2011 Critérium International

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.

2011 Critérium International
2010–11 UCI Europe Tour
The route of the 2011 Critérium International
The route of the 2011 Critérium International
Race details
Dates26–27 March
Stages3
Distance280 km (174.0 mi)
Winning time7h 13' 12"
Results
Winner  Fränk Schleck (Luxembourg) (Leopard Trek)
  Second  Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus) (Movistar Team)
  Third  Rein Taaramäe (Estonia) (Cofidis)
Points  Vasil Kiryienka (Belarus) (Movistar Team)
Mountains  Pim Ligthart (Netherlands) (Vacansoleil–DCM)
Youth  Rein Taaramäe (Estonia) (Cofidis)
  Team Movistar Team

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]

Stages

Stage 1
26 March 2011 – Porto-Vecchio to Col de l'Ospedale, 198 km
Stage 1 Results[3]
Rider Team Time
1  Fränk Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek 5h 21' 02"
2  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) Movistar Team + 16"
3  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis + 22"
4  David López García (ESP) Movistar Team + 58"
5  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) Skil–Shimano + 1'00"
6  Sergey Lagutin (UZB) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1'09"
7  Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) Team Sky + 1'09"
8  Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar + 1'09"
9  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) FDJ + 1'09"
10  Andy Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek + 1'09"
 General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1  Fränk Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek 5h 20' 52"
2  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) Movistar Team + 20"
3  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis + 28"
4  David López García (ESP) Movistar Team + 1'08"
5  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) Skil–Shimano + 1'10"
6  Sergey Lagutin (UZB) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1'19"
7  Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) Team Sky + 1'19"
8  Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar + 1'19"
9  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) FDJ + 1'19"
10  Andy Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek + 1'19"

Stage 2
27 March 2011 – Porto-Vecchio 75 km
Stage 2 Results[4]
Rider Team Time
1  Simon Geschke (GER) Skil–Shimano 1h 43' 10"
2  Murilo Antonio Fischer (BRA) Garmin–Cervélo + 0"
3  Laurent Mangel (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 0"
4  Florian Vachon (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 0"
5  Arnaud Molmy (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 0"
6  Jonathan Hivert (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 0"
7  Julien El Farès (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
8  Tony Gallopin (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
9  Fabian Wegmann (GER) Leopard Trek + 0"
10  Jérôme Cousin (FRA) Team Europcar + 0"
 General Classification after Stage 2
Rider Team Time
1  Fränk Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek 7h 04' 02"
2  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) Movistar Team + 20"
3  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis + 28"
4  David López García (ESP) Movistar Team + 1'08"
5  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) Skil–Shimano + 1'10"
6  Cyril Gautier (FRA) Team Europcar + 1'19"
7  Sergey Lagutin (UZB) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1'19"
8  Pierre Rolland (FRA) Team Europcar + 1'19"
9  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Garmin–Cervélo + 1'19"
10  Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 1'19"

Stage 3
27 March 2011 – Porto-Vecchio 7 km
Stage 3 Results[5]
Rider Team Time
1  Andreas Klöden (GER) Team RadioShack 8' 47"
2  Bradley Wiggins (GBR) Team Sky + 04"
3  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Leopard Trek + 10"
4  David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin–Cervélo + 14"
5  Andrew Talansky (USA) Garmin–Cervélo + 15"
6  Jérôme Coppel (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 16"
7  Maxime Monfort (BEL) Leopard Trek + 16"
8  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) Movistar Team + 17"
9  Tiago Machado (POR) Team RadioShack + 20"
10  Anthony Roux (FRA) FDJ + 21"
 General Classification after Stage 3
Rider Team Time
1  Fränk Schleck (LUX) Leopard Trek 7h 13' 12"
2  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR) Movistar Team + 13"
3  Rein Taaramäe (EST) Cofidis + 30"
4  Alexandre Geniez (FRA) Skil–Shimano + 1'14"
5  Tiago Machado (POR) Team RadioShack + 1'15"
6  Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 1'16"
7  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) Garmin–Cervélo + 1'19"
8  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) FDJ + 1'23"
9  David López García (ESP) Movistar Team + 1'25"
10  Sergey Lagutin (UZB) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1'25"

Classification leadership
Stage Winner General classification

 Mountains classification

 Points classification

 Young rider classification

 Team Classification

1 Fränk Schleck Fränk Schleck Pim Ligthart Fränk Schleck Rein Taaramäe Movistar Team
2 Simon Geschke
3 Andreas Klöden Vasil Kiryienka
Final Fränk Schleck Pim Ligthart Vasil Kiryienka Rein Taaramäe Movistar Team

References
  1. Atkins, Ben (14 February 2011). "Sixteen teams announced for Critérium International". Velonation. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  2. "Teams". Amaury Sport Organisation. Archived from the original on 13 November 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  3. Quénet, Jean-François (26 March 2011). "Fränk Schleck climbs to victory in opening stage". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. Quénet, Jean-François (27 March 2011). "Geschke wins the sprint in Porto Vecchio". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  5. Quénet, Jean-François (27 March 2011). "Schleck defends overall lead". Cycling News. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
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