2011 Critérium International Explained
The 2011 Critérium International was the 80th edition of the Critérium International cycling stage race. It started on 26 March in Porto-Vecchio and ended on 27 March in Porto-Vecchio and consisted of 3 stages, including 2 stages on the same day; a flat stage and an individual time trial, held as the second and third stages.
The race was won by Leopard-Trek rider Fränk Schleck, who claimed the leader's yellow jersey after a strong finish in the first stage, and maintained his advantage to the end of the race. Schleck's winning margin over runner-up Vasil Kiryienka of Team Movistar was 13 seconds, and Cofidis' Rein Taaramäe completed the podium, 17 seconds down on Kiryienka.
In the race's other classifications, Kiryienka won the green jersey for the points classification, the King of the Mountains classification was won by Pim Ligthart of Vacansoleil–DCM, Taaramäe won the young rider classification, and Movistar finished at the head of the teams classification.
Pre-race favourites
The winner of the 2010 Critérium International, Pierrick Fédrigo, was looking to defend the previous year's victory, while other pre-race favourites included 2 time runner-up in the Tour de France Andy Schleck and Vuelta a España 5th place, Fränk Schleck, as well as Alexander Vinokourov.[1]
Teams
The following teams participated in the 2011 edition of the Critérium International:[2]
- UCI ProTour Teams
- UCI Professional Continental Teams
- UCI Continental Teams
Stages
Stage 1
- 26 March 2011 – Porto-Vecchio to Col de l'Ospedale, 198 km
Stage 1 Results[3] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 16" | | 3 | | | + 22" | | 4 | | | + 58" | | 5 | | | + 1'00" | | 6 | | | + 1'09" | | 7 | | | + 1'09" | | 8 | | | + 1'09" | | 9 | | | + 1'09" | | 10 | | | + 1'09" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 1 | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 20" | | 3 | | | + 28" | | 4 | | | + 1'08" | | 5 | | | + 1'10" | | 6 | | | + 1'19" | | 7 | | | + 1'19" | | 8 | | | + 1'19" | | 9 | | | + 1'19" | | 10 | | | + 1'19" | |
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Stage 2
- 27 March 2011 – Porto-Vecchio 75 km
Stage 2 Results[4] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 0" | | 3 | | | + 0" | | 4 | | | + 0" | | 5 | | | + 0" | | 6 | | | + 0" | | 7 | | | + 0" | | 8 | | | + 0" | | 9 | | | + 0" | | 10 | | | + 0" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 2 | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 20" | | 3 | | | + 28" | | 4 | | | + 1'08" | | 5 | | | + 1'10" | | 6 | | | + 1'19" | | 7 | | | + 1'19" | | 8 | | | + 1'19" | | 9 | | | + 1'19" | | 10 | | | + 1'19" | |
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Stage 3
- 27 March 2011 – Porto-Vecchio 7 km
Stage 3 Results[5] | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 04" | | 3 | | | + 10" | | 4 | | | + 14" | | 5 | | | + 15" | | 6 | | | + 16" | | 7 | | | + 16" | | 8 | | | + 17" | | 9 | | | + 20" | | 10 | | | + 21" | |
| | General Classification after Stage 3 | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | | | | | 2 | | | + 13" | | 3 | | | + 30" | | 4 | | | + 1'14" | | 5 | | | + 1'15" | | 6 | | | + 1'16" | | 7 | | | + 1'19" | | 8 | | | + 1'23" | | 9 | | | + 1'25" | | 10 | | | + 1'25" | |
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Classification leadership
References
- News: Atkins . Ben . Sixteen teams announced for Critérium International . 17 February 2012 . Velonation . 14 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110607164041/http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7436/Sixteen-teams-announced-for-Criterium-International.aspx . 7 June 2011 . live .
- Web site: Teams. Amaury Sport Organisation. 17 February 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20111113030420/http://www.letour.fr/2011/CRI/COURSE/us/equipes.html. 13 November 2011. dead. dmy-all.
- News: Quénet. Jean-François. Fränk Schleck climbs to victory in opening stage. 17 February 2012. CyclingNews. 26 March 2011.
- News: Quénet. Jean-François. Geschke wins the sprint in Porto Vecchio. 17 February 2012. Cycling News. 27 March 2011.
- News: Quénet. Jean-François. Schleck defends overall lead. 17 February 2012. Cycling News. 27 March 2011.
External links
- https://web.archive.org/web/20111011151515/http://www.letour.fr/us/homepage_courseCRI.html
