Edvald Boasson Hagen
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Edvald Boasson Hagen is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 professional road racing cyclist riding for the UCI ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

 team . He is the Norwegian Time Trial Champion and also considered as one of the biggest rising talents in the sport, being ranked as no. 3 in the world by UCI
Union Cycliste Internationale
Union Cycliste Internationale is the world governing body for sports cycling and oversees international competitive cycling events. The UCI is based in Aigle, Switzerland....

 as of 31 August 2009, only 22 years old.

Career

Boasson Hagen joined the Norwegian continental team Team Maxbo Bianchi in 2006 and in his first season in the continental circuits he took eight wins including three stages of the Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...

.

In 2007 he enjoyed a successful season and scored fifteen wins, ending up second in number of victories behind ProTour sprinter Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...

. But, after the disqualification of the Italian in May 2008 for doping, Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi
Alessandro Petacchi is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for .A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 51 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010.In 2007 Alessandro was banned from cycling...

 lost 5 stage wins in the 2007 Giro resulting in Boasson Hagen having the most victories. Boasson won the overall classification as well as stages at Paris–Corrèze, Ringerike GP
Ringerike GP
Ringerike Grand Prix is a road bicycle race held annually near Hønefoss, in the region of Ringerike, Norway. The race was ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour until 2010. In 2011 it turned into a one day race while Tour of Norway, held in the whole eastern Norway, replaced it on the calendar.-Winners:...

 and Istrian Spring Trophy
Istrian Spring Trophy
Istrian Spring Trophy is a stage road bicycle race held annually in the Croatian part of the Istria peninsula. The race was first organized in 1961 as a small competition reserved to local cyclists. In 2000, it was opened to professional riders; since 2005, it is rated as a 2.2 event on the UCI...

. He also took stages at Tour of Ireland
Tour of Ireland
The Tour of Ireland is a bicycle stage race held in August. The first race debuted in 1953 and ran until 1957. It was revived in 1965 and ran until 1985. In 1985 the 5 day Nissan International Classic took over as the Tour of Ireland. This lasted for 8 years until 1992...

, Tour de Normandie
Tour de Normandie
Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...

 and Tour de Bretagne as well as the Norwegian time trial championship
2007 National Road Cycling Championships
The 2007 national road cycling championships took place throughout the year, with the majority taking place in late June and early July, although there are some exceptions...

. As a result of these achievements, he finished fifth in the individual point standings of 2006-2007 UCI Europe Tour. In early 2007 it was announced that for 2008 season he would leave Team Maxbo Bianchi for the German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 UCI ProTeam . In late 2007 it was announced that Deutsche Telekom was to end sponsorship of T-Mobile Team with immediate effect. The team continued under the name "Team High Road".

Team High Road/Team Columbia

Boasson Hagen began the 2008 season with a fifth place in the prologue of Tour of California
2008 Tour of California
The 2008 Tour of California was the third edition of an eight-day, 650-mile stage race, which began in Palo Alto , then raced through the California redwoods, wine country and the Pacific Coast and finished in Pasadena. The road bicycle racing event was held February 17–24...

, ahead of established time trial
Time trial
In many racing sports an athlete will compete in a time trial against the clock to secure the fastest time. In cycling, for example, a time trial  can be a single track cycling event, or an individual or team time trial on the road, and either or both of the latter may form components of...

 specialists like David Millar
David Millar
David Millar is a British road racing cyclist riding for . He has won three stages of the Tour de France, two of the Vuelta a España and one Stage of the Giro d'Italia. He was the British national road champion and the national time trial champion, both in 2007...

 and Gustav Larsson. He later won the concluding individual time trial
Individual time trial
An individual time trial is a road bicycle race in which cyclists race alone against the clock . There are also track-based time trials where riders compete in velodromes, and team time trials...

 of Critérium International
Critérium International
The Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932....

 ahead of teammate Tony Martin
Tony Martin (cyclist)
Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...

 and the Grand Prix de Denain
Grand Prix de Denain
Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. Since 2005 the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route....

