Paris – Nice 2011
Paris – Nice 2011 | |
Host country | France |
Competition period | March 6-13, 2011 |
Stages | 8 stages |
overall length | 1,307 kilometers |
Starting field | 176 in 22 teams (of which 89 arrived at the finish) |
winner | |
Overall rating | 1. Tony Martin 34:03:37 h 2. Andreas Klöden + 0:36 3. Bradley Wiggins + 0:41 |
Team evaluation | Team RadioShack 102: 17: 47 h |
Scoring jerseys | |
Overall rating | Tony Martin |
Scoring | Heinrich Haussler |
Mountain scoring | Rémi Pauriol |
Young talent evaluation | Purely Taaramae |
course | |
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The 69th long-distance cycle trip Paris – Nice took place from March 6th to 13th, 2011. It belonged to the UCI World Tour and was within this the second race after the Tour Down Under . The total distance of the race was 1,307 kilometers.
The participants
The 18 ProTeams as well as the French Professional Continental teams Cofidis , Team Europcar , FDJ and Bretagne-Schuller , who received a wildcard from the organizer Amaury Sport Organization , were entitled to start.
The stages
The route was presented on February 1, 2011.
In 2011, the organizers waived the traditional prologue and instead opened the race with a regular stage in the village of Houdan , west of Paris . The first three stages ran over largely flat terrain, then we went into the mountains. The 5th stage comprised seven mountain evaluations. A long time trial over 27 kilometers followed for the first time in 43 years . The seventh part of the day also had a demanding profile with five mountain ratings. As usual, the “ride to the sun” ended with a course around Nice , including the Col d'Eze, before the race ended on the Promenade des Anglais in Nice. Overall, the long-distance journey was considered more difficult than in previous years.
Stage overview
stage | Day | Start finish | km | Type | Stage winner | Yellow jersey |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st stage | 6th March | Houdan - Houdan | 154.5 | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | |
2nd stage | 7th March | Montfort-l'Amaury - Amilly | 198.5 | Greg Henderson | ||
3rd stage | 8th of March | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire - Nuits-Saint-Georges | 202.5 | Matthew Goss | Matthew Goss | |
4th stage | 9th March | Crêches-sur-Saône - Belleville | 191 | Thomas Voeckler | Thomas De Gendt | |
5th stage | March 10th | Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise - Vernoux-en-Vivarais | 194 | Andreas Klöden | Andreas Klöden | |
6th stage | March 11 | Rognes - Aix-en-Provence | 27 | Tony Martin | Tony Martin | |
7th stage | March 12th | Brignoles - Biot Sofia-Antipolis | 215.5 | Rémy Di Gregorio | ||
8th stage | March 13th | Nice - Nice | 124 | Thomas Voeckler |
1st stage, Houdan - Houdan
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil DCM | 4:05:06 h | |
2. | Jérémy Roy | FDJ | same time | |
3. | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin-Cervélo | same time | |
4th | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | same time | |
5. | Greg Henderson | Sky ProCycling | same time |
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil DCM | 4:05:06 h | |
2. | Jérémy Roy | FDJ | + 0:06 | |
3. | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin-Cervélo | + 0:09 | |
4th | Damien Gaudin | Team Europcar | + 0:10 | |
5. | Jens Voigt | Leopard Trek | + 0:11 |
2nd stage, Montfort-l'Amaury - Amilly
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Greg Henderson | Sky ProCycling | 5:00:56 h | |
2. | Matthew Goss | HTC highroad | same time | |
3. | Denis Galimzyanov | Katyusha | same time | |
4th | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin-Cervélo | same time | |
5. | Peter Sagan | Liquigas-Cannondale | same time |
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil DCM | 9:05:48 h | |
2. | Greg Henderson | Sky ProCycling | + 0:04 | |
3. | Jérémy Roy | FDJ | + 0:07 | |
4th | Matthew Goss | HTC highroad | + 0:08 | |
5. | Tony Gallopin | Cofidis | + 0:08 |
3rd stage, Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire - Nuits-Saint-Georges
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Matthew Goss | HTC highroad | 5:16:48 h | |
2. | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin-Cervélo | same time | |
3. | Denis Galimzyanov | Katyusha | same time | |
4th | José Joaquín Rojas Gil | Movistar team | same time | |
5. | Geraint Thomas | Sky ProCycling | same time |
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Matthew Goss | HTC highroad | 14:22:34 h | |
2. | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil DCM | + 0:02 | |
3. | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin-Cervélo | + 0:06 | |
4th | Greg Henderson | Sky ProCycling | + 0:06 | |
5. | Denis Galimzyanov | Katyusha | + 0:08 |
4th stage, Crêches-sur-Saône - Belleville
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 5:04:20 h | |
2. | Rémi Pauriol | FDJ | same time | |
3. | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil DCM | same time | |
4th | Rémy Di Gregorio | Pro team Astana | same time | |
5. | Heinrich Haussler | Garmin-Cervélo | + 0:13 |
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil DCM | 19:26:46 h | |
2. | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | + 0:10 | |
3. | Rémi Pauriol | FDJ | + 0:16 | |
4th | Matthew Goss | HTC highroad | + 0:21 | |
5. | Rémy Di Gregorio | Pro team Astana | + 0:24 |
