2011 Tour du Haut Var explained

2011 Tour du Haut Var
Date:19 - 20 February
Stages:2
Distance:375.8
Unit:km
Time:9h 14' 13"
Speed:40.68
First:Thomas Voeckler
First Nat:FRA
First Color:yellow
Second:Julien Antomarchi
Second Nat:FRA
Third:Rinaldo Nocentini
Third Nat:ITA
Points:Thomas Voeckler
Points Nat:FRA
Points Color:green
Mountains:Jérémy Roy
Mountains Nat:FRA
Mountains Color:red
Youth:Gorka Izagirre
Youth Nat:ESP
Youth Color:white
Previous:2010
Next:2012

The 2011 Tour du Haut Var was the 43rd edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycling stage race.[1] It was being held 19 - 20 February 2011 in the French department of the Var, and was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

Teams and cyclists

There were 18 teams in the 2011 Tour du Haut Var. Among them were five UCI ProTeams, nine UCI Professional Continental teams, and four Continental teams. Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a peloton of 142 cyclists at its outset.

The 18 teams in the race were:

UCI ProTeams
UCI Professional Continental Teams
UCI Continental Teams

Tour stages

Stage 1

19 February 2011  - La Croix Valmer to Grimaud, 168.8km (104.9miles)
Stage 1 results and General Classification
CyclistTeamTime
14h 00' 05"
2+ 0"
3+ 1"
4+ 1"
5+ 1"
6+ 1"
7+ 4"
8+ 4"
9+ 4"
10+ 4"

Stage 2

20 February 2011  - Draguignan to Draguignan, 207km (129miles)
Stage 2 results
CyclistTeamTime
15h 14' 07"
2+ 0"
3+ 29"
4+ 29"
5+ 29"
6+ 29"
7+ 29"
8+ 45"
9+ 54"
10+ 54"
Final Classification
CyclistTeamTime
19h 14' 13"
2+ 8"
3+ 28"
4+ 29"
5+ 37"
6+ 37"
7+ 53"
8+ 53"
9+ 54"
10+ 54"

Classification leadership

In the 2011 Tour du Haut Var, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Tour du Haut Var, and the winner is considered the winner of the Tour.

Additionally, there was a youth classification, which awarded a white jersey. It is calculated in the same way as the general classification, but is only open to riders born in 1988 or later.

There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized, with the more difficult climbs awarding more points.

The points classification awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points based on the order at the finish line of each stage. The stage win afforded 25 points, second on the stage was worth 20, third 16, fourth 13, fifth 10, sixth 8, seventh 6, eighth 4, ninth 2, and tenth was worth a single point. The points awarded in the sprints classification counted equivalently for this classification. In addition, points were awarded for the intermediate sprints, with 6, 4 and 2 points rewarded to, respectively, the first, second and third-place winners of the intermediate sprints.

The race also awarded a teams classification, which, too, was not represented by a jersey. The teams classification was calculated by adding the times of each team's best three riders per stage per day.

StageWinnerGeneral Classification
Mountains Classification
Youth Classification
Points Classification
Teams Classification
1Samuel DumoulinSamuel DumoulinBenjamin GiraudGorka IzagirreSamuel Dumoulin
2Thomas VoecklerThomas VoecklerJérémy RoyThomas Voeckler
FinalThomas VoecklerJérémy RoyGorka IzagirreThomas Voeckler

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Website 2011 Tour du Haut Var . 2011-02-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110121234558/http://www.tourduhautvar.com/fra/2011/10;edition_2011.html . 2011-01-21 . dead .