2011 in men's road cycling

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World Championships

The World Road championships were held in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Race Date Winner Second Third
World Championship Time Trial September 21  Tony Martin (GER)  Bradley Wiggins (GBR)  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
World Championship Road Race September 25  Mark Cavendish (GBR)  Matthew Goss (AUS)  André Greipel (GER)

Grand Tours

Race Date Winner Second Third
Italy Giro d'Italia May 7–29  Michele Scarponi (ITA)  Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)  John Gadret (FRA)
France Tour de France July 2–24  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Andy Schleck (LUX)  Fränk Schleck (LUX)
Spain Vuelta a España August 20 – September 11  Juan José Cobo (ESP)  Chris Froome (GBR)  Bradley Wiggins (GBR)

UCI WorldTour

Race Date Winner Second Third
Australia Santos Tour Down Under January 18–23  Cameron Meyer (AUS)  Matthew Goss (AUS)  Ben Swift (GBR)
France Paris–Nice March 6–13  Tony Martin (GER)  Andreas Klöden (GER)  Bradley Wiggins (GBR)
Italy Tirreno–Adriatico March 9–15  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Robert Gesink (NED)  Michele Scarponi (ITA)
Italy Milano–Sanremo March 19  Matthew Goss (AUS)  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
Spain Volta Ciclista a Catalunya March 21–27  Alberto Contador (ESP)  Michele Scarponi (ITA)  Dan Martin (IRL)
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem March 27  Tom Boonen (BEL)  Daniele Bennati (ITA)  Tyler Farrar (USA)
Belgium Ronde van Vlaanderen / Tour des Flandres April 3  Nick Nuyens (BEL)  Sylvain Chavanel (FRA)  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)
Spain Tour of the Basque Country April 4–9  Andreas Klöden (GER)  Chris Horner (USA)  Robert Gesink (NED)
France Paris–Roubaix April 10  Johan Vansummeren (BEL)  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Maarten Tjallingii (NED)
Netherlands Amstel Gold Race April 17  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Simon Gerrans (AUS)
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne April 20  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)
Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège April 24  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Fränk Schleck (LUX)  Andy Schleck (LUX)
Switzerland Tour de Romandie April 26 – May 1  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Tony Martin (GER)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
France Critérium du Dauphiné June 5–12  Bradley Wiggins (GBR)  Cadel Evans (AUS)  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ)
Switzerland Tour de Suisse June 11–19  Levi Leipheimer (USA)  Damiano Cunego (ITA)  Steven Kruijswijk (NED)
Spain Clásica de San Sebastián July 30  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Carlos Barredo (ESP)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
Poland Tour de Pologne July 31 – August 6  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Dan Martin (IRL)  Marco Marcato (ITA)
BelgiumNetherlands Eneco Tour August 8–14  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  David Millar (GBR)
Germany Vattenfall Cyclassics August 21  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR)  Gerald Ciolek (GER)  Borut Božič (SLO)
France GP Ouest-France August 28  Grega Bole (SLO)  Simon Gerrans (AUS)  Thomas Voeckler (FRA)
Canada GP de Québec September 9  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Robert Gesink (NED)  Rigoberto Urán (COL)
Canada GP de Montréal September 11  Rui Costa (POR)  Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA)  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)
China Tour of Beijing October 5–9  Tony Martin (GER)  David Millar (GBR)  Chris Froome (GBR)
Italy Giro di Lombardia October 15  Oliver Zaugg (SUI)  Dan Martin (IRE)  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)

