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The 2011 Tour de Pologne was the 68th running of the Tour de Pologne

Tour de Pologne

The Tour de Pologne is a road bicycle racing stage race. It consists of seven or eight stages and is usually around 1,200 km in length. The race was first held in 1928. Until 1952 the race was held sporadically, but since then it has been an annual race...

cycling stage race. It started on 31 July in Pruszków

Pruszków

Pruszków is a town in central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship . Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along the western edge of the Warsaw urban area...

and finished on 6 August in Kraków

Kraków

Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

. It was the 19th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour

2011 UCI World Tour

The 2011 UCI World Tour was the third edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union in 2009. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 18 January, and consisted of 14 stage races and 13 one-day races, culminating in the Giro di Lombardia on 15...

season.

The lead of the race changed hands in the final stage of the event. rider, and defending race winner, Daniel Martin

Daniel Martin (cyclist)

Daniel Martin is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for .-Early Life:Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009...

, who took the overall lead after a stage victory on the penultimate stage, had an advantage of three seconds to his nearest challengers Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan

Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....

of and 's Marco Marcato

Marco Marcato

Marco Marcato is an Italian racing cyclist currently riding for .- Palmares :200520062007...

. Sagan had held the lead prior to Martin, having won the fourth and fifth stages, but lost his advantage after losing time in the closing metres of stage six, after an attack by Martin and Wout Poels

Wout Poels

Wouter Poels is a Dutch professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam .-Career highlights:20082010...

, another rider.

On the final stage, Sagan and Marcato moved closer to Martin at the intermediate sprint – offering time bonuses to the top three riders – by taking second and third behind Martin's team-mate Heinrich Haussler

Heinrich Haussler

Heinrich Haussler is an Australian road racing cyclist with German heritage. Haussler races for UCI ProTeam .-Early life:...

, with the winner of the Tour to be decided at the finish in Kraków. Despite missing out on the stage victory – taken by 's Marcel Kittel

Marcel Kittel

Marcel Kittel is a German racing cyclist, who rides for .-Palmarès:2008*1st Memorial Davide Fardelli2009* Tour du Haut Anjou* Flèche du Sud* 4th World Championships U23 I.T.T.2010* 3rd World Championships U23 I.T.T.2011...

, who took his fourth stage victory of the week – Sagan finished just behind in second place, and with a time bonus of six seconds, he overhauled Martin by five seconds. Marcato finished fifth on the stage to seal his third place in the general classification, two seconds behind Martin and seven behind Sagan.

In the race's other classifications, rider Michał Gołaś won the King of the Mountains classification, Sagan won the points classification, Adrian Kurek of Team Poland BGŻ

Polish Cycling Federation

The Polish Cycling Federation or PZK is the national governing body of cycle racing in Poland.The PZK is a member of the UCI and the UEC. It is based at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków....

finished clear at the top of the sprints classification, with also finishing at the head of the teams classification.

Schedule

The entire race was held in Poland.

Stage	Route	Distance	Date
1	Pruszków Pruszków Pruszków is a town in central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship . Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along the western edge of the Warsaw urban area... to Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...	101.5 km	July 31, 2011
2	Częstochowa Czestochowa Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship... to Dąbrowa Górnicza Dabrowa Górnicza Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions...	162 km	August 1, 2011
3	Będzin Bedzin Będzin is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river , the city borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metro area with a population of about 2 million.It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its... to Katowice Katowice Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...	135.7 km	August 2, 2011
4	Oświęcim Oswiecim Oświęcim is a town in the Lesser Poland province of southern Poland, situated west of Kraków, near the confluence of the rivers Vistula and Soła.- History :... to Cieszyn Cieszyn Cieszyn is a border-town and the seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has 36,109 inhabitants . Cieszyn lies on the Olza River, a tributary of the Oder river, opposite Český Těšín....	176.9 km	August 3, 2011
5	Zakopane Zakopane Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a... to Zakopane	201.5 km	August 4, 2011
6	Terma Bukowina Tatrz to Bukowina Tatrzańska Bukowina Tatrzanska Bukowina Tatrzańska , is a village in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska. It lies approximately north-east of Zakopane and south of the regional capital Kraków.The village...	207.7 km	August 5, 2011
7	Kraków Kraków Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life... to Kraków	128 km	August 6, 2011

Teams

The 18 teams from the UCI World Tour were automatically invited to this edition of the Tour de Pologne.

