2011 French Road Cycling Cup

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The 2011 French Road Cycling Cup was the 20th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup.

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The Trophée des Grimpeurs was scheduled to make a return to the calendar following its cancellation due to financial difficulties in 2010, however for the same reason as the previous year it got cancelled again. Two new events were added to the calendar, namely the Flèche d'Emeraude and the Boucles de l'Aulne. The defending champion from 2010 was Leonardo Duque of Cofidis.

Events

DateEventWinnerTeamSeries leaderLeading Team
30 January Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise Flag of France.svg  Jérémy Roy  (FRA) FDJ Flag of France.svg  Jérémy Roy  (FRA) FDJ
20 March Cholet-Pays de Loire Flag of France.svg  Thomas Voeckler  (FRA) Team Europcar Flag of France.svg  Jérémy Roy  (FRA)
Flag of France.svg  Thomas Voeckler  (FRA)
3 April Flèche d'Emeraude Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA) Cofidis Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA) Cofidis
12 April Paris–Camembert Flag of France.svg  Sandy Casar  (FRA) FDJ FDJ
14 April Grand Prix de Denain Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Casper  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun
16 April Tour du Finistère Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA)
17 April Tro-Bro Léon Flag of France.svg  Vincent Jérôme  (FRA) Team Europcar
1 May Trophée des Grimpeurs Race Cancelled
28 May Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Georges  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93
29 May Boucles de l'Aulne Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Keizer  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM
31 July Polynormande Flag of France.svg  Anthony Delaplace  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA) Cofidis
21 August Châteauroux Classic Flag of France.svg  Anthony Ravard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale
4 September Tour du Doubs Flag of France.svg  Arthur Vichot  (FRA) FDJ FDJ
18 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Aaen Jørgensen  (DEN) Saxo Bank–SunGard
2 October Tour de Vendée Flag of Italy.svg  Marco Marcato  (ITA) Vacansoleil–DCM

Final overall standings

Individual

#RiderTeamPoints
1Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA) Cofidis 139
2Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM 124
3Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Georges  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 93
4Flag of France.svg  Anthony Delaplace  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun 90
5Flag of France.svg  Romain Hardy  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller 90
6Flag of France.svg  Sandy Casar  (FRA) FDJ 75
7Flag of France.svg  Thomas Voeckler  (FRA) Team Europcar 70
8Flag of France.svg  Arthur Vichot  (FRA) FDJ 68
9Flag of France.svg  Anthony Ravard  (FRA) Ag2r–La Mondiale 65
10Flag of France.svg  Julien El Fares  (FRA) Cofidis 61

Team

#TeamPoints
1 FDJ 114
2 Saur–Sojasun 104
3 Bretagne–Schuller 104
4 Team Europcar 101
5 Cofidis 81
6 BigMat–Auber 93 78
7 Ag2r–La Mondiale 68
8 Roubaix–Lille Métropole 54

