Points were awarded to the riders that reached the summit of the most difficult climbs first. At 34, he was also the oldest post-World War II winner being almost a year older than Each squad was allowed a maximum of nine riders, resulting in a start list total of 198 riders.In September 2010, Contador announced that he had tested positive for the banned Cavendish was runner-up in the 2010 Tour's points classification and had won 15 stages in the three previous Tours;The first of the two stages held in Vendée started in There were 21 stages in the race, covering a total distance of 3,430.5 km (2,132 mi),The opening stage's uphill finish of Mont des Alouettes was won by Philippe Gilbert, who took the first yellow jersey as leader of the general classification. The Tour isn't giving up all control, however, as comments and embedded video both are disabled.
This was calculated the same way as the general classification, but the classification was restricted to riders who were born on or after 1 January 1986.The final classification was a team classification. The climbs were categorised as fourth-, third-, second-, first-category and The final individual classification was the young rider classification. Riders received points for finishing among the highest placed in a stage finish, or in The third classification was the mountains classification. The general classification leader's yellow jersey was worn first by Evans became the first Australian to win the Tour, and the second non-European to have officially done so. Crosswind Chaos #3 : Mark Cavendish and Lance Armstrong Mega Split the Tour de France Peloton - Duration: 10:24. This was calculated using the finishing times of the best three riders per team on each stage, excluding the team time trial; the leading team was the team with the lowest cumulative time.
Rojas regained the green jersey.Stage twelve was the first to enter the high mountains, and included two climbs that were rated The transitional stage fifteen that moved the race east to the Alps was won by Cavendish from a bunch sprint.Another descent to the finish followed in stage sixteen, and again the winner came from a breakaway. Evans finished the race to become the first Australian rider to win the Tour de France, and at 34, the oldest post-World War II winner.During the Tour's first rest day, it was announced that On 6 February 2012, CAS removed Alberto Contador's results due to his positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour.There were four main individual classifications contested in the 2011 Tour de France, as well as a team competition. There are 11 videos so far, mostly in French, but with a smattering of other languages. Over at YouTube, however, there's an official new Tour de France channel. He also led the points and mountains classifications.Cavendish won the stage seven's bunch sprint finish. The number of stage victories and placings per team determined the outcome of a tie.A total of €3,412,546 was awarded in cash prizes in the race. All finishers of the race were awarded with money. Andy Schleck was then part of a group that crossed the second of the stage's three large climbs, the Galibier, in pursuit of the leading group. The 2011 Tour de France was the 98th edition of the race.It started on 2 July at the Passage du Gois and ended on the Champs-Élysées in Paris on 24 July. The overall winner of the general classification received €450,000, with the second and third placed riders got €200,000 and €100,000 respectively. Overall race leader Voeckler lost 27 seconds to his rivals after he went wide on two of the final descent's corners.The race for the general classification began from the start of the nineteenth stage, the Tour's final mountain stage, with Voeckler, the Schleck brothers and Evans all in a second breakaway. The most important was the general classification, which was calculated by adding each rider's finishing times on each stage.The second classification was the points classification. Lanterne Rouge 131,729 views Running from Saturday July 2nd to … The holders of the classifications benefited on each stage they led; the final winners of the points and mountains were given €25,000, while the best young rider and most combative rider got €20,000. La 19e étape du Tour de France 2011 s'est déroulée le vendredi 22 juillet 2011 entre Modane et L'Alpe d'Huez. 0:57 [Paris - Roubaix 2011] Decisive moment: Cancellara, Hushovd and … The head of the race came together on the long descent to foot of the climb and the finish at Alpe d'Huez, with the exception of In the final stage, Cavendish secured a record third successive victory on the Champs-Élysées in Paris, his fifth stage win of the 2011 Tour. Boasson Hagen was the victor, improving on his second place the previous day. The cyclists competed in 21 stages over 23 days, covering a distance of 3,430.5 kilometres (2,131.6 mi). Tour de France 2011 - Thor Hushovd wins stage 13 - Duration: 0:57.