The 2011 Tour du Haut Var was the 43rd edition of the Tour du Haut Var cycling stage race.[1] It was being held 19–20 February 2011 in the French department of the Var, and was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.

2011 Tour du Haut Var
Race details
Dates19–20 February
Stages2
Distance375.8 km (233.5 mi)
Winning time9h 14' 13"
Results
Winner  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar)
  Second  Julien Antomarchi (FRA) (La Pomme Marseille)
  Third  Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) (Ag2r–La Mondiale)

Points  Thomas Voeckler (FRA) (Team Europcar)
Mountains  Jérémy Roy (FRA) (FDJ)
Youth  Gorka Izagirre (ESP) (Euskaltel–Euskadi)
  Team FDJ
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Teams and cyclists

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There were 18 teams in the 2011 Tour du Haut Var. Among them were five UCI ProTeams, nine UCI Professional Continental teams, and four Continental teams. Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a peloton of 142 cyclists at its outset.

The 18 teams in the race were:

Tour stages

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Stage 1

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19 February 2011 – La Croix Valmer to Grimaud, 168.8 km (104.9 mi)
Stage 1 results and General Classification
Cyclist Team Time
1   Samuel Dumoulin (FRA)    Cofidis 4h 00' 05"
2   Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 0"
3   Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Team Europcar + 1"
4   José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team + 1"
5   Cédric Pineau (FRA) FDJ + 1"
6   Gorka Izagirre (ESP)   Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1"
7   Steven Tronet (FRA) Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 4"
8   Jeremie Galland (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 4"
9   Florian Vachon (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 4"
10   Jure Kocjan (SLO) Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis + 4"

Stage 2

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20 February 2011 – Draguignan to Draguignan, 207 km (128.6 mi)
Stage 2 results
Cyclist Team Time
1   Julien Antomarchi (FRA) La Pomme Marseille 5h 14' 07"
2   Thomas Voeckler (FRA) Team Europcar + 0"
3   José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team + 29"
4   Julien Simon (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 29"
5   David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis + 29"
6   Rémi Pauriol (FRA) FDJ + 29"
7   Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 29"
8   Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) Saxo Bank–SunGard + 45"
9   Cédric Pineau (FRA) FDJ + 54"
10   Jure Kocjan (SLO) Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis + 54"
Final Classification
Cyclist Team Time
1   Thomas Voeckler (FRA)    Team Europcar 9h 14' 13"
2   Julien Antomarchi (FRA) La Pomme Marseille + 8"
3   Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 28"
4   José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) Movistar Team + 29"
5   Rémi Pauriol (FRA) FDJ + 37"
6   David Moncoutié (FRA) Cofidis + 37"
7   Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) Cofidis + 53"
8   Chris Anker Sørensen (DEN) Saxo Bank–SunGard + 53"
9   Cédric Pineau (FRA) FDJ + 54"
10   Gorka Izagirre (ESP)   Euskaltel–Euskadi + 54"

Classification leadership

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In the 2011 Tour du Haut Var, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. The leader received a yellow jersey. This classification was considered the most important of the Tour du Haut Var, and the winner is considered the winner of the Tour.

Additionally, there was a youth classification, which awarded a white jersey. It is calculated in the same way as the general classification, but is only open to riders born in 1988 or later.

There was also a mountains classification, which awarded a red jersey. In the mountains classification, points were won by reaching the top of a mountain before other cyclists. Each climb was categorized, with the more difficult climbs awarding more points.

The points classification awarded a green jersey. In the points classification, cyclists got points based on the order at the finish line of each stage. The stage win afforded 25 points, second on the stage was worth 20, third 16, fourth 13, fifth 10, sixth 8, seventh 6, eighth 4, ninth 2, and tenth was worth a single point. The points awarded in the sprints classification counted equivalently for this classification. In addition, points were awarded for the intermediate sprints, with 6, 4 and 2 points rewarded to, respectively, the first, second and third-place winners of the intermediate sprints.

The race also awarded a teams classification, which, too, was not represented by a jersey. The teams classification was calculated by adding the times of each team's best three riders per stage per day.

Stage Winner General Classification
 
Mountains Classification
 
Youth Classification
 
Points Classification
 
Teams Classification
1 Samuel Dumoulin Samuel Dumoulin Benjamin Giraud Gorka Izagirre Samuel Dumoulin Cofidis
2 Thomas Voeckler Thomas Voeckler Jérémy Roy Thomas Voeckler FDJ
Final Thomas Voeckler Jérémy Roy Gorka Izagirre Thomas Voeckler FDJ

References

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  1. ^ "Official Website 2011 Tour du Haut Var". Archived from the original on 2011-01-21. Retrieved 2011-02-23.