2011_Eneco_Tour
2011 Eneco Tour
Cycling race
The 2011 Eneco Tour was the seventh running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial in Amersfoort in the Netherlands on 8 August and finished on 14 August 2011 in Sittard-Geleen, also in the Netherlands.
| 2011 UCI World Tour, race 20 of 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 8–14 August 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6+Prologue | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 967.8 km (601.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 22h 54' 22" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race consisted of seven stages, including the race-commencing prologue, as well as another individual time trial held in Roermond in the Netherlands. It was the 20th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season. The race was held one week earlier than during the previous season and also one day less in length. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium were covered.
The race was won by Team Sky rider Edvald Boasson Hagen, who claimed the leader's white jersey for the second time in three years – after his previous triumph in 2009 – after a strong finish on the individual time trial stage, and maintained his advantage to the end of the race, winning the race's final stage in Sittard-Geleen. Boasson Hagen's winning margin over runner-up Philippe Gilbert of Omega Pharma–Lotto was 22 seconds,[2] and Garmin–Cervélo's David Millar completed the podium, 6 seconds behind Gilbert and 28 seconds down on Boasson Hagen.[2]
Boasson Hagen also played a prominent part in the other classifications, as six top-ten placings over the week earned him victory in the points classification,[3] while his overall triumph also meant victory in the young rider classification.[3] Team RadioShack finished on top of the teams classification, after finishing tied with Team Sky in the standings. Team Sky had originally been classed as winners by a second, but a protest from Team RadioShack general manager Dirk Demol, overturned a one-second split in the field and Team RadioShack won the countback on time trial timings.[1]
| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner |
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| P (ITT) | Amersfoort (Netherlands) | 5.7 km | Monday, August 8 |  Taylor Phinney (USA) |
| 1 | Oosterhout (Netherlands) to Sint Willebrord (Netherlands) | 192.1 km | Tuesday, August 9 |  André Greipel (GER) |
| 2 | Aalter (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium) | 173.7 km | Wednesday, August 10 | André Greipel (GER) |
| 3 | Heers (Belgium) to Andenne (Belgium) | 191.2 km | Thursday, August 11 |  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
| 4 (ITT) | Roermond (Netherlands) | 14.7 km | Friday, August 12 |  Jesse Sergent (NZL) |
| 5 | Genk (Belgium) to Genk (Belgium) | 189.2 km | Saturday, August 13 |  Matteo Bono (ITA) |
| 6 | Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) | 201.2 km | Sunday, August 14 |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
The 18 teams from the UCI World Tour automatically take part in this edition of the Eneco Tour.
4 teams have been awarded a wildcard; Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator on 10 June,[4] Skil–Shimano on 24 June[5] and on 14 July, Cofidis and Veranda's Willems–Accent.[6]
Prologue
8 August 2011 – Amersfoort (Netherlands), 5.7 km (3.5 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
Prologue Result and General Classification after Prologue
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Stage 1
9 August 2011 – Oosterhout (Netherlands) to Sint Willebrord (Netherlands), 192.1 km (119.4 mi)
Stage 1 Result
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General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
10 August 2011 – Aalter (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium), 173.7 km (107.9 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
11 August 2011 – Heers (Belgium) to Andenne (Belgium), 191.2 km (118.8 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
12 August 2011 – Roermond (Netherlands), 14.7 km (9.1 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
13 August 2011 – Genk (Belgium) to Genk (Belgium), 189.2 km (117.6 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6
14 August 2011 – Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands), 201.2 km (125.0 mi)
Stage 6 Result
