloNews.com 2011-05-10 2011-05-16 2011-05-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110515184247/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/messick-says-tour-of-california-followed-uci-rules-on-movistar-costs_172423 dead In response, Tour organizer AEG Sports noted that it was required under UCI rules only to cover lodging and meal costs for professional teams at the race and agreed to cover airfare costs for ProTeams only because "[t]heir attendance is vital to the success of the race." For the second straight year, the race conflicted with the Giro d'Italia, which caused a number of top cyclists to miss the race, while other Tour de France contenders continued to view California, along with either the Tour of Switzerland or the Critérium du Dauphiné (both in June), as better preparation for the July race.http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/horner-100-per-cent-focused-on-tour-de-france-after-california-victory Kirsten Frattini Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 23, 2011 May 24, 2011 Horner 100 per cent focused on Tour de France after California victory https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145538/http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/horner-100-per-cent-focused-on-tour-de-france-after-california-victory 23 June 2011 live Nevertheless, the starting field included almost all of the American stars, such as three-time champion Levi Leipheimer of RSH 2011, his teammate Chris Horner, three-time runner-up David Zabriskie of GRM 2011, and his teammate Christian Vande Velde. Several rising American stars also started the event, such as Brent Bookwalter and Taylor Phinney of BMC 2011 – joining George Hincapie in the team – and Tejay van Garderen of THR 2011. International riders like Tour de France runner-up Andy Schleck also entered the event, with the new-for-2011 LEO 2011 outfit. Leopard Trek's commitment to the race came despite the team's departure from the Giro d'Italia after the death of Wouter Weylandt days before the Tour of California commenced.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/leopard-trek-racing-for-weylandt-in-california Laura Weislo Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 14, 2011 May 16, 2011 Leopard Trek racing for Weylandt in California Other top international riders included RAB 2011's Laurens ten Dam, GRM 2011 yes's Ryder Hesjedal, and Rory Sutherland of UHC 2011. Stages Stage 1 May 15, 2011 — South Lake Tahoe to North Lake Tahoe, 118.7 mi After last year's opening stage which was suited to the out-and-out sprinters, the first stage of the 2011 Tour was expected to be a high-altitude road race stage in the Sierra Mountains around Lake Tahoe, not dipping below 6200 ft and peaking over 7000 ft with the categorized climbs of Spooner Junction and Brockway Summit.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-1 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Kirsten Frattini March 3, 2011 May 16, 2011 Opening stage one for the tough men https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145755/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-1 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all Two climbs of Emerald Bay were also included in the route along with sprints in Tahoe City and back at South Lake Tahoe after passing back into California from Nevada; the first time that the Tour had ventured outside of its home state.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/amgen-tour-of-california-announces-routes-for-opening-stages Cycling News Future Publishing Limited February 9, 2011 May 16, 2011 Amgen Tour of California announces routes for opening stages However, the weather ultimately decided the fate of the stage, after forecasts in the week running up to the stage called for a large snowstorm to hit Lake Tahoe on the day of the stage.http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/tour-of-california-officials-preparing-for-snow_172508 Brian Holcombe VeloNews Competitor Group May 11, 2011 May 16, 2011 Tour of California officials preparing for snow May 14, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110514182211/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/tour-of-california-officials-preparing-for-snow_172508 dead The forecast came to fruition on race day, and with contingency plans in place,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contingencies-in-place-for-amgen-tour-of-california-weather Laura Weislo Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 14, 2011 May 16, 2011 Contingencies in place for Amgen Tour of California weather https://web.archive.org/web/20110515081642/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contingencies-in-place-for-amgen-tour-of-california-weather 15 May 2011 live the stage was delayed and reduced from its original 118.7 mi distance to 47.74 mi.http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/docroot/media/2011/11-AToC-Stage-1-Log.pdf Tour of California AEG May 15, 2011 May 16, 2011 11 AToC, Stage 1 Revised: Stateline to Northstar https://web.archive.org/web/20110516004115/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/docroot/media/2011/11-AToC-Stage-1-Log.pdf May 16, 2011 dead mdy-allhttp://www.cyclingnews.com/news/amgen-tour-of-california-delayed-by-snow Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Kirsten Frattini May 15, 2011 May 16, 2011 Amgen Tour of California delayed by snow Minutes prior to the stage start, it was cancelled due to the riders refusing to ride in poor weather conditions. RSH 2011's Levi Leipheimer stated that the riders did not feel comfortable riding in such conditions, citing the death of LEO 2011 rider Wouter Weylandt on the third stage of the Giro d'Italia as a factor in their decision. Stage 2 May 16, 2011 — Nevada City to Sacramento, 76.3 mi Stage 2 was scheduled to begin at the Squaw Valley Ski Resort, go over the 7000 ft peak of the Donner Pass, and then descend to the California State Capitol building in Sacramento on largely the same route as the opening stage of the 2010 Tour, which resulted in a sprint for victory, won by THR 2010's Mark Cavendish. Just like last year, the expectation was for the race to finish in a sprint for the line.