2011 Ladies Tour of Qatar

2011 Ladies Tour of Qatar Carte du tracé du Tour du Qatar féminin 2011.svg Route of the 2011 Ladies Tour of Qatar 2–4 February 2011 3 291.4 km 7h 51' 04" Ellen van Dijk the Netherlands SLU 2011 gold Charlotte Becker Germany SLU 2011 Iris Slappendel the Netherlands CWT 2011 Ellen van Dijk the Netherlands SLU 2011 Ellen van Dijk the Netherlands SLU 2011 white SLU 2011 2010 2012 thumb|110px|Stage 1Stage 2Stage 3 The 2011 Ladies Tour of Qatar (2–4 February 2011, Qatar) was the third running of the Ladies Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) rated it as 'category 2.1'. Teams The peloton numbered eighty-nine riders from fifteen teams. There were nine UCI teams and six national teams. Fourteen teams had six riders. One team had five riders. The teams that participated in the tour were: UCI teams National teamsGaussUnited States of AmericaGiant Pro CyclingAustraliaLotto-HondaGermanySC Mcipollini GiordanaItalySkil-Koga Cycling TeamFranceNederland BloeitNetherlandsVaiano SolaristechSpecialized–LululemonGarmin–Cervélo Stages Stage 1 2 February 2011 – Camelodrome to Dukhan, 104.5 km 1 on"Women elite ladies tour of Qatar, stage 1: Camelodrome - Dukhan." https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053125/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=25597&EditionID=715285&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=12146&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=652339&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 2016-03-04 UCI 2 February 2011. Accessed 1 October 2012. The first stage began in fine weather at 12.30 pm. Rochelle Gilmore (Australia) of Lotto Honda won the stage, the points standings and the gold jersey with a 5-second advantage over Giorgia Bronzini (Italy). Veronica Andréasson (Sweden) made a break at 54 km after the second intermediate sprint and held the lead for 3 km. 25 km from the finish, Valentina Bastianelli made an unsuccessful break. 5 km from the finish, the peloton remained bunched. On reaching a slight uphill portion near Dukhan, a group of twelve riders broke away to reach the finish 15 seconds before the main group. Hosking won the 'best young rider' class for the stage."Golden Gilmore." Ladies Tour of Qatar. 2 February 2011. Accessed 1 October 2012. Stage 1 result RiderTeamTime 1 Rochelle Gilmore AUS Lotto–Honda Team 2h 19' 07" 2 Giorgia Bronzini ITA Italy s.t. 3 Chloe Hosking AUS SLU 2011 s.t. 4 Ellen van Dijk NED SLU 2011 s.t. 5 Lucy Martin GBR CWT 2011 s.t. 6 Martine Bras NED Netherlands s.t. 7 Rossella Callovi ITA SC Mcipollini Giordana s.t. 8 Charlotte Becker GER SLU 2011 s.t. 9 Suzanne de Goede NED Skil-Koga Cycling Team s.t. 10 Noemi Cantele ITA CWT 2011 s.t.General Classification after Stage 1 RiderTeamTime 1 Rochelle Gilmore AUS Lotto–Honda Team 2h 18' 53" 2 Giorgia Bronzini ITA Italy +5" 3 Chloe Hosking AUS SLU 2011 +10" 4 Ellen van Dijk NED SLU 2011 +13" 5 Lucy Martin GBR CWT 2011 +13" 6 Martine Bras NED Netherlands +14" 7 Rossella Callovi ITA SC Mcipollini Giordana +14" 8 Charlotte Becker GER SLU 2011 +14" 9 Suzanne de Goede NED Skil-Koga Cycling Team +14" 10 Noemi Cantele ITA CWT 2011 +14" Stage 2 3 February 2011 – Doha to Lusail, 94.9 km 1 onhttps://archive.today/20130103123206/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/redirect/uci.asp?Page=result&SportID=102&CompetitionID=25597&CompetitionCodeInv=1&EditionID=715285&SeasonID=480&EventID=12146&GenderID=2&ClassID=1&Phase1ID=652340&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&DerivedEventPhaseID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0 work=UCI "Women elite ladies tour of Qatar (QAT), 03 February, 2011 – stage 2: Doha – Lusail." UCI 3 February 2011. Accessed 1 October 2012. The second stage was held in windy conditions. There was a headwind for the first 40 km. After one hour, the riders had covered only 26.6 km. HTC Highroad raced best with three riders in the decisive breakaway. At 15 km, Bastianelli broke away and took a lead of 1 sec/km at 18.5 km. She was caught by the peloton at 25 km. At 36 km, following a crash, a group of eight riders broke away from the main group. The breakaway group included four HTC Highroad riders (Ellen van Dijk, Charlotte Becker, Chloe Hosking (in the white jersey) and Adrie Visser); three Garmin–Cervélo riders (Alex Rhodes, Trine Schmidt, Iris Slappendel and Loes Gunnewijk (Holland)). The first intermediate sprint at 41.5 km was won by Van Dijk who was 45 seconds ahead of the main group. Hosking dropped from the leading group due to a mechanical problem. At 57.5 km, Van Dijk won the second bonus sprint by one minute and five seconds. In the first passage about the final circuit in Lusail, seven riders had a lead of one minute and fifty-five seconds. With one lap left, the gap increased to two minutes and fifty-five seconds. 