[17] Visconti was given the irregular race number of 150, wearing it as the Italian national champion to commemorate 150 years of Italian unification. This was not a matter under which they could exonerate him. Giro d'Italia 2011 15a tappa Conegliano-Gardeccia (229 km) - Duration: 3:02:19. Scopri le date, le partenze e gli arrivi della nuova edizione della corsa rosa Seventeen of the 20 regions of Italy were visited in the race, as the 2011 race commemorated the 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy. Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank teammates joined him on stage at the end of the day: The post race press-conference On the second rest day, Xavier Tondó, a member of Movistar Team, was killed in an accident at his home. Follow live coverage of the 2011 Giro d'Italia, including news, results, stage reports, photos, podcasts and expert analysis - Start List Page - Cyclingnews ... Giro d'Italia - Teams. Toch kunnen de renners voorlopig nog niet op hun lauweren rusten. Cavendish indeed became the new race leader, but after an awkward final sprint it was not he but Italian Alessandro Petacchi who won the day. Other less well-known classifications, whose leaders did not receive a special jersey, were awarded during the Giro. On the whole, success proved to be fairly widespread. Each climb was categorized as either first, second, third, or fourth-category, with more points available for the higher-categorized climbs. As teams who have riders with a legitimate chance to win a race overall will generally try to avoid defending the lead for too many days, lest they tire their support riders out early and leave their leader vulnerable, there was speculation that Contador would tactically relinquish the jersey. While the route did get some positive critiques,[32] there was also critical opinion that it was simply too difficult. [67], Other awards included the Combativity classification, which was a compilation of points gained for position on crossing intermediate sprints, mountain passes and stage finishes. De klassementen na de 6de etappe van de Giro d'Italia 2011 Het etappeklassement van de 6de etappe: Orvieto > Fiuggi Terme 1/ Francisco Ventoso (Movistar Team) 195 km in 5h15'39" 2/ Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) 3/ Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli-C.I.P.I.) De Ronde van Italië begint volgend jaar een 22 kilometer lange ploegentijdrit die start aan het koninklijk paleis. Results. Le 21 tappe del Giro d'italia 2011: percorsi e date. [65] Although Contador claimed that he was not going to give his strongest effort in the stage 21 individual time trial,[66] the Giro's final stage, his ride was still good enough for third place, extending his winning margin to over six minutes, giving him his sixth and statistically most dominant Grand Tour championship. Le tappe del Giro d'Italia 2009. Giro-Etappe - Hindley jetzt im Rosa Trikot. [108] Fans were also given the opportunity to choose from among three prototypes for the design of the pink jersey in the 2012 Giro. Hart holt 20. [29] Other sprinters in the Giro peloton mainly came from much smaller teams and teams with little overall ambition. It greatly affected the Lampre–ISD team itself, as their manager Giuseppe Saronni was implicated in the investigation and stepped down as team manager shortly before the Giro began. Euskaltel–Euskadi's wins came on the two most difficult stages in the race, the back-to-back high mountain stages that preceded the second rest day. The route was one of the most difficult in the modern history of the race, with substantial criticism that it was simply too hard for a three-week-long race. Their minute and a half time gap, plus the time bonus for second place, gave Contador a lead of over three minutes in the overall standings. Nog drie etappes en dan zit de Giro d’Italia er alweer op. The remaining members of his team Leopard Trek, as well as training partner Tyler Farrar from the Garmin–Cervélo squad, crossed the finish line first with their arms around one another before withdrawing from the race that evening. [67] Contador's two stage wins and numerous top five placings also made him the winner of the points competition,[68] by a substantial margin. [58], On 23 May, during the second rest day of the Giro, Xavier Tondó, the reigning Vuelta a Castilla y León champion and one of the leaders on the season for the Movistar Team, was killed in a freak accident at home while preparing to train with teammates. This was decided the same way as the general classification, but only riders born after 1 January 1986 were eligible.[129]. Il Giro d'Italia 2011, novantaquattresima edizione della "Corsa Rosa", si è svolto in ventuno tappe dal 7 al 29 maggio 2011, su un percorso di complessivi 3 479 km. While Garmin–Cervélo's Christophe Le Mével, who entered the day third overall and had on two other occasions come within a time bonus of claiming the jersey, made the group, neither he nor anyone in it was destined to take pink. Each of the 23 teams took to the front of the peloton for about 15 minutes, and members of Leopard Trek, along with Farrar, were allowed to finish first with their arms around each other. This was particularly in comparison with the similarly difficult, yet not as difficult, route for the 2011 Tour de France revealed days earlier. They were set to be printed on the jersey along with tweets from Ivan Basso, Cadel Evans, Alberto Contador, and Vincenzo Nibali, in the respective riders' native languages. As did Contador, Cavendish won two stages, stages 10 and 12,[71][72] but prior to Cavendish's second victory no team, let alone individual rider, had won two individual stages. Millar led the rest of the field across the line a few seconds later. He was therefore