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-2 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited March 3, 2011 May 16, 2011 A sprinter's delight on downhill run https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145744/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-2 2011-06-23 dead However, as a result of the continuing snowy conditions around Lake Tahoe, the organizers moved the start of the stage to Nevada City, where last year's Tour began.http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_18072741 Tour of California officials move Stage 2 out of Tahoe Elliott Almond San Jose Mercury News 2011-05-16 2011-05-16 That reduced the length of the stage to 76.3 mi from 133.2 mi, and moved the start back two hours, from 10:15 a.m. PDT to 12:15 p.m. PDT.http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2011/05/16/tour-of-california-stage-2-still-winter/ Tour of California, Stage 2: Starting Line Changed Dan Brekke KQED 2011-05-16 2011-05-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20110518184230/http://blogs.kqed.org/newsfix/2011/05/16/tour-of-california-stage-2-still-winter/ 2011-05-18 dead As well as the reduction of the overall stage length, two laps of the circuit in Sacramento were added to the one that was already scheduled.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/amgen-tour-of-california-stage-two-start-moved-to-nevada-city Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 16, 2011 May 16, 2011 Amgen Tour of California stage two start moved to Nevada City With the stage being revised, only the stage finish carried points towards the points classification as well as time bonuses towards the general classification.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-2/results Jen See Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 17, 2011 May 17, 2011 Swift success in Sacramento https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145516/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-2/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all Three riders established the early breakaway; Jamey Driscoll of JSH 2011, Timon Seubert of APP 2011 and László Bodrogi of TT1 2011a were later joined by BPC 2011's Ben Jacques-Maynes as they extended their margin to peloton to over five minutes at one point. However, their advantage was steadily cut after that, and the quartet were eventually caught as the field entered the outskirts of Sacramento, Jacques-Maynes the last to hold off the pack with around 8 mi to the finish. THR 2011 and SBS 2011 headed the field as they entered the short finishing circuit, but with rain starting to fall, SKY 2011 came to the front to assume control for Ben Swift. Swift was favored instead of the team's regular sprinter Greg Henderson, who had not raced since the Scheldeprijs in early April,https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/8518089/Tour-of-California-2011-Team-Skys-Ben-Swift-outsprints-world-class-field-Sacramento-to-take-leaders-jersey.html Brendan Gallagher The Daily Telegraph May 17, 2011 May 17, 2011 Team Sky's Ben Swift outsprints world-class field Sacramento to take leader's jersey but Henderson was utilized as the leadout man for Swift, and released him to his fifth victory of 2011, securing the first yellow and green jerseys of the race. LIQ 2011 also pushed towards the front during the final circuit in a bid to push Peter Sagan up the order for the run to the line, and Sagan ended the sprint second with Goss third for THR 2011 yes, after mistiming his sprint. Sagan took the white jersey as the best placed under-23 rider, while Driscoll was named the most courageous rider of the day. Stage 2 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2011 2h 47' 12" 2 Peter Sagan SVK LIQ 2011 s.t. 3 Matthew Goss AUS THR 2011 s.t. 4 Keven Lacombe CAN SPI 2011 s.t. 5 Juan José Haedo ARG SAX 2011 s.t. 6 Alejandro Borrajo ARG JSH 2011 s.t. 7 Thor Hushovd NOR GRM 2011 s.t. 8 Taylor Phinney USA BMC 2011 s.t. 9 Óscar Freire ESP RAB 2011 s.t. 10 Shawn Milne USA 5HR 2011 s.t.General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Ben Swift GBR 20px|Yellow jersey20px|Green jersey SKY 2011 2h 47' 02" 2 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|White jersey LIQ 2011 + 4" 3 Matthew Goss AUS THR 2011 + 6" 4 Keven Lacombe CAN SPI 2011 + 10" 5 Juan José Haedo ARG SAX 2011 + 10" 6 Alejandro Borrajo ARG JSH 2011 + 10" 7 Thor Hushovd NOR GRM 2011 + 10" 8 Taylor Phinney USA BMC 2011 + 10" 9 Óscar Freire ESP RAB 2011 + 10" 10 Shawn Milne USA 5HR 2011 + 10" Stage 3 May 17, 2011 — Auburn to Modesto, 121.9 mi With no King of the Mountains passes scheduled for the stage despite its slightly undulating nature – descending from 1400 ft to just above sea level, via a few hills along the way – the expectation was for the sprinters to prevail on the day, as Francesco Chicchi had done so in 2010 when the fourth stage ended in Modesto. Although believing that a sprint finish was the most likely occurrence, RSH 2011's Chris Horner stated that the stage could be the first opportunity for a breakaway to succeed in Modesto, and that cross winds could also factor into the day's conditions and could split the field.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-3 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited March 3, 2011 May 17, 2011 Will cross winds shatter sprinters' hopes? https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145738/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-3 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all As he had done the previous day, JSH 2011 rider Jamey Driscoll made the breakaway along with six other riders mainly representing American-registered teams, with the exception of Jan Bárta of APP 2011 as they quickly formed an advantage within the first minutes of the stage. The breakaway claimed all the intermediate sprints as their advantage extended up to a maximum of 6' 40".http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-3/results Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 17, 2011 May 18, 2011 Henderson brings Team Sky its second victory in California Jen See https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145352/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-3/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all With 13 mi, the cross winds that Horner had mentioned occurred, with pressure on the front SKY 2011, they broke the field into echelons for a time. The acceleration caught out many riders, including the likes of GRM 2011's Thor Hushovd and LEO 2011's Andy Schleck, but both rejoined when the wind