2.HC Category Races

Race Date Winner Second Third
Malaysia Le Tour de Langkawi January 23 – February 1  Jonathan Monsalve (VEN)  Libardo Niño (COL)  Emanuele Sella (ITA)
France Critérium International March 26–27  Fränk Schleck (LUX)  Vasil Kiryienka (BLR)  Rein Taaramäe (EST)
Belgium Three Days of De Panne March 29–31  Sébastien Rosseler (BEL)  Lieuwe Westra (NED)  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL)
Italy Giro del Trentino April 19–22  Michele Scarponi (ITA)  Tiago Machado (POR)  Luca Ascani (ITA)
Turkey Presidential Tour of Turkey April 24 – May 1  Alexander Efimkin (RUS)  Andrey Zeits (KAZ)  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
France Four Days of Dunkirk May 4–8  Thomas Voeckler (FRA)  Laurent Pichon (FRA)  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE)
United States Tour of California May 15–22  Chris Horner (USA)  Levi Leipheimer (USA)  Tom Danielson (USA)
Germany Bayern-Rundfahrt May 25–29  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  Nicki Sørensen (DEN)  Michael Albasini (SUI)
Belgium Tour of Belgium May 25–29  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Björn Leukemans (BEL)
Luxembourg Tour of Luxembourg June 1–5  Linus Gerdemann (GER)  Alexandre Geniez (FRA)  Tony Gallopin (FRA)
China Tour of Qinghai Lake July 1–10  Gregor Gazvoda (SLO)  Dmitriy Gruzdev (KAZ)  Mateusz Taciak (POL)
Austria Tour of Austria July 3–10  Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE)  Leopold König (CZE)  Carlos Sastre (ESP)
Belgium Tour de Wallonie July 23–27  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Joost van Leijen (NED)  Ben Hermans (BEL)
Denmark Danmark Rundt August 3–7  Simon Gerrans (AUS)  Daniele Bennati (ITA)  Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
Spain Vuelta a Burgos August 3–7  Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP)  Daniel Moreno (ESP)  Juan José Cobo (ESP)
France Tour du Limousin August 16–19  Björn Leukemans (BEL)  Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA)  Florian Guillou (FRA)
China Tour of Hainan October 20–28  Valentin Iglinsky (KAZ)  Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA)  Alexander Schmitt (GER)

1.HC Category Races

Race Date Winner Second Third
Belgium Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Elite February 26  Sebastian Langeveld (NED)  Juan Antonio Flecha (ESP)  Mathew Hayman (AUS)
Belgium E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke March 26  Fabian Cancellara (SUI)  Jürgen Roelandts (BEL)  Vladimir Gusev (RUS)
Spain Gran Premio Miguel Induráin April 2  Samuel Sánchez (ESP)  Alexandr Kolobnev (RUS)  Fabian Wegmann (GER)
Belgium Scheldeprijs April 6  Mark Cavendish (GBR)  Denis Galimzyanov (RUS)  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR)
Belgium Brabantse Pijl April 13  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)  Björn Leukemans (BEL)  Anthony Geslin (FRA)
Germany Eschborn–Frankfurt City Loop May 5  John Degenkolb (GER)  Jérôme Baugnies (BEL)  Michael Matthews (AUS)
United States TD Bank International Cycling Championship June 5  Alex Rasmussen (DEN)  Peter Sagan (SLO)  Robert Förster (GER)
Italy Tre Valli Varesine August 16  Davide Rebellin (ITA)  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA)  Thibaut Pinot (FRA)
FranceBelgium Paris–Brussels September 10  Denis Galimzyanov (RUS)  Yauheni Hutarovich (BLR)  Anthony Ravard (FRA)
France GP du Fourmies September 11  Guillaume Blot (FRA)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR)  Stefan van Dijk (NED)
France Tour de Vendée October 2  Marco Marcato (ITA)  Pello Bilbao (ESP)  Maxime Bouet (FRA)
Italy Giro dell'Emilia October 8  Carlos Betancur (COL)  Bauke Mollema (NED)  Rigoberto Urán (COL)
France Paris–Tours October 9  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Marco Marcato (ITA)  Kasper Klostergaard (DEN)
Italy Giro del Piemonte October 13  Daniel Moreno (ESP)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)  Luca Paolini (ITA)

UCI tours

Tour Individual champion Individual champion's team Team champion Nations champion
World Tour  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto Omega Pharma–Lotto  Belgium
Africa Tour  Adil Jelloul (MAR) None Groupement Sportif Petrolier Algérie  Morocco
America Tour  Miguel Ubeto (VEN) None EPM–UNE  Colombia
Asia Tour  Mehdi Sohrabi (IRI) Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team Tabriz Petrochemical Cycling Team  Iran
Europe Tour  Giovanni Visconti (ITA) Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli FDJ  Italy
Oceania Tour  Richard Lang (AUS) Team Jayco–AIS Team Jayco–AIS  Australia

National Championships

Main article: 2011 national cycling championships

References

See also

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