2011 Tour of Turkey

2011 Tour of Turkey
Date	24 April–1 May 2011
Stages	8
Distance	1363.5
Unit	km
Time	33h 45' 48"
First	Alexander Efimkin
First nat	RUS
First color	light blue
Second	Andrey Zeits
Second nat	KAZ
Third	Thibaut Pinot
Third nat	FRA
Sprints	Arturo Mora
Sprints nat	ESP
Sprints color	white
Mountains	Luis Felipe Laverde
Mountains nat	COL
Mountains color	red
Points	Alessandro Petacchi
Points nat	ITA
Points color	green
Previous	2010
Next	2012

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.^[1] 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.^[2]

Stages

Stage 1

24 April 2011 – Istanbul, 114.1 km (70.9 mi)^[3]

Stage 1 Results
	Cyclist	Time
1	Andrea Guardini (Italy)	2h 35' 54"
2	Tyler Farrar (United States)	+ 0"
3	Kenny van Hummel (Netherlands)	+ 0"
4	Manuel Belletti (Italy)	+ 0"
5	Roberto Ferrari (Italy)	+ 0"
6	Stefan van Dijk (Netherlands)	+ 0"
7	Nacer Bouhanni (France)	+ 0"
8	Alessandro Petacchi (Italy)	+ 0"
9	Juan José Lobato (Spain)	+ 0"
10	Diego Milán (Spain)	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 1
	Cyclist	Time
1	Andrea Guardini (Italy)	2h 35' 54"
2	Tyler Farrar (United States)	+ 4"
3	Kenny van Hummel (Netherlands)	+ 6"
4	Manuel Belletti (Italy)	+ 10"
5	Roberto Ferrari (Italy)	+ 10"
6	Stefan van Dijk (Netherlands)	+ 10"
7	Nacer Bouhanni (France)	+ 10"
8	Alessandro Petacchi (Italy)	+ 10"
9	Juan José Lobato (Spain)	+ 10"
10	Diego Milán (Spain)	+ 10"

Stage 2

25 April 2011 – Kuşadası to Turgutreis, 178 km (110.6 mi)^[4]

Stage 2 results
	Cyclist	Time
1	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kazakhstan)	4h 23' 38"
2	Alessandro Petacchi (Italy)	+ 0"
3	Elia Favilli (Italy)	+ 0"
4	Juan Pablo Forero (Colombia)	+ 0"
5	Stefan van Dijk (Netherlands)	+ 0"
6	Tyler Farrar (United States)	+ 0"
7	Jarosław Marycz (Poland)	+ 0"
8	Miraç Kal (Turkey)	+ 0"
9	Giorgio Brambilla (Italy)	+ 0"
10	Andrea Grendene (Italy)	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 2
	Cyclist	Time
1	Valentin Iglinskiy (Kazakhstan)	6h 59' 12"
2	Tyler Farrar (United States)	+ 4"
3	Kenny van Hummel (Netherlands)	+ 6"
4	Elia Favilli (Italy)	+ 6"
5	Stefan van Dijk (Netherlands)	+ 10"
6	Manuel Belletti (Italy)	+ 10"
7	Mirac Kal (Turkey)	+ 10"
8	Diego Milán (Spain)	+ 10"
9	Andrea Grendene (Italy)	+ 10"
10	Jacopo Guarnieri (Italy)	+ 10"

