# 2011 Paris–Nice

The 2011 Paris–Nice was the 69th running of the Paris–Nice cycling stage race, often known as the Race to the Sun. It started on 6 March in Houdan and ended on 13 March in Nice and consisted of eight stages, including a time trial. It was the second race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.
The race was won by HTC–Highroad rider Tony Martin, after holding onto the leader's yellow jersey which came from a time trial stage win on stage six. Martin's winning margin over runner-up and fellow German Andreas Klöden (Team RadioShack) – winner of the fifth stage of the race – was 36 seconds, with Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins completing the podium, 41 seconds down on Martin.
In the race's other classifications, Rein Taaramäe of Cofidis won the white jersey for the highest placed rider under the age of 25, and Garmin–Cervélo's Heinrich Haussler took home the green jersey for amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes. FDJ rider Rémi Pauriol won the King of the Mountains classification, with Team RadioShack finishing at the head of the teams classification.

## Teams

22 teams were invited to the 2011 Paris–Nice. The teams were:
* Ag2r–La Mondiale
* Astana
* BMC Racing Team
* Bretagne–Schuller
* Cofidis
* Team Europcar
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* FDJ
* Garmin–Cervélo
* Lampre–ISD
* Leopard Trek
* Liquigas–Cannondale
* Omega Pharma–Lotto
* Quick-Step
* Rabobank
* HTC–Highroad
* Team Katusha
* Movistar Team
* Team RadioShack
* Saxo Bank–SunGard
* Team Sky
* Vacansoleil–DCM

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 6 March | Houdan to Houdan | 154.5 km (96.0 mi) | Flat stage | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) |
| 2 | 7 March | Montfort-l'Amaury to Amilly | 198.5 km (123.3 mi) | Flat stage | Greg Henderson (NZL) |
| 3 | 8 March | Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Nuits-Saint-Georges | 202.5 km (125.8 mi) | Hilly stage | Matthew Goss (AUS) |
| 4 | 9 March | Crêches-sur-Saône to Belleville | 191 km (119 mi) | Hilly stage | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) |
| 5 | 10 March | Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise to Vernoux-en-Vivarais | 194 km (121 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Andreas Klöden (GER) |
| 6 | 11 March | Rognes to Aix-en-Provence | 27 km (17 mi) | Individual time trial | Tony Martin (GER) |
| 7 | 12 March | Brignoles to Biot | 215.5 km (133.9 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) |
| 8 | 13 March | Nice to Nice | 124 km (77 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 6 March 2011 – Houdan to Houdan, 154.5 km (96.0 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 4h 05' 06" |
| 2 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 4 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 5 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 6 | Jens Voigt (GER) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 7 | Wouter Weylandt (BEL) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 8 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 10 | Gert Steegmans (BEL) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 4h 04' 53" |
| 2 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | + 6" |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 9" |
| 4 | Damien Gaudin (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 10" |
| 5 | Jens Voigt (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 11" |
| 6 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 12" |
| 7 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 13" |
| 8 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team Sky | + 13" |
| 9 | Wouter Weylandt (BEL) | Leopard Trek | + 13" |
| 10 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |

### Stage 2
#### 7 March 2011 – Montfort-l'Amaury to Amilly, 198.5 km (123.3 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team Sky | 5h 00' 56" |
| 2 | Matthew Goss (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 3 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 4 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 5 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 6 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 7 | Jürgen Roelandts (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | s.t. |
| 8 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | Astana | s.t. |
| 10 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 9h 05' 48" |
| 2 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 3 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | + 7" |
| 4 | Matthew Goss (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | + 8" |
| 5 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 8" |
| 6 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 10" |
| 7 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 10" |
| 8 | Jens Voigt (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
| 9 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 13" |
| 10 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 14" |

### Stage 3
#### 8 March 2011 – Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire to Nuits-Saint-Georges, 202.5 km (125.8 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matthew Goss (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | 5h 16' 48" |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 3 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 4 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 6 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 7 | Anthony Ravard (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | s.t. |
| 9 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 10 | Valerio Agnoli (ITA) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Matthew Goss (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | 14h 22' 34" |
| 2 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 2" |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 6" |
| 4 | Greg Henderson (NZL) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 5 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 8" |
| 6 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | + 9" |
| 7 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 10" |
| 8 | Cyril Gautier (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 11" |
| 9 | Cédric Pineau (FRA) | FDJ | + 11" |
| 10 | Jens Voigt (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 14" |

### Stage 4
#### 9 March 2011 – Crêches-sur-Saône to Belleville, 191 km (118.7 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 5h 04' 20" |
| 2 | Rémi Pauriol (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 3 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 4 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) | Astana | s.t. |
| 5 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 13" |
| 6 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 13" |
| 7 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 13" |
| 8 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 13" |
| 9 | Grega Bole (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | + 13" |
| 10 | Danilo Wyss (SUI) | BMC Racing Team | + 13" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil–DCM | 19h 26' 46" |
| 2 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 10" |
| 3 | Rémi Pauriol (FRA) | FDJ | + 16" |
| 4 | Matthew Goss (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | + 21" |
| 5 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) | Astana | + 24" |
| 6 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 27" |
| 7 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | + 30" |
| 8 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 31" |
| 9 | Cyril Gautier (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 32" |
| 10 | Jens Voigt (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 35" |

