2011 Tour de France
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Pre-race favourites
2010 winner Alberto ContadorAlberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
was suspended from cycling during a doping investigation from September 2010 to February 2011, during which time 2010 runner-up Andy Schleck
Andy Schleck
Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974...
was regarded as the favourite. When the suspension was lifted, Contador declared his desire to compete in both the Tour and the 2011 Giro d'Italia
2011 Giro d'Italia
The 2011 Giro d'Italia was the 94th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started on 7 May with a team time trial in Turin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, when the city served as the first capital of the single state.The route was...
, which he went on to win. Of the others listed among the favourites, Denis Menchov
Denis Menchov
Denis Nikolayevich Menchov , born 25 January 1978 in Oryol, is a professional Russian road bicycle racer for . He is a general classification rider and a climber. In 2005 he won the Vuelta a España, which he won for a second time in 2007...
is a member of the team, who were not invited to participate.
Race summary
Classics specialist Philippe GilbertPhilippe Gilbert
Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist...
took the first yellow jersey, winning the opening stage in the Vendée
Vendée
The Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.-History:...
, but on the second day were the fastest on the team time trial, allowing Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
to take the race leadership, which he retained for seven days. The first week and a half was notable for the number of crashes involving high profile riders, with Andreas Klöden
Andreas Klöden
Andreas Klöden is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major achievements include a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympic Games and second place in the 2004 Tour de France and 2006 Tour de France...
, Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Wiggins
Bradley Marc Wiggins, CBE is a British professional track and road bicycle racer, currently riding for Team Sky. Wiggins' career began on the track, where he specialised in the pursuit and madison disciplines....
, Alexandre Vinokourov, Janez Brajkovič
Janez Brajkovic
Janez Brajkovič is a racing cyclist from Slovenia. He was the world under-23 Time Trial champion in Verona and rides for on the UCI ProTour.-Career:...
, Chris Horner
Chris Horner
Christopher Horner is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . A native and current resident of Bend, Oregon, Horner dominated the American road racing scene by winning the points standings in the 2002, 2003 and 2004 USA Cycling National Racing Calendar.-PAA-NutraFig...
and Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Jurgen Van Den Broeck
Jurgen Van Den Broeck is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He specializes in the time trial, having been Junior World Champion in time trialing...
all having to withdraw injured, while Robert Gesink
Robert Gesink
Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in...
, Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador
Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro...
, Samuel Sánchez
Samuel Sánchez
Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton...
and Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer
Levi Leipheimer is an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . His major results are winning the 2007–2009 editions of the Tour of California, the 2006 Dauphiné Libéré and the 2005 Deutschland Tour, coming in second in the 2008 Vuelta a España, third in the 2001 Vuelta a...
all lost considerable amounts of time and condition due to falls. There was controversy when Nicki Sørensen
Nicki Sørensen
Nicki Sørensen is a Danish professional road bicycle racer currently riding for . He has competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005, riding as an all-round rider who rides well in hilly terrain, Sørensen is a valued support for the team captain without many wins...
was struck by a motorbike carrying a photographer, and Johnny Hoogerland
Johnny Hoogerland
Johnny Hoogerland is a Dutch professional cyclist riding for the Dutch Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team. Due to the prominent bull-tattoo on his arm and his roots from the peninsula of Zuid-Beveland he is nicknamed the "Bull of Beveland"....
and Juan Antonio Flecha
Juan Antonio Flecha
Juan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team .-Career:...
were injured after an incident with a television car. A breakaway on stage nine saw Thomas Voeckler
Thomas Voeckler
Thomas Voeckler is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for the cycling team.- Biography :Voeckler has been a professional cyclist since 2001. He rides for , formerly known as Bbox Bouygues Telecom, Bouygues Télécom, Brioches la Boulangère, and Bonjour...
gain the overall lead, which he kept, contrary to expectation, through the Pyrenean and all but one of the Alpine stages, and for ten racing days in total.
The key time differences between the riders who eventually took the top three places in the general classification, Cadel Evans
Cadel Evans
Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...
of , Luxembourger Andy Schleck
Andy Schleck
Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974...
