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2011 Tour de Pologne
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | Tour de Pologne 2011.svg |
| name | 2011 Tour de Pologne |
| series | 2011 UCI World Tour |
| race_no | 19 |
| season_no | 27 |
| date | 31 July – 6 August |
| stages | 7 |
| distance | 1113.3 |
| unit | km |
| time | 26h 40' 01" |
| first | Peter Sagan |
| first_nat | Slovakia |
| first_team | |
| first_color | yellow |
| second | Dan Martin |
| second_nat | Republic of Ireland |
| second_team | |
| third | Marco Marcato |
| third_nat | Italy |
| third_team | |
| points | Peter Sagan |
| points_nat | Slovakia |
| points_team | |
| points_color | green |
| sprints | Adrian Kurek |
| sprints_nat | Poland |
| sprints_team | Team Poland BGŻ |
| sprints_color | red |
| mountains | Michał Gołaś |
| mountains_nat | Poland |
| mountains_team | |
| mountains_color | violet |
| team | |
| previous | 2010 |
| next | 2012 |

The 2011 Tour de Pologne was the 68th running of the Tour de Pologne cycling stage race. It started on 31 July in Pruszków and finished on 6 August in Kraków. It was the 19th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.
The lead of the race changed hands in the final stage of the event. rider, and defending race winner, Dan Martin, who took the overall lead after a stage victory on the penultimate stage, had an advantage of three seconds to his nearest challengers Peter Sagan of and 's Marco Marcato. Sagan had held the lead prior to Martin, having won the fourth and fifth stages, but lost his advantage after losing time in the closing metres of stage six, after an attack by Martin and Wout Poels, another rider.
On the final stage, Sagan and Marcato moved closer to Martin at the intermediate sprint – offering time bonuses to the top three riders – by taking second and third behind Martin's team-mate Heinrich Haussler, with the winner of the Tour to be decided at the finish in Kraków. Despite missing out on the stage victory – taken by 's Marcel Kittel, who took his fourth stage victory of the week – Sagan finished just behind in second place, and with a time bonus of six seconds, he overhauled Martin by five seconds. Marcato finished fifth on the stage to seal his third place in the general classification, two seconds behind Martin and seven behind Sagan.
In the race's other classifications, rider Michał Gołaś won the King of the Mountains classification, Sagan won the points classification, Adrian Kurek of Team Poland BGŻ finished clear at the top of the sprints classification, with also finishing at the head of the teams classification.
Schedule
Aside from entering the Czech Republic (to the city of Český Těšín on the border with Poland) during the fourth stage, the race stages started and ended in Polish locations.
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 July | Pruszków to Warsaw | 101.5 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px | alt= | link=]] | Flat stage |
| 2 | 1 August | Częstochowa to Dąbrowa Górnicza | 162 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px | alt= | link=]] | Flat stage |
| 3 | 2 August | Będzin to Katowice | 135.7 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px | alt= | link=]] | Flat stage |
| 4 | 3 August | Oświęcim to Cieszyn | 176.9 km | [[Image:Mediummountainstage.svg | 22px | alt= | link=]] | Medium-mountain stage |
| 5 | 4 August | Zakopane to Zakopane | 201.5 km | [[Image:Mountainstage.svg | 22px | alt= | link=]] | Mountain stage |
| 6 | 5 August | Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska | 207.7 km | [[Image:Mountainstage.svg | 22px | alt= | link=]] | Mountain stage |
| 7 | 6 August | Kraków to Kraków | 128 km | [[Image:Plainstage.svg | 22px | alt= | link=]] | Flat stage |
Teams
The 18 teams from the UCI World Tour were automatically invited to this edition of the Tour de Pologne.