turned to their advantage. Horner himself had trouble towards the end of the stage, after a coming together with LIQ 2011 sprinter Peter Sagan, which formed him to complete the stage on his teammate Markel Irizar's bike after a bike change, but finished with the main field.http://www.livestrong.com/teamradioshack/news_teamwork-pays-off-the-shack/ Team RadioShack Demand Media, Inc. May 17, 2011 May 18, 2011 Teamwork Pays Off for The Shack Cathy Mehl As the race headed into Modesto, THR 2011 and LIQ 2011 yes took turns at the front in the hope of preventing a late-race attack, and to help with the eventually sprint for the line after two circuits. Once on the circuit, SPI 2011 then upped their pace for their sprinter Keven Lacombe, who had finished fourth in Sacramento. In the bunch, Jens Voigt, Will Dugan and Andreas Schillinger fell but all remounted and completed the stage.https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/13436034 BBC Sport May 18, 2011 May 18, 2011 Team Sky's Greg Henderson leads Tour of California https://web.archive.org/web/20110518112744/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/cycling/13436034.stm 18 May 2011 live SBS 2011 and SKY 2011 yes moved up to the front, with the latter gaining a similar team position as what had occurred the previous day. As the field moved inside the final kilometer, SBS 2011 yes lost a man from the front after Baden Cooke fell, with fellow Australians Michael Matthews of RAB 2011 and Matthew Goss of THR 2011 yes also falling.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/goss-matthews-and-cooke-find-trouble-in-modesto-finish Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 18, 2011 May 18, 2011 Goss, Matthews and Cooke find trouble in Modesto finish Jane Aubrey At the front, Greg Henderson led the sprint out, but Ben Swift was not in a position to challenge for the sprint, so it was left to Henderson to bring home the laurels for Team Sky, winning the sprint by a bike length. SBS 2011 yes's Juan José Haedo finished second ahead of Hushovd, Sagan and Goss' teammate Leigh Howard. With their respective stage wins and time bonuses, Henderson and Swift were left tied on the same time, and with the same stage finishes – a win and an eleventh place – Henderson was given the yellow jersey on countback as the most recent stage winner. Sagan assumed the green jersey from Swift with his second top-five stage finish, to go with his white jersey, while Barta claimed the most courageous rider of the day honors.http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/The-sky-s-the-limit-for-Sky-Procycling-as-they-retain-the-lead-for-the-second-consecutive-day-of-the-2011-Amgen-Tour-of-California.html Tour of California Anschutz Entertainment Group May 17, 2011 May 18, 2011 The sky's the limit for Sky Procycling as they retain the lead for the second consecutive day of the 2011 Amgen Tour of California https://web.archive.org/web/20110519223433/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/The-sky-s-the-limit-for-Sky-Procycling-as-they-retain-the-lead-for-the-second-consecutive-day-of-the-2011-Amgen-Tour-of-California.html May 19, 2011 dead mdy-all Stage 3 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Greg Henderson NZL SKY 2011 5h 14' 29" 2 Juan José Haedo ARG SAX 2011 s.t. 3 Thor Hushovd NOR GRM 2011 s.t. 4 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|White jersey LIQ 2011 s.t. 5 Leigh Howard AUS THR 2011 s.t. 6 Keven Lacombe CAN SPI 2011 s.t. 7 Robert Förster GER UHC 2011 s.t. 8 Taylor Phinney USA BMC 2011 s.t. 9 Jure Kocjan SLO TT1 2011a s.t. 10 Alex Candelario USA KBS 2011 s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Greg Henderson NZL 20px|Yellow jersey SKY 2011 8h 01' 31" 2 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2011 + 0" 3 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|White jersey20px|Green jersey LIQ 2011 + 4" 4 Juan José Haedo ARG SAX 2011 + 4" 5 Thor Hushovd NOR GRM 2011 + 6" 6 Matthew Goss AUS THR 2011 + 6" 7 Keven Lacombe CAN SPI 2011 + 10" 8 Taylor Phinney USA BMC 2011 + 10" 9 Robert Förster GER UHC 2011 + 10" 10 Alex Candelario USA KBS 2011 + 10" Stage 4 May 18, 2011 — Livermore to San Jose, 81.8 mi thumb|upright|Chris Horner riding solo on the stage's final climb, the ascent of Sierra Road. His victory by over a minute helped him to take the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. After two sprinter-friendly stages, the fourth stage culminated in the Tour's first mountain-top finish.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/a-second-mountain-top-finish-for-amgen-tour-of-california Cycling News Future Publishing Limited February 10, 2011 May 18, 2011 A second mountain top finish for Amgen Tour of California https://web.archive.org/web/20110510075748/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/a-second-mountain-top-finish-for-amgen-tour-of-california 10 May 2011 live With five King of the Mountains passes packed into the stage's 81.8 mi distance, the expectation for the stage was for the riders with strengths in the mountains as well as the general classification contenders to do battle for stage victory.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-4 Kirsten Frattini Cycling News Future Publishing Limited March 3, 2011 May 18, 2011 Prime hunting for breakaway riders in San Jose hills https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145837/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-4 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all Three of the climbs occurred on the San Antonio Valley Road, including the hors catégorie Mount Hamilton, before the finish on the Sierra Road. A ten-man breakaway formed as the race was leaving Livermore, again composed mainly of the domestic teams but three riders from the World Tour teams – Martin Pedersen representing LEO 2011, Lars Boom of RAB 2011 and GRM 2011's Thor Hushovd – also made it into the breakaway, extending an advantage of three minutes before the first climb on Mines Road.