stripped of the 2011 Giro title, and Scarponi became the new victor of the race, and the winner of the points classification. [23] While the BMC Racing Team was unlikely to field an overall favorite, given that their top man Cadel Evans chose to focus on the Tour de France, they were also affected by the investigation, for the second year in a row. Fans of the race were able to vote on its official Facebook page for two climbs, from an initial pool of 64, to appear in the race. [67] Additionally, the Trofeo Fuga Pinarello rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. The T.V. Race organizers mistakenly played an old Spanish anthem with lyrics favored by former Spanish dictator Francisco Franco. Team managers expressed concern that they would not fully be able to fulfill their duties if not present with the riders like normal, and this was given as the basis of the UCI's decision. This classification was considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner was considered the winner of the Giro. [86] The Leopard Trek team remained in the race for another day at the encouragement of Weylandt's family. Turijn was van 1861 […] Four other teams – Androni Giocattoli, Euskaltel–Euskadi, Lampre–ISD, and Movistar Team – eventually repeated as stage winners. The Giro's last stage, an individual time trial in Milan, was also shortened. The small Androni Giocattoli and Colnago–CSF Inox also sent sprinters, Roberto Ferrari and 2010 Giro stage winner Manuel Belletti, respectively. It still ended, per its original design, at the Duomo di Milano. Thus, the Crostis was eliminated, and the stage was reduced in length from its originally planned length of 210 km (130 mi). The win earned 25 points, second place earned 20 points, third 16, fourth 14, fifth 12, sixth 10, and one point fewer per place down to a single point for 15th. Won by Diego Ulissi before Pablo Lastras (2nd) and Giovanni Visconti (3rd). Of the five, only Menchov and Nibali were considered realistic overall contenders. It was on this day that strong overall favorite Alberto Contador first seized control of the race. The HTC–Highroad squad won this stage, making their rider Marco Pinotti the first wearer of the race leader's pink jersey. In early 2012, the points earned by Contador for overall placing were redistributed, and those gained for stage finishes were removed. The foremost of these riders was former Giro winner Damiano Cunego, though Damiani felt he would eventually be cleared of any wrongdoing. [82] A short time later, Weylandt's body was airlifted off the descent and taken to a nearby hospital, where the pathologist conducting the autopsy concluded that the Belgian had died immediately upon crashing. In questo corto vi riporto alcune immagini riprese… Giro d'italia tappa etna 2011 on Vimeo That squad therefore turned their sprinting hopes to the rider originally set to be Bennati's leadout man, Belgian sprinter Wouter Weylandt.[31]. Overview of the stages; purple lines represent distances covered in the individual stages, Stage 4 was neutralised after Wouter Weylandt's death in the previous day's race. [70] Roman Kreuziger, still eligible by a matter of months, won the youth competition with his ride to sixth place overall. In February 2012, the Court of Arbitration for Sport decided that Contador, following his positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France, lost his results since that event. Volgens Italiaanse media kiest organisator RCS Sport voor de Noord-Italiaanse stad om de unificatie van Italië van 150 jaar geleden te vieren. [116] Finally, on 6 February 2012, the court spoke, overturning the Spanish federation's decision to clear Contador and assessing the rider a backdated two-year ban, from the date of his adverse test at the 2010 Tour de France. AG2R LA MONDIALE. [111][112] He rode and won with the most dominant Grand Tour performance of his career, and later rode a relatively normal and full 2011 season as his CAS date was continually pushed back. Won by Alessandro Petacchi before Mark Cavendish (2nd) and Manuel Belletti (3rd). They issued the number for the Belgian national road race championships. Contador and the rest of the overall favorites finished at the front of the race, with riders well down in the standings claiming the time bonuses, meaning Contador retained the race leadership after all.[58]. [37] The final major climb was the Colle delle Finestre, which made its return after last featuring in the 2005 Giro d'Italia. [30] The Leopard Trek team had intended to send Daniele Bennati, a former winner of the points classification in the Giro d'Italia who had had great success at the recently run Circuit de la Sarthe. Deze pagina is voor het laatst bewerkt op 16 apr 2018 om 20:28. [107] They were later announced to be part of the same stage for the 2012 Giro. City officials expected high voter turnout and did not want the city center tied up by the race all day, so the revised route began at the outskirts of Milan instead of its center. Zomegnan had held the position since 2004, beginning with the 2005 Giro d'Italia. Instead, the stage was preceded by a minute's silence, and ridden as a procession in Weylandt's memory. Il 32enne belga Philippe Gilbert (Bmc) ha vinto la 18/esima tappa del 98° Giro d’Italia, Melide-Verbania (170 km). Their contingent for the Giro specifically excluded any riders or staff implicated in the investigation. Strong overall favorite Alberto Contador was the race's original winner, in what constituted his second Giro championship. Dutch rider Pieter Weening won the stage with an 8-second time gap against the field. This effectively made Michele Scarponi the new Giro champion and points winner, and it made José Rujano and Vincenzo Nibali into stage winners in this Giro.