# 2011 Vuelta a Burgos

The 2011 Vuelta a Burgos (2011 Tour of Burgos) was the 33rd edition of the Vuelta a Burgos, an annual bicycle race which tours the province of Burgos. Beginning in Villarcayo on 3 August, it concluded at the Lagunas de Neila on 7 August. The 646.6 km long stage race was part of the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour, and was classified as a 2.HC event. Joaquim Rodríguez won the general classification, while his teammate Daniel Moreno secured a 1–2 victory for Team Katusha. Reigning champion Samuel Sánchez participated but finished fourth. Rodríguez also claimed the points classification title.

## Teams

15 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 3 UCI ProTeams, 10 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 2 UCI Continental Teams.
| UCI ProTeams Movistar Team Euskaltel–Euskadi Team Katusha | UCI Professional Continental Teams Caja Rural Geox–TMC Andalucía–Caja Granada Colombia es Pasión–Café de Colombia FDJ Acqua & Sapone Saur–Sojasun Androni Giocattoli Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator Skil–Shimano | UCI Continental Teams Burgos 2016–Castilla y León Orbea Continental |

## Stages
### Stage 1

3 August 2011 – Villarcayo to Miranda de Ebro, 168.0 km (104.4 mi)
Stage 1 Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 3h 51' 07" |
| 2 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 4" |
| 4 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 5 | David López (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 8" |
| 7 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 8 | David Blanco (ESP) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 10" |
| 10 | Ricardo García (ESP) | Orbea Continental | + 12" |
General Classification after Stage 1 :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 3h 51' 07" |
| 2 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 3 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 4" |
| 4 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 5 | David López (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 8" |
| 7 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 8 | David Blanco (ESP) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 10" |
| 10 | Ricardo García (ESP) | Orbea Continental | + 12" |

### Stage 2

4 August 2011 – Burgos to Burgos, 144.0 km (89.5 mi)
Stage 2 Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 3h 26' 22" |
| 2 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 3" |
| 3 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 7" |
| 4 | Julien Simon (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 9" |
| 5 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 10" |
| 6 | Ricardo García (ESP) | Orbea Continental | s.t. |
| 7 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Geox–TMC | + 13" |
| 9 | Arnaud Gérard (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 10 | Pieter Serry (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 2 :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 7h 17' 29" |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 7" |
| 3 | David López (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 17" |
| 4 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 5 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 18" |
| 6 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 7 | David Blanco (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 21" |
| 8 | Ricardo García (ESP) | Orbea Continental | + 22" |
| 9 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 23" |
| 10 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 25" |

### Stage 3

5 August 2011 – Pradoluengo to Belorado, 11.3 km (7.0 mi) team time trial (TTT)
Stage 3 Result :
| | Team | Time |
| 1 | Movistar Team | 09' 54" |
| 2 | Team Katusha | + 10" |
| 3 | Acqua & Sapone | + 13" |
| 4 | Saur–Sojasun | + 17" |
| 5 | Caja Rural | + 19" |
| 6 | FDJ | s.t. |
| 7 | Androni Giocattoli | + 20" |
| 8 | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Skil–Shimano | + 23" |
| 10 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 24" |
General Classification after Stage 3 :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 7h 27' 33" |
| 2 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 7" |
| 3 | David López (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 8" |
| 5 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 21" |
| 6 | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 23" |
| 7 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 30" |
| 8 | David Blanco (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 31" |
| 9 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 32" |
| 10 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | + 36" |

### Stage 4

6 August 2011 – Roa de Duero to Ciudad Romana de Clunia, 168.0 km (104.4 mi)
Stage 4 Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | 3h 44' 28" |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1" |
| 3 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Ricardo García (ESP) | Orbea Continental | s.t. |
| 5 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 6 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 7 | Stefano Garzelli (ITA) | Acqua & Sapone | s.t. |
| 8 | David Blanco (ESP) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 9 | Yukihiro Doi (JPN) | Skil–Shimano | s.t. |
| 10 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
General Classification after Stage 4 :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 11h 12' 02" |
| 2 | David López (ESP) | Movistar Team | +7" |
| 3 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 8" |
| 4 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 21" |
| 5 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 31" |
| 6 | David Blanco (ESP) | Geox–TMC | s.t. |
| 7 | Denis Menchov (RUS) | Geox–TMC | + 36" |
| 8 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 39" |
| 9 | Yannick Talabardon (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 40" |
| 10 | Ricardo García (ESP) | Orbea Continental | + 41" |