Stage 3

26 April 2011 – Bodrum to Marmaris, 166 km (103.1 mi)

Stage 3 results
	Cyclist	Time
1	Manuel Belletti (Italy)	4h 22' 24"
2	Roberto Ferrari (Italy)	+ 0"
3	Wesley Sulzberger (Australia)	+ 0"
4	Alessandro Petacchi (Italy)	+ 0"
5	Ramūnas Navardauskas (LIT)	+ 0"
6	Stefan van Dijk (Netherlands)	+ 0"
7	Diego Milán (Spain)	+ 0"
8	Daniele Callegarin (Italy)	+ 0"
9	André Greipel (Germany)	+ 0"
10	Nacer Bouhanni (France)	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 3
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Manuel Belletti (Italy)		11h 21' 36"
2	Roberto Ferrari (Italy)		+ 4"
3	Wesley Sulzberger (Australia)		+ 6"
4	Stefan van Dijk (Netherlands)		+ 10"
5	Diego Milán (Spain)		+ 10"
6	Julien Fouchard (France)		+ 10"
7	Riccardo Chiarini (Italy)		+ 10"
8	Andi Bajc (Slovenia)	Manisaspor Cycling Team	+ 10"
9	Egoitz García (Spain)		+ 10"
10	Daniele Callegarin (Italy)		+ 10"

Stage 4

27 April 2011 – Marmaris to Pamukkale, 207 km (128.6 mi)

Stage 4 results
	Cyclist	Time
1	Alessandro Petacchi (Italy)	5h 36' 26"
2	Bartosz Huzarski (Poland)	+ 0"
3	Alexander Efimkin (Russia)	+ 1"
4	Ramūnas Navardauskas (LIT)	+ 1"
5	Rubens Bertogliati (SWI)	+ 1"
6	Egoitz García (Spain)	+ 1"
7	Riccardo Chiarini (Italy)	+ 1"
8	Nicolas Edet (France)	+ 1"
9	Wesley Sulzberger (Australia)	+ 1"
10	Adam Hansen (Australia)	+ 1"

General Classification after Stage 4
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Bartosz Huzarski (Poland)	Team NetApp	16h 58' 06"
2	Wesley Sulzberger (Australia)		+ 3"
3	Riccardo Chiarini (Italy)		+ 7"
4	Egoitz García (Spain)		+ 7"
5	Jesús Del Nero (Spain)		+ 7"
6	Anthony Roux (France)		+ 7"
7	Ramūnas Navardauskas (LIT)		+ 7"
8	Danail Petrov (Bulgaria)		+ 7"
9	Romain Zingle (Belgium)		+ 7"
10	Nicolas Edet (France)		+ 7"

Stage 5

28 April 2011 – Denizli to Fethiye, 218.6 km (135.8 mi)

Stage 5 results
	Cyclist	Time
1	Matteo Rabottini (Italy)	5h 51' 25"
2	Alexander Efimkin (Russia)	+ 0"
3	Enrico Magazzini (Italy)	+ 3"
4	Tom Peterson (United States)	+ 3"
5	Thibaut Pinot (France)	+ 3"
6	Lucas Euser (United States)	+ 3"
7	Cameron Wurf (Australia)	+ 3"
8	Ronan van Zandbeek (Netherlands)	+ 3"
9	Andrey Zeits (Kazakhstan)	+ 14"
10	Eloy Ruiz (Spain)	+ 25"

General Classification after Stage 5
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Tom Peterson (United States)		22h 49' 41"
2	Cameron Wurf (Australia)		+ 27"
3	Alexander Efimkin (Russia)		+ 29"
4	Andrey Zeits (Kazakhstan)		+ 1' 42"
5	Thibaut Pinot (France)		+ 2' 02"
6	Bartosz Huzarski (Poland)	Team NetApp	+ 11' 45"
7	Wesley Sulzberger (Australia)		+ 11' 48"
8	Riccardo Chiarini (Italy)		+ 11' 52"
9	Egoitz García (Spain)		+ 11' 52"
10	Jesús Del Nero (Spain)		+ 11' 52"