4 teams were also awarded a wildcard place into the event:

Team Poland BGŻ
Polish Cycling Federation
The Polish Cycling Federation or PZK is the national governing body of cycle racing in Poland.The PZK is a member of the UCI and the UEC. It is based at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków....

Stage 1

31 July 2011 – Pruszków
Pruszków
Pruszków is a town in central Poland, situated in the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in Warszawa Voivodeship . Pruszków is the capital of Pruszków County, located along the western edge of the Warsaw urban area...

to Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...

, 101.5 km (63.1 mi)

Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 4"
3	Team Poland BGŻ Polish Cycling Federation The Polish Cycling Federation or PZK is the national governing body of cycle racing in Poland.The PZK is a member of the UCI and the UEC. It is based at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków....	+ 5"
4		+ 6"
5		+ 6"
6		+ 8"
7		+ 9"
8		+ 10"
9		+ 10"
10		+ 10"

Stage 2

1 August 2011 – Częstochowa
Czestochowa
Częstochowa is a city in south Poland on the Warta River with 240,027 inhabitants . It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since 1999, and was previously the capital of Częstochowa Voivodeship...

to Dąbrowa Górnicza
Dabrowa Górnicza
Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions...

, 162 km (100.7 mi)

Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Team	Time
1
2	Team Poland BGŻ Polish Cycling Federation The Polish Cycling Federation or PZK is the national governing body of cycle racing in Poland.The PZK is a member of the UCI and the UEC. It is based at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków....	+ 7"
3		+ 14"
4		+ 14"
5		+ 15"
6		+ 15"
7		+ 16"
8		+ 16"
9		+ 16"
10		+ 18"

Stage 3

2 August 2011 – Będzin
Bedzin
Będzin is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland. Located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Czarna Przemsza river , the city borders the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - a metro area with a population of about 2 million.It has been situated in the Silesian Voivodeship since its...

to Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...

, 135.7 km (84.3 mi)

Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

General Classification after Stage 3

	Team	Time
1
2	Team Poland BGŻ Polish Cycling Federation The Polish Cycling Federation or PZK is the national governing body of cycle racing in Poland.The PZK is a member of the UCI and the UEC. It is based at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków....	+ 17"
3		+ 22"
4		+ 24"
5		+ 24"
6		+ 24"
7		+ 25"
8		+ 26"
9		+ 26"
10		+ 26"

Stage 4

3 August 2011 – Oświęcim
Oswiecim
Oświęcim is a town in the Lesser Poland province of southern Poland, situated west of Kraków, near the confluence of the rivers Vistula and Soła.- History :...

to Cieszyn
Cieszyn
Cieszyn is a border-town and the seat of Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has 36,109 inhabitants . Cieszyn lies on the Olza River, a tributary of the Oder river, opposite Český Těšín....

, 176.9 km (109.9 mi)

Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 3"
3			+ 3"
4			+ 3"
5			+ 3"
6			+ 3"
7			+ 3"
8			+ 3"
9			+ 3"
10			+ 3"

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 5"
3			+ 7"
4			+ 7"
5			+ 13"
6			+ 13"
7			+ 13"
8			+ 13"
9			+ 13"
10			+ 13"

Stage 5

4 August 2011 – Zakopane
Zakopane
Zakopane , is a town in southern Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in of Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a...

to Zakopane, 201.5 km (125.2 mi)

Stage 5 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			+ 3"

General Classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			+ 15"
3			+ 17"
4			+ 20"
5			+ 23"
6			+ 23"
7			+ 26"
8			+ 26"
9			+ 26"
10			+ 26"

Stage 6

5 August 2011 – Terma Bukowina Tatrz to Bukowina Tatrzańska
Bukowina Tatrzanska
Bukowina Tatrzańska , is a village in Tatra County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the border with Slovakia. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Bukowina Tatrzańska. It lies approximately north-east of Zakopane and south of the regional capital Kraków.The village...

