- Teams competing
- Stages Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7
- Classification leadership
- References
- External links
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2011 Volta a Catalunya
| series = 2011 UCI World Tour
| race_no = 5
| season_no = 27
| image = Volta Ciclista a Catalunya 2011.png
| image_size = 300px
| image_caption =
| date = 21–27 March
| stages = 7[1]
| distance = 1242.6
| unit = km
| time = 29h 24' 42"
| speed = 42.249
| first = Michele Scarponi
| first_team = {{ct|LAM|2011}}
| first_nat = ITA
| first_color =
| second = Dan Martin
| second_team = {{ct|GRM|2011}}
| second_nat = IRL
| third = Chris Horner
| third_team = {{ct|RSH|2011}}
| third_nat = USA
| mountains = Nairo Quintana
| mountains_team = {{ct|CEP|2011}}
| mountains_nat = COL
| mountains_color = red
| sprints = Rubén Pérez
| sprints_team = {{ct|EUS|2011}}
| sprints_nat = ESP
| sprints_color = white
| team = {{ct|RSH|2011}}
| previous = 2010
| next = 2012
}}The 2011 Volta a Catalunya was the 91st running of the Volta a Catalunya cycling stage race. It started on 21 March in Lloret de Mar and ended on 27 March in Barcelona, and consisted on seven stages. It was the fifth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season. The race was won by {{ct|SAX|2011}} rider Alberto Contador, who claimed the leader's white with green-striped jersey with a stage win on stage three, maintaining his advantage until the end of the race.[2] Contador's winning margin over runner-up Michele Scarponi ({{ct|LAM|2011}}) was 23 seconds, and {{ct|GRM|2011}}'s Dan Martin completed the podium, 35 seconds down on Contador. Martin made the podium at the expense of {{ct|RSH|2011}} rider Levi Leipheimer, who pulled out of the race before the final stage.[3] In the race's other classifications, {{ct|EUS|2011}}'s Rubén Pérez took home the white jersey for amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints, {{ct|CEP|2011}} rider Nairo Quintana won the King of the Mountains classification, with {{ct|RSH|2011}} finishing at the head of the teams classification. Teams competing24 teams were invited to the 2011 Volta a Catalunya. The teams were: {{div col|colwidth=18em}}- {{ct|ALM|2011}}
- {{ct|ACG|2011}}
- {{ct|AST|2011}}
- {{ct|BMC|2011}}
- {{ct|CJR|2011}}
- {{ct|CCC|2011}}
- {{ct|COF|2011}}
- {{ct|CEP|2011}}
- {{ct|EUS|2011}}
- {{ct|GRM|2011}}
- {{ct|GEO|2011}}
- {{ct|THR|2011}}
- {{ct|LAM|2011}}
- {{ct|LEO|2011}}
- {{ct|LIQ|2011}}
- {{ct|OLO|2011}}
- {{ct|QST|2011}}
- {{ct|RAB|2011}}
- {{ct|MOV|2011}}
- {{ct|KAT|2011}}
- {{ct|RSH|2011}}
- {{ct|SBS|2011}}
- {{ct|SKY|2011}}
- {{ct|VCD|2011}}
{{div col end}}StagesStage 1- 21 March 2011 –
- //Lloret de Mar">Lloret de Mar to Lloret de Mar, {{convert|166.9|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 1 Result| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Gatis Smukulis|LAT}} | THR|2011}} | {{nowrap|4h 08' 48"}} | | 2 | Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | + 28" | | 3 | José Joaquín Rojas|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | + 28" | | 4 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | SKY|2011}} | + 28" | | 5 | Jan Bakelants|BEL}} | OLO|2011}} | + 28" | | 6 | Maxime Bouet|FRA}} | ALM|2011}} | + 28" | | 7 | Paolo Tiralongo|ITA}} | AST|2011}} | + 28" | | 8 | Cadel Evans|AUS}} | BMC|2011}} | + 28" | | 9 | Bauke Mollema|NED}} | RAB|2011}} | + 28" | | 10 | Alberto Contador|ESP}} | SAX|2011}} | + 28" |
| | General Classification after Stage 1| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Gatis Smukulis|LAT}} | THR|2011}} | {{nowrap|4h 08' 48"}} | | 2 | Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | + 28" | | 3 | José Joaquín Rojas|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | + 28" | | 4 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | SKY|2011}} | + 28" | | 5 | Jan Bakelants|BEL}} | OLO|2011}} | + 28" | | 6 | Maxime Bouet|FRA}} | ALM|2011}} | + 28" | | 7 | Paolo Tiralongo|ITA}} | AST|2011}} | + 28" | | 8 | Cadel Evans|AUS}} | BMC|2011}} | + 28" | | 9 | Bauke Mollema|NED}} | RAB|2011}} | + 28" | | 10 | Alberto Contador|ESP}} | SAX|2011}} | + 28" |
