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2011 Giro d'Italia

Field	Value
name	2011 Giro d'Italia
series	[2011 UCI World Tour](2011-uci-world-tour)
race_no	14
season_no	27
image	Giro d'Italia 2011 route.png
image_caption	Overview of the stages; purple lines represent distances covered in the individual stages,
while black dotted lines are the distances covered in transfers between the stages
image_alt	A physical map of Italy, with the host cities for the Giro marked with red and green dots and the route among them drawn with purple lines.
image_size	350px
date	7–29 May 2011
stages	21
distance	3434
unit	km
time	84h 11' 24"
first	Alberto Contador Michele Scarponi
first_nat	ITA
first_color	pink
first_team
second	Vincenzo Nibali
second_nat	ITA
second_team
third	John Gadret
third_nat	FRA
third_team
points	Alberto Contador Michele Scarponi
points_nat	ITA
points_color	red
points_team
mountains	Stefano Garzelli
mountains_nat	ITA
mountains_color	green
mountains_team
youth	Roman Kreuziger
youth_nat	CZE
youth_color	white
youth_team
sprints	Jan Bakelants
sprints_nat	BEL
sprints_team
combativity	Alberto Contador Stefano Garzelli
combativity_nat	ITA
combativity_team
team
teampoints
previous	[2010](2010-giro-d-italia)
next	[2012](2012-giro-d-italia)

while black dotted lines are the distances covered in transfers between the stages The 2011 Giro d'Italia was the 94th Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The race started on 7 May with a team time trial in Turin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, when the city served as the first capital of the single state.

The route was one of the most difficult in the modern history of the race, with substantial criticism that it was simply too hard for a three-week-long race. Of the seven stages categorized as 'high mountain', six had summit arrivals, highlighted by the three stages before the second rest day ending at Grossglockner in Austria, the exceptionally steep Monte Zoncolan, and a tall and steep peak near the Fascia Valley in Gardeccia. There was also, for the fifth consecutive Giro, a climbing time trial, this one to the Nevegal. Of the race's 18 mass-start stages, only three ended with the majority of the field together at the front of the race.

In the third stage, rider Wouter Weylandt crashed coming down the Passo del Bocco, near the town of Mezzanego, suffering catastrophic injury. Despite substantial resuscitation efforts, he was established to have died on the spot. The fourth stage was not competitively raced; instead, it was run as a cycling procession. On the second rest day, Xavier Tondó, a member of , was killed in an accident at his home. Although he was not a participant, his death caused his teammates and other members of the peloton to pay tribute to him in the subsequent stages.

Strong overall favorite Alberto Contador was the race's original winner, in what constituted his second Giro championship. His winning margin ahead of second-placed Michele Scarponi was over six minutes. He also won the points competition as the most consistent high finisher, also with a substantial lead over Scarponi in second place, and Vincenzo Nibali completed the podium. In the other sub-classifications, Stefano Garzelli won the mountains competition and Roman Kreuziger finished as the best rider aged 25 or under in the general classification; he finished the race fifth overall.

In February 2012, the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided that Contador, following his positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France, lost his results since that event. He was therefore stripped of the 2011 Giro title, and Scarponi became the new victor of the race, and the winner of the points classification.

Teams

Main article: List of teams and cyclists in the 2011 Giro d'Italia

All 18 UCI ProTeams were invited automatically and obligated to attend. Two UCI Professional Continental teams were announced well ahead of time, and .{{cite web |access-date=19 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305032918/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/androni-giocattoli-team-wins-the-italian-championship |archive-date=5 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914155028/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6432/Italian-champ-Visconti-and-Farnese-Vini-team-guaranteed-a-ride-in-2011-Giro-dItalia.aspx |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=19 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141029025839/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-rcs-sport-invites-23-teams |archive-date=29 October 2014 |url-status=live

The full list of participating teams is:

Pre-race favorites

While the Giro had in its peloton many notable riders, including six former Grand Tour winners, the odds-on favorite was always 's Alberto Contador. The 2008 Giro champion, who had likewise won the 2008 Vuelta a España and three editions of the Tour de France, announced in April 2010 that he would contest the Giro in 2011.{{cite web |access-date=17 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222400/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/contador-to-race-2011-giro-ditalia-claims-zomegnan-61465 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110714013253/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/alberto-contador-tests-positive-for-clenbuterol| archive-date= 14 July 2011 | url-status= live}} he was cleared by his national federation in February 2011 and able to return to racing,{{cite news |access-date = 30 June 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20240513152655/https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/sports/cycling/16contador.html?_r=1& |archive-date = 13 May 2024 |url-status = live}} though the case still pended a final appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport later in 2011. Contador was the overwhelming favorite for overall victory.{{cite news |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104132022/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2011-05-05-alberto-contador-giro-favorite_N.htm |archive-date=4 November 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304092446/http://www.bicycle.net/2011/contador-goes-into-giro-as-favorite-to-win |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915102347/http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentID=20110507100072 |archive-date=15 September 2012 |url-status=dead |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224195732/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/alberto-contador-starts-as-top-contender-for-giro-ditalia-crown_171251 |archive-date=24 February 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000106/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/contador-is-bookies-favourite-for-giro-52366 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203936/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8189/Ivan-Basso-explains-Giro-dItalia-no-show.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live

