2011 Paris–Nice

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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 2011 Paris–Nice |
| series | 2011 UCI World Tour |
| race_no | 2 |
| season_no | 27 |
| image | Paris-Nice 2011.png |
| 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 |
| :: |
| 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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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March | Houdan to Houdan | 154.5 km | [[File:Plainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Flat stage | Thomas De Gendt | |||||
| 7 March | Montfort-l'Amaury to Amilly | 198.5 km | [[File:Plainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Flat stage | Greg Henderson | |||||
| 8 March | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Nuits-Saint-Georges | 202.5 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Hilly stage | Matthew Goss | |||||
| 9 March | Crêches-sur-Saône to Belleville | 191 km | [[File:Hillystage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Hilly stage | Thomas Voeckler | |||||
| 10 March | Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise to Vernoux-en-Vivarais | 194 km | [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Medium mountain stage | Andreas Klöden | |||||
| 11 March | Rognes to Aix-en-Provence | 27 km | [[File:Time Trial.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Individual time trial | Tony Martin | |||||
| 12 March | Brignoles to Biot | 215.5 km | [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Medium mountain stage | Rémy Di Gregorio | |||||
| 13 March | Nice to Nice | 124 km | [[File:Mediummountainstage.svg | 20px | link= | alt=]] | Medium mountain stage | Thomas Voeckler | |||||
| :: |
Stages
Stage 1
;6 March 2011 – Houdan to Houdan, 154.5 km ::data[format=table]
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt | |
| 2 | Jérémy Roy | |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler | |
| 4 | Peter Sagan | |
| 5 | Greg Henderson | |
| 6 | Jens Voigt | |
| 7 | Wouter Weylandt | |
| 8 | Danilo Wyss | |
| 9 | Romain Feillu | |
| 10 | Gert Steegmans | |
| :: |
|| |General Classification after Stage 1 ::data[format=table]
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 2 | Jérémy Roy | |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler | |
| 4 | Damien Gaudin [[Image:Jersey polkadot.svg | 20px |
| 5 | Jens Voigt | |
| 6 | Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 7 | Peter Sagan | |
| 8 | Greg Henderson | |
| 9 | Wouter Weylandt | |
| 10 | Danilo Wyss | |
| :: |
|}
Stage 2
;7 March 2011 – Montfort-l'Amaury to Amilly, 198.5 km
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| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greg Henderson | |
| 2 | Matthew Goss | |
| 3 | Denis Galimzyanov | |
| 4 | Heinrich Haussler | |
| 5 | Peter Sagan | |
| 6 | Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 7 | Jürgen Roelandts | |
| 8 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 9 | Tomas Vaitkus | |
| 10 | Danilo Wyss | |
| :: |
|| |General Classification after Stage 2 ::data[format=table]
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 2 | Greg Henderson [[Image:Jersey green.svg | 20px |
| 3 | Jérémy Roy | |
| 4 | Matthew Goss | |
| 5 | Tony Gallopin | |
| 6 | Heinrich Haussler | |
| 7 | Denis Galimzyanov | |
| 8 | Jens Voigt | |
| 9 | Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 10 | Peter Sagan | |
| :: |
|}
Stage 3
;8 March 2011 – Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Nuits-Saint-Georges, 202.5 km
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| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Goss | |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler | |
| 3 | Denis Galimzyanov | |
| 4 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 5 | Geraint Thomas | |
| 6 | Greg Henderson [[Image:Jersey green.svg | 20px |
| 7 | Anthony Ravard | |
| 8 | Francesco Gavazzi | |
| 9 | Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 10 | Valerio Agnoli | |
| :: |
|| |General Classification after Stage 3 ::data[format=table]
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Goss [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 2 | Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler [[Image:Jersey green.svg | 20px |
| 4 | Greg Henderson | |
| 5 | Denis Galimzyanov | |
| 6 | Jérémy Roy | |
| 7 | Tony Gallopin | |
| 8 | Cyril Gautier | |
| 9 | Cédric Pineau | |
| 10 | Jens Voigt | |
| :: |
|}
Stage 4
;9 March 2011 – Crêches-sur-Saône to Belleville, 191 km
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| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler | |
| 2 | Rémi Pauriol | |
| 3 | Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 4 | Rémy Di Gregorio | |