4 teams were also awarded a wildcard place into the event:
- Team Poland BGŻ
Stages
Stage 1
31 July 2011 – Pruszków to Warsaw, 101.5 km
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel | |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff | |
| 3 | Francesco Chicchi | |
| 4 | Heinrich Haussler | |
| 5 | Michele Merlo | |
| 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo | |
| 7 | Romain Feillu | |
| 8 | Luca Paolini | |
| 9 | Juan José Haedo | |
| 10 | Adam Blythe |
|| |General Classification after Stage 1
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] [[File:Jersey green.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff | |||
| 3 | Adrian Kurek [[Image:Jersey red.svg | 20px]] | Team Poland BGŻ | |
| 4 | Francesco Chicchi | |||
| 5 | Fabio Piscopiello | |||
| 6 | Pierre Cazaux | |||
| 7 | Carlos Oyarzún | |||
| 8 | Heinrich Haussler | |||
| 9 | Michele Merlo | |||
| 10 | Giacomo Nizzolo |
|}
Stage 2
1 August 2011 – Częstochowa to Dąbrowa Górnicza, 162 km
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler | ||
| 3 | Graeme Brown | ||
| 4 | Romain Feillu | ||
| 5 | John Degenkolb | ||
| 6 | Peter Sagan | ||
| 7 | Juan José Haedo | ||
| 8 | Leigh Howard | ||
| 9 | Adam Blythe | ||
| 10 | Francesco Chicchi |
|| |General Classification after Stage 2
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] [[File:Jersey green.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Adrian Kurek [[Image:Jersey red.svg | 20px]] | Team Poland BGŻ | |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler | |||
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff | |||
| 5 | Bartłomiej Matysiak [[Image:Jersey violet.svg | 20px]] | ||
| 6 | Pierre Cazaux | |||
| 7 | Francesco Chicchi | |||
| 8 | Graeme Brown | |||
| 9 | Fabio Piscopiello | |||
| 10 | Paolo Bailetti |
|}
Stage 3
2 August 2011 – Będzin to Katowice, 135.7 km
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Romain Feillu | ||
| 3 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | ||
| 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo | ||
| 5 | Adam Blythe | ||
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff | ||
| 7 | Tom Boonen | ||
| 8 | Marco Marcato | ||
| 9 | John Degenkolb | ||
| 10 | Michael Matthews |
|| |General Classification after Stage 3
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] [[File:Jersey green.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Adrian Kurek [[Image:Jersey red.svg | 20px]] | Team Poland BGŻ | |
| 3 | Gianluca Maggiore | |||
| 4 | Romain Feillu | |||
| 5 | Heinrich Haussler | |||
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff | |||
| 7 | Bartłomiej Matysiak [[Image:Jersey violet.svg | 20px]] | ||
| 8 | Francesco Chicchi | |||
| 9 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen | |||
| 10 | Fabio Piscopiello |
|}
Stage 4
3 August 2011 – Oświęcim to Cieszyn, 176.9 km
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Sagan | |
| 2 | Dan Martin | |
| 3 | Marco Marcato | |
| 4 | Paul Martens | |
| 5 | Fabian Wegmann | |
| 6 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso | |
| 7 | Jan Bakelants | |
| 8 | Enrico Gasparotto | |
| 9 | Romain Feillu | |
| 10 | Sergey Lagutin |
|| |General Classification after Stage 4
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Sagan [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Marco Marcato | ||
| 3 | Romain Feillu [[File:Jersey green.svg | 20px]] | |
| 4 | Dan Martin | ||
| 5 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso | ||
| 6 | Tomasz Marczyński | ||
| 7 | Jan Bakelants | ||
| 8 | Fabian Wegmann | ||
| 9 | Luca Paolini | ||
| 10 | Sergey Lagutin |
|}
Stage 5
4 August 2011 – Zakopane to Zakopane, 201.5 km
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Sagan [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Michael Matthews | ||
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler | ||
| 4 | Marco Marcato | ||
