2011 Tour of Britain

2011 Tour of Britain
UCI Europe Tour
	The race departing from Peebles
Race details
Dates	11–18 September 2011
Stages	8
Distance	1,116.8 km (693.9 mi)
Winning time	26h 57' 35"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Sprints
	Team
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Last updated January 26, 2024

The 2011 Tour of Britain was the eighth running of the latest incarnation of the Tour of Britain and the 72nd British tour in total. The race started on 11 September in Peebles, Scotland and finished on 18 September in London, England, with the race also visiting Wales for one stage.

The race consisted of eight stages – down from the original itinerary of nine stages due to bad weather^[1] – and included the Tour's first individual time trial since 2007, as part of two stages on the race's final day, with a criterium to finish the race.^[2] The race was held as part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour, and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.1 category race.^[3]

The race was won by Rabobank rider Lars Boom, who claimed the leader's gold jersey after two stage victories, as well as a strong finish on the individual time trial stage. Boom maintained his advantage to the end of the race, with a winning margin over runner-up Team Sky's Steve Cummings of 36 seconds,^[4] and Team NetApp's Jan Bárta completed the podium, 19 seconds behind Cummings and 55 seconds down on Boom.

In the race's other classifications, Team Sky's Geraint Thomas won the points classification, An Post–Sean Kelly rider Pieter Ghyllebert led the sprints classification from start to finish and Jonathan Tiernan-Locke took home the polka-dot jersey for Rapha Condor–Sharp, as he finished at the top of the mountains classification.^[5] As well as Thomas' points victory, Team Sky finished on top of the teams classification.

Participating teams

UCI ProTeams

GRM – Garmin–Cervélo
THR – HTC–Highroad
LEO – Leopard Trek
RAB – Rabobank
SKY – Team Sky
VCD – Vacansoleil–DCM

UCI Professional Continental teams

UCI Continental teams

Stages

Stage 1

11 September 2011 – Peebles to Dumfries, 170.3 km (105.8 mi)

A pair of riders – An Post–Sean Kelly's Pieter Ghyllebert and Sigma Sport–Specialized's Russell Hampton – made the early breakaway from the field, locking out the top two placings at each of the three intermediate sprint points and the three categorised climbs during the stage. Ghyllebert finished first at the sprints, and thus took the race's first sprints jersey, while Hampton earned the polka-dot jersey for heading the mountains classification, and also earned the award for the day's most combative rider.^[6] The breakaway, which had an advantage of six minutes over the field at one point during the stage, was caught with around 10 km (6.2 mi) remaining, which would ultimately set up a sprint finish in Dumfries.^[7]

HTC–Highroad, Rabobank and Team Sky moved their riders towards the front of the field, to win the sprint for the line and the ten-second time bonus available for the first rider to complete the stage.^[8] As it was, HTC–Highroad were the strongest in the closing stages and Mark Renshaw led Mark Cavendish – only racing in the Tour with special dispensation from the Union Cycliste Internationale after his stage 4 exit from the Vuelta a España ^[9] – out to claim the stage victory, his first in the race since 2007. The stage victory gave Cavendish the lead in the general classification, and also the points classification, from points gained at the finish. Renshaw finished just behind Cavendish, with Rabobank's Theo Bos completing the top three placings.

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	4h 41' 06"
2	Mark Renshaw (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	s.t.
3	Theo Bos (NED)	Rabobank	s.t.
4	Barry Markus (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	s.t.
5	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
6	Robert Förster (GER)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
7	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
8	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	s.t.
9	Roger Hammond (GBR)	Garmin–Cervélo	s.t.
10	Ian Wilkinson (GBR)	Endura Racing	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	4h 40' 56"
2	Mark Renshaw (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	+ 4"
3	Theo Bos (NED)	Rabobank	+ 6"
4	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	+ 9"
5	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Team Sky	+ 9"
6	Peter Williams (GBR)	Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team	+ 9"
7	Barry Markus (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 10"
8	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 10"
9	Robert Förster (GER)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 10"
10	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 10"

Stage 2

12 September 2011 – Kendal to Blackpool, 137.7 km (85.6 mi)

Prior to the start of the stage, race organisers cancelled the stage on police advice due to high winds in Northern England,^[1] as Hurricane Katia, now a post-tropical cyclone hit the country.^[10]

