Mediterranean cruise 2011
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| Host country |
 France
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| Competition period | February 9-13 |
| Stages | 5 stages |
| overall length | 695.8 km (average 41.385 km / h) |
| Starting field | 150 drivers in 19 teams (120 of them arrived at the finish) |
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| Overall rating | 1. David Moncoutié 16:48:36 h 2. Jean-Christophe Péraud + 00:11 min 3. Wouter Poels + 00:24 min 
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| Team evaluation |
Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne 50:28:36 h
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 Overall rating
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David Moncoutié
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 Scoring
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Romain Feillu
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 Young talent evaluation
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Wouter Poels
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 Mountain scoring
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Rémi Pauriol
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| ← 2010 | 2012 → |
The 38th Mediterranean Tour (officially Tour méditerranéen cycliste professionel ) was a French cycle stage race that took place from February 9th to 13th, 2011. It was held in five stages over a total distance of 695.8 kilometers in the French Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur . The race was part of the UCI Europe Tour 2011 and classified there in category 2.1.
David Moncoutié from Team Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne took the yellow jersey of the overall winner with an eleven second lead over his compatriot Jean-Christophe Péraud ( Ag2r La Mondiale ) and the Dutchman Wouter Poels , who was also the best young driver.
Attendees
A total of seven ProTeams sent secondments to the 2011 Mediterranean Tour. All international French teams also took part in the race. There were also two foreign Professional Continental Teams as well as the Continental Teams Miche and Endura Racing . Five German professionals were nominated. There were no Austrians or Swiss at the start.
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Stages and course of the race
The first stage in the north-west of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur led over undulating terrain, with the Col de Pointu even a first category mountain classification was on the agenda. Although the last kilometers were downhill and the sprinter teams were working hard in the field, the five-man breakaway group of the day managed to save three seconds at the finish line, with French champion Thomas Voeckler winning the group's sprint. The route led more and more to the southwest on the following sections. The second day only contained serious climbs in the first half, including the Col des Portes (1st category). The Frenchman Romain Feillu from Vacansoleil-DCM won the mass sprint, who was unbeatable on the following two sections, which were similar in profile - even on the steep climb to the finish in Biot - and thanks to the time bonuses he took over yellow.
The tour ended in Toulon on Mont Faron, which is traditionally a part of every Mediterranean tour and where the decision was made about overall victory. David Moncoutié from Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne secured the yellow jersey with his solo win . It was his third career win on the Faron.
| stage | Day | Start finish | Type | km | Stage winner | Overall rating |
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| 1. | February 9 | Maubec-Coustellet > Pertuis |  |
120 |
Thomas Voeckler
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Thomas Voeckler
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| 2. | February 10th | Saint-Cannat > Rousset | |
120 |
Romain Feillu
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| 3. | February 11th | Carnoux > La Farlède | |
130 |
Romain Feillu
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Romain Feillu
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| 4th | February 12th | La Londe-les-Maures > Biot | |
155 |
Romain Feillu
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| 5. | 13th February | Biot > Toulon (Mont Faron) |  |
165 |
David Moncoutié
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David Moncoutié
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Web links
- Official website of the Mediterranean Tour
- Tour of the Mediterranean Sea 2011 in the database of Radsportseiten.net