# 2011 Tour of Beijing

The 2011 Tour of Beijing was the inaugural running of the Tour of Beijing cycling stage race. It started with an individual time trial around the Beijing Olympic Village on 5 October and finished at the Bird's Nest on 9 October.
The race covered 614.3 kilometres (381.7 mi) across Beijing over five stages, and was the first race to be owned by Global Cycling's governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale, a move which raised some controversy. It was the 25th race of the UCI World Tour season.
The race was won by HTC–Highroad rider Tony Martin, after winning the opening time trial stage and maintaining his advantage to the end of the race. Martin's winning margin over runner-up David Millar of Garmin–Cervélo was 17 seconds, and Team Sky's Chris Froome completed the podium, 9 seconds behind Millar and 26 seconds down on Martin. In the race's other classifications, Denis Galimzyanov of Team Katusha won the points classification, Euskaltel–Euskadi's Igor Antón won the mountains classification, Ben King finished on top of the young rider classification, with Team Sky topping the teams classification.

## Stages

| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | October 5 | Bird's Nest to Water Cube | 11.3 km (7 mi) | Individual Time Trial | Tony Martin (GER) |
| 2 | October 6 | Bird's Nest to MenTouGou | 133.5 km (83 mi) | Flat Stage | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) |
| 3 | October 7 | MenTouGou to YongNing Town | 162.0 km (101 mi) | Mountain Stage | Nicolas Roche (IRL) |
| 4 | October 8 | YanQing Gui Chuan Square to Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park | 189.5 km (118 mi) | Mountain Stage | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
| 5 | October 9 | Tiananmen Square to Bird's Nest | 118.0 km (73 mi) | Flat Stage | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) |

## Teams

As the race was held under the auspices of the UCI World Tour, all eighteen ProTour teams were invited automatically. Together with a selection of Chinese riders forming the Chinese National Cycling Team this formed the event's 19-team peloton.
The 19 teams invited to the race were:
| Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Chinese National Cycling Team Euskaltel–Euskadi Garmin–Cervélo HTC–Highroad | Lampre–ISD Leopard Trek Liquigas–Cannondale Movistar Team Omega Pharma–Lotto Quick-Step | Rabobank Saxo Bank–SunGard Team Katusha Team RadioShack Team Sky Vacansoleil–DCM |

## Stages
### Stage 1

5 October 2011 – Bird's Nest to Water Cube, 11.3 km (7.0 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 13' 33" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 17" |
| 3 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Team Sky | + 24" |
| 4 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 26" |
| 5 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | Team Sky | + 35" |
| 6 | Lars Boom (NED) | Rabobank | + 36" |
| 7 | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 39" |
| 8 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 41" |
| 9 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 43" |
| 10 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Quick-Step | + 43" |

### Stage 2

6 October 2011 – Bird's Nest to MenTouGou, 133.5 km (83.0 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | 3h 03' 30" |
| 2 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Theo Bos (NED) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 4 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 7 | Davide Appollonio (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 9 | Manuele Mori (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | s.t. |
| 10 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 3h 17' 03" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 17" |
| 3 | Alex Dowsett (GBR) | Team Sky | + 24" |
| 4 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 26" |
| 5 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | Team Sky | + 35" |
| 6 | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 39" |
| 7 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 41" |
| 8 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 43" |
| 9 | Andriy Hryvko (UKR) | Astana | + 43" |
| 10 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Quick-Step | + 43" |

### Stage 3

7 October 2011 – MenTouGou to YongNing Town, 162.0 km (100.7 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 3h 53' 15" |
| 2 | Philip Deignan (IRL) | Team RadioShack | s.t. |
| 3 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 1" |
| 4 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | + 1" |
| 5 | Nick Nuyens (BEL) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | + 1" |
| 6 | Paul Martens (GER) | Rabobank | + 1" |
| 7 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1" |
| 8 | Simon Clarke (AUS) | Astana | + 1" |
| 9 | Michael Barry (CAN) | Team Sky | + 1" |
| 10 | Luke Roberts (AUS) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | + 1" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 7h 10' 19" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 17" |
| 3 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 26" |
| 4 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | Team Sky | + 35" |
| 5 | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 39" |
| 6 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 41" |
| 7 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 43" |
| 8 | Andriy Hryvko (UKR) | Astana | + 43" |
| 9 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Quick-Step | + 43" |
| 10 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Quick-Step | + 46" |

### Stage 4

8 October 2011 – YanQing Gui Chuan Square to Shunyi Olympic Rowing-Canoeing Park, 189.5 km (117.7 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 4h 09' 08" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 3 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 4 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 5 | Alexander Porsev (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 8 | Manuele Mori (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | s.t. |
| 9 | Enrique Sanz (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 11h 19' 27" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 17" |
| 3 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 26" |
| 4 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | Team Sky | + 35" |
| 5 | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 39" |
| 6 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 41" |
| 7 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 43" |
| 8 | Andriy Hryvko (UKR) | Astana | + 43" |
| 9 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Quick-Step | + 43" |
| 10 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Quick-Step | + 46" |

### Stage 5

9 October 2011 – Tiananmen Square to Bird's Nest, 118.0 km (73.3 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | 2h 19' 44" |
| 2 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 3 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 4 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 5 | Davide Appollonio (ITA) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 6 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 7 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 8 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 9 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 13h 39' 11" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 17" |
| 3 | Chris Froome (GBR) | Team Sky | + 26" |
| 4 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | Team Sky | + 35" |
| 5 | Olivier Kaisen (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 39" |
| 6 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 41" |
| 7 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 43" |
| 8 | Andriy Hryvko (UKR) | Astana | + 43" |
| 9 | Dario Cataldo (ITA) | Quick-Step | + 43" |
| 10 | Niki Terpstra (NED) | Quick-Step | + 46" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Mountains classification | Points classification | Young rider classification | Team Classification |
| 1 | Tony Martin | Tony Martin | no award | Tony Martin | Alex Dowsett | Team Sky |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler | Tony Martin | Thomas De Gendt | Tony Martin | Alex Dowsett | Team Sky |
| 3 | Nicolas Roche | Tony Martin | Igor Antón | Chris Froome | Ben King | Team Sky |
| 4 | Elia Viviani | Tony Martin | Igor Antón | Denis Galimzyanov | Ben King | Team Sky |
| 5 | Denis Galimzyanov | Tony Martin | Igor Antón | Denis Galimzyanov | Ben King | Team Sky |
| Final | Final | Tony Martin | Igor Antón | Denis Galimzyanov | Ben King | Team Sky |