Remained the General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	4h 40' 56"
2	Mark Renshaw (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	+ 4"
3	Theo Bos (NED)	Rabobank	+ 6"
4	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	+ 9"
5	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Team Sky	+ 9"
6	Peter Williams (GBR)	Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team	+ 9"
7	Barry Markus (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 10"
8	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 10"
9	Robert Förster (GER)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 10"
10	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 10"

Stage 3

13 September 2011 – Stoke-on-Trent to Stoke-on-Trent, 140 km (87.0 mi)

Although not as prominent as the previous day, windy conditions caused problems for the riders during the stage, with the field being split into several groups, behind a trio of breakaway riders. UnitedHealthcare's Boy Van Poppel, An Post–Sean Kelly's Andrew Fenn, and the mountains classification leader Russell Hampton of Sigma Sport–Specialized formed the day's breakaway, and they accelerated away from the field to a maximum advantage of over three minutes.^[11]^[12] The lead trio also took the maximum points from the first two intermediate sprints and the second category climb at Ramshorn. They stayed ahead of the field – and were later joined by Rapha Condor–Sharp rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke – until just after Gun Hill, where Team Sky, HTC–Highroad and Rabobank advanced some of their riders into an echelon of 27 riders.^[13] After advancing all six of their riders into the echelon, Team Sky sent one of their riders on the attack with around 15 km (9.3 mi) remaining on the stage.

The newly crowned British time trial champion Alex Dowsett attempted to take a solo victory for the second time in a few weeks, after a similar performance at the Tour du Poitou-Charentes a couple weeks prior to the Tour of Britain.^[14] Dowsett was caught within the final 2 km (1.2 mi) of the stage, which allowed several teams to launch mini-attacks on their rivals, in an attempt to break them. Ultimately, it was the Rabobank duo Michael Matthews and Lars Boom that set up the sprint akin to the sprint that Mark Renshaw and Mark Cavendish accomplished for HTC–Highroad in Dumfries in Stage 1. Boom won the stage ahead of Matthews, with Geraint Thomas best of the rest in third for Team Sky, ahead of team-mate Steve Cummings and Cavendish. Boom's win – coupled with bonus seconds on the finish and intermediate sprints – enabled him to take the general classification lead from Cavendish by three seconds.^[15]

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	3h 23' 42"
2	Michael Matthews (AUS)	Rabobank	s.t.
3	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
4	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
5	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	s.t.
6	Ian Bibby (GBR)	Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team	s.t.
7	Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR)	Rapha Condor–Sharp	s.t.
8	Jelle Wallays (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	s.t.
9	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	s.t.
10	Andrew Fenn (GBR)	An Post–Sean Kelly	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	8h 04' 35"
2	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	+ 3"
3	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 6"
4	Michael Matthews (AUS)	Rabobank	+ 7"
5	Boy Van Poppel (NED)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 8"
6	Andrew Fenn (GBR)	An Post–Sean Kelly	+ 8"
7	Ian Bibby (GBR)	Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team	+ 13"
8	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	+ 13"
9	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 13"
10	Daniel Lloyd (GBR)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 13"

Stage 4

14 September 2011 – Welshpool to Caerphilly, 183.7 km (114.1 mi)

Just like the previous day's stage, a trio of riders went away from the field to form the day's breakaway. Rapha Condor–Sharp's Kristian House, Endura Racing's Jack Bauer, and the sprints classification leader Pieter Ghyllebert of An Post–Sean Kelly formed the breakaway, and they accelerated away from the field to a maximum advantage of almost six minutes.^[16] The lead trio also took the maximum points from all three intermediate sprints – a result that boosted Ghyllebert's lead in the sprints classification – and the first two categorised climbs of the day, at Llyswen Hill and over the first category climb at the Brecon Beacons.

