Tour of South Africa 2011
| Tour of South-Africa 2011 | |
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| Host country |
 South Africa
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| Competition period | 19.-26. February 2011 |
| Stages | 7th |
| overall length | 1066 km |
| Starting field | 118 drivers in 20 teams (of which 99 arrived at the finish) |
| winner | |
| Overall rating | 1. Kristian House 21:35:16 h 2. Johann Rabie + 2:09 min 3. Daryl Impey + 2:11 min
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| Team evaluation |
 Total Direct Energy 64:54:06 h
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| Scoring jerseys | |
 Overall rating
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Kristian House
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 Mountain scoring
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Daryl Impey
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 Scoring
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Yohann Gène
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 Young talent evaluation
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Christopher Jennings
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 Best African
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Johann Rabie
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The first tour of South-Africa (dt. South Africa Tour ) took place from 19 February to 26 February 2011. The stage race was held in seven stages over a total distance of 1066 kilometers. It was part of the UCI Africa Tour 2011 and was classified in category 2.2.
The Briton Kristian House of the Rapha Condor-Sharp team confidently secured the overall victory ahead of the two locals Johann Rabie ( Team Bonitas ) and Daryl Impey ( MTN Qhubeka )
Stages
The second stage was canceled because the security forces had problems regulating the traffic.
| stage | Day | Start finish | km | Type | Stage winner | Overall leader |
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| 1. | 19th of February | Pretoria - Montecasino | 154 |  |
Kristian House
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Kristian House
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| 2. | January 20th | Montecasino - Johannesburg - Montecasino | 163 | |
canceled | |
| 3. | February 22 | Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium - Summer Strand ( Port Elizabeth ) | 177 |  |
Yohann Gène
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| 4th | February 23 | Bloukrans Bridge - George | 153 | |
 Davide Torosantucci
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| 5. | February 24th | Oudtshoorn - Barrydale | 175 | |
Bernardo Riccio
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| 6th | February 25 | Hermanus - Stellenbosch (Old Helshoogte Pass) | 140 |  |
Darren Lill
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| 7th | February 26th | Paarl - Paarl | 104 | |
Bernardo Riccio
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