. He also finished second at the Commerce Bank Reading Classic and became the Norway National Time Trial Champion
2008 National Cycling Championships
The 2008 national road cycling championships begin in January in Australia and New Zealand. Most of the other national championships do not take place until June or July.-Jerseys:...

 for the second year in a row. Later in the year he competed in the Beijing Olympics Road Race, finishing 71st, and entered the ProTour
UCI ProTour
The UCI ProTour was a series of road bicycle races in Europe, Australia and Canada organised by the UCI . Created by Hein Verbruggen, former president of the UCI, it comprises a number of 'ProTour' cycling teams, each of whom are required to compete in every round of the series...

 race Eneco Tour of Benelux
2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux
The 2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling road race takes place from August 20 to August 27, 2008 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium are covered...

 aiming for the overall classification. He finished third in the prologue and was well placed in the following stages when in the fifth stage the front of the peloton split in the strong cross winds
Crosswind
A crosswind is any wind that has a perpendicular component to the line or direction of travel. In aviation, a crosswind is the component of wind that is blowing across the runway making landings and take-offs more difficult than if the wind were blowing straight down the runway...

 and left him 14 minutes behind the leaders. Boasson Hagen lost any chance of overall victory but made up by winning the following stage in Brussels
Brussels
Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...

 by passing Jimmy Engoulvent
Jimmy Engoulvent
Jimmy Engoulvent is a French road racing cyclist who rides for Saur-Sojasun.-Palmares:20112010-External links:**...

 in the final 15 meters of the race. At the Tour of Britain he won three stages and the points competition.

In 2009 he won the cobbled classic Gent–Wevelgem in a two man sprint against Liquigas rider Aleksandr Kuschynski
Aleksandr Kuschynski
Aleksandr Kuschynski is a Belarusian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team . He turned pro in 2004.Kuschynski is the current Belarusian National Road Race Champion.-Victories:2004*...

. He also rode in the 2009 Giro d'Italia
2009 Giro d'Italia
The 2009 Giro d'Italia was the 92nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 9 to 31 May 2009, and marked the 100th year since the first edition of the race...

, his first ever Grand Tour
Grand Tour
The Grand Tour was the traditional trip of Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men of means. The custom flourished from about 1660 until the advent of large-scale rail transit in the 1840s, and was associated with a standard itinerary. It served as an educational rite of passage...

, where Team Columbia won the Team Time trial, Boasson Hagen won the seventh stage in a sprint and finished second in the sixth and eighth stages. In 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...

 he won the 4th and 6th stages to finish 3rd overall, and secure Norway ten riders in the upcoming UCI Road World Championships
UCI Road World Championships
The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...

. Hagen also won his first stage race in 2009, the Eneco Tour of Benelux
Eneco Tour of Benelux
The Eneco Tour of Benelux is a road bicycle racing stage-race. Its name refers to its main sponsor, the energy company Eneco Energie. It is part of both the UCI ProTour and the UCI World Ranking calendar.-History:...

, confirming his huge talent, and rising to third overall in the 2009 UCI World Ranking
2009 UCI World Ranking
The 2009 UCI World Ranking is the first edition of the ranking system launched by the International Cycling Union , replacing the rankings previously part of the UCI ProTour. The series started with the Tour Down Under's opening stage on 20 January, and consists of 13 stage races and 11 one-day...

, 31 August 2009.

Later in 2009 Boasson Hagen finished his season by winning 4 of the 8 stages in the Tour of Britain
2009 Tour of Britain
The 2009 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 12 September till 19 September 2009. The race was the sixth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the seventieth British tour in total. It formed part of the 2008–2009 UCI Europe Tour...

, and winning the race overall.

After months of rumours, it was official on 10 September 2009 that Boasson Hagen would be joining from the 2010-season, along with fellow Norwegians Lars Petter Nordhaug
Lars Petter Nordhaug
Lars Petter Nordhaug is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team .He started his career as a mountain biker, but after finishing 5th in the 2004 Norwegian National Road Racing Championship, his focus changed towards road bicycle racing...

 and Kurt Asle Arvesen
Kurt Asle Arvesen
Kurt Asle Arvesen is a former Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for . Arvesen is from Eresfjord, Nesset. From 2012 he will be manager of ....

.

Team Sky

Boasson Hagen started his first race with Team Sky
Team Sky
Team Sky is a British professional road bicycle racing team that competes in international road bicycle races. The creation of the team was announced on 26 February 2009 and the team began competition in January 2010....

 in the 2010 edtiton of the Tour of Qatar
Tour of Qatar
The Tour of Qatar is a road bicycle race race held in Qatar and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race consists of a men's competition over six stages...