The field steadily brought back the breakaway, and by the foot of the final climb of the day coming at Caerphilly mountain with just 5 km (3.1 mi) remaining, the field was all back together again.^[17] The climb split the field apart so much so, that only 22 riders were in contention of winning the stage at Caerphilly Castle.^[18] The world road race champion, Thor Hushovd, was set up for the sprint by Garmin–Cervélo team-mate Julian Dean, and proceeded to take the stage victory. Lars Boom, the race leader, finished behind Hushovd, and ahead of Cesare Benedetti, Ian Bibby and Boy Van Poppel. Boom extended his lead in the general classification, thanks to his time bonus of six seconds on the finish line, and also assumed the lead of the points classification from Mark Cavendish.^[19]

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Garmin–Cervélo	4h 32' 22"
2	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	s.t.
3	Cesare Benedetti (ITA)	Team NetApp	s.t.
4	Ian Bibby (GBR)	Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team	s.t.
5	Boy Van Poppel (NED)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
6	Jan Bárta (CZE)	Team NetApp	s.t.
7	Stijn Neirynck (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	s.t.
8	Leopold König (CZE)	Team NetApp	s.t.
9	Iker Camaño (ESP)	Endura Racing	s.t.
10	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	12h 36' 51"
2	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 12"
3	Boy Van Poppel (NED)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 14"
4	Ian Bibby (GBR)	Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team	+ 19"
5	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	+ 19"
6	Daniel Lloyd (GBR)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 19"
7	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 19"
8	Jan-Bert Lindeman (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 19"
9	Jan Bárta (CZE)	Team NetApp	+ 19"
10	Jelle Wallays (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 19"

Stage 5

15 September 2011 – Exeter to Exmouth, 180.3 km (112.0 mi)

After several mini-attacks in the early running of the stage, it was not until around 40 km (24.9 mi) into the stage that the breakaway developed. The breakaway had been instigated by Rapha Condor–Sharp rider Jonathan Tiernan-Locke at the foot of the first climb at Haytor Rocks, and would eventually swell to a total of thirteen riders, who held a maximum advantage of almost six minutes.^[20] Tiernan-Locke, as well as winning maximum points at Haytor Rocks, claimed both of the second category climbs that were held later on the stage. As a result of his points on the day, he assumed the lead of the mountains classification from Sigma Sport–Specialized's Russell Hampton, who had held the lead of the classification since the opening stage in Scotland.

The field brought back the breakaway quickly, although there was a counter-attack from the break, with Damien Gaudin of Team Europcar going off the front with 25 km (15.5 mi) remaining. Gaudin's bid for victory was eventually stunted within the closing 3 km (1.9 mi) of the stage.^[21] HTC–Highroad made their presence at the front of the field, in a bid to repeat their victory on Stage 1 with Mark Cavendish. However, Cavendish decided not to fully sprint for the line to allow Mark Renshaw – a rider who has led out Cavendish to many of his victories over their time at the team – to take the stage victory. Cavendish led the rest of the field over the line, ahead of Robert Förster, Geraint Thomas and Andrew Fenn. Rabobank's Lars Boom maintained his twelve-second lead in the general classification over Thomas, who took the lead of the points classification from Boom.^[22]

Stage 5 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Renshaw (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	4h 17' 38"
2	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	s.t.
3	Robert Förster (GER)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
4	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
5	Andrew Fenn (GBR)	An Post–Sean Kelly	s.t.
6	Mathew Hayman (AUS)	Team Sky	s.t.
7	Zak Dempster (AUS)	Rapha Condor–Sharp	s.t.
8	Stijn Neirynck (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	s.t.
9	Daniel Schorn (AUT)	Team NetApp	s.t.
10	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Leopard Trek	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	16h 54' 29"
2	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 12"
3	Boy Van Poppel (NED)	UnitedHealthcare	+ 14"
4	Daniel Lloyd (GBR)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 16"
5	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	+ 17"
6	Ian Bibby (GBR)	Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team	+ 19"
7	Jelle Wallays (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 19"
8	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 19"
9	Jan-Bert Lindeman (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 19"
10	Bram Tankink (NED)	Rabobank	+ 19"

Stage 6

16 September 2011 – Taunton to Wells, 146 km (90.7 mi)

Four riders made up the day's breakaway – Team Sky's Ben Swift, An Post–Sean Kelly's Mark McNally, Paul Voss of Endura Racing and Lars Bak for the HTC–Highroad team – but none of the quartet were in great contention to take any of the jerseys during the stage. The day's first intermediate sprint, coming at 20 km (12.4 mi) into the stage, saw several riders fall while contesting the sprint; most notably points classification leader Geraint Thomas and Ian Bibby of Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team, with the latter forced to abandon the race due to a broken collarbone.^[23] The sprint itself was won by race leader Lars Boom, putting another three seconds onto his overall lead, prior to the breakaway move, who held station off the front until the closing 25 km (15.5 mi) of the stage, when 17 other riders bridged the gap to them, and provided for a reduced field sprint finish.^[24] Boom was the strongest rider in the remaining riders, and comfortably took the stage win, extending his general classification lead to 28 seconds over Team NetApp's Leopold König, who finished third on the stage.^[25] Boom also regained the points classification lead from the delayed Thomas.