5 km from the finish, Schmidt and Visser broke away but were caught at 2 km from the finish. Van Dijk won the final sprint ahead of Rhodes and Visser and took the gold jersey with a fifteen-second advantage over Becker and a twenty-one second advantage over Slappendel. Van Dijk also led the points and 'best young rider' standings."Wind of change." Ladies Tour of Qatar 3 February 2011. Accessed 1 October 2012. Stage 2 result RiderTeamTime 1 Ellen van Dijk NED SLU 2011 2h 19' 07" 2 Alex Rhodes AUS CWT 2011 s.t. 3 Adrie Visser NED SLU 2011 s.t. 4 Charlotte Becker GER SLU 2011 s.t. 5 Loes Gunnewijk NED Nederland Bloeit s.t. 6 Iris Slappendel NED CWT 2011 s.t. 7 Trine Schmidt DEN CWT 2011 s.t. 8 Alison Starnes USA United States of America +1' 84" 9 Noemi Cantele ITA CWT 2011 +2' 02" 10 Valentina Scandolara ITA Gauss +2' 02"General Classification after Stage 2 RiderTeamTime 1 Ellen van Dijk NED SLU 2011 5h 25' 42" 2 Charlotte Becker GER SLU 2011 +15" 3 Iris Slappendel NED CWT 2011 +21" 4 Adrie Visser NED SLU 2011 +24" 5 Alex Rhodes AUS CWT 2011 + 26" 6 Loes Gunnewijk NED Nederland Bloeit +32" 7 Trine Schmidt DEN CWT 2011 +32" 8 Rochelle Gilmore AUS Lotto–Honda Team +2' 04" 9 Giorgia Bronzini ITA Italy +2' 09" 10 Chloe Hosking AUS SLU 2011 +2' 14" Stage 3 4 February 2011 – Al Daayen to Doha, 92 km 1 on"Women elite ladies tour of Qatar. Stage 3: Al Daayen – Doha." https://web.archive.org/web/20131219224651/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=25597&EditionID=715285&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=12146&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=652341&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 2013-12-19 UCI 4 February 2011. Accessed 1 October 2012. The third stage began at the Al Dayeen resort with 87 riders. Megan Guarnier (USA) made a number of attempts to break away before achieving a lead at 28 km. At the final circuit, she held a 10-second advantage which increased to 22 seconds. At 47.5 km, she was caught by the peloton. At 65.5 km, with six laps to go, ten riders broke away from the main group. They included Nicole Cooke, an Olympian and Valentina Scandolara (Italy). The leading ten riders had a twenty-three second advantage over the pack at the second bonus sprint which was won by Scandolara. With four laps to go, the front group had made a gap of 32 seconds. As the pack moved closer, Cooke and De Goede broke away in the final 5 kilometers but their effort failed when the peloton caught them at 2 km from the finish. The final sprint was won by Monia Bacaille (Italy). Giorgia Bronzini (Italy) came second. In the standings, van Dijk who was fourth in stage three, won the race. She had a 15-second lead over Becker and 20 seconds over Slapendel. Van Dijk also won on points and also the 'best young rider' class. HTC Highroad won 'best team'."Gold, silver and white for triumphant van Dijk." 4 February 2011. Accessed 1 October 2012 Stage 3 result RiderTeamTime 1 Monia Baccaille ITA SC Mcipollini Giordana 2h 25' 22" 2 Giorgia Bronzini ITA Italy s.t. 3 Rochelle Gilmore AUS LHT 2011 s.t. 4 Ellen van Dijk NED SLU 2011 s.t. 5 Aurore Verhoeven FRA Gauss s.t. 6 Sarah Düster GER Nederland Bloeit s.t. 7 Elke Gebhardt GER Germany s.t. 8 Pascale Jeuland FRA France s.t. 9 Noemi Cantele LTU Vaiano Solaristech s.t. 10 Marta Tagliaferro ITA SC Mcipollini Giordana s.t.General Classification after Stage 3 RiderTeamTime 1 Ellen van Dijk NED SLU 2011 7h 51' 04" 2 Charlotte Becker GER SLU 2011 + 15" 3 Iris Slappendel NED CWT 2011 + 20" 4 Adrie Visser NED SLU 2011 + 24" 5 Alex Rhodes AUS CWT 2011 + 26" 6 Loes Gunnewijk NED Nederland Bloeit + 32" 7 Trine Schmidt DEN CWT 2011 + 32" 8 Rochelle Gilmore AUS LHT 2011 + 2' 00" 9 Giorgia Bronzini ITA Italy + 2' 03" 10 Chloe Hosking AUS SLU 2011 + 2' 14" Leaders classes Three jerseys were awarded. The leader of the general class received a golden jersey and first place in the race. The result was calculated by adding the cyclist's finishing time, after each