The 2011 Eneco Tour was the seventh running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial in Amersfoort in the Netherlands on 8 August and finished on 14 August 2011 in Sittard-Geleen, also in the Netherlands.

2011 Eneco Tour
2011 UCI World Tour, race 20 of 27
Race details
Dates8–14 August 2011
Stages6+Prologue
Distance967.8 km (601.4 mi)
Winning time22h 54' 22"
Results
Winner  Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) (Team Sky)
  Second  Philippe Gilbert (Belgium) (Omega Pharma–Lotto)
  Third  David Millar (Great Britain) (Garmin–Cervélo)

Points  Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) (Team Sky)
Youth  Edvald Boasson Hagen (Norway) (Team Sky)
  Team Team RadioShack[1]
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The race consisted of seven stages, including the race-commencing prologue, as well as another individual time trial held in Roermond in the Netherlands. It was the 20th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season. The race was held one week earlier than during the previous season and also one day less in length. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium were covered.

The race was won by Team Sky rider Edvald Boasson Hagen, who claimed the leader's white jersey for the second time in three years – after his previous triumph in 2009 – after a strong finish on the individual time trial stage, and maintained his advantage to the end of the race, winning the race's final stage in Sittard-Geleen. Boasson Hagen's winning margin over runner-up Philippe Gilbert of Omega Pharma–Lotto was 22 seconds,[2] and Garmin–Cervélo's David Millar completed the podium, 6 seconds behind Gilbert and 28 seconds down on Boasson Hagen.[2]

Boasson Hagen also played a prominent part in the other classifications, as six top-ten placings over the week earned him victory in the points classification,[3] while his overall triumph also meant victory in the young rider classification.[3] Team RadioShack finished on top of the teams classification, after finishing tied with Team Sky in the standings. Team Sky had originally been classed as winners by a second, but a protest from Team RadioShack general manager Dirk Demol, overturned a one-second split in the field and Team RadioShack won the countback on time trial timings.[1]

Schedule

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Stage Route Distance Date Winner
P (ITT) Amersfoort (Netherlands) 5.7 km Monday, August 8   Taylor Phinney (USA)
1 Oosterhout (Netherlands) to Sint Willebrord (Netherlands) 192.1 km Tuesday, August 9   André Greipel (GER)
2 Aalter (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium) 173.7 km Wednesday, August 10   André Greipel (GER)
3 Heers (Belgium) to Andenne (Belgium) 191.2 km Thursday, August 11   Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
4 (ITT) Roermond (Netherlands) 14.7 km Friday, August 12   Jesse Sergent (NZL)
5 Genk (Belgium) to Genk (Belgium) 189.2 km Saturday, August 13   Matteo Bono (ITA)
6 Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) 201.2 km Sunday, August 14   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)

Teams

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The 18 teams from the UCI World Tour automatically take part in this edition of the Eneco Tour.

4 teams have been awarded a wildcard; Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator on 10 June,[4] Skil–Shimano on 24 June[5] and on 14 July, Cofidis and Veranda's Willems–Accent.[6]

Stages

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Prologue

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8 August 2011 – Amersfoort (Netherlands), 5.7 km (3.5 mi) individual time trial (ITT)

Prologue Result and General Classification after Prologue
Rider Team Time
1   Taylor Phinney (USA)     BMC Racing Team 6' 57"
2   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Sky + 7"
3   David Millar (GBR) Garmin–Cervélo + 8"
4   Alex Rasmussen (DEN) HTC–Highroad + 9"
5   Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank + 10"
6   Jos van Emden (NED) Rabobank + 11"
7   Jesse Sergent (NZL) Team RadioShack + 12"
8   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 15"
9   Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky + 18"
10   Robert Wagner (GER) Leopard Trek + 18"

Stage 1

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9 August 2011 – Oosterhout (Netherlands) to Sint Willebrord (Netherlands), 192.1 km (119.4 mi)

Stage 1 Result
Cyclist Team Time
1   André Greipel (GER) Omega Pharma–Lotto 4h 21' 20"
2   Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
3   Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Cervélo s.t.
4   Theo Bos (NED) Rabobank s.t.
5   Tom Veelers (NED) Skil–Shimano s.t.
6   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Sky s.t.
7   Taylor Phinney (USA)   BMC Racing Team s.t.
8   Mirko Selvaggi (ITA) Vacansoleil–DCM s.t.
9   Gerald Ciolek (GER) Quick-Step s.t.
10   Grega Bole (SLO) Lampre–ISD s.t.
General Classification after Stage 1
Rider Team Time
1   Taylor Phinney (USA)     BMC Racing Team 4h 28' 17"
2   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Sky + 7"
3   David Millar (GBR) Garmin–Cervélo + 8"
4   Alex Rasmussen (DEN) HTC–Highroad + 9"
5   Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank + 10"
6   Jos van Emden (NED) Rabobank + 11"
7   Jesse Sergent (NZL) Team RadioShack + 12"
8   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 15"
9   Geraint Thomas (GBR) Team Sky + 18"
10   Robert Wagner (GER) Leopard Trek + 18"