The other five former Grand Tour winners in the field were Stefano Garzelli, Danilo Di Luca, Denis Menchov, Carlos Sastre, and Vincenzo Nibali. Of the five, only Menchov and Nibali were considered realistic overall contenders.{{cite web |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809170657/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/liquigas-leader-vincenzo-nibali-one-of-the-favorites-for-2011-giro-ditalia_170939 |archive-date=9 August 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110514071556/http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blog/blazin-saddles/article/1666/| archive-date=14 May 2011 | url-status= live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212511/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8319/Astana-puts-everything-behind-Kreuziger-in-Giro-dItalia.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222350/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8327/Giro-dItalia-Last-years-runner-up-David-Arroyo-is-in-good-form.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140712081542/http://roadcycling.com/Giro-d-Italia-2011-Preview#.U6wrSLG88TA |archive-date=12 July 2014 |url-status=dead Riders further noted as darkhorses included Sastre, Contador's teammate and main support rider Richie Porte,{{cite web |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809164612/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/04/news/richie-porte-to-ride-in-support-of-alberto-contador-at-giro-ditalia_170597 |archive-date=9 August 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303211320/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8306/Machado-gets-leadership-role-in-RadioShack-squad-for-Giro-dItalia.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live

The ongoing Mantova doping investigation, involving members of the team, as it was known in 2009, had an effect on the race. It greatly affected the team itself, as their manager Giuseppe Saronni was implicated in the investigation and stepped down as team manager shortly before the Giro began. He was replaced by former sporting director Roberto Damiani. Their contingent for the Giro specifically excluded any riders or staff implicated in the investigation. The foremost of these riders was former Giro winner Damiano Cunego, though Damiani felt he would eventually be cleared of any wrongdoing.{{cite web |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224113802/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/no-mantova-investigation-riders-in-lampre-isd-giro-ditalia-team |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140122061607/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8305/Mantova-doping-investigation-BMC-suspends-Ballan-and-Santambrogio-from-competition.aspx |archive-date=22 January 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224150139/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bmc-reactivates-ballan-santambrogio |archive-date=24 December 2013 |url-status=live

The near total dearth of flat, sprinter-friendly stages did not stop sprinters Mark Cavendish, Tyler Farrar, and Alessandro Petacchi, from all taking the start. One sprinter who was expected to take part in the race, 's Andrea Guardini, was not part of the start list. Though his sporting director at the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey had promised him a place in the Giro should he win two stages at that event (Guardini did indeed win two stages in Turkey), the team believed he would be better served continuing to take part in somewhat smaller races.{{cite web |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215115/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8283/No-Giro-dItalia-for-Guardini-after-all.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120930212131/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/few-opportunities-remain-for-sprinters-at-giro-ditalia_173796 |archive-date=30 September 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=30 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110429202501/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8249/Daniele-Bennati-out-of-Romandie-after-crash-will-miss-Giro-dItalia.aspx |archive-date=29 April 2011 |url-status=live

Route and stages

The route for the 2011 Giro was unveiled in Turin on 23 October 2010. It was immediately recognized as being quite difficult,{{cite web |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009003909/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-2011-reactions-from-nibali-cunego-ballan-scarponi-and-petacchi |archive-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110824175842/http://www.universalsports.com/news-blogs/article/newsid%3D532148.html |archive-date=24 August 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195631/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6137/2011-Giro-dItalia-with-409-kilometers-of-climbing.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524161513/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-2011-route-unveiled-in-turin-2 |archive-date=24 May 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001083059/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/inside-cycling-with-john-wilcockson-has-this-giro-been-over-the-top_176056 |archive-date=1 October 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009004229/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2011-giro-to-include-mount-etna |archive-date=9 October 2012 |url-status=live