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-4/results Laura Weislo Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 19, 2011 May 19, 2011 Horner conquers Sierra Road for yellow jersey https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145945/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-4/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all Boom took maximum points on the climb, as the breakaway swamped up the points for Mines Road, as well as the next two prior to Mount Hamilton, when the breakaway dwindled with BPC 2011 rider Patrick Vennell being the last of the escapees to be caught, midway up Mount Hamilton. SPI 2011's Pat McCarty managed to best a quartet of RSH 2011 riders to secure maximum points on the climb, before dropping back into the pack and it was left to Team RadioShack to pace it on the descent. On the descent, Hushovd's teammate Ryder Hesjedal attacked and made headway from the group and was later joined by Rabobank's Paul Martens as they put almost a minute on the pack before Martens overshot a corner and lost time to Hesjedal, who in turn waited for his return prior to the final climb up Sierra Road.http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/horner-takes-control-of-tour-of-california-with-brilliant-sierra-road-climb_174284 VeloNews Competitor Group May 18, 2011 May 19, 2011 Horner takes control of Tour of California with brilliant Sierra Road climb March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221358/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/horner-takes-control-of-tour-of-california-with-brilliant-sierra-road-climb_174284 dead Hesjedal again attacked at the bottom of the climb and this time, Martens could not keep his pace and was swamped up by the group. RSH 2011 yes duo Levi Leipheimer and Chris Horner upped their pace in the chasers, and soon went off in pursuit of Hesjedal, catching him with 2 mi remaining on the climb, but Horner accelerated once again, leaving Leipheimer and Hesjedal behind. A four-man group – Tom Danielson of GRM 2011 yes, Andy Schleck of LEO 2011 yes, THR 2011's Tejay van Garderen as well as UHC 2011's Rory Sutherland – then pulled up to the duo ahead and they would contest for the minor placings, with the exception of van Garderen, who was overhauled by five more riders in the closing stages. Horner soloed to his first Tour of California stage victory, and with previous jersey holder Greg Henderson losing over fifteen minutes to Horner, the yellow jersey to go with it. Schleck bested Sutherland and Leipheimer for second place on the stage, with Danielson seven seconds in arrears in fifth. McCarty took the first red jersey for the mountains classification on countback from Leipheimer, Peter Sagan remained the wearer of the green jersey as there were no sprint points on offer in the stage, Andrew Talansky took the young rider classification lead from Sagan, and Hesjedal was given the most courageous rider honors. Stage 4 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Horner USA RSH 2011 3h 27' 51" 2 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 1' 15" 3 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2011 + 1' 15" 4 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 + 1' 15" 5 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 + 1' 22" 6 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 1' 29" 7 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 1' 36" 8 Laurens ten Dam NED RAB 2011 + 1' 45" 9 Andrew Talansky USA GRM 2011 + 1' 50" 10 Linus Gerdemann GER LEO 2011 + 1' 50"General Classification after Stage 4 RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Horner USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 11h 29' 32" 2 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 + 1' 15" 3 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 + 1' 22" 4 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 1' 29" 5 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2011 + 1' 30" 6 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 1' 30" 7 Ryder Hesjedal CAN 20px|Blue jersey GRM 2011 + 1' 36" 8 Linus Gerdemann GER LEO 2011 + 1' 50" 9 Andrew Talansky USA 20px|White jersey GRM 2011 + 1' 50" 10 Laurens ten Dam NED RAB 2011 + 2' 00" Stage 5 May 19, 2011 — Seaside to Paso Robles, 135.1 mi Late winter storms forced tour organizers to reroute the stage,http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/landslides-re-route-amgen-tour-of-california-stage-5 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 3, 2011 May 19, 2011 Landslides re-route Amgen Tour of California stage 5 and as such, the stage utilized the majority of the route used on the fourth stage of the 2008 Tour. On that day, the race also began in Seaside before heading to the stage finish in San Luis Obispo where the stage was won by Dominique Rollin after soloing from 12.5 mi out. A hilly stage with four categorized climbs and two intermediary sprints, expectations were for a breakaway to succeed or for a large group to contest a sprint for victory.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-5 Kirsten Frattini Cycling News Future Publishing Limited March 3, 2011 May 19, 2011 Marathon stage another for the sprinters? https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145821/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-5 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all After an early break by four riders consisting of RAB 2011's Óscar Freire, SKY 2011's Chris Froome, Dan Martin of GRM 2011 as well as the customary member of a domestic team, with BPC 2011 rider Chris Baldwin being their representative in the early breakaway. Another seven riders later joined the group to create an 11-man move that eventually extended their advantage in excess of three minutes.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-5/results Laura Weislo Jane Aubrey Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 19, 2011 May 20, 2011 Sagan sizzles for stage win in Paso Robles https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145323/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-5/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all Again, the King of the Mountains points were taken by the breakaway, with Pat McCarty of SPI 2011 extending his lead prior to Saturday's stage on Mount Baldy as no points were on offer during the individual time trial in Solvang. At the top of the final climb, Freire and LEO 2011's Stefan Denifl attacked from the break and managed to put a gap on them of around 30 seconds. The duo remained together until around 10 mi to go, when Denifl punctured and crashed, and it was left to Freire to bid for victory on his own.http://www.leopardtrek.lu/news/stefan-denifl-spends-day-break-atoc leopardtrek.lu Leopard Trek May 20, 2011 May 20, 2011 Stefan Denifl Spends Day in Break