2011 Tour de Suisse
The 2011 Tour de Suisse was the 75th running of the Tour de Suisse cycling stage race. It started on 11 June with an individual time trial in Lugano and ended with another individual time trial on 19 June, in Schaffhausen.[3] It was the 16th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.
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| Dates | 11–19 June | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 9[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,246.4[2] km (774.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 31h 45' 02" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Just like the previous edition of the race won by Fränk Schleck, the lead of the race changed hands in the final time trial stage. Lampre–ISD rider Damiano Cunego, who had held the lead of the race since stage three, had an advantage of over 90 seconds to his nearest challenger Steven Kruijswijk of Rabobank, but it was Team RadioShack's Levi Leipheimer, who had been fourth prior to the final stage and almost two minutes in arrears of Cunego, that took the final overall honours. Leipheimer, who was only third on the stage behind Fabian Cancellara (Leopard Trek) and team-mate Andreas Klöden,[4] triumphed by four seconds over Cunego after 1,246.4 kilometres (774.5 miles) of racing.[5] Kruijswijk managed to hold on to third place in the overall classification, 62 seconds down on Leipheimer, but eight seconds ahead of another Leopard Trek rider, Jakob Fuglsang.
In the race's other classifications, Leopard Trek rider Andy Schleck won the King of the Mountains classification, Liquigas–Cannondale's Peter Sagan won the points classification after placing five times in the top three of stage results, Lloyd Mondory of Ag2r–La Mondiale finished clear at the top of the sprints classification, with Leopard Trek also finishing at the head of the teams classification.
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 11 June | Lugano | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
| 2 | 12 June | Airolo to Crans-Montana | 149 km (92.6 mi) |  Mauricio Soler (COL) | ||
| 3 | 13 June | Brig-Glis to Grindelwald | 107.6 km (66.9 mi) |  Peter Sagan (SVK) | ||
| 4 | 14 June | Grindelwald to Huttwil | 198.4 km (123.3 mi) |  Thor Hushovd (NOR) | ||
| 5 | 15 June | Huttwil to Tobel-Tägerschen | 204.2 km (126.9 mi) |  Borut Božič (SLO) | ||
| 6 | 16 June | Tobel-Tägerschen to Triesenberg (Liechtenstein) | 157.7 km (98.0 mi) |  Steven Kruijswijk (NED) | ||
| 7 | 17 June | Vaduz (Liechtenstein) to Serfaus–Fiss–Ladis (Austria) | 222.8 km (138.4 mi) | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | ||
| 8 | 18 June | Tübach to Schaffhausen | 167.3 km (104.0 mi) | Peter Sagan (SVK) | ||
| 9 | 19 June | Schaffhausen | 32.1 km (19.9 mi) | |
Individual time trial | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
Stages
Stage 1
- 11 June 2011 – Lugano, 7.3 km (4.5 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 1 Result and General classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
- 12 June 2011 – Airolo to Crans-Montana, 149 km (92.6 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 13 June 2011 – Brig-Glis to Grindelwald, 107.6 km (66.9 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 14 June 2011 – Grindelwald to Huttwil, 198.4 km (123.3 mi)
Stage 4 Result
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General classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
- 15 June 2011 – Huttwil to Tobel-Tägerschen, 204.2 km (126.9 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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General classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
- 16 June 2011 – Tobel-Tägerschen to Triesenberg (Liechtenstein), 157.7 km (98.0 mi)
Stage 6 Result
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General classification after Stage 6
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Stage 7
Stage 8
- 18 June 2011 – Tübach to Schaffhausen, 167.3 km (104.0 mi)
Rabobank's Bauke Mollema, who was placed second overall at the time, punctured about 15 km from the finish. When the Leopard Trek team heard it, they lead the chase, and Mollema was unable to get back to the group, and he finished 48 seconds behind.[7] Rabobank assistant directeur sportif Frans Maassen said that Mollema should have had a chance to win the stage.[8]
Stage 8 Result
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General classification after Stage 8
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Stage 9
- 19 June 2011 – Schaffhausen, 32.1 km (19.9 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 9 Result
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Final General classification
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Leadership classification
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Mountains Classification |
Points classification |
Sprints Classification |
Team Classification |
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| 1 | Fabian Cancellara | Fabian Cancellara | no award | Fabian Cancellara | no award | Leopard Trek |
| 2 | Mauricio Soler | Mauricio Soler | Matti Breschel | Tejay van Garderen | Lloyd Mondory | Rabobank |
| 3 | Peter Sagan | Damiano Cunego | Laurens ten Dam | Peter Sagan | ||
| 4 | Thor Hushovd | |||||
| 5 | Borut Božič | |||||
| 6 | Steven Kruijswijk | |||||
| 7 | Thomas De Gendt | Andy Schleck | Leopard Trek | |||
| 8 | Peter Sagan | |||||
| 9 | Fabian Cancellara | Levi Leipheimer | ||||
| Final | Levi Leipheimer | Andy Schleck | Peter Sagan | Lloyd Mondory | Leopard Trek | |
References
- "Classement General Etape 9" (PDF). Tour de Suisse. Sportal Digital Media; MATsport Timing. 19 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- "Tour De Suisse (Pro Tour) - Tour of Switzerland". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- "Four Mountaintop Finishes In 2011 Tour De Suisse". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 5 October 2010. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- Fotheringham, Alasdair (19 June 2011). "Leipheimer wins Tour of Switzerland after time trial surge". Yahoo! Eurosport. TF1 Group. Reuters. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- "Levi Leipheimer snatches Tour de Suisse victory from Damiano Cunego". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Press Association. 19 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- "2011 Tour of Switzerland (Tour de Suisse)". BikeRaceInfo. Retrieved 16 February 2020.
- Ryan, Barry (18 June 2011). "Tour de Suisse 2011: Sagan sprints to second stage win". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
- Cycling News (19 June 2011). "Rabobank calls Leopard Trek unsportsmanlike". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Archived from the original on 23 June 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2011.
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