Stage 6 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	3h 19' 02"
2	Alexandre Pichot (FRA)	Team Europcar	s.t.
3	Leopold König (CZE)	Team NetApp	s.t.
4	Jan Bárta (CZE)	Team NetApp	s.t.
5	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
6	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	s.t.
7	Jack Bauer (NZL)	Endura Racing	s.t.
8	Julian Dean (NZL)	Garmin–Cervélo	s.t.
9	Bartosz Huzarski (POL)	Team NetApp	s.t.
10	Iker Camaño (ESP)	Endura Racing	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	20h 13' 18"
2	Leopold König (CZE)	Team NetApp	+ 28"
3	Daniel Lloyd (GBR)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 29"
4	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	+ 31"
5	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 32"
6	Jelle Wallays (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 32"
7	Jan Bárta (CZE)	Team NetApp	+ 32"
8	Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR)	Rapha Condor–Sharp	+ 32"
9	Iker Camaño (ESP)	Endura Racing	+ 50"
10	Joost Posthuma (NED)	Leopard Trek	+ 52"

Stage 7

17 September 2011 – Bury St Edmunds to Sandringham, 199.7 km (124.1 mi)

The breakaway was the key to the day's stage, having made an escape from the field after just 5.5 km (3.4 mi), and ultimately held an advantage of almost 90 seconds all the way to the end of the stage. Six riders from six different teams – Gediminas Bagdonas of An Post–Sean Kelly, Ian Wilkinson of Endura Racing, Team Europcar's Mathieu Claude, Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator's Stijn Neirynck, and riding for British continental teams Team Raleigh and Sigma Sport–Specialized, Richard Handley and Wouter Sybrandy – were left to fight for the victory themselves, with Rabobank ending a pursuit to catch them with around 30 km (18.6 mi) remaining, instead deciding to protect their leader Lars Boom and his lead overall.^[26] Bagdonas ultimately took the stage win ahead of Wilkinson, Claude and Neirynck, as Boom maintained his lead of 28 seconds in the general classification over Team NetApp's Leopold König, ahead of the final day's split-stages.^[27] Boom and König both finished in the pack led home by Mark Cavendish, 83 seconds behind Bagdonas.^[28]

Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Gediminas Bagdonas (LTU)	An Post–Sean Kelly	4h 33' 17"
2	Ian Wilkinson (GBR)	Endura Racing	s.t.
3	Mathieu Claude (FRA)	Team Europcar	s.t.
4	Stijn Neirynck (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	s.t.
5	Richard Handley (GBR)	Team Raleigh	+ 4"
6	Wouter Sybrandy (NED)	Sigma Sport–Specialized	+ 11"
7	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	+ 1' 23"
8	Andrew Fenn (GBR)	An Post–Sean Kelly	+ 1' 23"
9	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Leopard Trek	+ 1' 23"
10	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 1' 23"

General Classification after Stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	24h 47' 58"
2	Leopold König (CZE)	Team NetApp	+ 28"
3	Daniel Lloyd (GBR)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 29"
4	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	+ 31"
5	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 32"
6	Jan Bárta (CZE)	Team NetApp	+ 32"
7	Jelle Wallays (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 32"
8	Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR)	Rapha Condor–Sharp	+ 32"
9	Iker Camaño (ESP)	Endura Racing	+ 50"
10	Joost Posthuma (NED)	Leopard Trek	+ 52"

Stage 8a

18 September 2011 – London, 8.8 km (5.5 mi) individual time trial (ITT)

The first of the final day's pair of stages was a short circuit through London, around Whitehall and the Thames Embankment, measuring 8.8 km (5.5 mi). The early benchmark was set by the second rider out on the course, Rick Flens of Rabobank, with a time of 10' 41" that stood well against the majority of the early runners, and was not bettered until Endura Racing's Alexander Wetterhall,^[29] the former Swedish national time trial champion, broke the timing beam with a time of 10' 33". Just like Flens before him, Wetterhall's time also managed to give him the best time for a while, and it was not until Lieuwe Westra of Vacansoleil–DCM that Wetterhall was displaced from the top spot.^[30]

