2011 Tour of Turkey explained

2011 Tour of Turkey
Date:	24 April–1 May 2011
Stages:	8
Distance:	1363.5
Unit:	km
Time:	33h 45' 48"
Speed:	40.38
First:	Alexander Efimkin
First Nat:	RUS
First Color:	light blue
Second:	Andrey Zeits
Second Nat:	KAZ
Third:	Thibaut Pinot
Third Nat:	FRA
Sprints:	Arturo Mora
Sprints Nat:	ESP
Sprints Color:	white
Mountains:	Luis Felipe Laverde
Mountains Nat:	COL
Mountains Color:	red
Points:	Alessandro Petacchi
Points Nat:	ITA
Points Color:	green
Previous:	2010
Next:	2012

The 2011 Tour of Turkey is the 47th edition of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey cycling stage race. It is being held from 24 April–1 May 2011, and is rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The last edition was won by 's rider Giovanni Visconti.^[1] Also Turkish 2 cycling teams, Manisaspor and Konya Şekerspor debuted in this race.

Teams and cyclists

There were 22 teams in the 2011 Tour of Turkey. Among them were 6 UCI ProTeams, 14 UCI Professional Continental teams, and 2 Continental teams. Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a peloton of 176 cyclists at its outset. The biggest names which compete here are Tyler Farrar, André Greipel, Alessandro Petacchi and Sandy Casar.^[2]

Stages

Stage 1

24 April 2011 – Istanbul, 114.1km (70.9miles)^[3]

Stage 1 Results
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			2h 35' 54"
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 1
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			2h 35' 54"
2			+ 4"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 10"
6			+ 10"
7			+ 10"
8			+ 10"
9			+ 10"
10			+ 10"

Stage 2

25 April 2011 – Kuşadası to Turgutreis, 178km (111miles)^[4]

Stage 2 results
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 23' 38"
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 2
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			6h 59' 12"
2			+ 4"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 6"
5			+ 10"
6			+ 10"
7			+ 10"
8			+ 10"
9			+ 10"
10			+ 10"

Stage 3

26 April 2011 – Bodrum to Marmaris, 166km (103miles)

Stage 3 results
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 22' 24"
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 3
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			11h 21' 36"
2			+ 4"
3			+ 6"
4			+ 10"
5			+ 10"
6			+ 10"
7			+ 10"
8		Manisaspor Cycling Team	+ 10"
9			+ 10"
10			+ 10"

Stage 4

27 April 2011 – Marmaris to Pamukkale, 207km (129miles)

Stage 4 results
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			5h 36' 26"
2			+ 0"
3			+ 1"
4			+ 1"
5			+ 1"
6			+ 1"
7			+ 1"
8			+ 1"
9			+ 1"
10			+ 1"

General Classification after Stage 4
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1		Team NetApp	16h 58' 06"
2			+ 3"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 7"
6			+ 7"
7			+ 7"
8			+ 7"
9			+ 7"
10			+ 7"

Stage 5

28 April 2011 – Denizli to Fethiye, 218.6km (135.8miles)

Stage 5 results
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			5h 51' 25"
2			+ 0"
3			+ 3"
4			+ 3"
5			+ 3"
6			+ 3"
7			+ 3"
8			+ 3"
9			+ 14"
10			+ 25"

General Classification after Stage 5
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			22h 49' 41"
2			+ 27"
3			+ 29"
4			+ 1' 42"
5			+ 2' 02"
6		Team NetApp	+ 11' 45"
7			+ 11' 48"
8			+ 11' 52"
9			+ 11' 52"
10			+ 11' 52"

Stage 6

29 April 2011 – Fethiye to Finike, 184km (114miles)

Stage 6 results
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			4h 27' 02"
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 6
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			27h 17' 12"
2			+ 1' 13"
3			+ 1' 33"
4			+ 1' 50"
5			+ 2' 17"
6		Team NetApp	+ 11' 12"
7		Caja Rural	+ 11' 17"
8			+ 11' 19"
9			+ 11' 23"
10			+ 11' 23"

Stage 7

30 April 2011 – Tekirova to Manavgat, 138km (86miles)

Stage 7 results
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			3h 05' 37"
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 7
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			30h 22' 49"
2			+ 1' 13"
3			+ 1' 33"
4			+ 1' 50"
5			+ 2' 17"
6		Team NetApp	+ 11' 12"
7		Caja Rural	+ 11' 17"
8			+ 11' 19"
9			+ 11' 23"
10			+ 11' 23"

Stage 8

1 May 2011 – Side to Alanya, 157.8km (98.1miles)

Stage 8 results
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			3h 22' 59"
2			+ 0"
3			+ 0"
4			+ 0"
5			+ 0"
6			+ 0"
7			+ 0"
8			+ 0"
9			+ 0"
10			+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 8
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1			33h 45' 48"
2			+ 1' 13"
3			+ 1' 33"
4			+ 1' 50"
5			+ 2' 17"
6		Team NetApp	+ 11' 12"
7		Caja Rural	+ 11' 17"
8			+ 11' 19"
9			+ 11' 23"
10			+ 11' 23"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Turkish Beauties Classification	Team Classification
1	Andrea Guardini	Andrea Guardini	Andrea Guardini	not awarded	Arturo Mora
2	Valentin Iglinskiy	Valentin Iglinskiy	Tyler Farrar	Juan Pablo Villegas		Caja Rural
3	Manuel Belletti	Manuel Belletti	Manuel Belletti	Luis Felipe Laverde
4	Alessandro Petacchi	Bartosz Huzarski	Alessandro Petacchi	Luis Felipe Laverde	Alessandro Petacchi
5	Matteo Rabottini	Tom Peterson		Alexander Efimkin	Alessandro Petacchi
6	André Greipel	Alexander Efimkin		Luis Felipe Laverde	Arturo Mora
7	Andrea Guardini
8	Kenny van Hummel
Final		Alexander Efimkin	Alessandro Petacchi	Luis Felipe Laverde	Arturo Mora

Notes and References

Web site: Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2011: Race History. 21 April 2011.
Web site: Start List: Start List Cyclingnews.com Cyclingnews.com . www.cyclingnews.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110426090640/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/47th-presidential-cycling-tour-of-turkey-2-hc/start-list . 2011-04-26.
Web site: Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2011: Stage 1 Results. 24 April 2011.
Web site: Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2011: Stage 2 Results. 25 April 2011.