The 2011 Tour de Picardie was the 65th edition of the Tour de Picardie

Tour de Picardie

The Tour de Picardie is a professional multi-stage cycle road race held annually in Picardy, France. Since 2005, it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 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.

Pre-race favourites

The winner of the 2010 Tour de Picardie, Ben Swift

Ben Swift

Benjamin Swift is an English professional track and road racing cyclist who currently rides for Team Sky.-Biography:...

, was not looking to defend last year's victory because of his racing at the 2010 Tour of California

2010 Tour of California

The 2010 Tour of California was the fifth running of the Tour of California cycling stage race. It was held from May 16–23, and was the first edition of the race held in the month of May, after the first four occurred in February. It was rated as a 2.HC event on the UCI America Tour...

, while other pre-race favourites like 3 stage winner of Tour Méditerranéen

Tour Méditerranéen

Tour Méditerranéen is a professional road bicycle racing event held in southern France along the Mediterranean Sea. The Tour Méditerranéen is a five-day stage race that began in 1974 and since 2005 has been a part of the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 event...

 winner, Romain Feillu

Romain Feillu

Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....

, as well as Kenny Dehaes

Kenny Dehaes

Kenny Dehaes is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer currently with UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :201120102008...

who was 5th at 2008.

1

13 May 2011 – Abbeville

Abbeville

Abbeville is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.-Location:Abbeville is located on the Somme River, from its modern mouth in the English Channel, and northwest of Amiens...

 to La Neuville-en-Hez

La Neuville-en-Hez

La Neuville-en-Hez is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-References:*...

, 162 km
Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1"
3			+ 1"

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 7"

2

14 May 2011 – Villers-Saint-Paul

Villers-Saint-Paul

Villers-Saint-Paul is a small village in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise....

 to Château-Thierry

Château-Thierry

Château-Thierry is a commune in northern France about east-northeast of Paris. It is a sub-prefecture of the Aisne department in Picardy.-History:...

, 166.5 km
Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			st"
3			st"

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 1"
3			+ 5"

3

15 May 2011 – Charly-sur-Marne

Charly-sur-Marne

Charly-sur-Marne is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.Charly was an old fortified city dating from 9th century Burgundy, it was renamed Charly-sur-Marne in 2006.-Geography:...

 to Péronne

Péronne, Somme

Péronne is a commune of the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.It is close to where the Battles of the Somme took place during World War I...

, 189.5 km
Stage Result and General Classification after Stage

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			st"
3			st"

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 8"
3			+ 8"

Classification leadership

Stage	Winner	General classification General Classification The general classification in bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for bicycle riders in multi-stage bicycle races...	Mountains classification	Points classification Points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning intermediate sprints. The points classification is the top prize for many cycling sprinters and therefore is often known as the Sprint Classification;...	Team Classification
1	Egidijus Juodvalkis	Egidijus Juodvalkis	Johan Le Bon	Egidijus Juodvalkis
2	Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....			Kenny Dehaes Kenny Dehaes Kenny Dehaes is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer currently with UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :201120102008...
3	Jimmy Casper Jimmy Casper thumb|leftJimmy Casper is a French professional road bicycle racer for the UCI Professional Continental team Saur-Sojasun....	Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....
Final		Romain Feillu Romain Feillu Romain Feillu is a French road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the older brother of Brice Feillu, who is also a road racing cyclist....	Johan Le Bon	Kenny Dehaes Kenny Dehaes Kenny Dehaes is a Belgian professional road bicycle racer currently with UCI ProTour team .- Palmares :201120102008...

General classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 8"
3			+ 8"

Points

	Rider	Team	Time
1			46 points
2			45 poits
3			41 points

Mountains

	Rider	Team	Time
1			20 points
2			9 points
3		Roubaix Lille Metropole	8 points

Team

Pos.	Team	Time
1		36h 03′ 42″
2		+ 07″
3		+ 07″