The 2011 Tour of Turkey is the 47th edition of the Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey cycling stage race. It is being held from 24 April–1 May 2011, and is rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. The last edition was won by 's rider Giovanni Visconti. Also Turkish 2 cycling teams, Manisaspor and Konya Şekerspor debuted in this race.
Teams and cyclists
There were 22 teams in the 2011 Tour of Turkey. Among them were 6 UCI ProTeams, 14 UCI Professional Continental teams, and 2 Continental teams. Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a peloton of 176 cyclists at its outset. The biggest names which compete here are Tyler Farrar, André Greipel, Alessandro Petacchi and Sandy Casar.
Stages
Stage 1 24 April 2011 – Istanbul,
+ Stage 1 ResultsCyclistTeamTime 1 2h 35' 54" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"
+ General Classification after Stage 1CyclistTeamTime 1 2h 35' 54" 2 + 4" 3 + 6" 4 + 10" 5 + 10" 6 + 10" 7 + 10" 8 + 10" 9 + 10" 10 + 10"
Stage 2 25 April 2011 – Kuşadası to Turgutreis,
+ Stage 2 resultsCyclistTeamTime 1 4h 23' 38" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"
+ General Classification after Stage 2CyclistTeamTime 1 6h 59' 12" 2 + 4" 3 + 6" 4 + 6" 5 + 10" 6 + 10" 7 + 10" 8 + 10" 9 + 10" 10 + 10"
Stage 3 26 April 2011 – Bodrum to Marmaris,
+ Stage 3 resultsCyclistTeamTime 1 4h 22' 24" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"
+ General Classification after Stage 3CyclistTeamTime 1 11h 21' 36" 2 + 4" 3 + 6" 4 + 10" 5 + 10" 6 + 10" 7 + 10" 8 Manisaspor Cycling Team + 10" 9 + 10" 10 + 10"
Stage 4 27 April 2011 – Marmaris to Pamukkale,
+ Stage 4 resultsCyclistTeamTime 1 5h 36' 26" 2 + 0" 3 + 1" 4 + 1" 5 + 1" 6 + 1" 7 + 1" 8 + 1" 9 + 1" 10 + 1"
+ General Classification after Stage 4CyclistTeamTime 1 Team NetApp 16h 58' 06" 2 + 3" 3 + 7" 4 + 7" 5 + 7" 6 + 7" 7 + 7" 8 + 7" 9 + 7" 10 + 7"
Stage 5 28 April 2011 – Denizli to Fethiye,
+ Stage 5 resultsCyclistTeamTime 1 5h 51' 25" 2 + 0" 3 + 3" 4 + 3" 5 + 3" 6 + 3" 7 + 3" 8 + 3" 9 + 14" 10 + 25"
+ General Classification after Stage 5CyclistTeamTime 1 22h 49' 41" 2 + 27" 3 + 29" 4 + 1' 42" 5 + 2' 02" 6 Team NetApp + 11' 45" 7 + 11' 48" 8 + 11' 52" 9 + 11' 52" 10 + 11' 52"
Stage 6 29 April 2011 – Fethiye to Finike,
+ Stage 6 resultsCyclistTeamTime 1 4h 27' 02" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"
+ General Classification after Stage 6CyclistTeamTime 1 27h 17' 12" 2 + 1' 13" 3 + 1' 33" 4 + 1' 50" 5 + 2' 17" 6 Team NetApp + 11' 12" 7 Caja Rural + 11' 17" 8 + 11' 19" 9 + 11' 23" 10 + 11' 23"
Stage 7 30 April 2011 – Tekirova to Manavgat,
+ Stage 7 resultsCyclistTeamTime 1 3h 05' 37" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"
+ General Classification after Stage 7CyclistTeamTime 1 30h 22' 49" 2 + 1' 13" 3 + 1' 33" 4 + 1' 50" 5 + 2' 17" 6 Team NetApp + 11' 12" 7 Caja Rural + 11' 17" 8 + 11' 19" 9 + 11' 23" 10 + 11' 23"
Stage 8 1 May 2011 – Side to Alanya,
+ Stage 8 resultsCyclistTeamTime 1 3h 22' 59" 2 + 0" 3 + 0" 4 + 0" 5 + 0" 6 + 0" 7 + 0" 8 + 0" 9 + 0" 10 + 0"
+ General Classification after Stage 8CyclistTeamTime 1 33h 45' 48" 2 + 1' 13" 3 + 1' 33" 4 + 1' 50" 5 + 2' 17" 6 Team NetApp + 11' 12" 7 Caja Rural + 11' 17" 8 + 11' 19" 9 + 11' 23" 10 + 11' 23"
Classification leadership Stage WinnerGeneral ClassificationPoints ClassificationMountains ClassificationTurkish Beauties ClassificationTeam Classification 1 Andrea Guardini Andrea Guardini Andrea Guardini not awarded Arturo Mora 2 Valentin Iglinskiy Valentin Iglinskiy Tyler Farrar Juan Pablo Villegas Caja Rural 3 Manuel Belletti Manuel Belletti Manuel Belletti Luis Felipe Laverde 4 Alessandro Petacchi Bartosz Huzarski Alessandro Petacchi Alessandro Petacchi 5 Matteo Rabottini Tom Peterson Alexander Efimkin 6 André Greipel Alexander Efimkin Luis Felipe Laverde Arturo Mora 7 Andrea Guardini 8 Kenny van Hummel Final Alexander Efimkin Alessandro Petacchi Luis Felipe Laverde Arturo Mora
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