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Stage 2- 22 March 2011 –
- //Santa Coloma de Farners">Santa Coloma de Farners to Banyoles, {{convert|169.3|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 2 Result| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | {{nowrap|4h 11' 08"}} | | 2 | José Joaquín Rojas|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | s.t. | | 3 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso|POR}} | RSH|2011}} | s.t. | | 4 | Samuel Dumoulin|FRA}} | COF|2011}} | s.t. | | 5 | Aitor Galdós|ESP}} | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo|ITA}} | LEO|2011}} | s.t. | | 7 | Michel Kreder|NED}} | GRM|2011}} | s.t. | | 8 | Thomas Peterson|USA}} | GRM|2011}} | s.t. | | 9 | Valentin Iglinsky|KAZ}} | AST|2011}} | s.t. | | 10 | Carlos Barredo|ESP}} | RAB|2011}} | s.t. |
| | General Classification after Stage 2| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Gatis Smukulis|LAT}} | THR|2011}} | {{nowrap|8h 19' 56"}} | | 2 | Alessandro Petacchi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | + 28" | | 3 | José Joaquín Rojas|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | + 28" | | 4 | Jan Bakelants|BEL}} | OLO|2011}} | + 28" | | 5 | Thomas Peterson|USA}} | GRM|2011}} | + 28" | | 6 | Carlos Barredo|ESP}} | RAB|2011}} | + 28" | | 7 | Dario Cataldo|ITA}} | QST|2011}} | + 28" | | 8 | Jelle Vanendert|BEL}} | OLO|2011}} | + 28" | | 9 | Alberto Contador|ESP}} | SAX|2011}} | + 28" | | 10 | Bauke Mollema|NED}} | RAB|2011}} | + 28" |
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Stage 3- 23 March 2011 –
- //La Vall d'en Bas">La Vall d'en Bas to Vallnord, {{convert|183.9|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 3 Result| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador|ESP}} | SAX|2011}} | {{nowrap|4h 45' 31"}} | | 2 | Michele Scarponi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | + 23" | | 3 | Levi Leipheimer|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 23" | | 4 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2011}} | + 35" | | 5 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 35" | | 6 | Alex Caño|COL}} | CEP|2011}} | + 35" | | 7 | Ivan Basso|ITA}} | LIQ|2011}} | + 38" | | 8 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | SKY|2011}} | + 38" | | 9 | Xavier Tondó|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | + 38" | | 10 | Cadel Evans|AUS}} | BMC|2011}} | + 50" |
| | General Classification after Stage 3| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador|ESP}} | SAX|2011}} | {{nowrap|13h 05' 55"}} | | 2 | Levi Leipheimer|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 23" | | 3 | Michele Scarponi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | + 23" | | 4 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2011}} | + 35" | | 5 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 35" | | 6 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | SKY|2011}} | + 38" | | 7 | Ivan Basso|ITA}} | LIQ|2011}} | + 38" | | 8 | Xavier Tondó|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | + 38" | | 9 | Cadel Evans|AUS}} | BMC|2011}} | + 50" | | 10 | Bauke Mollema|NED}} | RAB|2011}} | + 1' 12" |
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Stage 4- 24 March 2011 –
- //La Seu d'Urgell">La Seu d'Urgell to El Vendrell, {{convert|195|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 4 Result| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso|POR}} | RSH|2011}} | {{nowrap|4h 33' 02"}} | | 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo|ITA}} | LEO|2011}} | s.t. | | 3 | José Joaquín Rojas|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | s.t. | | 4 | Aitor Galdós|ESP}} | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 5 | František Raboň|CZE}} | THR|2011}} | s.t. | | 6 | Samuel Dumoulin|FRA}} | COF|2011}} | s.t. | | 7 | Will Clarke|AUS}} | LEO|2011}} | s.t. | | 8 | Michel Kreder|NED}} | GRM|2011}} | s.t. | | 9 | Michał Gołaś|POL}} | VAC|2011}} | s.t. | | 10 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2011}} | s.t. |