at AToCMay 2020 InternetArchiveBot yes The remnants of the breakaway were caught 6.5 mi outside Paso Robles, while Freire remained well over a minute clear of the pack. This gap steadily came down with many teams pushing the pace up to help advance their sprinters, including LIQ 2011 and THR 2011 for Peter Sagan, Leigh Howard and Matthew Goss respectively. The high pace of the peloton meant that when Freire was caught with 1.5 mi to go, the field split into several groups. Freire was given most courageous rider of the day for his exploits. Bissell's Jeremy Vennell then attacked but was caught within the final kilometer. Team Sky then placed themselves on the front with Mathew Hayman and Greg Henderson looking to lead out Ben Swift, but Howard gained an advantage on them before Sagan usurped them both to claim his third Tour win, after two in 2010. Howard bested Swift for second place, as only 45 of the 133 riders that finished the stage were given Sagan's time for the stage. Chris Horner retained the yellow jersey ahead of Solvang, Sagan remained in green, while Andrew Talansky dropped enough time during the stage to lose the white jersey lead to HTC–Highroad rider Tejay van Garderen. Stage 5 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey LIQ 2011 5h 16' 03" 2 Leigh Howard AUS THR 2011 s.t. 3 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2011 s.t. 4 Paul Martens GER RAB 2011 s.t. 5 Alex Candelario USA KBS 2011 s.t. 6 Jonas Aaen Jørgensen DEN SBS 2011 s.t. 7 Coen Vermeltfoort NED RAB 2011 s.t. 8 Taylor Phinney USA BMC 2011 s.t. 9 Frank Pipp USA BPC 2011 s.t. 10 Alexander Gottfried GER APP 2011 s.t.General Classification after Stage 5 RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Horner USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 16h 45' 35" 2 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 + 1' 15" 3 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 + 1' 22" 4 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 1' 29" 5 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2011 + 1' 30" 6 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 1' 30" 7 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 1' 36" 8 Linus Gerdemann GER LEO 2011 + 1' 50" 9 Laurens ten Dam NED RAB 2011 + 2' 00" 10 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|White jersey THR 2011 + 2' 05" Stage 6 May 20, 2011 — Solvang, 15 mi (individual time trial) (ITT) The Solvang time trial returned to the Tour for its 2011 edition, after the trial was held in downtown Los Angeles in 2010. Levi Leipheimer was tipped by RSH 2011 teammate Chris Horner to be the favorite for the stage,http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-6 Kirsten Frattini Cycling News March 3, 2011 May 20, 2011 Future Publishing Limited Solvang test returns, will Leipheimer make it four? https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145808/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-6 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all having won in Solvang in each of the three occasions that it has featured on the Tour, en route to an overall victory each time. Another name mentioned by Horner as a rider who could challenge Leipheimer was GRM 2011's David Zabriskie, who won a time trial three weeks prior to the Tour, during the Tour de Romandie. The early pace was set by William Dickeson of JBC 2011, who went round the course in 32' 53", but was usurped by his teammate Bernard van Ulden by half a minute. RAB 2011's Lars Boom had been quicker than van Ulden at the intermediate split but lost time over the second half of the course. Ian Stannard of SKY 2011 was the next rider to top the timesheets, setting a time of 32' 07", as the team looked for their third win of the Tour. Stannard held his lead for over half an hour, as he fended off American national time trial champion Taylor Phinney of BMC 2011, before losing his lead to a former national time trial champion, the New Zealand rider from BPC 2011, Jeremy Vennell. Vennell recorded a time of 31' 34", which was eventually good enough to remain inside the top ten. His lead was short-lived as RAB 2011 yes took the lead with rider Maarten Tjallingii, who set a time ten seconds quicker. Tjallingii's time held to inside the last 40 riders, when Peter Velits (THR 2011) trimmed a solitary second off his time and moved into the top spot for the time being, but GRM 2011's David Zabriskie rewrote the Solvang record books, recording a time of 30' 35" which was good enough to give him the stage win.http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/25196/Zabriskie-flexes-muscle-in-Solvang-TT Cycling Central May 21, 2011 May 21, 2011 Special Broadcasting Service Zabriskie flexes muscle in Solvang TT October 21, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121021130818/http://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/news/25196/Zabriskie-flexes-muscle-in-Solvang-TT dead Youth classification leader Tejay van Garderen, a former top-5 placer on two time trial stages at the 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné, got closest to Zabriskie for a time, but was still some 40 seconds in arrear of his fellow American. This performance was enough to give him the honors for the most courageous rider of the day. Stage favorite Leipheimer managed to record a quicker split time than Zabriskie, but like many other riders, fell away during the second part of the stage and fell 14 seconds down on him but was good enough for second on the stage.http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/21052011/2/cycling-zabriskie-wins-sixth-stage-horner-retains-overall-lead.html Yahoo! Eurosport May 21, 2011 May 21, 2011 TF1 Group Zabriskie wins sixth stage, Horner retains overall lead Horner maintained his general classification lead with a sixth-place finish on the stage, losing around half of his lead, but still holding an advantage of 38 seconds. Stage 6 Result RiderTeamTime 1 David Zabriskie USA GRM 2011 30' 35" 2 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 + 14" 3 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|White jersey THR 2011 + 40" 4 Peter Velits SVK THR 2011 + 48" 5 Maarten Tjallingii NED RAB 2011 + 49" 6 Chris Horner USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 + 51" 7 Jakob Fuglsang DEN LEO 2011 + 53" 8 Jeremy Vennell NZL BPC 2011 + 59" 9 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2011 + 59" 10 