Stage 2

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10 August 2011 – Aalter (Belgium) to Ardooie (Belgium), 173.7 km (107.9 mi)

Stage 2 Result
Cyclist Team Time
1   André Greipel (GER) Omega Pharma–Lotto 4h 07' 21"
2   Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Cervélo s.t.
3   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team Sky s.t.
4   Jempy Drucker (LUX) Veranda's Willems–Accent s.t.
5   Baden Cooke (AUS) Saxo Bank–SunGard s.t.
6   Taylor Phinney (USA)   BMC Racing Team s.t.
7   Tom Veelers (NED) Skil–Shimano s.t.
8   Grega Bole (SLO) Lampre–ISD s.t.
9   Michael Van Staeyen (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator s.t.
10   Mark Renshaw (AUS) HTC–Highroad s.t.
General Classification after Stage 2
Rider Team Time
1   Taylor Phinney (USA)    BMC Racing Team 8h 35' 38"
2   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)   Team Sky + 3"
3   David Millar (GBR) Garmin–Cervélo + 8"
4   Alex Rasmussen (DEN) HTC–Highroad + 9"
5   André Greipel (GER) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 10"
6   Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank + 10"
7   Jos van Emden (NED) Rabobank + 11"
8   Jesse Sergent (NZL) Team RadioShack + 12"
9   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 15"
10   Tyler Farrar (USA) Garmin–Cervélo + 17"

Stage 3

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11 August 2011 – Heers (Belgium) to Andenne (Belgium), 191.2 km (118.8 mi)

Stage 3 Result
Cyclist Team Time
1   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto 4h 54' 53"
2   Grega Bole (SLO) Lampre–ISD + 8"
3   Ben Hermans (BEL) Team RadioShack + 8"
4   Koen de Kort (NED) Skil–Shimano + 8"
5   Linus Gerdemann (GER) Leopard Trek + 8"
6   Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) Quick-Step + 8"
7   Dries Devenyns (BEL) Quick-Step + 8"
8   Lars Bak (DEN) HTC–Highroad + 8"
9   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)   Team Sky + 8"
10   Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) BMC Racing Team + 8"
General Classification after Stage 3
Rider Team Time
1   Philippe Gilbert (BEL)   Omega Pharma–Lotto 13h 30' 34"
2   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)    Team Sky + 5"
3   David Millar (GBR) Garmin–Cervélo + 13"
4   Dominique Cornu (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 23"
5   Ben Hermans (BEL) Team RadioShack + 25"
6   Grega Bole (SLO) Lampre–ISD + 32"
7   Lars Bak (DEN) HTC–Highroad + 34"
8   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team + 34"
9   Dries Devenyns (BEL) Quick-Step + 35"
10   Joost van Leijen (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 36"

Stage 4

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12 August 2011 – Roermond (Netherlands), 14.7 km (9.1 mi) individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 4 Result
Cyclist Team Time
1   Jesse Sergent (NZL) Team RadioShack 17' 55"
2   Alex Rasmussen (DEN) HTC–Highroad + 14"
3   Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 20"
4   Vladimir Isaichev (RUS) Team Katusha + 27"
5   Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank + 27"
6   Jens Mouris (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 30"
7   Maarten Tjallingii (NED) Rabobank + 30"
8   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team + 30"
9   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)   Team Sky + 32"
10   Bert Grabsch (GER) HTC–Highroad + 34"
General Classification after Stage 4
Rider Team Time
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)     Team Sky 13h 49' 06"
2   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 12"
3   David Millar (GBR) Garmin–Cervélo + 18"
4   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team + 27"
5   Jos van Emden (NED) Rabobank + 47"
6   Joost van Leijen (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 54"
7   Dominique Cornu (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 57"
8   Dries Devenyns (BEL) Quick-Step + 58"
9   Ben Hermans (BEL) Team RadioShack + 59"
10   Linus Gerdemann (GER) Leopard Trek + 1' 03"

Stage 5

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13 August 2011 – Genk (Belgium) to Genk (Belgium), 189.2 km (117.6 mi)

Stage 5 Result
Cyclist Team Time
1   Matteo Bono (ITA) Lampre–ISD 4h 12' 14"
2   Sergey Renev (KAZ) Astana s.t.
3   Artem Ovechkin (RUS) Team Katusha + 3"
4   Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) Astana + 6"
5   Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 6"
6   Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) Team Katusha + 6"
7   Kenny van Hummel (NED) Skil–Shimano + 6"
8   Jacopo Guarnieri (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale + 6"
9   Robbie McEwen (AUS) Team RadioShack + 6"
10   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team + 6"
General Classification after Stage 5
Rider Team Time
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)     Team Sky 18h 01' 26"
2   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 12"
3   David Millar (GBR) Garmin–Cervélo + 18"
4   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team + 25"
5   Jos van Emden (NED) Rabobank + 47"
6   Joost van Leijen (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 54"
7   Dominique Cornu (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 57"
8   Dries Devenyns (BEL) Quick-Step + 58"
9   Ben Hermans (BEL) Team RadioShack + 59"
10   Linus Gerdemann (GER) Leopard Trek + 1' 03"

