2011 Paris–Nice


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FieldValue
name2011 Paris–Nice
series2011 UCI World Tour
race_no2
season_no27
imageParis-Nice 2011.png
image_size300px
date6–13 March 2011
stages8
distance1307
unitkm
time34h 03' 37"
firstTony Martin
first_team
first_natGermany
first_coloryellow
secondAndreas Klöden
second_team
second_natGermany
thirdBradley Wiggins
third_team
third_natGreat Britain
mountainsRémi Pauriol
mountains_team
mountains_natFrance
mountains_colorpolkadot
pointsHeinrich Haussler
points_team
points_natAustralia
points_colorgreen
youthRein Taaramäe
youth_team
youth_natEstonia
youth_colorwhite
team
previous2010
next2012
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| name = 2011 Paris–Nice | series = 2011 UCI World Tour | race_no = 2 | season_no = 27 | image = Paris-Nice 2011.png | image_caption = | image_size = 300px | date = 6–13 March 2011 | stages = 8 | distance = 1307 | unit = km | time = 34h 03' 37" | first = Tony Martin | first_team = | first_nat = Germany | first_color = yellow | second = Andreas Klöden | second_team = | second_nat = Germany | third = Bradley Wiggins | third_team = | third_nat = Great Britain | mountains = Rémi Pauriol | mountains_team = | mountains_nat = France | mountains_color = polkadot | points = Heinrich Haussler | points_team = | points_nat = Australia | points_color = green | youth = Rein Taaramäe | youth_team = | youth_nat = Estonia | youth_color = white | team = | previous = 2010 | next = 2012 The 2011 Paris–Nice was the 69th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 6 March in Houdan and ended on 13 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including a time trial. It was the second race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.

The race was won by rider Tony Martin, after holding onto the leader's yellow jersey which came from a time trial stage win on stage six.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/cycling/9423659.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|date=13 March 2011|access-date=13 March 2011|title=Bradley Wiggins finishes third in Paris–Nice race

In the race's other classifications, Rein Taaramäe of won the white jersey for the highest placed rider under the age of 25, and 's Heinrich Haussler took home the green jersey for amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes. rider Rémi Pauriol won the King of the Mountains classification, with finishing at the head of the teams classification.

Teams

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22 teams were invited to the 2011 Paris–Nice. The teams were:

Route

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StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner12345678
6 MarchHoudan to Houdan154.5 km[[File:Plainstage.svg20pxlink=alt=]]Flat stageThomas De Gendt
7 MarchMontfort-l'Amaury to Amilly198.5 km[[File:Plainstage.svg20pxlink=alt=]]Flat stageGreg Henderson
8 MarchCosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Nuits-Saint-Georges202.5 km[[File:Hillystage.svg20pxlink=alt=]]Hilly stageMatthew Goss
9 MarchCrêches-sur-Saône to Belleville191 km[[File:Hillystage.svg20pxlink=alt=]]Hilly stageThomas Voeckler
10 MarchSaint-Symphorien-sur-Coise to Vernoux-en-Vivarais194 km[[File:Mediummountainstage.svg20pxlink=alt=]]Medium mountain stageAndreas Klöden
11 MarchRognes to Aix-en-Provence27 km[[File:Time Trial.svg20pxlink=alt=]]Individual time trialTony Martin
12 MarchBrignoles to Biot215.5 km[[File:Mediummountainstage.svg20pxlink=alt=]]Medium mountain stageRémy Di Gregorio
13 MarchNice to Nice124 km[[File:Mediummountainstage.svg20pxlink=alt=]]Medium mountain stageThomas Voeckler
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Stages

Stage 1

;6 March 2011 – Houdan to Houdan, 154.5 km ::data[format=table]

RiderTeamTime
1Thomas De Gendt
2Jérémy Roy
3Heinrich Haussler
4Peter Sagan
5Greg Henderson
6Jens Voigt
7Wouter Weylandt
8Danilo Wyss
9Romain Feillu
10Gert Steegmans
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|| |General Classification after Stage 1 ::data[format=table]

RiderTeamTime
1Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
2Jérémy Roy
3Heinrich Haussler
4Damien Gaudin [[Image:Jersey polkadot.svg20px
5Jens Voigt
6Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
7Peter Sagan
8Greg Henderson
9Wouter Weylandt
10Danilo Wyss
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Stage 2

;7 March 2011 – Montfort-l'Amaury to Amilly, 198.5 km

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RiderTeamTime
1Greg Henderson
2Matthew Goss
3Denis Galimzyanov
4Heinrich Haussler
5Peter Sagan
6Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
7Jürgen Roelandts
8José Joaquín Rojas
9Tomas Vaitkus
10Danilo Wyss
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|| |General Classification after Stage 2 ::data[format=table]

RiderTeamTime
1Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
2Greg Henderson [[Image:Jersey green.svg20px
3Jérémy Roy
4Matthew Goss
5Tony Gallopin
6Heinrich Haussler
7Denis Galimzyanov
8Jens Voigt
9Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
10Peter Sagan
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Stage 3

;8 March 2011 – Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Nuits-Saint-Georges, 202.5 km

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RiderTeamTime
1Matthew Goss
2Heinrich Haussler
3Denis Galimzyanov
4José Joaquín Rojas
5Geraint Thomas
6Greg Henderson [[Image:Jersey green.svg20px
7Anthony Ravard
8Francesco Gavazzi
9Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
10Valerio Agnoli
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|| |General Classification after Stage 3 ::data[format=table]