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Final General Classification
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General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)    |
Team Sky | 22h 54' 22" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 22" |
| 3 |  David Millar (GBR) |
Garmin–Cervélo | + 28" |
| 4 | Taylor Phinney (USA) |
BMC Racing Team | + 35" |
| 5 |  Jos van Emden (NED) |
Rabobank | + 57" |
| 6 | Joost van Leijen (NED) |
Vacansoleil–DCM | + 1' 04" |
| 7 | Dominique Cornu (BEL) |
Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 1' 07" |
| 8 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) |
Quick-Step | + 1' 08" |
| 9 | Ben Hermans (BEL) |
Team RadioShack | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) |
Leopard Trek | + 1' 13" |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
Team Sky | 122 |
| 2 | Taylor Phinney (USA) |
BMC Racing Team | 85 |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) |
Omega Pharma–Lotto | 68 |
| 4 |  Grega Bole (SLO) |
Lampre–ISD | 66 |
| 5 | Lars Boom (NED) |
Rabobank | 56 |
| 6 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
Omega Pharma–Lotto | 47 |
| 7 | Jesse Sergent (NZL) |
Team RadioShack | 43 |
| 8 | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) |
Omega Pharma–Lotto | 42 |
| 9 |  Julien Fouchard (FRA) |
Cofidis | 40 |
| 10 |  Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) |
Team Katusha | 40 |
Young Riders' classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) |
Team Sky | 22h 54' 22" |
| 2 | Taylor Phinney (USA) |
BMC Racing Team | + 35" |
| 3 | Ben Hermans (BEL) |
Team RadioShack | + 1' 09" |
| 4 | Damiano Caruso (ITA) |
Liquigas–Cannondale | + 2' 04" |
| 5 | Maxime Vantomme (BEL) |
Team Katusha | + 2' 19" |
| 6 | Simone Ponzi (ITA) |
Liquigas–Cannondale | + 2' 36" |
| 7 | Pieter Jacobs (BEL) |
Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 2' 43" |
| 8 | Romain Zingle (BEL) |
Cofidis | + 2' 48" |
| 9 |  Michael Schär (SUI) |
BMC Racing Team | + 3' 06" |
| 10 | Laurens De Vreese (BEL) |
Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 3' 07" |
Team classification
| Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Team RadioShack | 68h 45' 24" |
| 2 | Team Sky | + 0" |
| 3 | Rabobank | + 22" |
| 4 | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 11" |
| 5 | Team Katusha | + 2' 13" |
| 6 | Leopard Trek | + 2' 35" |
| 7 | Quick-Step | + 2' 36" |
| 8 | Lampre–ISD | + 2' 55" |
| 9 | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 3' 39" |
| 10 | Cofidis | + 4' 19" |
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Young Rider Classification |
Team classification |
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| P | Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | Taylor Phinney | Rabobank |
| 1 | André Greipel | ||||
| 2 | André Greipel | Edvald Boasson Hagen | |||
| 3 | Philippe Gilbert | Philippe Gilbert | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team Sky | |
| 4 | Jesse Sergent | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team RadioShack | ||
| 5 | Matteo Bono | ||||
| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen | ||||
| Final | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Edvald Boasson Hagen | Team RadioShack | |
The Eneco Tour was one of 27 events throughout the season that contributed points towards the 2011 UCI World Tour. Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers overall, and to the top five finishers in each stage. Only riders on UCI ProTour teams were eligible to receive rankings points.[7]
- Mehl, Cathy (14 August 2011). "It's a TEAMS Win for The Shack". Team RadioShack. Livestrong. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- Tobin, Lawrence (15 August 2011). "Boasson Hagen wins Tour for Sky". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- Turner, Jonathan (14 August 2011). "Clean sweep for Boasson Hagen". Sky Sports. British Sky Broadcasting. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- "Eneco Tour Wildcard for Topsport-Vlaanderen - Mercator" (in Dutch). sport.be.msn.com. 2011-06-10.
- "Skil-Shimano:"Looking forward to Eneco Tour"" (in Dutch). sport.be.msn.com. 2011-06-24.
- "Cofidis and Veranda's Willems-Accent also to take part in Eneco Tour" (in Dutch). sport.be.msn.com. 2011-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
- "Points scale – UCI World Ranking". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
- Race website Archived 2014-12-19 at the Wayback Machine