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The 2011
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Volta a Portugal
Volta a Portugal
The Volta a Portugal em bicicleta is a long distance road bicycle race for professionals held in Portugal. The competition takes place annually during a two-week span.- History :...

is a men's road bicycle race

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

held from 4 to 15 August 2011. It is the 73rd edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. A part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour

2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour

The 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour is the seventh season of the UCI Europe Tour. The 2010–2011 season begins 28 October 2010 with the Tour of Marmara in Turkey and is scheduled to end 16 October 2011 with the Chrono des Nations.- Events :...

, it is rated

UCI race classifications

The Union Cycliste Internationale , the world's governing body in the sport of bicycle racing, classifies races according to a rating scale....

as a 2.1 event.

Schedule

Stage	Route	Distance	Date
Prologue	Fafe > Fafe	2.2 km	August 4
1	Trofa Trofa Trofa Municipality is located in the north of the Oporto metropolitan area in Portugal. The city of Trofa is composed of two parishes with a population of 20,692; the municipality made of 8 parishes has a population of 37,416 .... > Oliveira do Bairro Oliveira do Bairro Oliveira do Bairro is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 87.3 km² and a total population of 22,012 inhabitants, and 16,994 electors . The town itself has a population of 3,077....	187.7 km	August 5
2	Oliveira de Azeméis Oliveira de Azeméis Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality is located in Oporto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. It has a total area of 163.5 km² and a total population of about 70,000 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of more than 15,000. Oliveira de Azeméis is part of Oporto Metropolitan Area and it is located... > Alto da Nossa Sra. da Assunção Santo Tirso Santo Tirso is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto District, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry....	184.4 km	August 6
3	Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo is a municipality and seat of the Viana do Castelo District in the Norte Region of Portugal. The city proper has 36,148 inhabitants and the municipality has a total population of 91,238 inhabitants over a total area of 318.6 km².It is located at the mouth of the Lima... > Alto da Sra. da Graça Mondim de Basto Mondim de Basto is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.1 km² and a total population of 8,470 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the district of Vila Real....	151 km	August 7
4	Lamego Lamego Lamego is a municipality in northern Portugal, with a population of 27,054 inhabitants Lamego is a municipality in northern Portugal, with a population of 27,054 inhabitants Lamego is a municipality in northern Portugal, with a population of 27,054 inhabitants (the catchment of the city of... > Gouveia Gouveia Gouveia is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 300.6 km² and a total population of 15,792 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 3,759....	182.3 km	August 8
5	Oliveira do Hospital Oliveira do Hospital Oliveira do Hospital is a municipality in the old district of Coimbra, in the central part of continental Portugal.-History:Inhabited by ancient civilizations, Oliveira do Hospital has Roman settlements, Visigothic relics, noble Gothic mansions as well as ancient villages built of slate... > Viseu Viseu Viseu is both a city and a municipality in the Dão-Lafões Subregion of Centro Region, Portugal. The municipality, with an area of 507.1 km², has a population of 99,593 , and the city proper has 47,250...	150.3 km	August 9
6	Aveiro Aveiro Aveiro is a city in Aveiro Municipality in Portugal, with a total area of 199.9 km², a total population of 73,559 inhabitants, and 59,860 electors . It is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal, after Coimbra... > Castelo Branco Castelo Branco Castelo Branco Municipality is located in Castelo Branco District, in Centro Region, Portugal. The name means "white castle". It contains the city of Castelo Branco....	215.9 km	August 11
7	Sabugal Sabugal Sabugal is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 822.7 km² and a total population of 14,222 inhabitants[in the municipality] and about 3.000 in the city.... > Guarda Guarda Guarda Municipality is located in Guarda District, Beira Interior Norte sub-region in Centro Region in Portugal. It has a total area of 712.1 km² and a total population of 44,149. It contains the city of Guarda, Portugal....	35.3 km	August 12
8	Seia Seia Seia Municipality is located in Guarda District in Portugal. It has a total area of 435.7 km² and a total population of 27,574 inhabitants. Its urban population is about 7,000... > Torre Torre (Serra da Estrela) Torre is a monument that marks the highest point of Mainland Portugal, and the second most elevated of the Portuguese Republic . This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a mountain range...	182.8 km	August 13
9	Covilhã Covilhã Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of... > Sertã Sertã Sertã is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 446.7 km² and a total population of 16,208 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in Castelo Branco District....	182.3 km	August 14
10	Sintra Sintra Sintra is a town within the municipality of Sintra in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal. Owing to its 19th century Romantic architecture and landscapes, becoming a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the urbanized suburbs and capital of Lisbon.In addition to... > Lisboa	152.6 km	August 15

Teams

14 teams are invited to the 2011 Volta a Portugal, but the Italian team Acqua & Sapone remove its inscription in the Volta a Portugal, due to lack of cyclists to particpate. 1 team is from the UCI ProTeams, 3 are UCI Professional Continental Teams and 9 are UCI Continental Teams.