Westra's time of 10' 19" remained unchallenged for another fifteen minutes – riders outside the top ten in the general classification left the start at one-minute intervals^[31] – until Team Sky's Alex Dowsett went round the course some five seconds quicker than Westra did.^[32] Dowsett's time was ultimately good enough for the stage victory, for his first victory in the race. As the top ten took to the course in two-minute intervals, it was Dowsett's team-mate Steve Cummings that made up the most ground on time, as he finished nine seconds off Dowsett's time, a result that would lift him from fifth place to second place in the general classification. Despite Cummings' position gain, he lost four seconds to race leader Lars Boom, as he finished the course marginally quicker than Westra, to claim second place on the stage.^[33]

Stage 8a Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Alex Dowsett (GBR)	Team Sky	10' 14"
2	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	+ 5"
3	Lieuwe Westra (NED)	Vacansoleil–DCM	+ 5"
4	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 9"
5	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 16"
6	Alexander Wetterhall (SWE)	Endura Racing	+ 19"
7	Michael Rogers (AUS)	Team Sky	+ 19"
8	Thor Hushovd (NOR)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 23"
9	Damien Gaudin (FRA)	Team Europcar	+ 25"
10	Joost Posthuma (NED)	Leopard Trek	+ 26"

General Classification after Stage 8a

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	24h 58' 17"
2	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 36"
3	Jan Bárta (CZE)	Team NetApp	+ 56"
4	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	+ 57"
5	Leopold König (CZE)	Team NetApp	+ 1' 01"
6	Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR)	Rapha Condor–Sharp	+ 1' 03"
7	Jelle Wallays (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 1' 12"
8	Iker Camaño (ESP)	Endura Racing	+ 1' 12"
9	Joost Posthuma (NED)	Leopard Trek	+ 1' 13"
10	Daniel Lloyd (GBR)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 1' 25"

Stage 8b

18 September 2011 – London, 88 km (54.7 mi)

The race's final stage was held over the same circuit as the individual time trial that had taken place hours before, with ten laps of the circuit making up the stage distance of 88 km (54.7 mi).^[34] As had been the case in many of the week's stage, a rider from the An Post–Sean Kelly team made their way into the stage breakaway, with Ronan McLaughlin latterly joined by Rapha Condor–Sharp rider Kristian House towards the end of the first lap of the circuit, but their advantage never exceeded more than 40 seconds as Rabobank and HTC–Highroad looked to keep the gap at a minimum in preparation for the finish.

After starting the stage in dry conditions, rain started to fall towards the end of the eighth lap of the race, providing the race's 79 remaining riders with an added danger in the closing stages. House attacked off McLaughlin on the final lap, but was eventually swallowed up by the main field prior to the bunch sprint at the finish. Robert Förster of UnitedHealthcare led the sprint out ahead of Mark Renshaw and Geraint Thomas, but it was Mark Cavendish, who turned into the final straight in fifth position, who took the stage victory ahead of Renshaw – HTC–Highroad's third one-two finish of the Tour – and allowed Cavendish to head to the UCI Road World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark on a high. Lars Boom finished in the main field to seal the race victory, and he became the first Dutch rider to win the Tour of Britain.^[35] Despite his overall victory, Boom surrendered the victory in the points classification on the finish to Thomas, after his fourth place on the stage behind Cavendish, Renshaw and Förster.^[36]

Stage 8b Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Mark Cavendish (GBR)	HTC–Highroad	1h 59' 13"
2	Mark Renshaw (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	s.t.
3	Robert Förster (GER)	UnitedHealthcare	s.t.
4	Geraint Thomas (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
5	Ben Swift (GBR)	Team Sky	s.t.
6	Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)	Leopard Trek	s.t.
7	Tobyn Horton (GBR)	Motorpoint Pro–Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Andrew Fenn (GBR)	An Post–Sean Kelly	s.t.
9	Dan Craven (NAM)	Rapha Condor–Sharp	s.t.
10	Stijn Neirynck (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	s.t.