While the route did get some positive critiques, there was also critical opinion that it was simply too difficult. This was particularly in comparison with the similarly difficult, yet not as difficult, route for the 2011 Tour de France revealed days earlier.{{cite journal |access-date = 13 July 2011 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120331051919/http://www.teamsky.com/article/0,27290,17546_6463848,00.html |archive-date = 31 March 2012 |url-status = dead}} and said that serious Tour de France contenders would not bother coming to the race since it was so difficult. This was seen as an early indication that his team's leader Bradley Wiggins would skip the Giro.{{cite web |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130514041745/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/yates-says-tour-contenders-will-skip-2011-giro-ditalia |archive-date=14 May 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120602051741/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6174/The-Giro-dItalia-is-too-hard.aspx |archive-date=2 June 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001083600/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/angelo-zomegnan-defends-%E2%80%98white-roads%E2%80%99-in-giro-ditalia_172516 |archive-date=1 October 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104085006/http://www.cyclingnews.com/features/giro-ditalia-2011-its-a-hard-giro-but-the-giro-has-to-be-hard |archive-date=4 January 2014 |url-status=live

Two stages in the second half of the Giro had their courses altered shortly before they were run. The more notable was stage 14, which had been hyped as the début of the Monte Crostis in the Giro d'Italia. Commissaires from the UCI mandated it be removed the night before stage 14 was run. The Crostis is not a well-maintained pass, and Giro officials had set out a detailed protocol whereby team cars would not follow the race up or down the mountain, and only motorbikes offering wheel changes would be present with the riders. Team managers expressed concern that they would not fully be able to fulfill their duties if not present with the riders like normal, and this was given as the basis of the UCI's decision. They held that Giro organizers had sufficiently ensured rider safety on the course, but the necessary protocols did not protect the sporting aspect of the race. Thus, the Crostis was eliminated, and the stage was reduced in length from its originally planned length of 210 km.{{cite web |access-date=20 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602145624/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/crostis-climb-cut-from-giro-ditalia |archive-date=2 June 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130714022438/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nibali-contador-didnt-respect-me |archive-date=14 July 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921060030/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/giro-changes-again-final-milan-time-trial-shortened-51719 |archive-date=21 September 2015 |url-status=live

In spite of first-hand criticism from riders following the race that the route was excessively difficult and dangerous,{{cite web |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303210823/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8598/Giro-dItalia-The-hardest-race-I-ever-rode-says-Fumiyuki-Beppu.aspx |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729202916/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/06/news/michael-barry-diary-organizers-%E2%80%94-and-riders-%E2%80%94-need-to-take-responsibility-for-race-safety_178326 |archive-date=29 July 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=13 July 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110723025417/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/zomegnan-defends-giro-ditalia-and-contador| archive-date= 23 July 2011 | url-status= live}}

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type	Winner	1	2	3	4
7 May	Venaria Reale to Turin	19.3 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	20px	link=]]	Team time trial
8 May	Alba to Parma	244 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Alessandro Petacchi
9 May	Reggio Emilia to Rapallo	173 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Ángel Vicioso
10 May	Quarto dei Mille to Livorno	216 km	[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg]]	Medium mountain stage	Stage neutralised
11 May	Piombino to Orvieto	191 km	[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg]]	Medium mountain stage	Pieter Weening
12 May	Orvieto to Fiuggi	216 km	[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg]]	Medium mountain stage	Francisco Ventoso
13 May	Maddaloni to Montevergine di Mercogliano	110 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	alt=	link=]]	Mountain stage	Bart De Clercq
14 May	Sapri to Tropea	217 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Oscar Gatto
align-right	15 May	Messina to Etna	169 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	alt=	link=]]	Mountain stage	Alberto Contador
José Rujano
16 May	Rest day
align-right	17 May	Termoli to Teramo	159 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Mark Cavendish
align-right	18 May	Teramo to Castelfidardo	142 km	[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg]]	Medium mountain stage	John Gadret
align-right	19 May	Castelfidardo to Ravenna	184 km	[[Image:Plainstage.svg	22px]]	Flat stage	Mark Cavendish
align-right	20 May	Spilimbergo to Grossglockner (Austria)	167 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	alt=	link=]]	Mountain stage	José Rujano
align-right	21 May	Lienz (Austria) to Monte Zoncolan	170 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	alt=	link=]]	Mountain stage	Igor Antón
align-right	22 May	Conegliano to Gardeccia-Val di Fassa	229 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	alt=	link=]]	Mountain stage	Mikel Nieve
23 May	Rest day
24 May	Belluno to Nevegal	12.7 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	20px	link=]]	Individual time trial	Alberto Contador
Vincenzo Nibali
25 May	Feltre to Tirano	230 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	alt=	link=]]	Mountain stage	Diego Ulissi
26 May	Morbegno to San Pellegrino Terme	151 km	[[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg]]	Medium mountain stage	Eros Capecchi
27 May	Bergamo to Macugnaga	209 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	alt=	link=]]	Mountain stage	Paolo Tiralongo
28 May	Verbania to Sestriere	242 km	[[Image:Mountainstage.svg	22px	alt=	link=]]	Mountain stage	Vasil Kiryienka
29 May	Milan	26 km	[[File:Time Trial.svg	20px	link=]]	Individual time trial	David Millar