### Stage 5
#### 10 March 2011 – Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise to Vernoux-en-Vivarais, 194 km (120.5 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | 4h 59' 00" |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | s.t. |
| 3 | Matteo Carrara (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 4 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 5 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 6 | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Astana | s.t. |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Team RadioShack | s.t. |
| 8 | Xavier Tondó (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 9 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 18" |
| 10 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 19" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | 24h 26' 13" |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 4" |
| 3 | Matteo Carrara (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 6" |
| 4 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | + 10" |
| 5 | Robert Kišerlovski (CRO) | Astana | + 10" |
| 6 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Team RadioShack | + 10" |
| 7 | Xavier Tondó (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 10" |
| 8 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | + 10" |
| 9 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 28" |
| 10 | Roman Kreuziger (CZE) | Astana | + 29" |

### Stage 6
#### 11 March 2011 – Rognes to Aix-en-Provence, 27 km (16.8 mi), (ITT)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 33' 24" |
| 2 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 20" |
| 3 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | + 29" |
| 4 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 46" |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 55" |
| 6 | Lieuwe Westra (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 57" |
| 7 | Andrew Talansky (USA) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 1' 05" |
| 8 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 10" |
| 10 | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | HTC–Highroad | + 1' 29" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 24h 59' 47" |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 36" |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 39" |
| 4 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 1' 14" |
| 6 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 29" |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 32" |
| 8 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 37" |
| 9 | Xavier Tondó (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 51" |
| 10 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Rabobank | + 1' 57" |

### Stage 7
#### 12 March 2011 – Brignoles to Biot, 215.5 km (133.9 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Rémy Di Gregorio (FRA) | Astana | 5h 46' 23" |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 5" |
| 3 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Team Sky | + 5" |
| 4 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 7" |
| 5 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | + 7" |
| 6 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | + 7" |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Team RadioShack | + 9" |
| 8 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 9" |
| 9 | Xavier Tondó (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 9" |
| 10 | Maxime Monfort (BEL) | Leopard Trek | + 11" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 30h 46' 17" |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 36" |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 41" |
| 4 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 1' 21" |
| 6 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 29" |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 34" |
| 8 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 36" |
| 9 | Xavier Tondó (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 53" |
| 10 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Rabobank | + 2' 04" |

### Stage 8
#### 13 March 2011 – Nice to Nice, 124 km (77.1 mi)

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 3h 15' 58" |
| 2 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Lampre–ISD | + 23" |
| 3 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 06" |
| 4 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 06" |
| 5 | David López García (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 06" |
| 6 | Matteo Carrara (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 1' 08" |
| 7 | Gorka Izagirre (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 12" |
| 8 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 22" |
| 9 | Simon Špilak (SLO) | Lampre–ISD | + 1' 22" |
| 10 | Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | Astana | + 1' 22" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC–Highroad | 34h 03' 37" |
| 2 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 36" |
| 3 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 41" |
| 4 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | + 1' 10" |
| 5 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 13" |
| 6 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 1' 24" |
| 7 | Janez Brajkovič (SLO) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 34" |
| 8 | Levi Leipheimer (USA) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 36" |
| 9 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Rabobank | + 2' 04" |
| 10 | Maxime Monfort (BEL) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 26" |

## Classification leadership progress

| Stage | Winner | General Classification | Points Classification | Mountains Classification | Young Rider Classification | Team Classification |
| 1 | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Thomas De Gendt | Damien Gaudin | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 2 | Greg Henderson | Thomas De Gendt | Greg Henderson | Damien Gaudin | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 3 | Matthew Goss | Matthew Goss | Heinrich Haussler | Jussi Veikkanen | Matthew Goss | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 4 | Thomas Voeckler | Thomas De Gendt | Heinrich Haussler | Rémi Pauriol | Thomas De Gendt | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden | Andreas Klöden | Heinrich Haussler | Rémi Pauriol | Robert Kišerlovski | Team RadioShack |
| 6 | Tony Martin | Tony Martin | Heinrich Haussler | Rémi Pauriol | Rein Taaramäe | Team RadioShack |
| 7 | Rémy Di Gregorio | Tony Martin | Heinrich Haussler | Rémi Pauriol | Rein Taaramäe | Team RadioShack |
| 8 | Thomas Voeckler | Tony Martin | Heinrich Haussler | Rémi Pauriol | Rein Taaramäe | Team RadioShack |
| Final | Final | Tony Martin | Heinrich Haussler | Rémi Pauriol | Rein Taaramäe | Team RadioShack |