. After an impressive effort and stage win in the opening Team Time Trial, Boasson Hagen secured 3rd and 6th place finishes as his best results. In The Tour of Oman
Tour of Oman
The Tour of Oman is a road bicycle race race held in Oman and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race is classified as a 2.1. The race is run by the A.S.O., and was held for the first time between 14 and 19 February 2010. The race is a men's competition consisting of six stages...

 one week after the race in Quatar, Boasson Hagen won two stages including the final stage where he beat Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara is a Swiss professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTeam . A time trial specialist, he is a four-time World Time Trial Champion and is the current Olympic gold medalist...

 with 17 seconds in the individual time trial. With this win Boasson Hagen claimed the second place in the overall classification, taking the young riders jersey and winning the overall Points Classification. Boasson Hagen won the seventh stage of the Critérium du Dauphiné
2010 Critérium du Dauphiné
The 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 62nd edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné stage race, and the first since it was renamed. It took place from 6–13 June, and was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and World Calendar...

. He also retained his national time trial title.

In 2011, Boasson Hagen again finished second in the Tour of Oman
Tour of Oman
The Tour of Oman is a road bicycle race race held in Oman and is part of the UCI Asia Tour. The race is classified as a 2.1. The race is run by the A.S.O., and was held for the first time between 14 and 19 February 2010. The race is a men's competition consisting of six stages...

, also winning the points jersey for a second year running. Boasson Hagen won the 1st stage of Bayern-Rundfahrt
Bayern-Rundfahrt
The International Bayern Rundfahrt is a stage race cycling race held each year in Bavaria, Germany. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 2.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour.The race was held as an amateur race between 1980 and 1988.- Winners :...

, and went on to win the points jersey, as well as helping team-mate Geraint Thomas
Geraint Thomas
Geraint Howell Thomas, MBE is a Welsh professional racing cyclist who rides for the UCI ProTour team . A track cycling world champion and Olympic gold medalist in the team pursuit, Thomas has also enjoyed success on the road, winning the Junior Paris-Roubaix in 2004, the British National...

 win to 1st overall in the event. He won the Norweigan National Time Trial Championships for the fifth year running in June, but then contracted an illness that put his Tour de France in doubt. Boasson Hagen did recover though, and was given the go-ahead to ride the Tour. He went on to win stage six of the Tour, the first ever victory by a British registered professional cycling team in the Tour de France. Boasson Hagen finished second to compatriot Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd
Thor Hushovd is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer riding . He has signed for from 2012 onwards. He is known for sprinting and time trialing and is the 2010 Norwegian and world road champion. He is the first Norwegian to lead the Tour de France, and first Scandinavian to win the road...

 on Stage 16 after the pair were in a 3 man breakaway with Ryder Hesjedal
Ryder Hesjedal
Ryder Hesjedal is a Canadian professional racing cyclist for . He is a former mountain biker, winning a silver medal at the 2001 Under-23 world championship...

. The next day he was again in the breakaway, and broke clear on the final climb of the day to take his second stage win of the Tour. Boasson Hagen finished second to Mark Cavendish on Stage 21 as the Tour concluded on the Champs Elysees.
In August, Boasson Hagen took a clean sweep of the jerseys at the Eneco Tour
2011 Eneco Tour
The 2011 Eneco Tour of Benelux was the seventh running of the Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial in Amersfoort in the Netherlands on 8 August and finished on 14 August 2011 in Sittard-Geleen, also in the Netherlands.The race consisted of seven stages,...

, winning the event overall, as well as the points and young riders competitions, and finishing first on the final stage.

Major achievements

2004
1st U-19 Road Race Champion

2005
1st U-19 Road Race Champion
1st U-19 Time Trial Champion

2006
1st Scandinavian Open Road Race
1st Stage 1 Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt (U23)
1st Stage 5 Internationale Thüringen-Rundfahrt (U23)
1st Stage 3 Ringerike GP
Ringerike GP
Ringerike Grand Prix is a road bicycle race held annually near Hønefoss, in the region of Ringerike, Norway. The race was ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour until 2010. In 2011 it turned into a one day race while Tour of Norway, held in the whole eastern Norway, replaced it on the calendar.-Winners:...

1st Stage 2 Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...

1st Stage 5 Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...

1st Stage 7 Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir
Tour de l'Avenir is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Riders competed in national teams...

1st Stage 4 Rhône-Alpes Isère Tour
2nd GP Aarhus
2nd National Road Race Championship
14th Overall Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain
Tour de l'Ain, also known as the Prix de l'Amitié , is an annual late season professional cycling stage race held mid-August. The first Tour de l'Ain was held in 1989 and was organized by Dante Lavacca, Armand Peracca and Maurice Josserand. From 1989 to 1992 it was an amateur event. In 1993 it...


