2011 Tour de Picardie
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| 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour, race 15 of 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 The route of the 2011 Tour de Picardie | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 13–15 May | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 518 km (321.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 12h 01' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2011 Tour de Picardie was the 65th edition of the Tour de Picardie cycling stage race. It started on 13 May in Abbeville and ended on 15 May in Peronne and consisted of three stages.
The race was won by Team Vacansoleil-DCM rider Romain Feillu, who claimed the leader's yellow and blue jersey after a strong finish on the 3rd stage. Feillu' winning margin over runner-up Kenny De Haes of Omega Pharma-Lotto was 8 seconds, and Katusha's Filippo Pozzato completed the podium, 8 seconds down on Feillu.
In the race's other classifications, Omega-Pharma Lotto rider Kenny de Haes won the points classification's green jersey. Bretagne-Schuller rider Johan Lethe King of the Mountains classification, with Saur-Sojasun finishing at the head of the teams classification.
The winner of the 2010 Tour de Picardie, Ben Swift, was not looking to defend last year's victory because of his racing at the 2010 Tour of California, while other pre-race favourites like 3 stage winner of Tour Méditerranéen winner, Romain Feillu, as well as Kenny Dehaeswho was 5th at 2008.
Stages
1
- 13 May 2011 – Abbeville to La Neuville-en-Hez, 162 km
Stage Result and General Classification after Stage
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Egidijus Juodvalkis (LIT)    |
Landbouwkrediet | 3h 42' 29" |
| 2 |  Kenny Dehaes (BEL) |
Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 1" |
| 3 |  Martin Elmiger (SUI) |
Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 1" |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egidijus Juodvalkis (LIT) |
Landbouwkrediet | 3h 42' 29" |
| 2 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) |
Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 5" |
| 3 | Martin Elmiger (SUI) |
Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 7" |
2
- 14 May 2011 – Villers-Saint-Paul to Château-Thierry, 166.5 km
Stage Result and General Classification after Stage
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Romain Feillu (FRA) |
Vacansoleil–DCM | 3h 45' 26" |
| 2 | Saïd Haddou (FRA) |
Team Europcar | st" |
| 3 | Mathieu Drujon (FRA) |
BigMat–Auber 93 | st" |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egidijus Juodvalkis (LIT) |
Landbouwkrediet | 3h 42' 29" |
| 2 | Romain Feillu (FRA) |
Vacansoleil–DCM | + 1" |
| 3 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) |
Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 5" |
3
- 15 May 2011 – Charly-sur-Marne to Péronne, 189.5 km
Stage Result and General Classification after Stage
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Casper (FRA) |
Saur–Sojasun | 4h 32' 58" |
| 2 |  Filippo Pozzato (ITA) |
Team Katusha | st" |
| 3 | Romain Feillu (FRA) |
Vacansoleil–DCM | st" |
| Rider | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romain Feillu (FRA) |
Vacansoleil–DCM | 12h 01' 00" |
| 2 | Kenny Dehaes (BEL) |
Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 8" |
| 3 | Filippo Pozzato (ITA) |
Team Katusha | + 8" |
Classification leadership
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Mountains classification |
Points classification |
Team Classification |
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| 1 | Egidijus Juodvalkis | Egidijus Juodvalkis | Johan Le Bon | Egidijus Juodvalkis | Landbouwkrediet |
| 2 | Romain Feillu | Kenny Dehaes | BigMat–Auber 93 | ||
| 3 | Jimmy Casper | Romain Feillu | Saur–Sojasun | ||
| Final | Romain Feillu | Johan Le Bon | Kenny Dehaes | Saur–Sojasun | |