UCI ProTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Prologue

4 August 2011 – Fafe to Fafe, 2.2 km (1.4 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...

(ITT)

Prologue Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			s.t.
4			+ 7"
5			s.t.
6			+ 8"
7			+ 9"
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Prologue

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 6"
3			s.t.
4			+ 7"
5			s.t.
6			+ 8"
7			+ 9"
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Stage 1

5 August 2011 – Trofa
Trofa
Trofa Municipality is located in the north of the Oporto metropolitan area in Portugal. The city of Trofa is composed of two parishes with a population of 20,692; the municipality made of 8 parishes has a population of 37,416 ....

to Oliveira do Bairro
Oliveira do Bairro
Oliveira do Bairro is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 87.3 km² and a total population of 22,012 inhabitants, and 16,994 electors . The town itself has a population of 3,077....

, 187.7 km (116.6 mi)

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			+ 4"
5			+ 5"
6			+ 6"
7			+ 7"
8			s.t.
9			+ 8"
10			+ 9"

Stage 2

6 August 2011 – Oliveira de Azeméis
Oliveira de Azeméis
Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality is located in Oporto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. It has a total area of 163.5 km² and a total population of about 70,000 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of more than 15,000. Oliveira de Azeméis is part of Oporto Metropolitan Area and it is located...

to Alto da Nossa Sra. da Assunção
Santo Tirso
Santo Tirso is a city and municipality located in the north of Porto Metropolitan Area, Porto District, Portugal. In the region, the Ave Valley, there is a large center of textile industry....

, 184.4 km (114.6 mi)

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 2"
3			+ 4"
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			+ 9"
8			+ 11"
9			+ 14"
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 12"
3			+ 24"
4			+ 25"
5			+ 27"
6			+ 32"
7			+ 33"
8			+ 35"
9			+ 36"
10			+ 38"

Stage 3

7 August 2011 – Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo
Viana do Castelo is a municipality and seat of the Viana do Castelo District in the Norte Region of Portugal. The city proper has 36,148 inhabitants and the municipality has a total population of 91,238 inhabitants over a total area of 318.6 km².It is located at the mouth of the Lima...

to Alto da Sra. da Graça
Mondim de Basto
Mondim de Basto is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 172.1 km² and a total population of 8,470 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 8 parishes, and is located in the district of Vila Real....

, 151 km (93.8 mi)

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			+ 6"
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			+ 11"
7			+ 14"
8			+ 16"
9			+ 18"
10			+ 26"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 4"
3			+ 16"
4			+ 20"
5			+ 27"
6			+ 36"
7			+ 37"
8			+ 51"
9			+ 52"
10			s.t.

Stage 4

8 August 2011 – Lamego
Lamego
Lamego is a municipality in northern Portugal, with a population of 27,054 inhabitants Lamego is a municipality in northern Portugal, with a population of 27,054 inhabitants Lamego is a municipality in northern Portugal, with a population of 27,054 inhabitants (the catchment of the city of...

to Gouveia
Gouveia
Gouveia is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 300.6 km² and a total population of 15,792 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of 3,759....

, 182.3 km (113.3 mi)

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 3"
3			+ 16"
4			+ 17"
5			+ 25"
6			+ 30"
7			+ 37"
8			+ 45"
9			+ 52"
10			s.t.

Stage 5

9 August 2011 – Oliveira do Hospital
Oliveira do Hospital
Oliveira do Hospital is a municipality in the old district of Coimbra, in the central part of continental Portugal.-History:Inhabited by ancient civilizations, Oliveira do Hospital has Roman settlements, Visigothic relics, noble Gothic mansions as well as ancient villages built of slate...

to Viseu
Viseu
Viseu is both a city and a municipality in the Dão-Lafões Subregion of Centro Region, Portugal. The municipality, with an area of 507.1 km², has a population of 99,593 , and the city proper has 47,250...

, 150.3 km (93.4 mi)

Stage 5 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 8"
3			+ 24"
4			+ 25"
5			+ 33"
6			+ 38"
7			+ 45"
8			+ 53"
9			+ 58"
10			+ 1'

Stage 6

11 August 2011 – Aveiro
Aveiro
Aveiro is a city in Aveiro Municipality in Portugal, with a total area of 199.9 km², a total population of 73,559 inhabitants, and 59,860 electors . It is the second most populous city in the Centro Region of Portugal, after Coimbra...

to Castelo Branco
Castelo Branco
Castelo Branco Municipality is located in Castelo Branco District, in Centro Region, Portugal. The name means "white castle". It contains the city of Castelo Branco....

, 215.9 km (134.2 mi)

Stage 6 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 14"
3			+ 28"
4			+ 30"
5			+ 39"
6			+ 44"
7			+ 51"
8			+ 59"
9			+ 1'04"
10			+ 1'06"

Stage 7

12 August 2011 – Sabugal
Sabugal
Sabugal is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 822.7 km² and a total population of 14,222 inhabitants[in the municipality] and about 3.000 in the city....

to Guarda
Guarda
Guarda Municipality is located in Guarda District, Beira Interior Norte sub-region in Centro Region in Portugal. It has a total area of 712.1 km² and a total population of 44,149. It contains the city of Guarda, Portugal....