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 1' 01"General Classification after Stage 6 RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Horner USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 17h 17' 01" 2 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 + 38" 3 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2011 + 1' 38" 4 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 1' 39" 5 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 + 1' 44" 6 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|White jersey20px|Blue jersey THR 2011 + 1' 54" 7 Linus Gerdemann GER LEO 2011 + 2' 26" 8 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 2' 27" 9 Laurens ten Dam NED RAB 2011 + 2' 43" 10 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 2' 54" Stage 7 May 21, 2011 — Claremont to Mount Baldy, 74.9 mi on The queen stage of the 2011 Tour saw the riders presented with three climbs in excess of 3000 ft, as well as an intermediate sprint in Glendora.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-7 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Kirsten Frattini March 3, 2011 May 21, 2011 Queen stage short, but packs a punch https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145802/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-7 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all The first climb of the day, the Glendora Ridge Road, comes after 11.5 mi, having negotiated a climb of a mile in length. After the sprint in Glendora, the riders will then negotiate the Glendora Mountain Road climb, a distance of 8.5 mi being used in full for the first time since 2004.http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/amgen-tour-of-california-route-announcement-complete Cycling News Future Publishing Limited February 11, 2011 May 21, 2011 Amgen Tour of California route announcement complete After a gradual uphill climb, the riders hit the slopes of Mount Baldy. 3.5 mi at a gradient of 8.9% could decide the general classification for one rider at the Tour's first high-mountain finish. Early breakaways formed within the first 6 mi of the stage, with up to nine riders advancing ahead of the main field at any one point, including former general classification leader Ben Swift of SKY 2011 and mountains leader Pat McCarty of SPI 2011. After Swift departed back from the break, GRM 2011 brought one of their top-ten overall riders into the break, Ryder Hesjedal, to join Andrew Talansky in order to pressurize RSH 2011 who were still in the main pack. McCarty took maximum points on both Glendora Ridge Road and Glendora Mountain Road, to mathematically ensure he would win the mountains classification by reaching the finish in Thousand Oaks, but was dropped by the break who had never been able to get far enough of the pack, the gap keeping around two minutes.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-7/results Jen See Cycling News Future Publishing Limited May 21, 2011 May 22, 2011 Leipheimer wins on Mt. Baldy https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145427/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-7/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all The pack itself had dwindled to around 20 riders prior to the hors catégorie climb of Mount Baldy, with Team RadioShack still on the front with Matthew Busche and Ben King pacing the field in the hopes of advancing Chris Horner and Levi Leipheimer up the climb and after the break.https://www.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2011-05-21-1946626951_x.htm Greg Beacham USA Today David Hunke; Gannett Company May 21, 2011 May 22, 2011 Horner takes charge with Leipheimer's help Andy Schleck and Laurens ten Dam followed closely in the wheels of their rivals, as the quintet looked to close down the gap to Talansky, LIQ 2011's Francesco Bellotti and TT1's Alexander Efimkin, which was now under a minute. With 2 mi to go, Busche attacked and only Leipheimer and Horner could advance with him and when their leadout man pulled off, they set off after the leading trio and swamped them up inside the final 1.5 mi. Horner and Leipheimer rode together for the remainder of the climb and finished hand-in-hand with Horner giving Leipheimer the stage win, his first road stage victory in the Tour. Ten Dam was third, 43 seconds behind the American duo, as he moved into sixth in the general classification, while Garmin-Cervélo's Tom Danielson moved into third place overall after a fourth-place stage finish. Stage 7 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 3h 33' 01" 2 Chris Horner USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 s.t. 3 Laurens ten Dam NED RAB 2011 + 43" 4 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 + 1' 01" 5 Steve Morabito SUI BMC 2011 + 1' 21" 6 Alexander Efimkin RUS TT1 2011a + 1' 21" 7 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|White jersey THR 2011 + 1' 29" 8 Damiano Caruso ITA LIQ 2011 + 1' 39" 9 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 1' 39" 10 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 1' 39"General Classification after Stage 7 RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Horner USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 20h 50' 02" 2 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 + 38" 3 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 + 2' 45" 4 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 3' 18" 5 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|White jersey THR 2011 + 3' 23" 6 Laurens ten Dam NED RAB 2011 + 3' 26" 7 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2011 + 4' 12" 8 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4' 33" 9 Steve Morabito SUI BMC 2011 + 4' 50" 10 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 6' 16" Stage 8 May 22, 2011 — Santa Clarita to Thousand Oaks, 82.3 mi Rather than an out-and-out circuit race to finish the event as what occurred in 2010, the final stage of the Tour saw a gradual descent from the start in Santa Clarita, before the final classified climb of the event at Balcom Canyon. Prior to the finishing circuit in Thousand Oaks, riders also had to navigate the Norwegian Grade climb, after the Moorpark sprint. Once in the finishing circuit, the riders completed five full laps of around 5 mi in length. Expectations were for either the sprinters to take victory, or a breakaway to succeed but not to an extent to adjust the final overall classification.