# 2011 French Road Cycling Cup

The 2011 French Road Cycling Cup was the 20th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup.
The Trophée des Grimpeurs was scheduled to make a return to the calendar following its cancellation due to financial difficulties in 2010, however for the same reason as the previous year it got cancelled again. Two new events were added to the calendar, namely the Flèche d'Emeraude and the Boucles de l'Aulne. The defending champion from 2010 was Leonardo Duque of Cofidis.

## Events

| Date | Event | Winner | Team | Series leader | Leading Team |
| 30 January | Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ |
| 20 March | Cholet-Pays de Loire | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | Jérémy Roy (FRA) Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | FDJ |
| 3 April | Flèche d'Emeraude | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis |
| 12 April | Paris–Camembert | Sandy Casar (FRA) | FDJ | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | FDJ |
| 14 April | Grand Prix de Denain | Jimmy Casper (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | FDJ |
| 16 April | Tour du Finistère | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | Romain Feillu (FRA) | FDJ |
| 17 April | Tro-Bro Léon | Vincent Jérôme (FRA) | Team Europcar | Romain Feillu (FRA) | FDJ |
| 1 May | Trophée des Grimpeurs | Race Cancelled | Race Cancelled | | Romain Feillu (FRA) | FDJ |
| 28 May | Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan | Sylvain Georges (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | FDJ |
| 29 May | Boucles de l'Aulne | Martijn Keizer (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | Romain Feillu (FRA) | FDJ |
| 31 July | Polynormande | Anthony Delaplace (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis |
| 21 August | Châteauroux Classic | Anthony Ravard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis |
| 4 September | Tour du Doubs | Arthur Vichot (FRA) | FDJ | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | FDJ |
| 18 September | Grand Prix d'Isbergues | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (DEN) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | FDJ |
| 2 October | Tour de Vendée | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | FDJ |

## Final overall standings
### Individual

| # | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | 139 |
| 2 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 124 |
| 3 | Sylvain Georges (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | 93 |
| 4 | Anthony Delaplace (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | 90 |
| 5 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | 90 |
| 6 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | FDJ | 75 |
| 7 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 70 |
| 8 | Arthur Vichot (FRA) | FDJ | 68 |
| 9 | Anthony Ravard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 65 |
| 10 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | 61 |

### Team

| # | Team | Points |
| 1 | FDJ | 114 |
| 2 | Saur–Sojasun | 104 |
| 3 | Bretagne–Schuller | 104 |
| 4 | Team Europcar | 101 |
| 5 | Cofidis | 81 |
| 6 | BigMat–Auber 93 | 78 |
| 7 | Ag2r–La Mondiale | 68 |
| 8 | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 54 |

## 2011 French Road Cycling Cup race results
### 1. 30 January 2011 - Grand Prix d'Ouverture La Marseillaise

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | 3h 30' 55" |
| 2 | Sylvain Georges (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 2' 38" |
| 3 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 2' 43" |
| 4 | Jure Kocjan (SLO) | Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis | + 2' 43" |
| 5 | Arthur Vichot (FRA) | FDJ | + 2' 43" |
| 6 | Cyril Gautier (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 2' 43" |
| 7 | Riccardo Riccò (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 2' 43" |
| 8 | Cédric Pineau (FRA) | FDJ | + 2' 43" |
| 9 | Julien Antomarchi (FRA) | La Pomme Marseille | + 2' 43" |
| 10 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2' 43" |

### 2. 20 March 2011 - Cholet-Pays de Loire

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 4h 49' 36" |
| 2 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 3 | Benjamin Giraud (FRA) | La Pomme Marseille | + 0" |
| 4 | Mathieu Drujon (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 0" |
| 5 | Stéphane Poulhiès (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 0" |
| 6 | James Vanlandschoot (BEL) | Veranda's Willems–Accent | + 0" |
| 7 | Jean-Luc Delpech (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | + 0" |
| 8 | Egoitz Garcia Echeguibel (ESP) | Caja Rural | + 0" |
| 9 | Fabien Bacquet (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 0" |
| 10 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | + 0" |