Stage 6

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14 August 2011 – Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands) to Sittard-Geleen (Netherlands), 201.2 km (125.0 mi)

Stage 6 Result
Cyclist Team Time
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)   Team Sky 4h 53' 06"
2   Manuel Antonio Cardoso (POR) Team RadioShack s.t.
3   Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank s.t.
4   Grega Bole (SLO) Lampre–ISD s.t.
5   Damiano Caruso (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale s.t.
6   Andreas Stauff (GER) Quick-Step s.t.
7   Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) Astana s.t.
8   Simone Ponzi (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale s.t.
9   Koen de Kort (NED) Skil–Shimano s.t.
10   Vladimir Gusev (RUS) Team Katusha s.t.
Final General Classification
Rider Team Time
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)     Team Sky 22h 54' 22"
2   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 22"
3   David Millar (GBR) Garmin–Cervélo + 28"
4   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team + 35"
5   Jos van Emden (NED) Rabobank + 57"
6   Joost van Leijen (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1' 04"
7   Dominique Cornu (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 1' 07"
8   Dries Devenyns (BEL) Quick-Step + 1' 08"
9   Ben Hermans (BEL) Team RadioShack + 1' 09"
10   Linus Gerdemann (GER) Leopard Trek + 1' 13"

Final standings

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General classification

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Rider Team Time
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)     Team Sky 22h 54' 22"
2   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 22"
3   David Millar (GBR) Garmin–Cervélo + 28"
4   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team + 35"
5   Jos van Emden (NED) Rabobank + 57"
6   Joost van Leijen (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1' 04"
7   Dominique Cornu (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 1' 07"
8   Dries Devenyns (BEL) Quick-Step + 1' 08"
9   Ben Hermans (BEL) Team RadioShack + 1' 09"
10   Linus Gerdemann (GER) Leopard Trek + 1' 13"

Points classification

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Rider Team Points
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)     Team Sky 122
2   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team 85
3   André Greipel (GER) Omega Pharma–Lotto 68
4   Grega Bole (SLO) Lampre–ISD 66
5   Lars Boom (NED) Rabobank 56
6   Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto 47
7   Jesse Sergent (NZL) Team RadioShack 43
8   Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto 42
9   Julien Fouchard (FRA) Cofidis 40
10   Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) Team Katusha 40

Young Riders' classification

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Rider Team Time
1   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)     Team Sky 22h 54' 22"
2   Taylor Phinney (USA) BMC Racing Team + 35"
3   Ben Hermans (BEL) Team RadioShack + 1' 09"
4   Damiano Caruso (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale + 2' 04"
5   Maxime Vantomme (BEL) Team Katusha + 2' 19"
6   Simone Ponzi (ITA) Liquigas–Cannondale + 2' 36"
7   Pieter Jacobs (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 2' 43"
8   Romain Zingle (BEL) Cofidis + 2' 48"
9   Michael Schär (SUI) BMC Racing Team + 3' 06"
10   Laurens De Vreese (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 3' 07"

Team classification

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Team Points
1 Team RadioShack 68h 45' 24"
2 Team Sky + 0"
3 Rabobank + 22"
4 BMC Racing Team + 2' 11"
5 Team Katusha + 2' 13"
6 Leopard Trek + 2' 35"
7 Quick-Step + 2' 36"
8 Lampre–ISD + 2' 55"
9 Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 3' 39"
10 Cofidis + 4' 19"

Classification leadership table

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Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Young Rider Classification
 
Team classification
 
P Taylor Phinney Taylor Phinney Taylor Phinney Taylor Phinney Rabobank
1 André Greipel
2 André Greipel Edvald Boasson Hagen
3 Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Sky
4 Jesse Sergent Edvald Boasson Hagen Team RadioShack
5 Matteo Bono
6 Edvald Boasson Hagen
Final Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Team RadioShack

World rankings points

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The Eneco Tour was one of 27 events throughout the season that contributed points towards the 2011 UCI World Tour. Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers overall, and to the top five finishers in each stage. Only riders on UCI ProTour teams were eligible to receive rankings points.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mehl, Cathy (14 August 2011). "It's a TEAMS Win for The Shack". Team RadioShack. Livestrong. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b Tobin, Lawrence (15 August 2011). "Boasson Hagen wins Tour for Sky". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Archived from the original on 11 November 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
  3. ^ a b Turner, Jonathan (14 August 2011). "Clean sweep for Boasson Hagen". Sky Sports. British Sky Broadcasting. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
  4. ^ "Eneco Tour Wildcard for Topsport-Vlaanderen - Mercator" (in Dutch). sport.be.msn.com. 2011-06-10.
  5. ^ "Skil-Shimano:"Looking forward to Eneco Tour"" (in Dutch). sport.be.msn.com. 2011-06-24.
  6. ^ "Cofidis and Veranda's Willems-Accent also to take part in Eneco Tour" (in Dutch). sport.be.msn.com. 2011-07-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  7. ^ "Points scale – UCI World Ranking". Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 June 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
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