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-8 Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Kirsten Frattini March 3, 2011 May 22, 2011 Thousand Oaks finale a fast, spectator friendly affair https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145856/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-8 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all Just like many of the other stages, the American domestic teams had a great presence within the early breakaways which resulted in four riders – Bradley White of UHC 2011, Jan Bárta of APP 2011, José Fernando Antogna of JSH 2011 and Mike Friedman of KBS 2011 – heading clear after around 20 mi. The breakaway extended out to a maximum of three minutes, and took a clean sweep of the points at the Balcom Canyon climb and the two intermediate sprints in Moorpark and the first pass through the finish line prior to the completion of the five circuits to end the race.http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-8/results Cycling News Future Publishing Limited Laura Weislo May 22, 2011 May 23, 2011 Goss finally gets his win in Thousand Oaks https://web.archive.org/web/20110623145902/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/6th-amgen-tour-of-california-2-hc/stage-8/results 23 June 2011 dead dmy-all The gap to the four leaders slowly dwindled, and with 18 mi to go, RAB 2011's Maarten Tjallingii and LEO 2011's Martin Mortensen escaped from the field and set off in chase of the lead quartet, riding for almost 8 mi until they caught the remnants of the breakaway; White had already slid back as would Antogna and Friedman, leaving Barta to partner Tjallingii and Mortensen. As the field completed the circuits, the lead that the trio out front had was diminishing by the kilometer, and with two laps to go, the gap stood at just 30 seconds. Within the next 6 mi, they were pulled back by the peloton's strong pace, mainly set by the sprinter teams again, consisting of THR 2011, LIQ 2011, SBS 2011 and SKY 2011. Once the breakaway was caught, SBS 2011 yes took to the front in the hope of setting up Juan José Haedo for a stage win that had eluded during the week and were joined by Team Sky, who were hoping to get their third stage win of the week, with Ben Swift looking to bookend the stages having won the first-run stage – Stage 2 – of the week in Sacramento. Bernhard Eisel made a mistake in the closing stages which compromised the run-in for HTC–Highroad, leaving the honors to Leigh Howard to pace Matthew Goss for the sprint. Points classification leader Peter Sagan (LIQ 2011 yes) was also helped towards the front by Daniel Oss, as he looked to secure the classification for the second successive year. However, Howard timed his run at the appropriate moment, and released Goss with 180 meters to go,http://www.highroadsports.com/news/782-HTC-Highroad-finishes-Amgen-Tour-of-California-with-a-Win-and-the-Young-Riders-Jersey HTC–Highroad High Road Sports May 22, 2011 May 23, 2011 HTC–Highroad finishes Amgen Tour of California with a Win and the Young Riders Jersey https://web.archive.org/web/20110611070537/http://highroadsports.com/news/782-HTC-Highroad-finishes-Amgen-Tour-of-California-with-a-Win-and-the-Young-Riders-Jersey 11 June 2011 dead and Goss fended off Sagan to take the team's only win of the week. Sagan's second place comfortably confirmed his green jersey for the sprints, while Greg Henderson took third for Team Sky.http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/chris-horner-wins-2011-amgen-tour-of-california-as-matt-goss-takes-stage-8-s_175419 VeloNews Competitor Group May 22, 2011 May 23, 2011 Chris Horner wins 2011 Amgen Tour of California as Matt Goss takes stage 8 March 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303190855/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/chris-horner-wins-2011-amgen-tour-of-california-as-matt-goss-takes-stage-8-s_175419 dead In the pack, RSH 2011 were untroubled during the day and Chris Horner sealed the overall classification with a 65th place stage finish, ahead of teammate Levi Leipheimer. Tejay van Garderen and Pat McCarty completed the stage to claim the young riders classification and mountains classification respectively, while Barta earned his second "Most Courageous" award of the race. Stage 8 Result RiderTeamTime 1 Matthew Goss AUS THR 2011 2h 56' 39" 2 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey LIQ 2011 s.t. 3 Greg Henderson NZL SKY 2011 s.t. 4 Óscar Freire ESP RAB 2011 s.t. 5 Keven Lacombe CAN SPI 2011 s.t. 6 Taylor Phinney USA BMC 2011 s.t. 7 Jure Kocjan SLO TT1 2011a s.t. 8 Ken Hanson USA JBC 2011 s.t. 9 Anibal Borrajo ARG JSH 2011 s.t. 10 Juan José Haedo ARG SBS 2011 s.t.Final General Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Horner USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 23h 46' 41" 2 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 + 38" 3 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 + 2' 45" 4 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 3' 18" 5 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|White jersey THR 2011 + 3' 23" 6 Laurens ten Dam NED RAB 2011 + 3' 26" 7 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2011 + 4' 12" 8 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4' 33" 9 Steve Morabito SUI BMC 2011 + 4' 50" 10 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 6' 16" Women's invitational individual time trial May 20, 2011 — Solvang, 15 mi (individual time trial) (ITT) In conjunction with Stage 6 in Solvang on Friday, May 20, the Tour of California also held a women's invitational individual time trial on the same course.http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/First-ever-Women-s-International-Time-Trial-Challenge-to-take-place-in-Solvang-on-May-20-during-2011-Amgen-Tour-of-California.html First ever Women's International Time Trial Challenge to take place in Solvang on May 20 during 2011 Amgen Tour of California Press release AmgenTourofCalifornia.com 2011-04-14 2012-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110416040538/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/First-ever-Women-s-International-Time-Trial-Challenge-to-take-place-in-Solvang-on-May-20-during-2011-Amgen-Tour-of-California.html 2011-04-16 dead Ultimately, 13 riders competed, including three former world time trial champions in Kristin Armstrong