2011 Tour of Beijing
| 2011 UCI World Tour, race 25 of 26 | |||
| Race details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 5–9 October | ||
| Stages | 5[1] | ||
| Distance | 613.8 km (381.4 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 13h 39' 11" (44.957 km/h or 27.935 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
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Winner |  Tony Martin (Germany) |
(HTC-Highroad) |
| Second |  David Millar (Great Britain) |
(Garmin-Cervélo) | |
| Third | Chris Froome (Great Britain) |
(Team Sky) | |
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Points |  Denis Galimzyanov (Russia) |
(Team Katusha) |
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Mountains |  Igor Antón (Spain) |
(Euskaltel-Euskadi) |
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Youth |  Ben King (United States) |
(Team RadioShack) |
| Team | Team Sky | ||
The 2011 Tour of Beijing was the inaugural running of the Tour of Beijing cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial around the Beijing Olympic Village on 5 October and finished at the Bird's Nest on 9 October.
The race covered 614.3 kilometres (381.7 mi) across Beijing over five stages, and was the first race to be owned by Global Cycling's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale, a move which raised some controversy.[2] It was the 25th race of the UCI World Tour season.[3]
The race was won by HTC-Highroad rider Tony Martin, after winning the opening time trial stage and maintaining his advantage to the end of the race.[4] Martin's winning margin over runner-up David Millar of Garmin-Cervélo was 17 seconds, and Team Sky's Chris Froome completed the podium, 9 seconds behind Millar and 26 seconds down on Martin. In the race's other classifications, Denis Galimzyanov of Team Katusha won the points classification, Euskaltel-Euskadi's Igor Antón won the mountains classification, Ben King finished on top of the young rider classification, with Team Sky topping the teams classification.
Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 5 | Bird's Nest to Water Cube | 11.3 km (7 mi) |  |
Individual Time Trial | Tony Martin (GER) |
| 2 | October 6 | Bird's Nest to MenTouGou | 133.5 km (83 mi) |  |
Flat Stage |  Heinrich Haussler (AUS) |
| 3 | October 7 | MenTouGou to YongNing Town | 162.0 km (101 mi) |  |
Mountain Stage |  Nicolas Roche (IRL) |
| 4 | October 8 | YanQing Gui Chuan Square to Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park | 189.5 km (118 mi) | |
Mountain Stage |  Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 5 | October 9 | Tiananmen Square to Bird's Nest | 118.0 km (73 mi) | |
Flat Stage[5][6] | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) |
Teams
As the race was held under the auspices of the UCI World Tour, all eighteen ProTour teams were invited automatically. Together with a selection of Chinese riders forming the Chinese National Cycling Team this formed the event's 19-team peloton.[7]
The 19 teams invited to the race were:
Stages
Stage 1
5 October 2011 – Bird's Nest to Water Cube, 11.3 km (7.0 mi)
Stage 1 Result and General Classification after Stage 1
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Stage 2
6 October 2011 – Bird's Nest to MenTouGou, 133.5 km (83.0 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3
7 October 2011 – MenTouGou to YongNing Town, 162.0 km (100.7 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4
8 October 2011 – YanQing Gui Chuan Square to Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, 189.5 km (117.7 mi)
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5
9 October 2011 – Tiananmen Square to Bird's Nest, 118.0 km (73.3 mi)
Stage 5 Result
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Mountains classification |
Points classification |
Young rider classification |
Team Classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Martin | Tony Martin | no award | Tony Martin | Alex Dowsett | Team Sky |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler | Thomas De Gendt | ||||
| 3 | Nicolas Roche | Igor Antón | Chris Froome | Ben King | ||
| 4 | Elia Viviani | Denis Galimzyanov | ||||
| 5 | Denis Galimzyanov | |||||
| Final | Tony Martin | Igor Antón | Denis Galimzyanov | Ben King | Team Sky | |
References
- ↑ "General Classification 5" (PDF). Tour of Beijing. Union Cycliste Internationale. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ Weislo, Laura (5 August 2011). "Tour of Beijing enters WorldTour". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ "Tour of Beijing awarded UCI World Tour status". Cycling Central (Special Broadcasting Service). 3 August 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ↑ Turner, Jonathan (9 October 2011). "Martin closes out China win". Sky Sports (BSkyB). Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ "Tour of Beijing Route". Tour of Beijing. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ "Route and Profiles". Tour of Beijing. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 9 October 2011.
- ↑ "Tour of Beijing start list". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 4 October 2011.