RiderTeamTime
1Matthew Goss [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
2Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
3Heinrich Haussler [[Image:Jersey green.svg20px
4Greg Henderson
5Denis Galimzyanov
6Jérémy Roy
7Tony Gallopin
8Cyril Gautier
9Cédric Pineau
10Jens Voigt
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Stage 4

;9 March 2011 – Crêches-sur-Saône to Belleville, 191 km

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RiderTeamTime
1Thomas Voeckler
2Rémi Pauriol
3Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
4Rémy Di Gregorio
5Heinrich Haussler [[Image:Jersey green.svg20px
6Peter Sagan
7Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
8Samuel Dumoulin
9Grega Bole
10Danilo Wyss
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|| |General Classification after Stage 4 ::data[format=table]

RiderTeamTime
1Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
2Thomas Voeckler
3Rémi Pauriol [[Image:Jersey polkadot.svg20px
4Matthew Goss
5Rémy Di Gregorio
6Heinrich Haussler [[Image:Jersey green.svg20px
7Jérémy Roy
8Tony Gallopin
9Cyril Gautier
10Jens Voigt
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Stage 5

;10 March 2011 – Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise to Vernoux-en-Vivarais, 194 km

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RiderTeamTime
1Andreas Klöden
2Samuel Sánchez
3Matteo Carrara [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
4Tony Martin
5Rein Taaramäe
6Robert Kišerlovski
7Janez Brajkovič
8Xavier Tondó
9Luis León Sánchez
10Pierre Rolland
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|| |General Classification after Stage 5 ::data[format=table]

RiderTeamTime
1Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
2Samuel Sánchez
3Matteo Carrara
4Tony Martin
5Robert Kišerlovski [[Image:Jersey white.svg20px
6Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
7Xavier Tondó
8Rein Taaramäe
9Luis León Sánchez
10Roman Kreuziger
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Stage 6

;11 March 2011 – Rognes to Aix-en-Provence, 27 km, (ITT)

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RiderTeamTime
1Tony Martin
2Bradley Wiggins
3Richie Porte
4Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
5Jean-Christophe Péraud
6Lieuwe Westra
7Andrew Talansky
8Rein Taaramäe
9Levi Leipheimer [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
10Tejay van Garderen
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|| |General Classification after Stage 6 ::data[format=table]

RiderTeamTime
1Tony Martin [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
2Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
3Bradley Wiggins
4Rein Taaramäe [[Image:Jersey white.svg20px
5Jean-Christophe Péraud
6Levi Leipheimer [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
7Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
8Samuel Sánchez
9Xavier Tondó
10Bauke Mollema
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Stage 7

;12 March 2011 – Brignoles to Biot, 215.5 km

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RiderTeamTime
1Rémy Di Gregorio
2Samuel Sánchez
3Rigoberto Urán
4Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
5Tony Martin [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
6Rein Taaramäe [[Image:Jersey white.svg20px
7Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
8Bradley Wiggins
9Xavier Tondó
10Maxime Monfort
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|| |General Classification after Stage 7 ::data[format=table]

RiderTeamTime
1Tony Martin [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
2Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
3Bradley Wiggins
4Rein Taaramäe [[Image:Jersey white.svg20px
5Jean-Christophe Péraud
6Samuel Sánchez
7Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
8Levi Leipheimer [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
9Xavier Tondó
10Bauke Mollema
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Stage 8

;13 March 2011 – Nice to Nice, 124 km

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RiderTeamTime
1Thomas Voeckler
2Diego Ulissi
3Julien El Fares
4Samuel Sánchez
5David López García
6Matteo Carrara
7Gorka Izagirre
8José Joaquín Rojas
9Simon Špilak
10Tomas Vaitkus
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|| |Final General Classification ::data[format=table]

RiderTeamTime
1Tony Martin [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg20px
2Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
3Bradley Wiggins
4Rein Taaramäe [[Image:Jersey white.svg20px
5Samuel Sánchez
6Jean-Christophe Péraud
7Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
8Levi Leipheimer [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg20px
9Bauke Mollema
10Maxime Monfort
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Classification leadership progress

::data[format=table] | Stage | Winner | General Classification [[Image:jersey yellow.svg|25 px]] | Points Classification [[Image:jersey green.svg|25 px]] | Mountains Classification [[Image:jersey polkadot.svg|25 px]] | Young Rider Classification [[Image:jersey white.svg|25 px]] | Team Classification [[Image:jersey yellow number.svg|25 px]] | Final | Tony Martin | Heinrich Haussler | Rémi Pauriol | Rein Taaramäe | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Damien Gaudin | Thomas De Gendt | | | | | | | | 2 | Greg Henderson | Greg Henderson | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Matthew Goss | Matthew Goss | Heinrich Haussler | Jussi Veikkanen | Matthew Goss | | | | | | | | 4 | Thomas Voeckler | Thomas De Gendt | Rémi Pauriol | Thomas De Gendt | | | | | | | | | 5 | Andreas Klöden | Andreas Klöden | Robert Kišerlovski | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Tony Martin | Tony Martin | Rein Taaramäe | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Rémy Di Gregorio | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Thomas Voeckler | | | | | | | | | | | ::

References

References

  1. (13 March 2011). "Tony Martin wins Paris–Nice". [[ESPN]].
  2. "Participating teams".
  3. Farrand, Stephen. (1 February 2011). "Paris-Nice 2011 route unveiled". Cycling News.

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