Final General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	26h 57' 35"
2	Steve Cummings (GBR)	Team Sky	+ 36"
3	Jan Bárta (CZE)	Team NetApp	+ 55"
4	Linus Gerdemann (GER)	Leopard Trek	+ 57"
5	Jonathan Tiernan-Locke (GBR)	Rapha Condor–Sharp	+ 1' 03"
6	Iker Camaño (ESP)	Endura Racing	+ 1' 07"
7	Jelle Wallays (BEL)	Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator	+ 1' 12"
8	Joost Posthuma (NED)	Leopard Trek	+ 1' 13"
9	Leopold König (CZE)	Team NetApp	+ 1' 19"
10	Daniel Lloyd (GBR)	Garmin–Cervélo	+ 1' 25"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprint Classification	Mountains Classification	Points Classification	Team Classification
1	Mark Cavendish	Mark Cavendish	Pieter Ghyllebert	Russell Hampton	Mark Cavendish	Team Sky
2	stage cancelled	Mark Cavendish				Team Sky
3	Lars Boom	Lars Boom				Rabobank
4	Thor Hushovd				Lars Boom	Team Sky
5	Mark Renshaw			Jonathan Tiernan-Locke	Geraint Thomas
6	Lars Boom				Lars Boom
7	Gediminas Bagdonas
8a	Alex Dowsett
8b	Mark Cavendish				Geraint Thomas
Final		Lars Boom	Pieter Ghyllebert	Jonathan Tiernan-Locke	Geraint Thomas	Team Sky

Notes

↑ The Tour of Britain was reduced from 9 stages over 1,254.5 kilometres (779.5 mi) due to the cancellation of Stage 2.

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Mark Renshaw is a retired Australian racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the Française des Jeux, Crédit Agricole, HTC–Highroad, Belkin Pro Cycling, Etixx–Quick-Step and Team Dimension Data teams. His most notable wins are the general classification of the 2011 Tour of Qatar, and the one-day race Clásica de Almería in 2013.

The 2010 season for Team HTC–Columbia began in January with the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Giro di Lombardia. As a UCI ProTour team, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the ProTour. The team's general manager was Bob Stapleton, in his third year with the team.

The 2011 Tour de France was the 98th edition of the race. It started on 2 July at the Passage du Gois and ended on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July. The cyclists competed in 21 stages over 23 days, covering a distance of 3,430.5 kilometres (2,131.6 mi). The route entered Italy for part of two stages. The emphasis of the route was on the Alps, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the mountain range first being visited in the Tour. Cadel Evans of the BMC Racing Team won the overall general classification. Andy Schleck of Leopard Trek was second, with his brother and teammate Fränk third.

The 2012 Tour de France was the 99th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It started in the Belgian city of Liège on 30 June and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 22 July. The Tour consisted of 21 stages, including an opening prologue, and covered a total distance of 3,496.9 km (2,173 mi). As well as the prologue, the first two stages took place in Belgium, and one stage finished in Switzerland. Bradley Wiggins won the overall general classification, and became the first British rider to win the Tour. Wiggins's teammate Chris Froome placed second, and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas–Cannondale) was third.

The 2011 Santos Tour Down Under was the 13th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 to 23 January in and around Adelaide, South Australia, and was the first race of the 2011 UCI World Tour. The Tour was preceded by the Cancer Council Classic race, on Sunday, 16 January, that consisted in a circuit of 30 laps around the Rymill Park in Adelaide's East End, totaling 51 kilometres (32 mi).

The 2011 season for the Rabobank cycling team began in January at the Tour Down Under and ended in October with Michael Matthews' participation in the Noosa Grand Prix. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour.

The 2011 season for HTC–Highroad began in January at the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Chrono des Nations. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. This was the team's final season, as they failed to secure a new title sponsor.