2007
1st National Time Trial Champion
1st Overall Istrian Spring Trophee
1st Prologue
1st Overall Paris–Corrèze
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 2
1st Points Classification,
1st Overall Ringerike GP
Ringerike GP
Ringerike Grand Prix is a road bicycle race held annually near Hønefoss, in the region of Ringerike, Norway. The race was ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour until 2010. In 2011 it turned into a one day race while Tour of Norway, held in the whole eastern Norway, replaced it on the calendar.-Winners:...

1st Stage 1
1st Stage 2
1st Stage 3
1st Stage 5
1st Stage 2 Tour de Bretagne
1st Stage 7 Tour de Bretagne
7th Overall Tour de Normandie
Tour de Normandie
Tour de Normandie is a road bicycle race held annually in the region of Normandie, France. The race started in 1939, but was not held in the periods of 1940-1955 and 1960-1980. It was originally a race for amateurs, but was opened for professionals in 1996...

1st Stage 8
12th Overall, Tour of Ireland
Tour of Ireland
The Tour of Ireland is a bicycle stage race held in August. The first race debuted in 1953 and ran until 1957. It was revived in 1965 and ran until 1985. In 1985 the 5 day Nissan International Classic took over as the Tour of Ireland. This lasted for 8 years until 1992...

1st Stage 4

2008
1st National Time Trial Champion
2008 National Cycling Championships
The 2008 national road cycling championships begin in January in Australia and New Zealand. Most of the other national championships do not take place until June or July.-Jerseys:...

1st Stage 3 Critérium International
Critérium International
The Critérium International is a two-day bicycle stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932....

1st Grand Prix de Denain
Grand Prix de Denain
Grand Prix de Denain is a professional cycle road race held in Denain, France. Since 2005 the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, also being part of the Coupe de France de cyclisme sur route....

1st Stage 6 Eneco Tour of Benelux
2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux
The 2008 Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling road race takes place from August 20 to August 27, 2008 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium are covered...

1st Stage 4 Tour of Britain
Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain....

1st Stage 5 Tour of Britain
Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain....

1st Stage 7 Tour of Britain
Tour of Britain
The Tour of Britain is a cycle race, conducted over several stages, in which participants race from place to place across parts of Great Britain....

1st Sprints Competition
2nd, Commerce Bank Reading Classic

2009
1st National Time Trial Champion
2009 National Cycling Championships
The 2009 national road cycling championships began in January in Australia and New Zealand. Most of the European national championships took place in June.-Jerseys:...

1st Gent–Wevelgem
1st Overall, Eneco Tour of Benelux
1st Stage 6
1st Stage 7 ITT
1st Points Classification
1st Stage 1 TTT Giro d'Italia
2009 Giro d'Italia
The 2009 Giro d'Italia was the 92nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 9 to 31 May 2009, and marked the 100th year since the first edition of the race...

1st Stage 7 Giro d'Italia
2009 Giro d'Italia
The 2009 Giro d'Italia was the 92nd running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It was held from 9 to 31 May 2009, and marked the 100th year since the first edition of the race...

1st Overall, Tour of Britain
2009 Tour of Britain
The 2009 Tour of Britain was a UCI 2.1 category race of eight stages from 12 September till 19 September 2009. The race was the sixth edition of the latest version of the Tour of Britain and the seventieth British tour in total. It formed part of the 2008–2009 UCI Europe Tour...

1st Stage 3
1st Stage 4
1st Stage 5
1st Stage 6
1st Points Classification
2nd Trofeo Sóller
2nd Trofeo Calvia
3rd Overall, Tour de Pologne
2009 Tour de Pologne
The 2009 Tour de Pologne was the 66th running of the Tour de Pologne, in the 81st year since the first edition. The event was part of both the 2009 UCI ProTour and the inaugural World Calendar, and ran from 2–8 August, starting in Warsaw and finishing in Kraków.After four stages that were...

1st Stage 4
1st Stage 6
4th Monte Paschi Eroica
Monte Paschi Eroica
The Montepaschi Strade Bianche, formerly known as Monte Paschi Eroica, is a road bicycle race held annually near Siena, in the region of Tuscany, Italy. The race was first organised in 2007 as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour and was held in October. From 2008 on the event has found a space in...


2010
1st National Time Trial Champion
2010 national cycling championships
The 2010 national road cycling championships began in January in Australia and New Zealand. Most of the European national championships take place in June.-Jerseys:...

1st Stage 1 TTT Tour of Qatar
2010 Tour of Qatar
The 2010 Tour of Qatar was the ninth edition of the Tour of Qatar cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and was held from 7 February to 12 February 2010, in Qatar. The race was won by Wouter Mol of .-Teams:...

