The 2011 Danmark Rundt was a men's road bicycle race held from 3 to 7 August 2011. It was the 21st edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1985.[1] Australian rider Simon Gerrans of Team Sky captured the overall title. This was the 2nd Australian Post Danmark Rundt victory.
| 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Winner Simon Gerrans (Sky), runner-up Daniele Bennati (Leopard-Trek) and no. 3 Michael Mørkøv (Saxo Bank-Sunguard) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | August 3–7, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 825.9 km (513.2 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 12' 01" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Stage | Route | Distance | Date | Winner |
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| 1 | Esbjerg > Esbjerg | 171.1 km | August 3 |  Sacha Modolo (ITA)
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| 2 | Grindsted > Aarhus | 189.1 km | August 4 |  Rémi Cusin (FRA)
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| 3 | Aahus > Vejle | 181.3 km | August 5 |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
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| 4 | Sorø > Frederiksværk | 112.2 km | August 6 | Sacha Modolo (ITA)
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| 5 (ITT) | Helsingør > Helsingør | 13.2 km | August 6 |  Richie Porte (AUS)
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| 6 | Hillerød > Frederiksberg | 159 km | August 7 |  Theo Bos (NED)
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Teams edit
16 teams were invited to the 2011 Danmark Rundt: 6 teams from the UCI ProTeams, 6 UCI Professional Continental Teams, 3 UCI Continental Teams along with the Danish national team under the Team Post Danmark name.[2][3]
| UCI ProTeams | UCI Professional Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams | National Team |
Stages edit
Stage 1 edit
3 August 2011 – Esbjerg to Esbjerg, 171.1 km (106.3 mi)
Stage 2 edit
4 August 2011 – Grindsted to Aarhus, 189.1 km (117.5 mi)
Stage 2 Result
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General Classification after Stage 2
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Stage 3 edit
5 August 2011 – Aarhus to Vejle, 181.3 km (112.7 mi)
Stage 3 Result
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General Classification after Stage 3
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Stage 4 edit
6 August 2011 – Sorø to Frederiksværk, 112.2 km (69.7 mi)
Stage 4 Result
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General Classification after Stage 4
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Stage 5 edit
6 August 2011 – Helsingør to Helsingør, 13.2 km (8.2 mi) individual time trial (ITT)
Stage 5 Result
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General Classification after Stage 5
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Stage 6 edit
7 August 2011 – Hillerød to Frederiksberg, 159 km (99 mi)
Stage 6 Result
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Final General Classification
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Classification leadership edit
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification |
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| 1 | Sacha Modolo | Sacha Modolo | Sacha Modolo | Alessandro Bazzana | Zico Waeytens | Colnago–CSF Inox |
| 2 | Rémi Cusin | Matti Breschel | Michael Reihs | Bert-Jan Lindeman | Rabobank | |
| 3 | Jakob Fuglsang | Simon Gerrans | Matti Breschel | Martin Pedersen | Leopard Trek | |
| 4 | Sacha Modolo | Sacha Modolo | Team Europcar | |||
| 5 | Richie Porte | Daniele Bennati | Jérôme Cousin | Team Sky | ||
| 6 | Theo Bos | Sacha Modolo | Michael Reihs | |||
| Final | Simon Gerrans | Sacha Modolo | Michael Reihs | Jérôme Cousin | Team Sky | |
Final standings edit
General classification edit
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Team Sky | 19h 12' 01" |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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Leopard Trek | + 9" |
| 3 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
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Saxo Bank–SunGard | + 29" |
| 4 | Damien Gaudin (FRA)
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Team Europcar | + 33" |
| 5 |  Alex Dowsett (GBR)
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Team Sky | + 41" |
| 6 | Dario Cioni (ITA)
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Team Sky | + 49" |
| 7 | Jérôme Cousin (FRA)
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Team Europcar | + 57" |
| 8 | Daniele Colli (ITA)
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Geox–TMC | + 58" |
| 9 |  Zico Waeytens (BEL)