| 5 | Heinrich Haussler [[Image:Jersey green.svg | 20px |
| 6 | Peter Sagan | |
| 7 | Romain Feillu [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 8 | Samuel Dumoulin | |
| 9 | Grega Bole | |
| 10 | Danilo Wyss | |
| :: |
|| |General Classification after Stage 4 ::data[format=table]
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 2 | Thomas Voeckler | |
| 3 | Rémi Pauriol [[Image:Jersey polkadot.svg | 20px |
| 4 | Matthew Goss | |
| 5 | Rémy Di Gregorio | |
| 6 | Heinrich Haussler [[Image:Jersey green.svg | 20px |
| 7 | Jérémy Roy | |
| 8 | Tony Gallopin | |
| 9 | Cyril Gautier | |
| 10 | Jens Voigt | |
| :: |
|}
Stage 5
;10 March 2011 – Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise to Vernoux-en-Vivarais, 194 km
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| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Klöden | |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez | |
| 3 | Matteo Carrara [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 4 | Tony Martin | |
| 5 | Rein Taaramäe | |
| 6 | Robert Kišerlovski | |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič | |
| 8 | Xavier Tondó | |
| 9 | Luis León Sánchez | |
| 10 | Pierre Rolland | |
| :: |
|| |General Classification after Stage 5 ::data[format=table]
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez | |
| 3 | Matteo Carrara | |
| 4 | Tony Martin | |
| 5 | Robert Kišerlovski [[Image:Jersey white.svg | 20px |
| 6 | Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 7 | Xavier Tondó | |
| 8 | Rein Taaramäe | |
| 9 | Luis León Sánchez | |
| 10 | Roman Kreuziger | |
| :: |
|}
Stage 6
;11 March 2011 – Rognes to Aix-en-Provence, 27 km, (ITT)
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| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Martin | |
| 2 | Bradley Wiggins | |
| 3 | Richie Porte | |
| 4 | Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | |
| 6 | Lieuwe Westra | |
| 7 | Andrew Talansky | |
| 8 | Rein Taaramäe | |
| 9 | Levi Leipheimer [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 10 | Tejay van Garderen | |
| :: |
|| |General Classification after Stage 6 ::data[format=table]
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Martin [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins | |
| 4 | Rein Taaramäe [[Image:Jersey white.svg | 20px |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | |
| 6 | Levi Leipheimer [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 8 | Samuel Sánchez | |
| 9 | Xavier Tondó | |
| 10 | Bauke Mollema | |
| :: |
|}
Stage 7
;12 March 2011 – Brignoles to Biot, 215.5 km
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| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rémy Di Gregorio | |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez | |
| 3 | Rigoberto Urán | |
| 4 | Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 5 | Tony Martin [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 6 | Rein Taaramäe [[Image:Jersey white.svg | 20px |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 8 | Bradley Wiggins | |
| 9 | Xavier Tondó | |
| 10 | Maxime Monfort | |
| :: |
|| |General Classification after Stage 7 ::data[format=table]
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Martin [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins | |
| 4 | Rein Taaramäe [[Image:Jersey white.svg | 20px |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | |
| 6 | Samuel Sánchez | |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 8 | Levi Leipheimer [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 9 | Xavier Tondó | |
| 10 | Bauke Mollema | |
| :: |
|}
Stage 8
;13 March 2011 – Nice to Nice, 124 km
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| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler | |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi | |
| 3 | Julien El Fares | |
| 4 | Samuel Sánchez | |
| 5 | David López García | |
| 6 | Matteo Carrara | |
| 7 | Gorka Izagirre | |
| 8 | José Joaquín Rojas | |
| 9 | Simon Špilak | |
| 10 | Tomas Vaitkus | |
| :: |
|| |Final General Classification ::data[format=table]
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Martin [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins | |
| 4 | Rein Taaramäe [[Image:Jersey white.svg | 20px |
| 5 | Samuel Sánchez | |
| 6 | Jean-Christophe Péraud | |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 8 | Levi Leipheimer [[Image:Jersey yellow number.svg | 20px |
| 9 | Bauke Mollema | |
| 10 | Maxime Monfort | |
| :: |
|}
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
- (13 March 2011). "Tony Martin wins Paris–Nice". [[ESPN]].
- "Participating teams".
- Farrand, Stephen. (1 February 2011). "Paris-Nice 2011 route unveiled". Cycling News.
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