Race overview

Main article: 2011 Giro d'Italia, Stage 1 to Stage 11, 2011 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 21

The Giro began with a team time trial in the city that served as Italy's first federal capital, Turin. The squad won this stage, making their rider Marco Pinotti the first wearer of the race leader's pink jersey.{{cite web |access-date=7 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302032455/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-1/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=9 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302090138/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-2/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302084130/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-3/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live

The peloton chose not to run stage four competitively following Weylandt's death; instead the stage was ridden as a procession in his memory. The remaining members of his team , as well as training partner Tyler Farrar from the squad, crossed the finish line first with their arms around one another before withdrawing from the race that evening. Stage 5 was held on the dirt roads of Tuscany, which had provided for one of the more spectacular stages in the 2010 Giro d'Italia. Dutch rider Pieter Weening won the stage with an 8-second time gap against the field. That, coupled with the 20-second time bonus for winning the day, gave him the pink jersey.{{cite web |access-date=12 May 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302082748/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-5/results | archive-date=2 March 2014 | url-status= live

Stage 9 was the first major mountain stage, featuring two ascents of Mount Etna, including a summit finish. It was on this day that strong overall favorite Alberto Contador first seized control of the race. Just after 's José Rujano attacked out of the leading group on the road on the way up to Etna for the last time, Contador did likewise. Rujano struggled mightily to hold Contador's wheel and no one else came close to reaching the pair. Contador won the stage, his first Giro stage win despite having won the Italian Grand Tour in 2008, and immediately attained a minute's advantage in the overall classification.{{cite web |access-date=16 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302084859/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-9/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302045258/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-focused-on-overall-victory-at-the-giro-ditalia |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302060250/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-only-focused-on-having-pink-in-milan |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=18 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302085203/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-11/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live

Contador took the most time against the main field out of any day in stage 13. On this day, which ended at the Grossglockner in Austria, he and Rujano again finished well ahead of the main field. As they approached the finish line, Contador did not attempt to sprint for the win, allowing Rujano to take it. Their minute and a half time gap, plus the time bonus for second place, gave Contador a lead of over three minutes in the overall standings. Only in the 2009 Tour de France had he ever held a larger lead.{{cite web |access-date=20 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302094325/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-13/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=21 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605064451/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-14/results |archive-date=5 June 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302095907/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-15/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140605064457/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-16/results |archive-date=5 June 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302092519/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-19/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226150253/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tiralongo-crowns-a-life-as-a-domestique |archive-date=26 December 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140204034604/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-repays-tiralongo-with-stage-win |archive-date=4 February 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008180404/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-ready-to-celebrate-giro-victory-in-milan |archive-date=8 October 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227003148/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-21/results |archive-date=27 February 2014 |url-status=live

On the whole, success proved to be fairly widespread. As did Contador, Cavendish won two stages, stages 10 and 12,{{cite web |access-date=17 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302082832/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-10/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=20 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120303062609/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-12/results | archive-date=3 March 2012 | url-status= live |access-date=30 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302085932/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-17/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=12 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121008042110/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ventoso-had-picked-fiuggi-stage-ahead-of-giro-ditalia | archive-date=8 October 2012 | url-status= live |access-date=31 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140302100126/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-20/results | archive-date=2 March 2014 | url-status= live |access-date=13 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302091316/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-7/results |archive-date=2 March 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=15 May 2011| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302082639/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-8/results | archive-date=2 March 2014 | url-status= live |access-date=31 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140302095530/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-18/results | archive-date=2 March 2014 | url-status= live |access-date=31 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130604205416/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-millar-celebrates-giro-time-trial-victory | archive-date=4 June 2013 | url-status= live

Much like had occurred at the final podium celebrations for the 2009 Tour de France, the wrong national anthem was played for Contador. Race organizers mistakenly played an old Spanish anthem with lyrics favored by former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. The Spanish national anthem as it should have been played would have been purely instrumental.{{cite web |access-date=12 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531193527/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-plays-wrong-anthem-for-champion-contador |archive-date=31 May 2013 |url-status=live

Death of Wouter Weylandt

During the descent of the Passo del Bocco in stage 3, rider Wouter Weylandt crashed and suffered catastrophic injury. Race doctor Giovanni Tredici, and the doctor for the team were in cars very near Weylandt's group on the road, and administered cardiopulmonary resuscitation for approximately 40 minutes.{{cite news |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140627025321/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?id=6513865 |archive-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517120146/http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110510/sp_wl_afp/cyclinggiroitaweylandt |archive-date=17 May 2011 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141009125936/http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/cycling/2011-05-09-cyclist-wouter-weylandt-injured-giro_N.htm |archive-date=9 October 2014 |url-status=live

