2011 Tour de Picardie

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2011 Tour de Picardie
2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour, race 15 of 27
Tour de Picardie 2011 Route.gif
The route of the 2011 Tour de Picardie
Race details
Dates13–15 May
Stages3
Distance518 km (321.9 mi)
Winning time12h 01' 00"
Results
Jersey yellow.svg WinnerFlag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (France) (Vacansoleil–DCM)
  SecondFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (Belgium) (Omega Pharma–Lotto)
  ThirdFlag of Italy.svg  Filippo Pozzato  (Italy) (Team Katusha)

Jersey green.svg PointsFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (Belgium) (Omega Pharma–Lotto)
Jersey polkadot.svg MountainsFlag of France.svg  Johan Le Bon  (France) (Bretagne–Schuller)
  Team Saur–Sojasun
  2010
2012  

The 2011 Tour de Picardie was the 65th edition of the Tour de Picardie cycling stage race. It started on 13 May in Abbeville and ended on 15 May in Peronne and consisted of three stages.

Contents

The race was won by Team Vacansoleil-DCM rider Romain Feillu, who claimed the leader's yellow and blue jersey after a strong finish on the 3rd stage. Feillu' winning margin over runner-up Kenny De Haes of Omega Pharma-Lotto was 8 seconds, and Katusha's Filippo Pozzato completed the podium, 8 seconds down on Feillu.

In the race's other classifications, Omega-Pharma Lotto rider Kenny de Haes won the points classification's green jersey. Bretagne-Schuller rider Johan Lethe King of the Mountains classification, with Saur-Sojasun finishing at the head of the teams classification.

Pre-race favourites

The winner of the 2010 Tour de Picardie, Ben Swift, was not looking to defend last year's victory because of his racing at the 2010 Tour of California, while other pre-race favourites like 3 stage winner of Tour Méditerranéen winner, Romain Feillu, as well as Kenny Dehaeswho was 5th at 2008.

Stages

1

13 May 2011 – Abbeville to La Neuville-en-Hez, 162 km

Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Egidijus Juodvalkis  (LIT) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Jersey yellow number.svg Landbouwkrediet 3h 42' 29"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 1"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Elmiger  (SUI) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 1"
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Egidijus Juodvalkis  (LIT) Jersey yellow.svg Jersey green.svg Jersey yellow number.svg Landbouwkrediet 3h 42' 29"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (BEL) Omega Pharma–Lotto + 5"
3Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Martin Elmiger  (SUI) Ag2r–La Mondiale + 7"

2

14 May 2011 – Villers-Saint-Paul to Château-Thierry, 166.5 km

Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM 3h 45' 26"
2Flag of France.svg  Saïd Haddou  (FRA) Team Europcar st"
3Flag of France.svg  Mathieu Drujon  (FRA) Jersey yellow number.svg BigMat–Auber 93 st"
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Lithuania.svg  Egidijus Juodvalkis  (LIT) Jersey yellow.svg Landbouwkrediet 3h 42' 29"
2Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Vacansoleil–DCM + 1"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (BEL) Jersey green.svg Omega Pharma–Lotto + 5"

3

15 May 2011 – Charly-sur-Marne to Péronne, 189.5 km

Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Jimmy Casper  (FRA) Jersey yellow number.svg Saur–Sojasun 4h 32' 58"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Filippo Pozzato  (ITA) Team Katusha st"
3Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Jersey yellow.svg Vacansoleil–DCM st"
RiderTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Jersey yellow.svg Vacansoleil–DCM 12h 01' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (BEL) Jersey green.svg Omega Pharma–Lotto + 8"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Filippo Pozzato  (ITA) Team Katusha + 8"

Classification leadership

StageWinner General classification
Jersey yellow.svg
Mountains classification
Jersey polkadot.svg
Points classification
Jersey green.svg
Team Classification
Jersey yellow number.svg
1 Egidijus Juodvalkis Egidijus Juodvalkis Johan Le Bon Egidijus Juodvalkis Landbouwkrediet
2 Romain Feillu Kenny Dehaes BigMat–Auber 93
3 Jimmy Casper Romain Feillu Saur–Sojasun
Final Romain Feillu Johan Le Bon Kenny Dehaes Saur–Sojasun

Winners

General classification

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Jersey yellow.svg Vacansoleil–DCM 12h 01' 00"
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (BEL) Jersey green.svg Omega Pharma–Lotto + 8"
3Flag of Italy.svg  Filippo Pozzato  (ITA) Team Katusha + 8"

Points

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Kenny Dehaes  (BEL) Jersey green.svg Omega Pharma–Lotto 46 points
2Flag of France.svg  Romain Feillu  (FRA) Jersey yellow.svg Vacansoleil–DCM 45 points
3Flag of Italy.svg  Filippo Pozzato  (ITA) Team Katusha 41 points

Mountains

RiderTeamTime
1Flag of France.svg  Johan Le Bon  (FRA) Jersey polkadot.svg Bretagne–Schuller 20 points
2Flag of France.svg  Mathieu Halleguen  (FRA) Bretagne–Schuller 9 points
3Flag of France.svg  Benoit Daeninck  (FRA) Roubaix–Lille Métropole 8 points

Team

Pos.TeamTime
1 Saur–Sojasun Jersey yellow number.svg 36h 03' 42"
2 BigMat–Auber 93 + 7"
3 Bretagne–Schuller + 7"

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