and Amber Neben of the U.S. and Emma Pooley of the U.K.http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/Rider-Roster-Announced-for-Women-s-International-Time-Trial-Challenge-during-2011-Amgen-tour-of--california.html Rider Roster Announced for Women's International Time Trial Challenge during 2011 Amgen Tour of California AmgenTourofCalifornia.com 2011-05-12 2012-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20110517090412/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/news/press/Rider-Roster-Announced-for-Women-s-International-Time-Trial-Challenge-during-2011-Amgen-tour-of--california.html 2011-05-17 dead Armstrong edged Neben by 13 seconds to win the race.http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/race-live/standings/Womens-Time-Trial-results.html Women's time trial results AmgenTourofCalifornia.com 2011-05-12 2012-05-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20120502064048/http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com/race-live/standings/Womens-Time-Trial-results.html 2012-05-02 dead Women's ITT Result RiderTeamTime 1 Kristin Armstrong USA Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 34' 29" 2 Amber Neben USA THR 2011 + 13" 3 Charlotte Becker GER THR 2011 + 38" 4 Evelyn Stevens USA THR 2011 + 39" 5 Emma Pooley UK GRM 2011 + 48" 6 Tara Whitten CAN Team TIBCO + 59" 7 Amanda Miller USA THR 2011 + 1' 21" 8 Rhae Shaw CAN Hagens Berman Cycling + 1' 36" 9 Alison Starnes USA Peanut Butter & Co. TWENTY12 + 1' 42" 10 Emilia Fahlin SWE THR 2011 + 1' 50" Classification leadership In the 2011 Tour of California, five different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist, the leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Tour of California, and the winner of the general classification was considered the winner of the Tour of California. Additionally, there was also a sprints classification, akin to what is called the points classification in other races, which awarded a green jersey. In the sprints classification, cyclists received points for finishing in the top 10 in a stage. The winner received 15 points, second place 12, third 10, fourth 7, and one point less per place down the line, to a single point for tenth. In addition, some points were able to be won in intermediate sprints. 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. Each climb was categorized, either hors-, first-, second-, third-, or fourth-category, with more points available for the harder climbs. There was also a youth classification. This classification was calculated in the same way as the general classification, but only young cyclists (under 23) were included. The leader of the young rider classification received a white jersey. The fifth jersey was not awarded on the basis of a time or points-based classification. It was for each stage's "Most Courageous" rider, akin to the combativity award in the Tour de France. The rider who received this award was given a blue jersey on the podium, but wore his regular jersey (unless holding one of the above four) in the next stage, and could be recognized from his back number: marked with a white number on a red background instead of the usual black on white. Unlike the Tour de France's combativity award, there was no overall award given. There was also a classification for teams. In this classification, the times of the best three cyclists per stage were added, and the team with the lowest time were classified as the leader of the classification. Stage Winner General Classification25px Youth Classification25px Mountains Classification25px Sprint Classification25px Most Courageous25px Team Classification 1 stage cancelled – – – – – – 2 Ben Swift Ben Swift Peter Sagan not awarded Ben Swift Jamey Driscoll SKY 2011 3 Greg Henderson Greg Henderson Peter Sagan Jan Bárta 4 Chris Horner Chris Horner Andrew Talansky Pat McCarty Ryder Hesjedal GRM 2011 5 Peter Sagan Tejay van Garderen Óscar Freire 6 David Zabriskie Tejay van Garderen 7 Levi Leipheimer Alexander Efimkin 8 Matthew Goss Jan Bárta Final Chris Horner Tejay van Garderen Pat McCarty Peter Sagan n/a GRM 2011 Final standings General Classification #RiderTeamTime 1 Chris Horner USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 23h 46' 41" 2 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 + 38" 3 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 + 2' 45" 4 Christian Vande Velde USA GRM 2011 + 3' 18" 5 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|White jersey THR 2011 + 3' 23" 6 Laurens ten Dam NED RAB 2011 + 3' 26" 7 Rory Sutherland AUS UHC 2011 + 4' 12" 8 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 + 4' 33" 9 Steve Morabito SUI BMC 2011 + 4' 50" 10 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 + 6' 16" Teams Classification #TeamTime1GRM 201171h 29' 37"2 RSH 2011 + 1' 41"3 BMC 2011 + 13' 03"4 RAB 2011 + 13' 34"5 UHC 2011 + 14' 27"6 LEO 2011 + 15' 32"7 THR 2011 + 16' 14"8 LIQ 2011 + 17' 16"9 SAX 2011 + 27' 14"10 BPC 2011 + 31' 24" King of the Mountains Classification #RiderTeamPoints1Pat McCarty USA 20px|Red jersey SPI 2011392 Levi Leipheimer USA RSH 2011 243 Chris Horner USA 20px|Yellow jersey RSH 2011 204 Tom Danielson USA GRM 2011 125 Andy Schleck LUX LEO 2011 126 Ryder Hesjedal CAN GRM 2011 127 Andrew Talansky USA GRM 2011 118 Rob Britton CAN BPC 2011 119 Will Routley CAN SPI 2011 1010 Matthew Busche USA RSH 2011 10 Sprint Classification #RiderTeamPoints 1 Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jersey LIQ 2011 46 2 Greg Henderson NZL SKY 2011 25 3 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2011 25 4 Matthew Goss AUS THR 2011 25 5 Juan José Haedo ARG SBS 2011 19 6 Leigh Howard AUS THR 2011 18 7 Keven Lacombe CAN SPI 2011 18 8 Óscar Freire ESP RAB 2011 14 9 Taylor Phinney USA BMC 2011 14 10 Jan Bárta CZE APP 2011 10 Young Rider Classification #RiderTeamTime1 Tejay van Garderen USA 20px|White jersey THR 2011 23h 50' 04"2Andrew Talansky USAGRM 2011 + 5' 58"3Rafał Majka POLSBS 2011 + 14' 20"4Peter Sagan SVK 20px|Green jerseyLIQ 2011 + 16' 46"5Tim Roe AUSBMC 2011 + 25' 29"6Ben King USARSH 2011 + 31' 52"7Yannick Eijssen BELBMC 2011 + 37' 48"8Leigh Howard AUSTHR 2011 + 39' 33"9Taylor Phinney USABMC 2011 + 54' 27"10Coen Vermeltfoort NEDRAB 2011 + 56' 01" Notes N References 30em External links http://www.amgentourofcalifornia.com 2011 Category:2011 in road cycling Category:2011 in American sports Category:2011 in sports in California