Manuel Antonio Cardoso of had been nearest to Weylandt when he crashed, and stated that Weylandt had touched a small retaining wall on the left side of the road with either his pedal or his handlebars, and was then catapulted across the road to the other side, where he again collided with something. He had looked behind him to ascertain his exact position in the race when he clipped the wall. Teammate Tom Stamsnijder also witnessed the accident, saying "it was a very hard fall." Italian police, conducting an inquest into Weylandt's death, also took an official statement from the Portuguese rider at Team RadioShack's hotel.{{cite web |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929100248/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/crash-witness-%E2%80%98weylandt-was-catapulted-across-the-road%E2%80%99_172140 |archive-date=29 September 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828083535/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/video-wouter-weylandt-memorial-at-crash-scene_172277 |archive-date=28 August 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150406121643/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/nygaard-and-leopard-trek-share-in-grief-of-weylandt-family |archive-date=6 April 2015 |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914181201/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/millar-pays-tribute-to-weylandt |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=live

Race director Angelo Zomegnan said in a post-stage press conference that race officials would respect whatever decision the peloton made regarding the next day's stage.{{cite web |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914181712/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/video-zomegnan-to-respect-memory-of-weylandt |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140302085000/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/giro-ditalia-2011/stage-4/results | archive-date=2 March 2014 | url-status= live |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914134131/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/farrar-to-leave-the-giro-ditalia-after-stage-4 |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=10 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914134616/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/leopard-trek-leaves-giro-ditalia |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=12 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141007153448/http://espn.go.com/blog/olympics/post/_/id/974/impact-of-loss-wont-stop-tyler-farrar |archive-date=7 October 2014 |url-status=live

A moment of silence was also held for Weylandt before stage 11, as his funeral took place the same day.{{cite web |access-date=18 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130508115207/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-to-observe-moment-of-silence-for-weylandt-on-stage-11 | archive-date=8 May 2013 | url-status= live |access-date=18 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130508110428/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cycling-world-pay-their-respects-at-weylandts-funeral | archive-date=8 May 2013 | url-status= live |access-date=13 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402135245/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/weylandts-funeral-scheduled-for-wednesday |archive-date=2 April 2015 |url-status=live

Death of Xavier Tondó

On 23 May, during the second rest day of the Giro, Xavier Tondó, the reigning Vuelta a Castilla y León champion and one of the leaders on the season for the , was killed in a freak accident at home while preparing to train with teammates. He was reportedly crushed between his car and a garage door.

Although he was not taking part in this edition of the Giro, Tondó had participated in the 2010 edition and was a popular, well-liked rider. Race leader Alberto Contador, along with many others, rode the stage 16 individual time trial with black armbands. The stage was preceded by a minute of silence. Tondó's teammate Branislau Samoilau posted a time that was provisionally best much of the day and was visibly overcome with emotion when interviewed by assembled media after his ride. Contador, who recorded the best time in the time trial, dedicated the victory to Tondó, as the two were acquainted despite never having been teammates.

Five days later, teammate and close friend Vasil Kiryienka rode to victory in a solo effort, and he too dedicated the stage victory to Tondó, pointing skyward as he crossed the finish line. The team had met to consider withdrawing from the race after Tondó's death, but instead the riders unanimously voted to ride on.{{cite web |access-date=24 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409015438/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/movistar-to-continue-in-giro-in-the-wake-of-tondos-death |archive-date=9 April 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=31 May 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130605070057/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kiryienka-paid-tribute-to-xavier-tondo | archive-date=5 June 2013 | url-status= live

Aftermath

A man in his fifties, visible only from the neck up, wearing glasses with tinted lenses and a white polo shirt. Two other men are partly visible on either side of him. — Angelo Zomegnan had been Giro director for seven years, but he was removed from that position after this race.