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Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 1'13" |
| 10 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA)
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Team Europcar | + 1'14" |
Points classification edit
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sacha Modolo (ITA)
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Colnago–CSF Inox | 51 |
| 2 | Daniele Bennati (ITA)
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Leopard Trek | 48 |
| 3 | Daniele Colli (ITA)
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Geox–TMC | 30 |
| 4 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN)
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Saxo Bank–SunGard | 28 |
| 5 | Simon Gerrans (AUS)
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Team Sky | 26 |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
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Leopard Trek | 25 |
| 7 | Pim Ligthart (NED)
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Vacansoleil–DCM | 23 |
| 8 | Rémi Cusin (FRA)
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Cofidis | 22 |
| 9 | Angelo Furlan (ITA)
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Christina Watches–Onfone | 20 |
| 10 |  Jure Kocjan (SLO)
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Team Type 1–Sanofi | 19 |
Mountains classification edit
| Rider | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Reihs (DEN) 
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Christina Watches–Onfone | 58 |
| 2 | Alessandro Bazzana (ITA)
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Team Type 1–Sanofi | 44 |
| 3 | Martin Pedersen (DEN)
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Leopard Trek | 40 |
| 4 | Lasse Bøchman (DEN)
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Glud & Marstrand-LRØ Rådgivning | 22 |
| 5 | René Jørgensen (DEN)
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Christina Watches–Onfone | 22 |
| 6 | Rasmus Guldhammer (DEN)
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Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland | 18 |
| 7 | Martin Mortensen (DEN)
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Leopard Trek | 12 |
| 8 | Niki Østergaard (DEN)
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Glud & Marstrand-LRØ Rådgivning | 8 |
| 9 |  Kurt Asle Arvesen (NOR)
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Team Sky | 8 |
| 10 | Rolf Nyborg Broge (DEN)
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Team Post Danmark | 8 |
Young rider classification edit
| Rider | Team | Time | |
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| 1 | Jérôme Cousin (FRA)
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Team Europcar | 19h 12' 58" |
| 2 | Zico Waeytens (BEL)
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Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 16" |
| 3 | Bert-Jan Lindeman (NED)
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Vacansoleil–DCM | + 46" |
| 4 | Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (DEN)
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Team Post Danmark | + 1'45" |
| 5 | Jesper Hansen (DEN)
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Team Post Danmark | + 3'25" |
| 6 |  Matthias Brändle (AUT)
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Geox–TMC | + 4'14" |
| 7 | Sebastian Lander (DEN)
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Team Concordia Forsikring-Himmerland | + 4'38" |
| 8 | Thomas Nybo Riis (DEN)
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Team Post Danmark | + 5'43" |
| 9 | Tomas Alberio (ITA)
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Geox–TMC | + 7'55" |
| 10 | Christopher Juul-Jensen (DEN)
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Glud & Marstrand-LRØ Rådgivning | + 8'48" |
Team classification edit
| Pos. | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team Sky 
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57h 37' 43" |
| 2 | Saxo Bank–SunGard | + 10" |
| 3 | Leopard Trek | + 38" |
| 4 | Team Europcar | + 54" |
| 5 | Glud & Marstrand-LRØ Rådgivning | + 2'00" |
| 6 | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 2'24" |
| 7 | Rabobank | + 3'00" |
| 8 | Geox–TMC | + 4'04" |
| 9 | Team Type 1–Sanofi | + 8'04" |
| 10 | Cofidis | + 8'19" |
References edit
- ^ "2011 Post Danmark Rundt Route". Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "2011 Post Danmark Rundt Teams". Danmarks Cykle Union. Retrieved 8 June 2011.
- ^ "Det stærkeste Post Danmark Rundt-felt nogensinde". postdanmarkrundt.dk. Post Danmark Rundt. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
External links edit
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