### 3. 3 April 2011 - Flèche d'Emeraude

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | 3h 55' 29" |
| 2 | Jure Kocjan (SLO) | Team Type 1–Sanofi Aventis | + 0" |
| 3 | Francesco Ginanni (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli | + 0" |
| 4 | Gianni Meersman (BEL) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 5 | Joaquín Sobrino (ESP) | Caja Rural | + 0" |
| 6 | Jean-Luc Delpech (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | + 0" |
| 7 | Juan Pablo Forero (COL) | Colombia es Pasión–Café de Colombia | + 0" |
| 8 | Laurent Pichon (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | + 0" |
| 9 | Florian Vachon (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | + 0" |
| 10 | Fabien Bacquet (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 0" |

### 4. 12 April 2011 - Paris–Camembert

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | FDJ | 5h 08' 28" |
| 2 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | + 0" |
| 3 | Julien Antomarchi (FRA) | La Pomme Marseille | + 0" |
| 4 | Maxime Mederel (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 0" |
| 5 | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 6 | Sébastien Joly (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 4" |
| 7 | Iker Camaño (ESP) | Endura Racing | + 4" |
| 8 | Rémi Pauriol (FRA) | FDJ | + 4" |
| 9 | Jonas Ljungblad (SWE) | Differdange–Magic–SportFood.de | + 4" |
| 10 | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 4" |

### 5. 14 April 2011 - Grand Prix de Denain

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jimmy Casper (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | 4h 32' 10" |
| 2 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 0" |
| 3 | Aidis Kruopis (LIT) | Landbouwkrediet | + 0" |
| 4 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | + 0" |
| 5 | Denis Flahaut (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 6 | Danilo Napolitano (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | + 0" |
| 7 | Robert Hunter (RSA) | Team RadioShack | + 0" |
| 8 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 9 | Fabien Bacquet (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 0" |
| 10 | Michael Van Stayen (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | + 0" |

### 6. 16 April 2011 - Tour du Finistère

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 4h 13' 52" |
| 2 | Armindo Fonseca (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | + 1" |
| 3 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | FDJ | + 2" |
| 4 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 2" |
| 5 | Justin Jules (FRA) | La Pomme Marseille | + 2" |
| 6 | Nicolas Vogondy (FRA) | Cofidis | + 2" |
| 7 | Maxime Mederel (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 2" |
| 8 | Romain Hardy (FRA) | Bretagne–Schuller | + 2" |
| 9 | Jean-Marc Marino (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 2" |
| 10 | Sylvain Georges (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 2" |

### 7. 17 April 2011 - Tro-Bro Léon

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Vincent Jérôme (FRA) | Team Europcar | 4h 58' 07" |
| 2 | Will Routley (CAN) | SpiderTech–C10 | + 1" |
| 3 | Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) | FDJ | + 20" |
| 4 | Steve Chainel (FRA) | FDJ | + 20" |
| 5 | Benoit Daeninck (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 30" |
| 6 | Bruno Langlois (CAN) | SpiderTech–C10 | + 32" |
| 7 | Mathieu Ladagnous (FRA) | FDJ | + 36" |
| 8 | Mathieu Drujon (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | + 36" |
| 9 | Alexandre Blain (FRA) | Endura Racing | + 36" |
| 10 | Kristof Goddaert (BEL) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 36" |

### 8. 28 May 2011 - Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Sylvain Georges (FRA) | BigMat–Auber 93 | 4h 13' 52" |
| 2 | Pierrick Fédrigo (FRA) | FDJ | + 0" |
| 3 | Jérémie Galland (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 0" |
| 4 | Julien Guay (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 0" |
| 5 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 0" |
| 6 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 7 | Rob Ruijgh (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 0" |
| 8 | Yohan Cauquil (FRA) | La Pomme Marseille | + 0" |
| 9 | Jonathan Fumeaux (SWI) | Atlas Personal | + 0" |
| 10 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |

### 9. 29 May 2011 - Boucles de l'Aulne

| | Cyclist | Team | Time |
| 1 | Martijn Keizer (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 4h 03' 06" |
| 2 | Anthony Delaplace (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 2" |
| 3 | Anthony Charteau (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 9" |
| 4 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 17" |
| 5 | Cyril Gautier (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 17" |
| 6 | Steven Tronet (FRA) | Roubaix–Lille Métropole | + 51" |
| 7 | Yohann Gène (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 51" |
| 8 | Yohan Cauquil (FRA) | La Pomme Marseille | + 51" |
| 9 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | + 51" |
| 10 | Rémi Pauriol (FRA) | FDJ | + 51" |