Immediately after Weylandt's death, Giro officials announced that they would not issue his dossard number 108 in future editions of the race.{{cite web |access-date=11 September 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120602045751/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8416/Weylandts-race-number-retired-from-Giro-dItalia.aspx | archive-date=2 June 2012 | url-status= live |access-date=11 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508105726/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/belgian-federation-calls-for-continued-use-of-race-number-108 |archive-date=8 May 2013 |url-status=live

About a month after the race concluded, reports began surfacing which stated that Giro director Angelo Zomegnan was going to be ousted from that position.{{cite web |access-date=11 September 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130601011309/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/is-giro-ditalia-angelo-zomegnan-director-about-to-be-sacked | archive-date=1 June 2013 | url-status= live |access-date=11 September 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610224703/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/zomegnan-replaced-as-giro-ditalia-director |archive-date=10 June 2015 |url-status=live

Along with the new organizational team came a certain measure of fan involvement in the direction of the 2012 Giro d'Italia. Fans of the race were able to vote on its official Facebook page for two climbs, from an initial pool of 64, to appear in the race. After several rounds of voting, the Stelvio Pass and the Passo del Mortirolo were chosen. They were later announced to be part of the same stage for the 2012 Giro.{{cite web |access-date=12 October 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121104122258/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/9944/Giro-dItalia-organisers-announce-gruelling-penultimate-stage-Mortirolo-and-Stelvio-feature.aspx | archive-date=4 November 2012 | url-status= live

Contador's results stripped

Alberto Contador rode the Giro with full knowledge that he was to answer to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding his positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France, since his national federation cleared him of doping charges but both the UCI and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chose to appeal the ruling.{{cite web |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140627025231/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/contador-to-ride-giro-ditalia-tour-de-france-remains-uncertain-54177 |archive-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430094340/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/8250/Contador-case-WADA-and-UCI-doping-appeals-to-CAS-remain-separate.aspx |archive-date=30 April 2011 |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303220840/http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/05/news/contadors-cas-hearing-scheduled-for-august_176702 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |url-status=live

The hearing was at last held in November,{{cite web |access-date=6 February 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130523154620/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-gives-personal-plea-at-cas-hearing | archive-date=23 May 2013 | url-status= live |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113105046/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/contador-doping-verdict-expected-in-january |archive-date=13 January 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130721160253/http://velonews.competitor.com/2012/01/news/ruling-on-%E2%80%98caso-contador%E2%80%99-delayed-another-week_204871 | archive-date=21 July 2013 | url-status= live |access-date=6 February 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131224195946/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/10895/Confirmed-Contador-handed-two-year-doping-ban-loses-2010-Tour-title.aspx | archive-date=24 December 2013 | url-status= live |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051327/http://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/02/06/alberto-contador-stripped-2010-tour-de-france-title |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live

Reaction to the decision, and to the protracted nature of the case itself, was widespread and negative. Five-time Giro winner Eddy Merckx expressed surprise at the result and disappointment that it could further sully the sport's image, saying "It's like someone wants to kill cycling."{{cite web |access-date=6 February 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140627024316/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=cycling&id=7545817 | archive-date=27 June 2014 | url-status= live |access-date=6 February 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131018010307/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/zomegnan-says-stripping-contadors-2011-giro-title-is-nonsense | archive-date=18 October 2013 | url-status= live |access-date=6 February 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131018010133/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/giro-ditalia-boss-left-upset-over-contador-ban | archive-date=18 October 2013 | url-status= live

Scarponi, as well as John Gadret, the rider elevated onto the podium now in third place overall, both expressed sympathy for Contador and the feeling that being awarded these prestigious results in a court of law nearly a year after the race concluded kept them from feeling as good as they would were they attained on the road. Both Scarponi's overall championship and Gadret's podium finish constituted the first such results for either of them in a Grand Tour. Gadret, who had supported Contador's presence in the Giro peloton when the race began, reconsidered his position in hindsight, saying the Spaniard's attendance irrevocably changed the race.{{cite web |access-date=6 February 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130531224536/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/scarponi-responds-to-contador-verdict | archive-date=31 May 2013 | url-status= live |access-date=6 February 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131018005820/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirms-cas-decision-to-ban-contador | archive-date=18 October 2013 | url-status= live |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221195733/http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/spanish-champions-spring-to-contadors-defence |archive-date=21 December 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040227/http://www.si.com/more-sports/2012/02/06/reaction-contadors-ban |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2012| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120529132317/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/11086/Saxo-Bank-regrets-Contador-CAS-verdict-WADA-welcomes-it.aspx | archive-date=29 May 2012 | url-status= live |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306164210/http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/06/us-cycling-contador-reaction-idUSTRE8150YH20120206 |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live |access-date=6 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140627025234/http://blogs.bicycling.com/blogs/thisjustin/reactions-from-sean-kelly-patrick-lefevere-others-in-europe-to-contador-suspension |archive-date=27 June 2014 |url-status=live

Classification leadership

Four cycling jerseys – pink, green, white, and red, from left to right – are arranged on mannequin torsos in front of a pink wall. — The Giro's four special jerseys on display in Milan before the final podium presentations.

In the 2011 Giro d'Italia, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a pink jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner was considered the winner of the Giro.