| | General Classification after Stage 4| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador|ESP}} | SAX|2011}} | {{nowrap|17h 38' 57"}} | | 2 | Levi Leipheimer|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 23" | | 3 | Michele Scarponi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | + 23" | | 4 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2011}} | + 35" | | 5 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 35" | | 6 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | SKY|2011}} | + 38" | | 7 | Ivan Basso|ITA}} | LIQ|2011}} | + 38" | | 8 | Xavier Tondó|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | + 38" | | 9 | Cadel Evans|AUS}} | BMC|2011}} | + 50" | | 10 | Bauke Mollema|NED}} | RAB|2011}} | + 1' 12" |
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Stage 5- 25 March 2011 –
- //El Vendrell">El Vendrell to Tarragona, {{convert|213.5|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 5 Result| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Samuel Dumoulin|FRA}} | COF|2011}} | {{nowrap|4h 49' 31"}} | | 2 | José Joaquín Rojas|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | s.t. | | 3 | Rubén Pérez|ESP}} | EUS|2011}} | s.t. | | 4 | Aitor Galdós|ESP}} | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 5 | Michał Gołaś|POL}} | VAC|2011}} | s.t. | | 6 | Diego Milán|ESP}} | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 7 | Nicolas Roche|IRL}} | ALM|2011}} | s.t. | | 8 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso|POR}} | RSH|2011}} | s.t. | | 9 | Kenny Dehaes|BEL}} | OLO|2011}} | s.t. | | 10 | František Raboň|CZE}} | THR|2011}} | s.t. |
| | General Classification after Stage 5| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador|ESP}} | SAX|2011}} | {{nowrap|22h 28' 28"}} | | 2 | Levi Leipheimer|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 23" | | 3 | Michele Scarponi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | + 23" | | 4 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2011}} | + 35" | | 5 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 35" | | 6 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | SKY|2011}} | + 38" | | 7 | Ivan Basso|ITA}} | LIQ|2011}} | + 38" | | 8 | Xavier Tondó|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | + 38" | | 9 | Cadel Evans|AUS}} | BMC|2011}} | + 50" | | 10 | Bauke Mollema|NED}} | RAB|2011}} | + 1' 12" |
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Stage 6- 26 March 2011 –
- //Tarragona">Tarragona to Mollet del Vallès, {{convert|189.5|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 6 Result| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | José Joaquín Rojas|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | {{nowrap|4h 22' 19"}} | | 2 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso|POR}} | RSH|2011}} | s.t. | | 3 | Samuel Dumoulin|FRA}} | COF|2011}} | s.t. | | 4 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2011}} | s.t. | | 5 | Diego Milán|ESP}} | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 6 | Daniele Pietropolli|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | s.t. | | 7 | Rubén Pérez|ESP}} | EUS|2011}} | s.t. | | 8 | Kenny Dehaes|BEL}} | OLO|2011}} | s.t. | | 9 | Rémi Cusin|FRA}} | COF|2011}} | s.t. | | 10 | Michał Gołaś|POL}} | VAC|2011}} | s.t. |
| | General Classification after Stage 6| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Alberto Contador|ESP}} | SAX|2011}} | {{nowrap|26h 50' 47"}} | | 2 | Levi Leipheimer|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 23" | | 3 | Michele Scarponi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | + 23" | | 4 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2011}} | + 35" | | 5 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 35" | | 6 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | SKY|2011}} | + 38" | | 7 | Ivan Basso|ITA}} | LIQ|2011}} | + 38" | | 8 | Xavier Tondó|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | + 38" | | 9 | Cadel Evans|AUS}} | BMC|2011}} | + 50" | | 10 | Kevin Seeldraeyers|BEL}} | QST|2011}} | + 1' 12" |
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Stage 7 - 27 March 2011 –