, and his older brother and teammate Fränk
Fränk Schleck
Fränk René Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . At the start of 2005, Schleck was joined by his younger brother Andy on , and they split the 2005 national championships between them, with Fränk winning the road race and Andy winning the time trial...
, occurred on stage 16, when Evans gained 21 seconds on Fränk Schleck and 1'09" on Andy on the descent to Gap
Gap, Hautes-Alpes
Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River...
in wet conditions; stage 18, when a 60 km breakaway by Andy Schleck gave him an advantage of more than two minutes at the highest stage finish in tour history at the Col du Galibier
Col du Galibier
Col du Galibier is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the ninth highest paved road in the Alps and the sixth highest mountain pass. It is often the highest point of the Tour de France....
; and on the penultimate day, when Evans came second in a time trial and beat the Luxembourgish pair by more than two and a half minutes to secure victory. Both Andy Schleck and Evans wore the yellow jersey for only one day each: Schleck for the time trial, and Evans on the final, largely ceremonial, stage in Paris.
The stages that were suited to sprint finishes were dominated by Manx
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
sprinter Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish
Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...
, who won five stages, including a record third successive victory on the final stage on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées
Champs-Élysées
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strip of real estate in the world. The name is...
in Paris. In doing so, he won the points category
Points classification in the Tour de France
The points classification in the Tour de France is a secondary competition in the Tour de France, that started in 1953. Points are given for high finishes in a stage and for winning intermediate sprints, and these are recorded in a points classification. It is considered a sprinters' competition...
, ahead of José Joaquín Rojas
José Joaquín Rojas
José Joaquín Rojas Gil is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2006 with the Liberty Seguros-Würth team. His older brother Mariano was a professional cyclist as well, riding for ONCE until 1996...
and Philippe Gilbert, becoming the first British rider to claim the maillot vert.
The mountains category was won by Spaniard Samuel Sánchez, who had a win and two second places on the four mountain-top finishes. Andy Schleck finished second in that category, with Belgian Jelle Vanendert
Jelle Vanendert
Jelle Vanendert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :20012006...
third.
Pierre Rolland won the young riders
Young rider classification in the Tour de France
-History:From 1968 to 1975, there was a white jersey awarded in the Tour de France to the lead rider in the combination classification . In 1975, this classification was removed, and replaced by the Best Young Rider Classification...
category, largely by virtue of positions he attained in supporting his team leader, Voeckler, during the time he held the yellow jersey, but he also earned a stage win on the prestigious climb to Alpe d'Huez
Alpe d'Huez
L'Alpe d'Huez is a ski resort at . It is a mountain pasture in the Central French Alps, in the commune of Huez, in the Isère département in the Rhône-Alpes region.-Tour de France:L'Alpe d'Huez is one of the main mountains in the Tour de France...
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Stages
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 2 July | Passage du Gois Passage du Gois Le Passage de Gois ou Gôa is a natural, periodically flooded passage leading to the island of Noirmoutier in France. It is located between Île de Noirmoutier and Beauvoir-sur-Mer, in the department of Vendée... – Mont des Alouettes Mont des Alouettes Mont des Alouettes is a hill near Les Herbiers in Vendée, France. In the 16th century, no less than seven windmills were built on this hill. Today there are three left, one of which is still running. During the war in the Vendée the movement of the opposing troops were measured from the wind mills.... |
191.5 km (119 mi) |  |
Flat stage | ||
| 2 | 3 July | Les Essarts Les Essarts, Vendée Les Essarts is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.- Geography :... – Les Essarts Les Essarts, Vendée Les Essarts is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.- Geography :... |
23 km (14 mi) |  |
Team time trial Team time trial A team time trial is a road-based bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock .Teams start at equal intervals, usually two, three or four minutes apart... |
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| 3 | 4 July | Olonne-sur-Mer Olonne-sur-Mer Olonne-sur-Mer is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.-External links:*... – Redon |
198 km (123 mi) | |
Flat stage | ||
| 4 | 5 July | Lorient Lorient Lorient, or L'Orient, is a commune and a seaport in the Morbihan department in Brittany in north-western France.-History:At the beginning of the 17th century, merchants who were trading with India had established warehouses in Port-Louis... – Mûr-de-Bretagne Mûr-de-Bretagne Mûr-de-Bretagne is a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in Brittany in northwestern France.-External links:*... |