Additionally, there was a points classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points for finishing in the top 15 in a stage. Unlike in the better known points classification in the Tour de France, the type of stage had no effect on what points were on offer – each stage had the same points available on the same scale. The win earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. In addition, points could be won in intermediate sprints.

There was also a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a green jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a climb before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded still more points than the other first-category climbs.

The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1986 were eligible.

There were also three classifications for teams. In the Trofeo Fast Team classification, the times of the best three cyclists per team on each stage were added; the leading team was the team with the lowest total time; the Trofeo Super Team was a team points classification, with the top 20 placed riders on each stage earning points (20 for first place, 19 for second place and so on, down to a single point for 20th) for their team; and the Fair Play classification rewarded those teams that best avoided penalty points for minor technical infringements.

The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run, and shows to whom each jersey would have been awarded each day had Alberto Contador been removed from the standings as the race was ongoing.

Stage	Winner	General classification
[[Image:Jersey pink.svg	25px	link=	alt=]]	Points classification
[[Image:Jersey red.svg	25px	link=	alt=]]	Mountains classification
[[Image:Jersey green.svg	25px	link=	alt=]]	Young rider classification
[[Image:Jersey white.svg	25px	link=	alt=]]	[1](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-1)	[2](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-2)	[3](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-3)	[4](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-4)	[5](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-5)	[6](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-6)	[7](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-7)	[8](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-8)	[9](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-9)	[10](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-10)	[11](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-1-to-stage-11-stage-11)	[12](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-12)	[13](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-13)	[14](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-14)	[15](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-15)	[16](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-16)	[17](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-17)	[18](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-18)	[19](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-19)	[20](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-20)	[21](2011-giro-d-italia-stage-12-to-stage-21-stage-21)	Final	Alberto Contador
Michele Scarponi	Alberto Contador
Michele Scarponi	Stefano Garzelli	Roman Kreuziger
	Marco Pinotti	not awarded	not awarded	Bjørn Selander
Alessandro Petacchi	Mark Cavendish	Alessandro Petacchi	Sebastian Lang
Ángel Vicioso	David Millar	Gianluca Brambilla	Jan Bakelants
Stage neutralised
Pieter Weening	Pieter Weening	Martin Kohler	Steven Kruijswijk
Francisco Ventoso
Bart De Clercq	Bart De Clercq
Oscar Gatto
Alberto Contador
José Rujano	Alberto Contador
Kanstantsin Sivtsov	Alberto Contador
Alessandro Petacchi	Filippo Savini	Roman Kreuziger
Mark Cavendish	Alessandro Petacchi
John Gadret
Mark Cavendish
José Rujano	Alberto Contador
Vincenzo Nibali	Alberto Contador
Roberto Ferrari	Alberto Contador
José Rujano
Igor Antón	Alberto Contador
Michele Scarponi
Mikel Nieve	Alberto Contador
Michele Scarponi	Stefano Garzelli
Alberto Contador
Vincenzo Nibali
Diego Ulissi
Eros Capecchi
Paolo Tiralongo
Vasil Kiryienka
David Millar

Final standings

Legend
[[Image:Jersey pink.svg	20px	alt=A pink jersey]]
[[Image:Jersey red.svg	20px	alt=A red jersey]]

General classification

Rider	Team	Time
DSQ	Alberto Contador
1	Michele Scarponi [[Image:Jersey pink.svg	20px	alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey red.svg	20px	alt=Red jersey]]
2	Vincenzo Nibali
3	John Gadret
4	Joaquim Rodríguez
5	Roman Kreuziger [[Image:Jersey white.svg	20px	alt=White jersey]]
6	José Rujano
7	Denis Menchov
8	Steven Kruijswijk
9	Kanstantsin Sivtsov
10	Mikel Nieve

Points classification

Rider	Team	Points
DSQ	Alberto Contador
1	Michele Scarponi [[Image:Jersey red.svg	20px	alt=Red jersey]] [[Image:Jersey pink.svg	20px	alt=Pink jersey]]
2	Vincenzo Nibali
3	José Rujano
4	John Gadret
5	Joaquim Rodríguez
6	Roman Kreuziger [[Image:Jersey white.svg	20px	alt=White jersey]]
7	Stefano Garzelli [[Image:Jersey green.svg	20px	alt=Green jersey]]
8	Roberto Ferrari
9	Pablo Lastras
10	Jan Bakelants

Mountains classification

Rider	Team	Points
1	Stefano Garzelli [[Image:Jersey green.svg	20px	alt=Green jersey]]
DSQ	Alberto Contador
2	José Rujano
3	Mikel Nieve}
4	Gianluca Brambilla
5	Vasil Kiryienka
6	Emanuele Sella
7	Michele Scarponi [[Image:Jersey pink.svg	20px	alt=Pink jersey]] [[Image:Jersey red.svg	20px	alt=Red jersey]]
8	Vincenzo Nibali
9	Johnny Hoogerland
10	Jérôme Pineau

