Tour du Haut-Var 2011
| Tour du Haut-Var 2011 | |
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| Host country |
 France
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| Competition period | February 19-20 |
| Stages | 2 stages |
| overall length | 375.8 km |
| Starting field | 142 drivers in 18 teams (88 of them arrived at the finish) |
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| Overall rating | 1. Thomas Voeckler 09:14:13 h 2. Julien Antomarchi + 00:08 min 3. Rinaldo Nocentini + 00:28 min 
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| Team evaluation |
FDJ 27:45:28 h
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| Scoring jerseys | |
 Overall rating
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Thomas Voeckler
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 Young talent evaluation
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 Gorka Izagirre
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 Scoring
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Thomas Voeckler
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 Mountain scoring
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Jérémy Roy
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| ← 2010 | 2012 → |
The 43rd Tour du Haut-Var was a cycling stage race in France that took place from February 19-20, 2011. It was held in two stages over a total distance of 375.8 kilometers. The race was part of the UCI Europe Tour 2011 and classified there in category 2.1.
The French Thomas Voeckler from Team Europcar secured the yellow jersey in front of his compatriot Julien Antomarchi ( VC La Pomme Marseille ) and the Italian Rinaldo Nocentini from Ag2r La Mondiale .
Attendees
The organizing OCCV Draguignan invited five ProTeams and nine Professional Continental Teams , including the German NetApp team . The starting field of 18 teams was completed by four Continental teams . Thus all French professional teams were gathered. There were five German drivers at the start.
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Stages and course of the race
The first stage led from the coastal town of La Croix Valmer inland, where the destination Grimaud had already been passed, from where the route continued inland and then to the coast. The field then moved back to Grimaud. A total of four mountain classifications were on the program, and the way to the finish was also a two-kilometer climb. Here the field splintered into several groups, but there were no great gaps between them. In the sprint for the day's victory, Samuel Dumoulin ( Cofidis ) prevailed against Rinaldo Nocentini from Ag2r La Mondiale .
The next day, Draguignan and the surrounding area were driven in a 207-kilometer section . Seven climbs had to be climbed, the last one being a few kilometers from the finish. Seven kilometers from the finish, the previously very active French national champion Thomas Voeckler ( Total Direct Énergie ) and Julien Antomarchi from the small team VC La Pomme Marseille , to whom he left the day's victory. Instead, Voeckler won the yellow jersey.
| stage | Day | Start finish | Type | km | Stage winner | Overall rating |
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| 1. | 19th of February | La Croix Valmer > Grimaud |  |
168.8 |
Samuel Dumoulin
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Samuel Dumoulin
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| 2. | 20. February | Draguignan > Draguignan | |
207 |
Julien Antomarchi
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Thomas Voeckler
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