The 2011 season for the Team Sky cycling team began in January at the Bay Classic Series and ended in October at the Noosa Grand Prix. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. Improving upon 20 victories in the 2010 season, Team Sky managed 28 victories during the season, including four Grand Tour stage wins, two each at the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España. Also at the Vuelta, the team achieved their best Grand Tour showing to date with Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins finishing the race in second and third places – behind Geox–TMC's Juan José Cobo – having both held the red jersey for the general classification lead at some stage of the race. Outside of the Grand Tours, the team achieved stage victories at four other World Tour events and the overall victory at two, with Wiggins winning the pre-Tour warmup event, the Critérium du Dauphiné and Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed victory at the Eneco Tour held in Belgium and the Netherlands. The team were not as successful in single-day races, with three wins taken by Christopher Sutton, Boasson Hagen and Mathew Hayman. With the performances of Froome, Wiggins and Boasson Hagen, Team Sky made a substantial leap up the World Tour rankings; having finished fifteenth in the 2010 UCI World Ranking, Team Sky finished as runners-up in the 2011 rankings, just 40 points behind overall winners Omega Pharma–Lotto.

The 2011 Tour of Qatar was the tenth edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held from 6 February to 11 February 2011, in Qatar. The previous race was won by Wouter Mol of Vacansoleil.

The 2011 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 46th running of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race, often known as the Race of two seas. It started on 9 March in Marina di Carrara and ended on 15 March in San Benedetto del Tronto and consisted of seven stages, including a team time trial to begin the race and an individual time trial to conclude it. It was the third race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.

The 2011 Tour of the Basque Country, was the 51st running of the Tour of the Basque Country cycling stage race. It started on 4 April in Zumarraga and ended on 9 April in Zalla and consisted of six stages, including a race-concluding individual time trial. It was the eighth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.

The 2011 Giro d'Italia began on 7 May, and stage 11 occurred on 18 May. The 2011 edition commemorated the 150th anniversary of Italian unification. The majority of the race, and the entire first half, was situated entirely within Italy without visiting any other nations. The race commenced with a team time trial, an event where each member of a team starts together racing against the clock. The stage provided for the first two race leaders, members of the winning HTC–Highroad team.

The 2011 Amgen Tour of California was the sixth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 15–22, and was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour. Originally scheduled for eight stages, the race was due to begin in South Lake Tahoe, but snow around the Lake Tahoe area led to stage 1 being delayed, shortened and ultimately cancelled. The race concluded in Thousand Oaks as planned.

These are the profiles for the individual stages in the 2011 Tour de France, with Stage 1 on 2 July, and Stage 11 on 13 July. In February 2012 following doping allegations a decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport stripped of all results of Alberto Contador obtained in and later than the 2010 Tour de France, which led him to being stripped of that title, as well as his results in the 2011 Tour de France. His results have thus been removed here, with cyclists behind him moving up one spot.

These are the profiles and summaries for the individual stages in the 2011 Tour de France, with Stage 12 on 14 July, and Stage 21 on 24 July.

The 2012 season for Team Sky began in January at the Tour Down Under and ended in October at the Tour of Beijing. As a UCI ProTeam, they were automatically invited and obliged to send a squad to every event in the UCI World Tour. The team took a total of 47 victories in the season with the most notable being Bradley Wiggins' overall victory in the Tour de France. Wiggins (2), Mark Cavendish (3) and Chris Froome also took stage victories in the event, with Froome finishing second to Wiggins in the overall standings.

The 2012 Eneco Tour was the eighth running of the Eneco Tour cycling stage race. It started on August 6 in Waalwijk in the Netherlands and ended on August 12 in Geraardsbergen, Belgium, after seven stages. It was the 20th race of the 2012 UCI World Tour season.

The 2012 Giro d'Italia began on 5 May, and stage 11 occurred on 16 May. The 2012 edition began with an individual time trial stage – where each member of the starting peloton of 198 riders competed against the clock – in Herning, Denmark with two more stages held in the country before an early rest day. The riders then travelled by air to Italy, with the race resuming in Verona and a team time trial, an event where each member of a team started together racing against the clock.

The 2012 Tour de France began on 30 June, and stage 10 occurred on 11 July. The 2012 edition began with a prologue – a short individual time trial stage – where each member of the starting peloton of 198 riders competed against the clock – in Liège, Belgium with two more stages held in the country before moving back into France. The race resumed in Orchies for the start of the third stage; also during the first half of the race, the peloton visited Switzerland for the finish to the eighth stage in Porrentruy, and contested another individual time trial stage – having returned to France – the following day.

The 2012 Tour of Britain was the ninth running of the current Tour of Britain and the 73rd British tour in total. The race consisted of eight stages, starting on 9 September in Ipswich, and finishing on 16 September in Guildford. The race was part of the 2012 UCI Europe Tour, and was categorised by the UCI as a 2.1 category race.