172.5 km (107 mi) | |
Flat stage | ||
| 5 | 6 July | Carhaix – Cap Fréhel Cap Fréhel Cap Fréhel is a peninsula in Côtes-d'Armor, in northern Brittany, France which extends off the Côte d'Émeraude into the Golfe de Saint-Malo. No towns or villages are situated on the peninsula however two lighthouses, one from the 17th century and the other one from 1950, are located at the tip of it... |
164.5 km (102 mi) | |
Flat stage | ||
| 6 | 7 July | Dinan Dinan Dinan is a walled Breton town and a commune in the Côtes-d'Armor department in northwestern France.-Geography:Its geographical setting is exceptional. Instead of nestling on the valley floor like Morlaix, most urban development has been on the hillside, overlooking the river Rance... – Lisieux Lisieux Lisieux is a commune in the Calvados department in the Basse-Normandie region in northwestern France.Lisieux is the capital of the Pays d'Auge area, which is characterised by valleys and hedged farmland... |
226.5 km (141 mi) | |
Flat stage | ||
| 7 | 8 July | Le Mans Le Mans Le Mans is a city in France, located on the Sarthe River. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le Mans. Le Mans is a part of the Pays de la Loire region.Its inhabitants are called Manceaux... – Châteauroux Châteauroux Châteauroux is the capital of the Indre department in central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called Castelroussines or Castelroussins.... |
218 km (135 mi) | |
Flat stage | ||
| 8 | 9 July | Aigurande Aigurande Aigurande is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-History:The town's name derives from the Gallic word "Equoranda", which refers to a river or stream separating two Gallic tribes Aigurande is a commune in the Indre department in central France.-History:The town's name derives from... – Super-Besse |
189 km (117 mi) |  |
Medium-mountain stage | ||
| 9 | 10 July | Issoire Issoire Issoire is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France.-Geography:Issoire is located on the Couze River, near its junction with the Allier, SSE of Clermont-Ferrand on the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée railway to Nîmes... – Saint-Flour Saint-Flour, Cantal Saint-Flour is a commune in the Cantal department in the Auvergne region in south-central France. Its inhabitants are called Sanflorains.-Geography:... |
208 km (129 mi) | |
Medium-mountain stage | ||
| 11 July | Rest day | ||||||
| 10 | 12 July | Aurillac Aurillac Aurillac is a commune in the Auvergne region in south-central France, capital of the Cantal department.Aurillac's inhabitants are called Aurillacois, and are also Cantaliens or Cantalous in Occitan.... – Carmaux Carmaux Carmaux is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.Carmaux was famous for its important coal mining and its glassworks . "In 1892, Jean Jaurès supported the miners of Carmaux when they went on strike over the dismissal of their leader, Jean Baptiste Calvignac."... |
158 km (98 mi) | |
Flat stage | ||
| 11 | 13 July | Blaye-les-Mines Blaye-les-Mines Blaye-les-Mines is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.-References:*... – Lavaur Lavaur, Tarn Lavaur is a commune in the Tarn department in southern France.It lies 37 km southeast of Montauban by rail.-History:Lavaur was taken in 1211 by Simon de Montfort during the wars of the Albigenses, a monument marking the site where Dame Giraude de Laurac was killed, being thrown down a well... |
167.5 km (104 mi) | |
Flat stage | ||
| 12 | 14 July | Cugnaux Cugnaux Cugnaux is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*... – Luz Ardiden Luz Ardiden Luz Ardiden is a ski resort in the Pyrenees. It is situated in the Hautes-Pyrénées department, in the Midi-Pyrénées. The ski resort, which lies at a height of 1720 meters, opened on January 16, 1975... |
211 km (131 mi) |  |
Mountain stage | ||
| 13 | 15 July | Pau – Lourdes Lourdes Lourdes is a commune in the Hautes-Pyrénées department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in south-western France.Lourdes is a small market town lying in the foothills of the Pyrenees, famous for the Marian apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes occurred in 1858 to Bernadette Soubirous... |
152.5 km (95 mi) | |
Mountain stage | ||
| 14 | 16 July | Saint-Gaudens – Plateau de Beille Plateau de Beille Plateau de Beille is a ski resort in the Pyrenees. It is situated in the Ariège department, in the Midi-Pyrénées. The winter sports station lies at a height of 1790 meters.... |
168.5 km (105 mi) | |
Mountain stage | ||
| 15 | 17 July | Limoux Limoux Limoux is a commune and subprefecture in the Aude department, a part of the ancient Languedoc province and the present-day Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France... – Montpellier Montpellier -Neighbourhoods:Since 2001, Montpellier has been divided into seven official neighbourhoods, themselves divided into sub-neighbourhoods. Each of them possesses a neighbourhood council.... |
192.5 km (120 mi) | |
Flat stage | ||
| 18 July | Rest day | ||||||
