2011 Milan–San Remo
Cycling race
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The 2011 Milan–San Remo was the 102nd running of the Milan–San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 19 March over a distance of 298 kilometres (185.2 miles) and was the fourth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.
| 2011 UCI World Tour, race 4 of 27 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 19 March 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 298 km (185 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 6h 51' 10" | ||||||||||||
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The race was won by HTC–Highroad rider Matthew Goss, who was part of an eight-man group that battled for the victory, in a sprint finish.[1][2] Goss finished ahead of Leopard Trek's Fabian Cancellara – the winner of the race in 2008 – and Omega Pharma–Lotto's Philippe Gilbert, who completed the podium.[3]
Teams
25 teams competed in the 2011 Milan–San Remo. Each team had been scheduled to start with eight riders, making a starting peloton of 200; but only 198 started the race. They were:[4]
- Acqua & Sapone
- Ag2r–La Mondiale
- Androni Giocattoli
- Astana
- BMC Racing Team
- Cofidis
- Colnago–CSF Inox
- Euskaltel–Euskadi
- Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli
- FDJ
- Garmin–Cervélo
- Geox–TMC
- HTC–Highroad
- Lampre–ISD
- Leopard Trek
- Liquigas–Cannondale
- Omega Pharma–Lotto
- Quick-Step
- Rabobank
- Team Katusha
- Movistar Team
- Team RadioShack
- Saxo Bank–SunGard
- Team Sky
- Vacansoleil–DCM
Results
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Matthew Goss (AUS) |
HTC–Highroad | 6h 51' 10" |
| 2 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) |
Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 3 |  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) |
Omega Pharma–Lotto | s.t. |
| 4 |  Alessandro Ballan (ITA) |
BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) |
Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 6 | Michele Scarponi (ITA) |
Lampre–ISD | s.t. |
| 7 |  Yoann Offredo (FRA) |
FDJ | s.t. |
| 8 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) |
Liquigas–Cannondale | + 3" |
| 9 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
BMC Racing Team | + 10" |
| 10 | Stuart O'Grady (AUS) |
Leopard Trek | + 12" |