1st Stage 7 Tirreno–Adriatico
2010 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 2010 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 45th running of the Tirreno–Adriatico stage race. It started on 10 March and finished on 16 March. The race started in Livorno and ended San Benedetto del Tronto...

1st Stage 7 Critérium du Dauphiné
2010 Critérium du Dauphiné
The 2010 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 62nd edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné stage race, and the first since it was renamed. It took place from 6–13 June, and was part of both the 2010 UCI ProTour and World Calendar...

1st Dutch Food Valley Classic
2nd Overall Tour of Oman
2010 Tour of Oman
The 2010 Tour of Oman was the first edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It was rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 14 February to 19 February 2010, in Oman. The race was won by Fabian Cancellara of .-Teams:...

1st Points Classification
1st Best Young Rider
1st Stage 3
1st Stage 6 ITT
2nd Vattenfall Cyclassics
2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics
The 2010 Vattenfall Cyclassics was a one day road race, which is part of the 2010 UCI ProTour, it took place on 15 August 2010. The race covered a total of and took place in Hamburg, Germany.-Teams:...

2nd Chrono des Nations
Chrono des Nations
Chrono des Nations - Les Herbiers Vendée is a single-day time-trial bicycle race held annually in October in Vendée, France. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour....

3rd Overall, Eneco Tour
2010 Eneco Tour
The 2010 Eneco Tour of Benelux was the sixth edition of the Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling stage race. It took place from 17 August to 24 August 2010 in the Benelux. Like the previous years, parts of the Netherlands and Belgium were covered. It was part of the UCI World Ranking...

1st Points Classification

2011
1st National Time Trial Champion
1st Stage 6 Tour de France
1st Stage 17 Tour de France
2011 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21
These are the profiles and summaries for the individual stages in the 2011 Tour de France, with Stage 12 on 14 July, and Stage 21 on 24 July.-Stage 12:14 July 2011 — Cugnaux to Luz Ardiden,...

1st Stage 1 Bayern-Rundfahrt
2011 Bayern-Rundfahrt
The 2011 Bayern-Rundfahrt was the 32nd edition of the Bayern-Rundfahrt, an annual cycling road race. Departing from Pfarrkirchen on 25 May, it concluded in Moosburg on 29 May. The 798.2 km long stage race was part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour, and was rated as a 2.HC event...

1st Points Classification
2nd Overall Tour of Oman
2011 Tour of Oman
The 2011 Tour of Oman is the second edition of the Tour of Oman cycling stage race. It is rated as a 2.1 event on the UCI Asia Tour, and held from 15 February to 20 February 2011, in Oman.-Teams:Sixteen teams will compete in the 2011 Tour of Oman...

1st Points Classification
1st Overall Eneco Tour
2011 Eneco Tour
The 2011 Eneco Tour of Benelux was the seventh running of the Eneco Tour of Benelux cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial in Amersfoort in the Netherlands on 8 August and finished on 14 August 2011 in Sittard-Geleen, also in the Netherlands.The race consisted of seven stages,...

1st Stage 6
1st Points Classification
1st Young Rider Classification
1st Vattenfall Cyclassics
Vattenfall Cyclassics
The Vattenfall Cyclassics is an annual one-day pro and amateur cycling race in and around Hamburg. Although it is a race with a short history, it is nevertheless reckoned as a classic. It started as an unimportant race in 1996, but because of the fast growing popularity of cycling in Germany, it...


Grand Tour General Classification results timeline

2009 2010 2011
Tour
Tour de France
The Tour de France is an annual bicycle race held in France and nearby countries. First staged in 1903, the race covers more than and lasts three weeks. As the best known and most prestigious of cycling's three "Grand Tours", the Tour de France attracts riders and teams from around the world. The...

DNE 116 53
Stages won 0 2
Mountains classification 60 31
Points classification 6 6
Giro
Giro d'Italia
The Giro d'Italia , also simply known as The Giro, is a long distance road bicycle racing stage race for professional cyclists held over three weeks in May/early June in and around Italy. The Giro is one of the three Grand Tours , and is part of the UCI World Ranking calendar...

82 DNE DNE
Stages won 1
Mountains classification
Points classification 6
Vuelta
Vuelta a España
The Vuelta a España is a three-week road bicycle racing stage race that is one of the three "Grand Tours" of Europe and part of the UCI World Ranking calendar. The race lasts three weeks and attracts cyclists from around the world. The race is broken into day-long segments, called stages...

DNE DNE DNE
Stages won
Mountains classification
Points classification


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