, 35.3 km (21.9 mi) (ITT
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...

)

Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1'
3			+ 1'42"
4			s.t.
5			+ 1'55"
6			+ 2'21"
7			+ 2'28"
8			+ 2'39"
9			+ 2'50"
10			+ 3'

General Classification after Stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 44"
3			+ 1'40"
4			+ 1'58"
5			+ 2'18"
6			+ 2'29"
7			+ 2'35"
8			+ 3'09"
9			+ 3'37"
10			+ 3'58"

Stage 8

13 August 2011 – Seia
Seia
Seia Municipality is located in Guarda District in Portugal. It has a total area of 435.7 km² and a total population of 27,574 inhabitants. Its urban population is about 7,000...

to Torre
Torre (Serra da Estrela)
Torre is a monument that marks the highest point of Mainland Portugal, and the second most elevated of the Portuguese Republic . This point is not a distinctive mountain summit, but rather the highest point in a mountain range...

, 182.8 km (113.6 mi)

Stage 8 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			+ 3"
4			+ 14"
5			+ 1'47"
6			+ 2'06"
7			+ 2'17"
8			+ 2'40"
9			+ 3'25"
10			+ 3'28"

General Classification after Stage 8

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1'31"
3			+ 2'24"
4			+ 2'50"
5			+ 2'51"
6			+ 5'24"
7			+ 6'44"
8			+ 7'06"
9			+ 7'54"
10			+ 8'11"

Stage 9

14 August 2011 – Covilhã
Covilhã
Covilhã is a city in Covilha Municipality in Centro region, Portugal. The city proper has 36,723 inhabitants, and the municipality has an area of 555.6 km² with a total population of 53,501, being composed of 31 parishes. It is located in the Cova da Beira subregion, in the district of...

to Sertã
Sertã
Sertã is a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 446.7 km² and a total population of 16,208 inhabitants.The municipality is composed of 14 parishes and is located in Castelo Branco District....

, 182.3 km (113.3 mi)

Stage 9 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			+ 31"

General Classification after Stage 9

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1'31"
3			+ 2'24"
4			+ 2'50"
5			+ 2'51"
6			+ 5'24"
7			+ 6'44"
8			+ 7'06"
9			+ 7'54"
10			+ 8'11"

Stage 10

15 August 2011 – Sintra
Sintra
Sintra is a town within the municipality of Sintra in the Grande Lisboa subregion of Portugal. Owing to its 19th century Romantic architecture and landscapes, becoming a major tourist centre, visited by many day-trippers who travel from the urbanized suburbs and capital of Lisbon.In addition to...

to Lisboa, 152.6 km (94.8 mi)

Stage 10 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			+ 3"
5			+ 6"
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Final General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1'31"
3			+ 2'24"
4			+ 2'48"
5			+ 2'58"
6			+ 5'12"
7			+ 6'44"
8			+ 7'13"
9			+ 8'15"
10			+ 8'16"

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... Classificação Geral Individual	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;... Classificação dos Pontos	Mountains classification Classificação da Montanha	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... Classificação da Juventude	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:... Classificação por Equipas
P	Hugo Sabido	Hugo Sabido	Hugo Sabido	Hugo Sabido	Bruno Silva
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Sérgio Ribeiro	Sérgio Ribeiro	Fabricio Ferrari	Bruno Silva
2	Sérgio Ribeiro	Sérgio Ribeiro			Garikoitz Bravo
3	Hernâni Brôco	Hernâni Brôco
4	José Toribio	Hernâni Brôco
5	Andrea Guardini Andrea Guardini Andrea Guardini is an Italian cyclist, who rides for the Italian team, .-Palmarès:2011Tour de Langkawi* 1st, Stage 1 1st, Stage 2 1st, Stage 6 1st, Stage 7 1st, Stage 10** 3rd, Stage 3* Tour of Qatar** 1st, Stage 5...	Sérgio Ribeiro
6	Francesco Gavazzi Francesco Gavazzi Francesco Gavazzi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lampre-N.G.C..-Palmares:2011* 1st, Stage 18 2011 Vuelta a Espana* 1st, Stage 5, Tour of the Basque Country...	Sérgio Ribeiro
7	Ricardo Mestre	Ricardo Mestre
8	André Cardoso
9	Jacob Rathe
10	Francesco Gavazzi Francesco Gavazzi Francesco Gavazzi is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam Lampre-N.G.C..-Palmares:2011* 1st, Stage 18 2011 Vuelta a Espana* 1st, Stage 5, Tour of the Basque Country...
Final		Ricardo Mestre	Sérgio Ribeiro	Fabricio Ferrari	Garikoitz Bravo	Tavira-Prio

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