Stage 6

29 April 2011 – Fethiye to Finike, 184 km (114.3 mi)

Stage 6 results
	Cyclist	Time
1	André Greipel (Germany)	4h 27' 02"
2	Egoitz García (Spain)	+ 0"
3	Bartosz Huzarski (Poland)	+ 0"
4	Francis Mourey (France)	+ 0"
5	Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (Denmark)	+ 0"
6	Nicolas Edet (France)	+ 0"
7	Andrea Noè (Italy)	+ 0"
8	Leopold König (Czech Republic)	+ 0"
9	Riccardo Chiarini (Italy)	+ 0"
10	Alexander Efimkin (Russia)	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 6
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Efimkin (Russia)		27h 17' 12"
2	Andrey Zeits (Kazakhstan)		+ 1' 13"
3	Thibaut Pinot (France)		+ 1' 33"
4	Tom Peterson (United States)		+ 1' 50"
5	Cameron Wurf (Australia)		+ 2' 17"
6	Bartosz Huzarski (Poland)	Team NetApp	+ 11' 12"
7	Egoitz García (Spain)	Caja Rural	+ 11' 17"
8	Wesley Sulzberger (Australia)		+ 11' 19"
9	Riccardo Chiarini (Italy)		+ 11' 23"
10	Nicolas Edet (France)		+ 11' 23"

Stage 7

30 April 2011 – Tekirova to Manavgat, 138 km (85.7 mi)

Stage 7 results
	Cyclist	Time
1	Andrea Guardini (Italy)	3h 05' 37"
2	Kenny van Hummel (Netherlands)	+ 0"
3	Tyler Farrar (United States)	+ 0"
4	André Greipel (Germany)	+ 0"
5	Alessandro Petacchi (Italy)	+ 0"
6	Lucas Sebastián Haedo (Argentina)	+ 0"
7	Stefan Van Dijck (Netherlands)	+ 0"
8	Nacer Bouhanni (France)	+ 0"
9	Sacha Modolo (Italy)	+ 0"
10	Allan Davis (Australia)	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 7
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Efimkin (Russia)		30h 22' 49"
2	Andrey Zeits (Kazakhstan)		+ 1' 13"
3	Thibaut Pinot (France)		+ 1' 33"
4	Tom Peterson (United States)		+ 1' 50"
5	Cameron Wurf (Australia)		+ 2' 17"
6	Bartosz Huzarski (Poland)	Team NetApp	+ 11' 12"
7	Egoitz García (Spain)	Caja Rural	+ 11' 17"
8	Wesley Sulzberger (Australia)		+ 11' 19"
9	Riccardo Chiarini (Italy)		+ 11' 23"
10	Nicolas Edet (France)		+ 11' 23"

Stage 8

1 May 2011 – Side to Alanya, 157.8 km (98.1 mi)

Stage 8 results
	Cyclist	Time
1	Kenny van Hummel (Netherlands)	3h 22' 59"
2	André Greipel (Germany)	+ 0"
3	Alessandro Petacchi (Italy)	+ 0"
4	Tyler Farrar (United States)	+ 0"
5	Juan Pablo Forero (Colombia)	+ 0"
6	Allan Davis (Australia)	+ 0"
7	Stefan Van Dijck (Netherlands)	+ 0"
8	Giorgio Brambilla (Italy)	+ 0"
9	Tom Veelers (Netherlands)	+ 0"
10	Diego Milán (Spain)	+ 0"

General Classification after Stage 8
	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Alexander Efimkin (Russia)		33h 45' 48"
2	Andrey Zeits (Kazakhstan)		+ 1' 13"
3	Thibaut Pinot (France)		+ 1' 33"
4	Tom Peterson (United States)		+ 1' 50"
5	Cameron Wurf (Australia)		+ 2' 17"
6	Bartosz Huzarski (Poland)	Team NetApp	+ 11' 12"
7	Egoitz García (Spain)	Caja Rural	+ 11' 17"
8	Wesley Sulzberger (Australia)		+ 11' 19"
9	Riccardo Chiarini (Italy)		+ 11' 23"
10	Nicolas Edet (France)		+ 11' 23"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General Classification	Points Classification	Mountains Classification	Turkish Beauties Classification	Team 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	Luis Felipe Laverde	Alessandro Petacchi
5	Matteo Rabottini	Tom Peterson		Alexander Efimkin	Alessandro Petacchi
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

References

^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2011: Race History". 21 April 2011.
^ "Start List: Start List | Cyclingnews.com | Cyclingnews.com". www.cyclingnews.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26.
^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2011: Stage 1 Results". 24 April 2011.
^ "Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey 2011: Stage 2 Results". 25 April 2011.