5th stage, Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise - Vernoux-en-Vivarais
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Andreas Klöden | Team RadioShack | 4:59:00 h | |
2. | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel-Euskadi | same time | |
3. | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil DCM | same time | |
4th | Tony Martin | HTC highroad | same time | |
5. | Purely Taaramae | Cofidis | same time |
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Andreas Klöden | Team RadioShack | 24:26:13 h | |
2. | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 0:04 | |
3. | Matteo Carrara | Vacansoleil DCM | + 0:06 | |
4th | Tony Martin | HTC highroad | + 0:10 | |
5. | Robert Kišerlovski | Pro team Astana | + 0:10 |
6th stage, Rognes - Aix-en-Provence (EZF)
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tony Martin | HTC highroad | 33:24 min | |
2. | Bradley Wiggins | Sky ProCycling | + 0:20 | |
3. | Richie Porte | Saxo Bank SunGard | + 0:29 | |
4th | Andreas Klöden | Team RadioShack | + 0:46 | |
5. | Jean-Christophe Péraud | ag2r La Mondiale | + 0:55 |
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tony Martin | HTC highroad | 24:59:47 h | |
2. | Andreas Klöden | Team RadioShack | + 0:36 | |
3. | Bradley Wiggins | Sky ProCycling | + 0:39 | |
4th | Purely Taaramae | Cofidis | + 1:10 | |
5. | Jean-Christophe Péraud | ag2r La Mondiale | + 1:14 |
7th stage, Brignoles - Biot Sofia-Antipolis
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Rémy Di Gregorio | Pro team Astana | 5:46:23 h | |
2. | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 0:05 | |
3. | Rigoberto Urán | Sky ProCycling | + 0:05 | |
4th | Andreas Klöden | Team RadioShack | + 0:07 | |
5. | Tony Martin | HTC highroad | + 0:07 |
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tony Martin | HTC highroad | 30:46:17 h | |
2. | Andreas Klöden | Team RadioShack | + 0:36 | |
3. | Bradley Wiggins | Sky ProCycling | + 0:41 | |
4th | Purely Taaramae | Cofidis | + 1:10 | |
5. | Jean-Christophe Péraud | ag2r La Mondiale | + 1:21 |
8th stage, Nice - Nice
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Thomas Voeckler | Team Europcar | 3:15:58 h | |
2. | Diego Ulissi | Lampre ISD | + 0:23 | |
3. | Julien El-Fares | Cofidis, le Crédit en Ligne | + 1:06 | |
4th | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel-Euskadi | same time | |
5. | David López García | Euskaltel-Euskadi | same time |
driver | nation | team | time | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Tony Martin | HTC highroad | 34:03:37 h | |
2. | Andreas Klöden | Team RadioShack | + 0:36 | |
3. | Bradley Wiggins | Sky ProCycling | + 0:41 | |
4th | Purely Taaramae | Cofidis | + 1:10 | |
5. | Samuel Sánchez | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 1:13 |
Ratings
The point distribution was as follows:
- Intermediate sprints
- 1: 3 seconds, 3 points
- 2: 2 seconds, 2 points
- 3: 1 seconds, 1 point
- Finish sprint
- 1: 10 seconds, 25 points
- 2: 6 seconds, 22 points
- 3: 4 seconds, 18 points
- 4 - 20: 16 - 15 - 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1
Mountain ratings
1st category
- 1: 10 points
- 2: 8 points
- 3: 6 points
- 4: 4 points
- 5: 3 points
- 6: 2 points
- 7: 1 points
2nd category
- 1: 7 points
- 2: 5 points
- 3: 3 points
- 4: 2 points
- 5: 1 points
3rd category
- 1: 4 points
- 2: 2 points
- 3: 1 points
Ratings in the course of the tour
The table shows the leader in the respective classification after the respective stage.
Overall rating | Sprint scoring | Mountain scoring | Young talent evaluation | Team evaluation | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st stage | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Damien Gaudin | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil DCM |
2nd stage | Greg Henderson | ||||
3rd stage | Matthew Goss | Heinrich Haussler | Jussi Veikkanen | Matthew Goss | |
4th stage | Thomas De Gendt | Rémi Pauriol | Thomas De Gendt | ||
5th stage | Andreas Klöden | Robert Kišerlovski | Team RadioShack | ||
6th stage | Tony Martin | Purely Taaramae | |||
7th stage | |||||
8th stage |
Final score
For the first time in the history of the Paris-Nice long-distance journey, the "Journey to the Sun" ended with a German double victory. It was Tony Martin of HTC-Highroad his favorite role justice that had been assigned to him after his success at the Volta ao Algarve. He achieved one of his biggest goals of the season and won the third round of his professional career. Like Klöden, winner of the 2000 edition, he celebrated a stage win and was the fourth German to win Paris-Nice. Martin presented himself confidently in the individual time trial as well as in the mountains. But Klöden also showed a good performance with a stage win and a day as the overall leader.
For the German-Australian Heinrich Haussler , the race was also a success. Although he did not win a stage despite several top 10 placements, despite a fall on the penultimate section he was able to win the points classification.
The French drivers celebrated a total of three stage successes thanks to Rémy Di Gregorio from Pro Team Astana , who won his first professional victory, and national champion Thomas Voeckler from Team Europcar , who got the upper hand twice. In addition, Rémi Pauriol was able to win the mountain classification and, as expected, the French were increasingly in breakaway groups.