2011 French Road Cycling Cup race results

1. 30 January 2011 - Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Jérémy Roy  (FRA) FDJ 3h 30' 55"
2Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Georges  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 2' 38"
3Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 2' 43"
4Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jure Kocjan  (SLO) Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis + 2' 43"
5Flag of France.svg  Arthur Vichot  (FRA) FDJ + 2' 43"
6Flag of France.svg  Cyril Gautier  (FRA) Team Europcar + 2' 43"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Riccardo Riccò  (ITA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 2' 43"
8Flag of France.svg  Cédric Pineau  (FRA) FDJ + 2' 43"
9Flag of France.svg  Julien Antomarchi  (FRA) La Pomme Marseille + 2' 43"
10Flag of France.svg  Julien El Fares  (FRA) Cofidis + 2' 43"
2. 20 March 2011 - Cholet-Pays de Loire
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Thomas Voeckler  (FRA) Team Europcar 4h 49' 36"
2Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
3Flag of France.svg  Benjamin Giraud  (FRA) La Pomme Marseille + 0"
4Flag of France.svg  Mathieu Drujon  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 0"
5Flag of France.svg  Stéphane Poulhiès  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 0"
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  James Vanlandschoot  (BEL) Veranda's Willems–Accent + 0"
7Flag of France.svg  Jean-Luc Delpech  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 0"
8Flag of Spain.svg  Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel  (ESP) Caja Rural + 0"
9Flag of France.svg  Fabien Bacquet  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 0"
10Flag of France.svg  Romain Hardy  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 0"
3. 3 April 2011 - Flèche d'Emeraude
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA) Cofidis 3h 55' 29"
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Jure Kocjan  (SLO) Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis + 0"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Francesco Ginanni  (ITA) Androni Giocattoli + 0"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Meersman  (BEL) FDJ + 0"
5Flag of Spain.svg  Joaquín Sobrino  (ESP) Caja Rural + 0"
6Flag of France.svg  Jean-Luc Delpech  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 0"
7Flag of Colombia.svg  Juan Pablo Forero  (COL) Colombia es Pasión–Café de Colombia + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Laurent Pichon  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 0"
9Flag of France.svg  Florian Vachon  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 0"
10Flag of France.svg  Fabien Bacquet  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 0"
4. 12 April 2011 - Paris–Camembert
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Sandy Casar  (FRA) FDJ 5h 08' 28"
2Flag of France.svg  Romain Hardy  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 0"
3Flag of France.svg  Julien Antomarchi  (FRA) La Pomme Marseille + 0"
4Flag of France.svg  Maxime Mederel  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 0"
5Flag of France.svg  Pierrick Fédrigo  (FRA) FDJ + 0"
6Flag of France.svg  Sébastien Joly  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 4"
7Flag of Spain.svg  Iker Camaño  (ESP) Endura Racing + 4"
8Flag of France.svg  Rémi Pauriol  (FRA) FDJ + 4"
9Flag of Sweden.svg  Jonas Ljungblad  (SWE) Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de + 4"
10Flag of Ireland.svg  Nicolas Roche  (IRL) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 4"
5. 14 April 2011 - Grand Prix de Denain
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Casper  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun 4h 32' 10"
2Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 0"
3Flag of Lithuania.svg  Aidis Kruopis  (LIT) Landbouwkrediet + 0"
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Leigh Howard  (AUS) HTC–Highroad + 0"
5Flag of France.svg  Denis Flahaut  (FRA) Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 0"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Danilo Napolitano  (ITA) Acqua & Sapone + 0"
7Flag of South Africa.svg  Robert Hunter  (RSA) Team RadioShack + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA) FDJ + 0"
9Flag of France.svg  Fabien Bacquet  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 0"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Michael Van Stayen  (BEL) Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator + 0"
6. 16 April 2011 - Tour du Finistère
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM 4h 13' 52"
2Flag of France.svg  Armindo Fonseca  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 1"
3Flag of France.svg  Sandy Casar  (FRA) FDJ + 2"
4Flag of France.svg  Thomas Voeckler  (FRA) Team Europcar + 2"
5Flag of France.svg  Justin Jules  (FRA) La Pomme Marseille + 2"
6Flag of France.svg  Nicolas Vogondy  (FRA) Cofidis + 2"
7Flag of France.svg  Maxime Mederel  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 2"
8Flag of France.svg  Romain Hardy  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller + 2"
9Flag of France.svg  Jean-Marc Marino  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 2"
10Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Georges  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 2"
7. 17 April 2011 - Tro-Bro Léon
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Vincent Jérôme  (FRA) Team Europcar 4h 58' 07"
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Will Routley  (CAN) SpiderTech–C10 + 1"
3Flag of France.svg  Arnold Jeannesson  (FRA) FDJ + 20"
4Flag of France.svg  Steve Chainel  (FRA) FDJ + 20"
5Flag of France.svg  Benoit Daeninck  (FRA) Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 30"
6Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Bruno Langlois  (CAN) SpiderTech–C10 + 32"
7Flag of France.svg  Mathieu Ladagnous  (FRA) FDJ + 36"
8Flag of France.svg  Mathieu Drujon  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 + 36"
9Flag of France.svg  Alexandre Blain  (FRA) Endura Racing + 36"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kristof Goddaert  (BEL) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 36"
8. 28 May 2011 - Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Sylvain Georges  (FRA) BigMat–Auber 93 4h 13' 52"
2Flag of France.svg  Pierrick Fédrigo  (FRA) FDJ + 0"
3Flag of France.svg  Jérémie Galland  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 0"
4Flag of France.svg  Julien Guay  (FRA) Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 0"
5Flag of France.svg  Julien Simon  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 0"
6Flag of France.svg  Tony Gallopin  (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Rob Ruijgh  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM + 0"
8Flag of France.svg  Yohan Cauquil  (FRA) La Pomme Marseille + 0"
9Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Jonathan Fumeaux  (SWI) Atlas Personal + 0"
10Flag of France.svg  Julien El Fares  (FRA) Cofidis + 0"
9. 29 May 2011 - Boucles de l'Aulne
CyclistTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Martijn Keizer  (NED) Vacansoleil–DCM 4h 03' 06"
2Flag of France.svg  Anthony Delaplace  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 2"
3Flag of France.svg  Anthony Charteau  (FRA) Team Europcar + 9"
4Flag of France.svg  Jonathan Hivert  (FRA) Saur–Sojasun + 17"
5Flag of France.svg  Cyril Gautier  (FRA) Team Europcar + 17"
6Flag of France.svg  Steven Tronet  (FRA) Roubaix–Lille Métropole + 51"
7Flag of France.svg  Yohann Gène  (FRA) Team Europcar + 51"
8Flag of France.svg  Yohan Cauquil  (FRA) La Pomme Marseille + 51"
9Flag of France.svg  Julien El Fares  (FRA) Cofidis + 51"
10Flag of France.svg  Rémi Pauriol  (FRA) FDJ + 51"

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