References

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[1] The Tour of Britain was reduced from 9 stages over 1,254.5 kilometres (779.5 mi) due to the cancellation of Stage 2.

[Katia_BBC-2] 1 2 "Second stage cancelled due to weather". BBC Sport . BBC. 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

[3] "Tour of Britain to include time trial on final day". BBC Sport . BBC. 19 April 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[4] "Tour of Britain a draw for UCI ProTeams in 2011". Tour of Britain . SweetSpot. 20 January 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[Sky_end-5] "Cav sprints to London win". Sky Sports . BSkyB. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[6] "Quotes from The Tour of Britain 2011 winners". Tour of Britain . SweetSpot. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[7] Lampard, Rob (11 September 2011). "Cavendish gets off the mark in Dumfries". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

[8] MacLeary, John (11 September 2011). "Mark Cavendish wins opening stage". The Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

[9] "Mark Cavendish wins Stage One of The Tour". Tour of Britain . SweetSpot. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

[10] "Britain's Mark Cavendish wins stage one for HTC Highroad". BBC Sport . BBC. 11 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

[11] "Severe gales to batter Britain as Hurricane Katia crosses the Atlantic". The Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. 12 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 September 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2011.

[12] Lampard, Rob (13 September 2011). "Boom strikes in Stoke-on-Trent". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[13] Porter, Hugh; Smith, Brian (13 September 2011). Tour of Britain 2011: Stage 3. ITV Sport . ITV. Event occurs at 16:00–16:15.

[14] Fotheringham, William (13 September 2011). "Lars Boom saddles the wind to pip Mark Cavendish". The Guardian . Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[15] "Boom bursts into Britain lead". Sky Sports . BSkyB. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[16] "Dutch rider Lars Boom takes stage win". BBC Sport . BBC. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.

[17] Lampard, Rob (14 September 2011). "Hushovd the big cheese in Caerphilly". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

[18] "Hushovd wins in Wales". Sky Sports . BSkyB. 14 September 2011. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

[19] Fotheringham, William (14 September 2011). "Thor Hushovd nips past Geraint Thomas to take Tour of Britain stage". The Guardian . Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

[20] MacLeary, John (14 September 2011). "Thor Hushovd triumphs in Caerphilly as Lars Boom retains overall leader's jersey". The Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 15 September 2011.

[21] "Renshaw wins stage five in Exmouth". BBC Sport . BBC. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[22] Lampard, Rob (15 September 2011). "Renshaw shows his form in Exmouth". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[23] MacLeary, John (15 September 2011). "Mark Cavendish second to lead-out man Mark Renshaw in HTC-Highroad one-two". The Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 16 September 2011.

[24] MacLeary, John (16 September 2011). "Lars Boom wins stage six , his second of the race". The Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[25] Lampard, Rob (16 September 2011). "Boom wins in Wells and extends overall lead". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[26] "Lars Boom wins stage six to extend Tour of Britain lead". BBC Sport . BBC. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[27] Lampard, Rob (17 September 2011). "Bagdonas wins in Sandringham". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[28] MacLeary, John (17 September 2011). "Lithuanian Gediminas Bagdonas wins breakaway to take stage seven in Sandringham". The Daily Telegraph . Telegraph Media Group. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[29] Nicolson, Andy (17 September 2011). "An Post's Gediminas Bagdonas wins stage seven of the Tour of Britain". The Guardian . Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 17 September 2011.

[30] "Dowsett takes London TT". Sky Sports . BSkyB. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[31] Stokes, Shane (18 September 2011). "Dowsett grabs time trial victory, Boom extends race lead". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[32] "Individual Time Trial Start Times". Tour of Britain . SweetSpot. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[33] Wynn, Nigel (18 September 2011). "Dowsett takes Tour of Britain time trial as Boom sets up overall win". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Limited. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[34] "Dowsett wins time trial, Boom closes on victory". Yahoo! Eurosport . TF1 Group. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[35] "Tour of Britain – Stage 8b Report". britishcycling.org.uk. British Cycling. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[36] "Boom wins Tour of Britain". Cycling News. Future Publishing Limited. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

[37] "Boom in gold after Cavendish win". BBC Sport . BBC. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 18 September 2011.

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