| 16 | 19 July | Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.-Population:-See also:*Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux Cathedral*Tricastin*Communes of the Drôme department-External links:*... – Gap Gap, Hautes-Alpes Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River... |
162.5 km (101 mi) | |
Medium-mountain stage | ||
| 17 | 20 July | Gap Gap, Hautes-Alpes Gap is a commune in southeastern France, the capital of the Hautes-Alpes department.-Geography:An Alpine crossroads at the intersection of D994 and Route nationale 85 the Route Napoléon, Gap lies above sea level along the right bank of the Luye River... – Pinerolo Pinerolo Pinerolo is a town and comune in north-western Italy, 40 kilometres southwest of Turin on the river Chisone.-History:In the Middle Ages, the town of Pinerolo was one of the main crossroads in Italy, and was therefore one of the principal fortresses of the dukes of Savoy. Its military importance... |
179 km (111 mi) | |
Mountain stage | ||
| 18 | 21 July | Pinerolo Pinerolo Pinerolo is a town and comune in north-western Italy, 40 kilometres southwest of Turin on the river Chisone.-History:In the Middle Ages, the town of Pinerolo was one of the main crossroads in Italy, and was therefore one of the principal fortresses of the dukes of Savoy. Its military importance... – Col du Galibier Col du Galibier Col du Galibier is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the ninth highest paved road in the Alps and the sixth highest mountain pass. It is often the highest point of the Tour de France.... / Serre Chevalier Serre Chevalier Serre Chevalier is one of the major French ski resorts. Located in the southern part of the Alps, close to the Parc National des Ecrins, in the Hautes-Alpes department of the French Alps, it enjoys a large skiing area and very sunny weather, boasting 300 days of sunshine a year... |
200.5 km (125 mi) | |
Mountain stage | ||
| 19 | 22 July | Modane Modane Modane is a commune in the Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.It was part of the Kingdom of Sardinia until 1860.-Transportation:... – L'Alpe d'Huez |
109.5 km (68 mi) | |
Mountain stage | ||
| 20 | 23 July | Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère... – Grenoble Grenoble Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère... |
42.5 km (26 mi) | |
Individual time trial Individual time trial An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials... |
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| 21 | 24 July | Créteil Créteil -Health:As of 1 January 2006, 27 pharmacies, about 60 dentists, about 60 general practitioners, 10 pediatricians, and a half-dozen ophthalmologists and dermatologists constitute the general medical staff of the city.Health facilities include:... – Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... (Champs-Élysées Champs-Élysées The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is a prestigious avenue in Paris, France. With its cinemas, cafés, luxury specialty shops and clipped horse-chestnut trees, the Avenue des Champs-Élysées is one of the most famous streets and one of the most expensive strip of real estate in the world. The name is... ) |
95 km (59 mi) | |
Flat stage | ||
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification General Classification The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...  |
Points classification Points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning intermediate sprints. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification;...  |
Mountains classification King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification...  |
Young rider classification Young rider classification Young rider classification is a cycling jersey competition in multi-day stage race events, such as the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and many others, which awards the current leader by overall time for riders below the age of twenty-five years old depending on the race rules...  |
Team classification Team classification The team classification is a prize given in the Tour de France to the best team in the race. It has been awarded since 1930, and the calculation has changed throughout the years.-Calculation:...  |
Combativity award Combativity award The combativity award, , is a prize given in the Tour de France. It favours constant attackers and since 1981 the winner of the award has not won the whole Tour.- History :...  |
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| 1 | Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... |
Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... |
Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... |
Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... |
Geraint Thomas Geraint Thomas Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National... |
Perrig Quemeneur Perrig Quemeneur Perrig Quemeneur is a French road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team .-External links:... |
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| 2 | Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road... |