- //Parets del Vallès">Parets del Vallès to Barcelona, {{convert|124.5|km|1|abbr=on}}
Stage 7 Result| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Samuel Dumoulin|FRA}} | COF|2011}} | {{nowrap|2h 33' 55"}} | | 2 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | SKY|2011}} | s.t. | | 3 | Kenny Dehaes|BEL}} | OLO|2011}} | s.t. | | 4 | José Joaquín Rojas|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | s.t. | | 5 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso|POR}} | RSH|2011}} | s.t. | | 6 | Aitor Galdós|ESP}} | Caja Rural | s.t. | | 7 | Michał Gołaś|POL}} | VAC|2011}} | s.t. | | 8 | Blel Kadri|FRA}} | ALM|2011}} | s.t. | | 9 | Ivan Rovny|RUS}} | RSH|2011}} | s.t. | | 10 | Kevin Seeldraeyers|BEL}} | QST|2011}} | s.t. |
| | Final General Classification| Rider | Team | Time |
|---|
| 1 | Michele Scarponi|ITA}} | LAM|2011}} | 29h 25' 05" | | 2 | Dan Martin|IRL}} | GRM|2011}} | + 12" | | 3 | Chris Horner|USA}} | RSH|2011}} | + 12" | | 4 | Rigoberto Urán|COL}} | SKY|2011}} | + 15" | | 5 | Xavier Tondó|ESP}} | GCE|2011}} | + 15" | | 6 | Ivan Basso|ITA}} | LIQ|2011}} | + 15" | | 7 | Cadel Evans|AUS}} | BMC|2011}} | + 27" | | 8 | Kevin Seeldraeyers|BEL}} | QST|2011}} | + 49" | | 9 | Bauke Mollema|NED}} | RAB|2011}} | + 49" | | 10 | Blel Kadri|FRA}} | ALM|2011}} | + 49" |
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Classification leadershipIn the 2011 Volta a Catalunya, three different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding the finishing times of the stages per cyclist, the leader received a white jersey with green stripes on the sleeves, midsection, and collar. This classification was considered the most important of the Volta a Catalunya, and the winner of the general classification was considered the winner of the Volta a Catalunya. Additionally, there was also a sprint classification, indicated with a white jersey. In the sprint classification, cyclists received points for being one of the first three in intermediate sprints, with three points awarded for first place, two for second, and one for third. There was also a mountains classification, indicated with a red jersey. In the mountains classifications, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. All climbs were categorized, hors-, first, second, or third-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. | Stage | Winner | General Classification
| Mountains Classification
| Sprint Classification
| Team Classification
|
|---|
| 1 | Gatis Smukulis | Gatis Smukulis | Gatis Smukulis | Ben Gastauer | {{ct|THR|2011}} | | 2 | Alessandro Petacchi | Julián Sánchez | Rubén Pérez | | 3 | Michele Scarponi | Levi Leipheimer | Michele Scarponi | José Vicente Toribio | {{ct|RSH|2011}} | | 4 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso | Rubén Pérez | | 5 | Samuel Dumoulin | Nairo Quintana | | 6 | José Joaquín Rojas | | 7 | Samuel Dumoulin | Michele Scarponi | | Final | Michele Scarponi | Nairo Quintana | Rubén Pérez | {{ct|RSH|2011 |
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References1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.edosof.com/2011/volta/resulta/libro-etapa7.pdf |format=PDF |date=27 March 2011 |accessdate=27 March 2011 |work=Edosof |publisher=AS&A |page=7 |title=GENERAL INDIVIDUAL DESPUES DE LA ETAPA 7ª |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120313054348/http://www.edosof.com/2011/volta/resulta/libro-etapa7.pdf |archivedate=13 March 2012 |df= }}
2. ^{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27032011/2/cycling-contador-wins-tour-catalunya.html|work=Yahoo! Eurosport|publisher=TF1 Group|date=27 March 2011|accessdate=27 March 2011|title=Contador wins Tour of Catalunya|agency=Reuters}}
3. ^{{cite news|url=http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/27032011/58/leipheimer-abandons-catalunya.html|work=Yahoo! Eurosport|publisher=TF1 Group|date=27 March 2011|accessdate=27 March 2011|title=Leipheimer abandons in Catalunya|agency=Reuters}}
External links- {{official website|http://www.voltacatalunya.cat/}}
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