stage, to time bonuses won. The cyclist with the highest number of points received a silver jersey. Points were scored for finishing in the top three in the intermediate sprint and for finishing in the top twenty in a stage. At the intermediate sprint, first received 3 points, second, 2 points and third, one point. The stage winner received 30 points; second, 27 points; third, 25 points; fourth, 23 points; fifth, 21 points; sixth, 19 points; seventh, 17 points; eight, 15 points; ninth, 13 points; tenth, 11 points; and one point for eleventh to twentieth place. The best youth (a cyclist born after 1 January 1987) received a blue jersey. The winner was determined in the same way as the general class. Stage WinnerGeneral Classification25px|link=|alt=Points Classification25px|link=|alt=Young Rider Classification25px|link=|alt= 1 Rochelle Gilmore Rochelle GilmoreRochelle Gilmore Chloe Hosking 2 Monia Baccaille Ellen van DijkEllen van Dijk Ellen van Dijk 3 Ellen van Dijk Final Ellen van Dijk Ellen van Dijk Ellen van Dijk Final classifications General classification RiderTeamTime 1 Ellen van Dijk NED SLU 2011 7h 51' 04" 2 Charlotte Becker GER SLU 2011 + 15" 3 Iris Slappendel NED CWT 2011 + 20" 4 Adrie Visser NED SLU 2011 + 24" 5 Alex Rhodes AUS CWT 2011 + 26" 6 Loes Gunnewijk NED Nederland Bloeit + 32" 7 Trine Schmidt DEN CWT 2011 + 32" 8 Rochelle Gilmore AUS LHT 2011 + 2' 00" 9 Giorgia Bronzini ITA Italy + 2' 03" 10 Chloe Hosking AUS SLU 2011 + 2' 14" http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=25597&EditionID=715285&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=12146&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 UCI 4 February 2011 1 October 2012 02 Feb-04 Feb 2011 – General classification: Camelodrome – Doha https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221826/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=25597&EditionID=715285&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=12146&EventPhaseID=0&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=-1&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 3 March 2016 dead Points Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Ellen van Dijk NED SLU 2011 35 points 2 Rochelle Gilmore AUS LHT 2011 28 points 3 Giorgia Bronzini ITA Italy 27 points' 4 Monia Baccaille ITA LHT 2011 15 points 5 Adrie Visser NED SC Mcipollini Giordana 13 points http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=25597&EditionID=715285&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=12146&EventPhaseID=648757&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=574922&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 UCI 4 February 2011 1 October 2012 02 Feb-04 Feb 2011 – General classification: Camelodrome – Doha Points https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233811/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=25597&EditionID=715285&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=12146&EventPhaseID=648757&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=574922&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 3 March 2016 dead Youth Classification RiderTeamTime 1 Ellen van Dijk NED SLU 2011 7h 51' 04" 2 Trine Schmidt DEN CWT 2011 + 32" 3 Chloe Hosking AUS CWT 2011 + 2' 14" 4 Lauren Kitchen AUS CWT 2011 + 2' 29" 5 Roxane Knetemann NED + 2' 32" http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=25597&EditionID=715285&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=12146&EventPhaseID=648757&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=574921&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 UCI 4 February 2011 1 October 2012 02 Feb-04 Feb 2011 – General classification: Camelodrome – Doha Youth https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225902/http://www.uci.infostradasports.com/asp/lib/TheASP.asp?PageID=19006&SportID=102&CompetitionID=25597&EditionID=715285&SeasonID=480&ClassID=1&GenderID=2&EventID=12146&EventPhaseID=648757&Phase1ID=0&Phase2ID=0&Phase3ID=0&PhaseClassificationID=574921&Detail=1&Ranking=0&All=0&TaalCode=2&StyleID=0&Cache=8 3 March 2016 dead Team Classification TeamRiders 1 SLU 2011 Ellen van Dijk NED Chloe Hosking AUS Charlotte Becker GER Adrie Visser NED Emilia Fahlin SWE Evelyn Stevens USA See also 2011 in women's road cycling 2011 in Qatar References External links http://www.letour.fr/indexTQL_us.html Tour of Qatar Tour of Qatar Category:Ladies Tour of Qatar