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| 3 | Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar Tyler Farrar is an American professional road racing cyclist since 2003.-Cycling career:Farrar started racing at 13, and rode for in 2003, in 2004, and in 2006 and 2007. In April 2006 he crashed near the finish of the Circuit de la Sarthe and broke his collarbone and missed most of the season... |
José Joaquín Rojas José Joaquín Rojas José Joaquín Rojas Gil is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2006 with the Liberty Seguros-Würth team. His older brother Mariano was a professional cyclist as well, riding for ONCE until 1996... |
Mickaël Delage Mickaël Delage Mickaël Delage is a French professional racing cyclist. He rides for . He is also active as a track cyclist.As a junior he participated at the World Championships in track cycling in Moscow 2003, where he won the silver medal at the points race, after Australian Miles Olman... |
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| 4 | Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... |
Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... |
Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He was named the most aggressive rider of the 2011 Tour de France after escaping into breakaways on many stages and continuiously attacking from inside the breakaway.-Biography:Roy turned professional... |
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| 5 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... |
Iván Gutiérrez Iván Gutiérrez José Iván Gutiérrez Palacios is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was Spanish Road national champion, three time Spanish time trial champion and won a silver medal in the 2005 Time Trial World Championships... |
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| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no... |
Johnny Hoogerland Johnny Hoogerland Johnny Hoogerland is a Dutch professional cyclist riding for the Dutch Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team. Due to the prominent bull-tattoo on his arm and his roots from the peninsula of Zuid-Beveland he is nicknamed the "Bull of Beveland".... |
Adriano Malori Adriano Malori Adriano Malori is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the Lanterne Rouge of the 2010 Tour de France, finishing almost four and a half hours behind the winner Alberto Contador.- Palmares :... |
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| 7 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
José Joaquín Rojas José Joaquín Rojas José Joaquín Rojas Gil is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer, currently riding for UCI ProTeam . He turned professional in 2006 with the Liberty Seguros-Würth team. His older brother Mariano was a professional cyclist as well, riding for ONCE until 1996... |
Robert Gesink Robert Gesink Robert Gesink is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Rabobank.-Early years:At the Junior World Championships of 2004 UCI Road World Championships in Verona, Gesink finished eighth in the individual time trial and sixth in the road race, while riding for team De Peddelaars in... |
Yannick Talabardon Yannick Talabardon Yannick Talabardon is a French professional road bicycle racer for Saur-Sojasun. He won the Most Combative rider award for Stage 7 of the 2011 Tour de France for his role in the early breakaway.- Palmares :... |
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| 8 | Rui Costa Rui Costa (cyclist) Rui Alberto Faria da Costa is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .... |
Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert Philippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist... |
Tejay van Garderen Tejay van Garderen Tejay van Garderen is an American professional cyclist for . He lives in Lucca, Tuscany, during the season.-Early life:... |
Tejay van Garderen Tejay van Garderen Tejay van Garderen is an American professional cyclist for . He lives in Lucca, Tuscany, during the season.-Early life:... |
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| 9 | Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Luis León Sánchez Gil is a Spanish road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He is also known as Lulu Sanchez. He rode for team Liberty Seguros-Würth from 2004 until 2006, when he moved to the Caisse d'Epargne team following the collapse of the Liberty Seguros-Würth team in the wake of the Operación... |
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| 10 | André Greipel Andre Greipel André Greipel is a German professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .He currently lives in Hürth, close to Cologne in Germany... |
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| 11 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
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| 12 | Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton... |
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| 13 | Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road... |
Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He was named the most aggressive rider of the 2011 Tour de France after escaping into breakaways on many stages and continuiously attacking from inside the breakaway.-Biography:Roy turned professional... |