Young rider classification

Rider	Team	Time
1	Roman Kreuziger [[Image:Jersey white.svg	20px	alt=White jersey]]
2	Steven Kruijswijk
3	Peter Stetina
4	Jan Bakelants
5	Bart De Clercq
6	José Sarmiento
7	Marcel Wyss
8	Diego Ulissi
9	Robert Kišerlovski
10	Kevin Seeldraeyers

Trofeo Fast Team classification

Team	Time
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Trofeo Super Team classification

Team	Points
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Minor classifications

Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. These awards were based on points earned throughout the three weeks of the tour. Each mass-start stage had one intermediate sprint, the Traguardo Volante, or T.V. The T.V. gave bonus seconds towards the general classification, points towards the regular points classification, and also points towards the T.V. classification. This award was known by various names in previous years, and was previously time-based. It was won by Jan Bakelants of the team.

Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes. Original general classification winner Alberto Contador won this award at the race's conclusion; upon his disqualification it passed to mountains category winner Stefano Garzelli. The Azzurri d'Italia classification was based on finishing order, but points were awarded only to the top three finishers in each stage. It was originally won, like the closely associated points classification, by Contador, and passed to José Rujano when the Spaniard's results were stripped. Additionally, the Trofeo Fuga Pinarello rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. 's Yaroslav Popovych was first in this competition. Teams were given penalty points for minor technical infringements. Six different teams – , , , , , and – avoided incurring penalties over the course of the race, and so shared in winning the Fair Play classification.

World Rankings points

The Giro 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.{{cite web |access-date=17 July 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603221313/http://www.uci.ch/Modules/BUILTIN/getObject.asp?MenuId=MTU2MzU&ObjTypeCode=FILE&type=FILE&id=NDk5MDY&LangId=1 |archive-date=3 June 2010 |url-status=dead In early 2012, the points earned by Contador for overall placing were redistributed, and those gained for stage finishes were removed. Riders from non-World Tour teams, who were not initially allocated points, received them. https://web.archive.org/web/20140729225226/http://www.uci.ch/templates/BUILTIN-NOFRAMES/Template3/layout.asp?MenuId=MjExMw&LangId=1 http://www.uciworldtour.com/Modules/ENews/ENewsDetails.asp?id=NzgzNw&MenuId=MTY5Mw&LangId=1&BackLink=/templates/UCI/UCI5/layout.asp?MenuId=MTY5Mw&LangId=1

Name	Team	Points
{{sortname	Michele	Scarponi}}	186
{{sortname	Vincenzo	Nibali}}	149
{{sortname	John	Gadret}}	124
{{sortname	José	Rujano}}	104
{{sortname	Joaquim	Rodríguez}}	103
{{sortname	Roman	Kreuziger}}	85
{{sortname	Denis	Menchov}}	61
{{sortname	Mikel	Nieve}}	54
{{sortname	Steven	Kruijswijk}}	52
{{sortname	Kanstantsin	Sivtsov}}	44

Remaining points earners
{{sortname	Mark	Cavendish}}
{{sortname	Alessandro	Petacchi}}
{{sortname	Hubert	Dupont}}
{{sortname	Dario	Cataldo}}
{{sortname	Igor	Antón}}
{{sortname	David	Millar}}
{{sortname	Francisco	Ventoso}}
{{sortname	Paolo	Tiralongo}}
{{sortname	David	Arroyo}}
{{sortname	Christophe	Le Mével}}
{{sortname	Eros	Capecchi}}
{{sortname	Bart	De Clercq}}
{{sortname	Vasil	Kiryienka}}
{{sortname	Diego	Ulissi}}
{{sortname	Pieter	Weening}}
{{sortname	Johann	Tschopp}}
{{sortname	Pablo	Lastras}}
{{sortname	Davide	Appollonio}}
{{sortname	Matteo	Carrara}}
{{sortname	Marco	Pinotti}}
{{sortname	Alex	Rasmussen}}
{{sortname	Tiago	Machado}}
{{sortname	Kevin	Seeldraeyers}}
{{sortname	Jan	Bakelants}}
{{sortname	Danilo	Di Luca}}
{{sortname	Alexander	Kristoff}}
{{sortname	Thomas	Löfkvist}}
{{sortname	Daniel	Moreno}}
{{sortname	Richie	Porte}}
{{sortname	Borut	Božič}}
{{sortname	Gerald	Ciolek}}
{{sortname	Yaroslav	Popovych}}

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