, 207.7 km (129.1 mi)

Stage 6 Result

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 1"
3		+ 4"
4		+ 4"
5		+ 6"
6		+ 6"
7		+ 6"
8	Team Poland BGŻ Polish Cycling Federation The Polish Cycling Federation or PZK is the national governing body of cycle racing in Poland.The PZK is a member of the UCI and the UEC. It is based at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków....	+ 6"
9		+ 6"
10		+ 6"

General Classification after Stage 6

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 3"
3		+ 3"
4		+ 17"
5		+ 19"
6		+ 22"
7	Team Poland BGŻ Polish Cycling Federation The Polish Cycling Federation or PZK is the national governing body of cycle racing in Poland.The PZK is a member of the UCI and the UEC. It is based at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków....	+ 22"
8		+ 22"
9		+ 22"
10		+ 26"

Stage 7

6 August 2011 – Kraków
Kraków
Kraków also Krakow, or Cracow , is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life...

to Kraków, 128 km (79.5 mi)

Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1
2			s.t.
3			s.t.
4			s.t.
5			s.t.
6			s.t.
7			s.t.
8			s.t.
9			s.t.
10			s.t.

Final General Classification

	Team	Time
1
2		+ 5"
3		+ 7"
4		+ 22"
5		+ 24"
6		+ 27"
7	Team Poland BGŻ Polish Cycling Federation The Polish Cycling Federation or PZK is the national governing body of cycle racing in Poland.The PZK is a member of the UCI and the UEC. It is based at the BGŻ Arena in Pruszków....	+ 27"
8		+ 27"
9		+ 27"
10		+ 31"

Category leadership table

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... Żółta koszulka	Mountains classification King of the Mountains The King of the Mountains is the title given to the best climber in a cycling road race; usually and officially known as the Mountains classification... Klasyfikacja górska	Intermediate Sprints Classification Klasyfikacja najaktywniejszych	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;... Klasyfikacja punktowa
1	Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel is a German racing cyclist, who rides for .-Palmarès:20081st Memorial Davide Fardelli2009 Tour du Haut Anjou* Flèche du Sud* 4th World Championships U23 I.T.T.2010* 3rd World Championships U23 I.T.T.2011...	Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel is a German racing cyclist, who rides for .-Palmarès:20081st Memorial Davide Fardelli2009 Tour du Haut Anjou* Flèche du Sud* 4th World Championships U23 I.T.T.2010* 3rd World Championships U23 I.T.T.2011...	Michał Gołaś	Adrian Kurek	Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel is a German racing cyclist, who rides for .-Palmarès:20081st Memorial Davide Fardelli2009 Tour du Haut Anjou* Flèche du Sud* 4th World Championships U23 I.T.T.2010* 3rd World Championships U23 I.T.T.2011...
2	Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel is a German racing cyclist, who rides for .-Palmarès:20081st Memorial Davide Fardelli2009 Tour du Haut Anjou* Flèche du Sud* 4th World Championships U23 I.T.T.2010* 3rd World Championships U23 I.T.T.2011...		Bartłomiej Matysiak
3	Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel is a German racing cyclist, who rides for .-Palmarès:20081st Memorial Davide Fardelli2009 Tour du Haut Anjou* Flèche du Sud* 4th World Championships U23 I.T.T.2010* 3rd World Championships U23 I.T.T.2011...
4	Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....	Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....			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....
5	Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....		Ruslan Pidgornyy Ruslan Pidgornyy Ruslan Pidgornyy is a Ukrainian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . He was born in Vinnytsia.In 2004, Pidgornyy, along with Juriy Ivanov, was released from due to his involvement in an investigation of assaulting and robbing a prostitute....
6	Daniel Martin Daniel Martin (cyclist) Daniel Martin is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for .-Early Life:Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009...	Daniel Martin Daniel Martin (cyclist) Daniel Martin is an Irish racing cyclist who currently rides for .-Early Life:Born in Birmingham, Martin became British National Junior Road Race Champion in 2004, before deciding to ride for Ireland. His brother Tom will ride for the UC Aubenas squad in 2009...	Michał Gołaś		Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....
7	Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel Marcel Kittel is a German racing cyclist, who rides for .-Palmarès:20081st Memorial Davide Fardelli2009 Tour du Haut Anjou* Flèche du Sud* 4th World Championships U23 I.T.T.2010* 3rd World Championships U23 I.T.T.2011...	Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....	Michał Gołaś
Final		Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....	Michał Gołaś	Adrian Kurek	Peter Sagan Peter Sagan Peter Sagan is a Slovak professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . Sagan had a successful junior mountain bike racing career, winning the Junior World Championship in 2008, before moving to road racing....

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