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| 14 | Jelle Vanendert Jelle Vanendert Jelle Vanendert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :20012006... |
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| 15 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Niki Terpstra Niki Terpstra Niki Terpstra is a Dutch racing cyclist with UCI ProTeam . He is the silver medal winner of the team pursuit in the 2005 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, together with Levi Heimans, Jens Mouris and Peter Schep... |
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| 16 | Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road... |
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| 17 | Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no... |
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| 18 | Andy Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974... |
Rein Taaramäe Rein Taaramäe Rein Taaramäe is an Estonian road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental cycling team .-Career:Taaramäe turned professional in 2008 for after riding for the team as a stagiaire in late 2007 and winning a stage at the Circuit des Ardennes early in the season. In 2008 he won two stages of... |
Andy Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974... |
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| 19 | Pierre Rolland | Andy Schleck Andy Schleck Andy Raymond Schleck is a Luxembourgish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck, who also rides for . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974... |
Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton... |
Pierre Rolland | Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Alberto Contador Velasco is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was the winner of the 2007 Tour de France with the team. With the Astana team he has won the 2008 Giro d'Italia, the 2008 Vuelta a España, the 2009 Tour de France, the 2010 Tour de France and won 2011 Giro... |
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| 20 | Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion... |
Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... |
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| 21 | Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
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| Final | Cadel Evans Cadel Evans Cadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in... |
Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season... |
Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez Samuel Sánchez González is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. He was the gold medal winner in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Men's Road Race. In recent years Sánchez has proven himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton... |
Pierre Rolland | Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy Jérémy Roy is a French professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team . He was named the most aggressive rider of the 2011 Tour de France after escaping into breakaways on many stages and continuiously attacking from inside the breakaway.-Biography:Roy turned professional... |
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Notes:
- In stage 2, Cadel EvansCadel EvansCadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...
, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, as Philippe GilbertPhilippe GilbertPhilippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist...
held the general classification as well as the points classification and the King of the Mountains classification. Thor HushovdThor HushovdThor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...
, who was third in both the general and points classifications, sported the polka-dot jersey. - In stage 3, as Philippe GilbertPhilippe GilbertPhilippe Gilbert is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Gilbert is a classics specialist...
held the points classification as well as the King of the Mountains classification, Cadel EvansCadel EvansCadel Lee Evans is an Australian professional racing cyclist and winner of the 2011 Tour de France. Early in his career, Evans was a champion mountain biker, winning the World Cup in 1998 and 1999 and placing seventh in the men's cross-country mountain bike race at the 2000 Summer Olympics in...
, who was second on the only hill yielding points to that stage, wore the polka-dot jersey. - In stage 10, both Juan Antonio FlechaJuan Antonio FlechaJuan Antonio Flecha Giannoni is an Argentine-born Spanish professional road bicycle racer for the UCI ProTour team .-Career:...
and Johnny HoogerlandJohnny HoogerlandJohnny Hoogerland is a Dutch professional cyclist riding for the Dutch Vacansoleil Pro Cycling Team. Due to the prominent bull-tattoo on his arm and his roots from the peninsula of Zuid-Beveland he is nicknamed the "Bull of Beveland"....
wore the red number. They received the combativity award after stage 9 for finishing the stage despite being sideswiped by a television car. Flecha refused to accept the award on the podium after the stage; Hoogerland, having already been up there to receive the polka-dot jersey, did take the award.
General classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 2 | + 1′ 34″ | ||
| 3 | + 2′ 30″ | ||
| 4 | + 3′ 20″ | ||
| 5 | + 3′ 57″ | ||
| 6 | |
+ 4′ 55″ | |
| 7 | + 6′ 05″ | ||
| 8 | + 7′ 23″ | ||
| 9 | |
+ 8′ 15″ | |
| 10 | + 10′ 11″ |
Points classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
334 | |
| 2 | 272 | ||
| 3 | 236 | ||
| 4 | |
208 | |
| 5 | |
195 | |
| 6 | 192 | ||
| 7 | 160 | ||
| 8 | |
127 | |
| 9 | |
105 | |
| 10 | 105 |
King of the Mountains classification
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
108 | |
| 2 | 98 | ||
| 3 | 74 | ||
| 4 | |
58 | |
| 5 | 56 | ||
| 6 | 51 | ||
| 7 | 45 | ||
| 8 | |
44 | |
| 9 | 40 | ||
| 10 | 40 |
Young Riders classification
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
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| 2 | + 46″ | ||
| 3 | + 7′ 53″ | ||
| 4 | + 10′ 37″ | ||
| 5 | + 22′ 21″ | ||
| 6 | + 32′ 05″ | ||
| 7 | + 50′ 05″ | ||
| 8 | + 54′ 26″ | ||
| 9 | + 1h 17′ 00″ | ||
| 10 | + 1h 21′ 05″ |
Team classification
| Pos. | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
258h 18′ 49″ |
| 2 | + 11′ 04″ | |
| 3 | + 11′ 20″ | |
| 4 | + 41′ 53″ | |
| 5 | + 52′ 00″ | |
| 6 | + 58′ 24″ | |
| 7 | + 1h 09′ 39″ | |
| 8 | + 1h 16′ 12″ | |
| 9 | + 1h 30′ 16″ | |
| 10 | + 1h 47′ 29″ |
World rankings points
The Tour de France was one of 27 events throughout the season that contributed points towards the 2011 UCI World Tour2011 UCI World Tour
The 2011 UCI World Tour was the third edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 18 January, and consisted of 14 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 15...
. Points were awarded to the top 20 finishers overall, and to the top five finishers in each stage. Only riders on UCI ProTour teams were eligible to receive rankings points.
| Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 260 | ||
| 176 | ||
| 136 | ||
| 134 | ||
| 122 | ||
| 112 | ||
| 80 | ||
| 78 | ||
| 62 |
| 60 | ||
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| 56 | ||
| 50 | ||
| 46 | ||
| 42 | ||
| 40 | ||
| 34 | ||
| 26 | ||
| 24 | ||
| 24 | ||
| 20 | ||
| 20 | ||
| 20 | ||
| 16 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 14 | ||
| 12 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 10 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 2 |
| Rank | Prev. | Name | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 574 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 471 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 402 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 348 | ||
| 5 | 13 | 297 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 288 | ||
| 7 | 19 | 262 | ||
| 8 | 31 | 252 | ||
| 9 | 6 | 250 | ||
| 10 | 7 | 230 |
Prize money
In total, more than €3.5 million was distributed during the Tour. Initially, each team received €51,243, while each team with at least seven riders finishing the Tour received €1600 per rider. The winner of the General Classification received €450,000, with smaller prizes for each finishing position, down to €400 for the last rider.| Standings | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General |
€450,000 | €200,000 | €100,000 | €70,000 | €50,000 | €23,000 | €11,500 | €7,600 | €4,500 | €3,800 | €350 |
| Points |
€25,000 | €15,000 | €10,000 | €4,000 | €3,500 | €3,000 | €2,500 | €2,000 | – | €300 | |
| Mountains |
€25,000 | €15,000 | €10,000 | €4,000 | €3,500 | €3,000 | €2,500 | €2,000 | – | €300 | |
| Young |
€20,000 | €15,000 | €10,000 | €5,000 | – | €300 | |||||
| Team |
€50,000 | €30,000 | €20,000 | €12,000 | €8,000 | – | |||||
| Combative |
€20,000 | – | |||||||||
The stage winner was awarded €8,000 on a normal stage and €10,000 for a time trial. The money gradually decreases, with the 20th finisher receiving €200. The first person to cross the intermediate sprint wins €1,500. Money is also awarded for crossing the categorized climbs, for the best young rider of each stage, the most combative rider, and the best team of the stage.
