The 2011 Tour de France was the 98th edition of the race, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It featured 22 cycling teams. Eighteen of the teams invited to the Tour were a part of the UCI World Tour, the other four teams are French Professional Continental teams. The Tour began with a stage from Passage du Gois to Mont des Alouettes on 2 July and finished on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July. Eighteen UCI World Tour teams have been invited and are obligated to participate in the 2011 Tour de France.[1] 198 riders from 22 teams started the race at Passage du Gois. 167 of them completed the race at Champs-Élysées.[2]
Teams
editUCI ProTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Cyclists
editBy rider
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No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
‡ | Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1986 eligible for the Young rider classification |
DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish, followed by the stage in which he withdrew |
HD | Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which he did so |
DSQ | Denotes a rider who was disqualified from the race, followed by the stage before which this occurred |
Age correct as of 2 July 2011, the date on which the Tour began |
By nationality
editCountry | No. of riders | Finishers | Stage wins |
---|---|---|---|
France | 45 | 40 | 1 (Pierre Rolland) |
Spain | 26 | 22 | 2 (Luis León Sánchez, Samuel Sánchez) |
Italy | 15 | 13 | 0 |
Belgium | 15 | 9 | 2 (Philippe Gilbert, Jelle Vanendert) |
Germany | 12 | 11 | 2 (André Greipel, Tony Martin) |
Netherlands | 12 | 10 | 0 |
United States | 10 | 8 | 1 (Tyler Farrar) |
Russia | 9 | 5 | 0 |
Australia | 6 | 6 | 1 (Cadel Evans) |
Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 5 (Mark Cavendish ×5) |
Kazakhstan | 5 | 4 | 0 |
Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Switzerland | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Poland | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Luxembourg | 2 | 2 | 1 (Andy Schleck) |
Portugal | 2 | 2 | 1 (Rui Costa) |
Norway | 2 | 2 | 4 (Edvald Boasson Hagen ×2, Thor Hushovd ×2) |
Colombia | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Lithuania | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Estonia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 |
New Zealand | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Belarus | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 198 | 167 | 21 |
References
edit- ^ "Tour de France selects 22 teams". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
- ^ "Tour de France 2011". Archived from the original on 1 August 2011. Retrieved 30 June 2011.