### Stage 5

7 August 2011 – Areniscas de los Pinares to Lagunas de Neila, 155.0 km (96.3 mi)
Stage 5 Result :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 4h 00' 20" |
| 2 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 3" |
| 3 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 12" |
| 4 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 17" |
| 5 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 33" |
| 6 | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | Colombia es Pasión–Café de Colombia | + 1' 10" |
| 7 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 14" |
| 8 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 28" |
| 9 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 29" |
| 10 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 58" |
Final General Classification :
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 15h 12' 34" |
| 2 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 36" |
| 3 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 45" |
| 4 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 23" |
| 5 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 1' 52" |
| 6 | David López (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 58" |
| 7 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 06" |
| 8 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 25" |
| 9 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 34" |
| 10 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 55" |

## Classification leadership

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Samuel Sánchez | Samuel Sánchez | Samuel Sánchez | José Luis Roldan | Kenny De Ketele | Movistar Team |
| 2 | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Kenny De Ketele | Movistar Team |
| 3 | Movistar Team | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Kenny De Ketele | Movistar Team |
| 4 | Daniel Moreno | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Kenny De Ketele | Movistar Team |
| 5 | Mikel Landa | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Mikel Landa | Kenny De Ketele | Euskaltel–Euskadi |
| Final | Final | Joaquim Rodríguez | Joaquim Rodríguez | Mikel Landa | Kenny De Ketele | Euskaltel–Euskadi |

## Final standings
### General classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 15h 12' 34" |
| 2 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | + 36" |
| 3 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | + 45" |
| 4 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 23" |
| 5 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | + 1' 52" |
| 6 | David López (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 1' 58" |
| 7 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 06" |
| 8 | Igor Antón (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 25" |
| 9 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 2' 34" |
| 10 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 55" |

### Points classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 78 |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 70 |
| 3 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | 62 |
| 4 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | 53 |
| 5 | Pablo Lastras (ESP) | Movistar Team | 48 |
| 6 | Sergio Pardilla (ESP) | Movistar Team | 42 |
| 7 | David López (ESP) | Movistar Team | 35 |
| 8 | Ricardo García (ESP) | Orbea Continental | 30 |
| 9 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 25 |
| 10 | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Movistar Team | 25 |

### Mountains classification

| | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 45 |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 42 |
| 3 | Joaquim Rodríguez (ESP) | Team Katusha | 39 |
| 4 | Juan José Cobo (ESP) | Geox–TMC | 35 |
| 5 | Daniel Moreno (ESP) | Team Katusha | 30 |
| 6 | José Luis Roldan (ESP) | Andalucía–Caja Granada | 19 |
| 7 | Fabrice Jeandesboz (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | 16 |
| 8 | Cyril Bessy (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | 12 |
| 9 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 11 |
| 10 | Darwin Atapuma (COL) | Colombia es Pasión–Café de Colombia | 10 |

### Sprints classification

| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kenny De Ketele (BEL) | Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator | 15 |
| 2 | Etienne Tortelier (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | 6 |
| 3 | Cyril Bessy (FRA) | Saur–Sojasun | 5 |
| 4 | José Luis Roldan (ESP) | Andalucía–Caja Granada | 4 |
| 5 | Yoann Offredo (FRA) | FDJ | 4 |
| 6 | Jordi Simón3 (ESP) | Caja Rural | 3 |
| 7 | Victor Cabedo (ESP) | Orbea Continental | 3 |
| 8 | Antonio Cabello (ESP) | Andalucía–Caja Granada | 3 |
| 9 | Juan José Oroz (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 2 |
| 10 | Jesús Rosendo (ESP) | Andalucía–Caja Granada | 2 |

### Team classification

| Pos. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 45h 21' 07" |
| 2 | Movistar Team | + 2' 37" |
| 3 | Team Katusha | + 4' 00" |
| 4 | Geox–TMC | + 8' 57" |
| 5 | Colombia es Pasión–Café de Colombia | + 9' 56" |
| 6 | Saur–Sojasun | + 16' 41" |
| 7 | Andalucía–Caja Granada | + 18' 12" |
| 8 | FDJ | + 25' 21" |
| 9 | Caja Rural | + 26' 26" |
| 10 | Acqua & Sapone | + 30' 13" |