| Standings | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | €8,000 | €4,000 | €2,000 | €1,200 | €830 | €780 | €730 | €670 | €650 | €600 |
| Team time trial | €10,000 | €5,000 | €2,500 | €1,000 | €800 | €700 | €600 | €600 | €500 | €500 |
| Intermediate sprint | €1,500 | €1,000 | €500 | – | ||||||
| Hors Category Mtn. | €800 | €450 | €300 | – | ||||||
| 1st Category Mtn. | €650 | €400 | €150 | – | ||||||
| 2nd Category Mtn. | €500 | €250 | – | |||||||
| 3rd Category Mtn. | €300 | – | ||||||||
| 4th Category Mtn. | €200 | – | ||||||||
| Young | €500 | – | ||||||||
| Combative | €2,000 | – | ||||||||
| Team | €2,800 | – | ||||||||
Two other special prizes were awarded. The first to ascend the Col du Tourmalet
Col du Tourmalet
Col du Tourmalet is the highest road in the central Pyrenees in the department of Hautes-Pyrénées in France. Sainte-Marie-de-Campan is at the foot on the eastern side and the ski station La Mongie two-thirds of the way up. Luz-Saint-Sauveur is at the bottom of the western side.Tourmalet is also a...
and the Col du Galibier
Col du Galibier
Col du Galibier is a mountain pass in the southern region of the French Dauphiné Alps near Grenoble. It is the ninth highest paved road in the Alps and the sixth highest mountain pass. It is often the highest point of the Tour de France....
receive the souvenir Jacques Goddet
Jacques Goddet
Jacques Goddet was a French sports journalist and director of the Tour de France from 1936 to 1986....
and the souvenir Henri Desgrange
Henri Desgrange
Henri Desgrange was a French bicycle racer and sports journalist. He set 12 world track cycling records, including the hour record of 35.325 kilometres on 11 May 1893. He was the first organiser of the Tour de France.-Origins:Henri Desgrange was one of two brothers, twins...
respectively. Each prize awarded €5,000.
| Pos. | Team | Prize Money | Major Awards | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerseys/Awards | Stage Wins | Top 10 Classifications (or best outside top 10) |
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| 1 | €493,990 | |
1 | 1st | |
| 2 | €395,310 | Souvenir Henri Desgrange Henri Desgrange Henri Desgrange was a French bicycle racer and sports journalist. He set 12 world track cycling records, including the hour record of 35.325 kilometres on 11 May 1893. He was the first organiser of the Tour de France.-Origins:Henri Desgrange was one of two brothers, twins... |
1 | 2nd & 3rd | |
| 3 | €147,130 | |
1 | 4th | |
| 4 | €145,940 | |
4 | 9th | |
| 5 | €104,940 | |
6 | 19th | |
| 6 | €96,600 | 3 | 20th | ||
| 7 | €90,660 | Souvenir Jacques Goddet Jacques Goddet Jacques Goddet was a French sports journalist and director of the Tour de France from 1936 to 1986.... |
0 | 15th | |
| 8 | €87,780 | |
1 | 6th | |
| 9 | €72,290 | 0 | 5th | ||
| 10 | €67,000 | 2 | 24th | ||
| 11 | €46,660 | 1 | 36th | ||
| 12 | €45,560 | 0 | 10th | ||
| 13 | €41,740 | 0 | 12th | ||
| 14 | €35,650 | 0 | 21st | ||
| 15 | €30,100 | 0 | 7th | ||
| 16 | €26,930 | 0 | 14th | ||
| 17 | €24,290 | 1 | 33rd | ||
| 18 | €22,360 | 0 | 8th | ||
| 19 | €19,940 | 0 | 13th | ||
| 20 | €12,380 | 0 | 23rd | ||
| 21 | €11,710 | 0 | 39th | ||
| 22 | €10,540 | 0 | 16th | ||