| 5 | Peter Kennaugh | ||
| 6 | Romain Feillu [[File:Jersey green.svg | 20px]] | |
| 7 | David Tanner | ||
| 8 | John Degenkolb | ||
| 9 | Luca Paolini | ||
| 10 | Rinaldo Nocentini |
|| |General Classification after Stage 5
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Sagan [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Marco Marcato | ||
| 3 | Romain Feillu [[File:Jersey green.svg | 20px]] | |
| 4 | Dan Martin | ||
| 5 | Luca Paolini | ||
| 6 | Peter Kennaugh | ||
| 7 | Tomasz Marczyński | ||
| 8 | Jan Bakelants | ||
| 9 | Fabian Wegmann | ||
| 10 | Sergey Lagutin |
|}
Stage 6
5 August 2011 – Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska, 207.7 km
| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Martin | |
| 2 | Wout Poels | |
| 3 | Marco Marcato | |
| 4 | Przemysław Niemiec | |
| 5 | Tiago Machado | |
| 6 | Fredrik Kessiakoff | |
| 7 | Peter Kennaugh | |
| 8 | Paweł Cieślik | Team Poland BGŻ |
| 9 | Giampaolo Caruso | |
| 10 | Christophe Riblon |
|| |General Classification after Stage 6
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan Martin [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Peter Sagan [[File:Jersey green.svg | 20px]] | |
| 3 | Marco Marcato | ||
| 4 | Wout Poels | ||
| 5 | Peter Kennaugh | ||
| 6 | Rinaldo Nocentini | ||
| 7 | Bartosz Huzarski | Team Poland BGŻ | |
| 8 | Christophe Riblon | ||
| 9 | Steve Cummings | ||
| 10 | Marek Rutkiewicz |
|}
Stage 7
6 August 2011 – Kraków to Kraków, 128.0 km
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marcel Kittel | ||
| 2 | Peter Sagan [[File:Jersey green.svg | 20px]] | |
| 3 | Leigh Howard | ||
| 4 | Heinrich Haussler | ||
| 5 | Marco Marcato | ||
| 6 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo | ||
| 7 | Nikolay Trusov | ||
| 8 | Ian Stannard | ||
| 9 | Jan Bakelants | ||
| 10 | Sergey Lagutin |
|| |Final General Classification
| Rider | Team | Time | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Sagan [[File:Jersey yellow.svg | 20px]] [[File:Jersey green.svg | 20px]] | |
| 2 | Dan Martin | |||
| 3 | Marco Marcato | |||
| 4 | Wout Poels | |||
| 5 | Peter Kennaugh | |||
| 6 | Rinaldo Nocentini | |||
| 7 | Bartosz Huzarski | Team Poland BGŻ | ||
| 8 | Christophe Riblon | |||
| 9 | Steve Cummings | |||
| 10 | Marek Rutkiewicz |
|}
Category leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [[Image:Jersey yellow.svg | 25px]] | ||||||||||
| Żółta koszulka | Mountains classification | ||||||||||
| [[Image:Jersey violet.svg | 25px]] | ||||||||||
| Klasyfikacja górska | Intermediate Sprints Classification | ||||||||||
| [[Image:Jersey red.svg | 25px]] | ||||||||||
| Klasyfikacja najaktywniejszych | Points classification | ||||||||||
| [[Image:Jersey green.svg | 25px]] | ||||||||||
| Klasyfikacja punktowa | Teams classification | Final | Peter Sagan | Michał Gołaś | Adrian Kurek | Peter Sagan | |||||
| 1 | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Michał Gołaś | Adrian Kurek | Marcel Kittel | ||||||
| 2 | Bartłomiej Matysiak | ||||||||||
| 3 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Romain Feillu | ||||||||
| 5 | Ruslan Pidgornyy | ||||||||||
| 6 | Dan Martin | Dan Martin | Michał Gołaś | Peter Sagan | |||||||
| 7 | Marcel Kittel | Peter Sagan |
References
References
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- (6 August 2011). "Sagan claims Polish victory". [[British Sky Broadcasting]].
- (6 August 2011). "Sagan denies Martin to win Tour of Poland". [[TF1 Group]].
- "1 STAGE MAP". Polskiego Związku Kolarskiego.
- "2 STAGE MAP". Polskiego Związku Kolarskiego.
- "3 STAGE MAP". Polskiego Związku Kolarskiego.
- "4 STAGE MAP". Polskiego Związku Kolarskiego.
- "5 STAGE MAP". Polskiego Związku Kolarskiego.
- "6 STAGE MAP". Polskiego Związku Kolarskiego.
- "7 STAGE MAP". Polskiego Związku Kolarskiego.
- (5 July 2011). "22 teams announced for the 2011 Tour de Pologne". [[WordPress]].
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