# 2011 Tour de Pologne

The 2011 Tour de Pologne was the 68th running of the Tour de Pologne cycling stage race. It started on 31 July in Pruszków and finished on 6 August in Kraków. It was the 19th race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.
The lead of the race changed hands in the final stage of the event. Garmin–Cervélo rider, and defending race winner, Dan Martin, who took the overall lead after a stage victory on the penultimate stage, had an advantage of three seconds to his nearest challengers Peter Sagan of Liquigas–Cannondale and Vacansoleil–DCM's Marco Marcato. Sagan had held the lead prior to Martin, having won the fourth and fifth stages, but lost his advantage after losing time in the closing metres of stage six, after an attack by Martin and Wout Poels, another Vacansoleil–DCM rider.
On the final stage, Sagan and Marcato moved closer to Martin at the intermediate sprint – offering time bonuses to the top three riders – by taking second and third behind Martin's team-mate Heinrich Haussler, with the winner of the Tour to be decided at the finish in Kraków. Despite missing out on the stage victory – taken by Skil–Shimano's Marcel Kittel, who took his fourth stage victory of the week – Sagan finished just behind in second place, and with a time bonus of six seconds, he overhauled Martin by five seconds. Marcato finished fifth on the stage to seal his third place in the general classification, two seconds behind Martin and seven behind Sagan.
In the race's other classifications, Vacansoleil–DCM rider Michał Gołaś won the King of the Mountains classification, Sagan won the points classification, Adrian Kurek of Team Poland BGŻ finished clear at the top of the sprints classification, with Vacansoleil–DCM also finishing at the head of the teams classification.

## Schedule

Aside from entering the Czech Republic (to the city of Český Těšín on the border with Poland) during the fourth stage, the race stages started and ended in Polish locations.
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 31 July | Pruszków to Warsaw | 101.5 km | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) |
| 2 | 1 August | Częstochowa to Dąbrowa Górnicza | 162 km | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) |
| 3 | 2 August | Będzin to Katowice | 135.7 km | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) |
| 4 | 3 August | Oświęcim to Cieszyn | 176.9 km | Medium-mountain stage | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| 5 | 4 August | Zakopane to Zakopane | 201.5 km | Mountain stage | Peter Sagan (SVK) |
| 6 | 5 August | Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska | 207.7 km | Mountain stage | Dan Martin (IRL) |
| 7 | 6 August | Kraków to Kraków | 128 km | Flat stage | Marcel Kittel (GER) |

## Teams

The 18 teams from the UCI World Tour were automatically invited to this edition of the Tour de Pologne.
| Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Euskaltel–Euskadi Garmin–Cervélo HTC–Highroad | Lampre–ISD Leopard Trek Liquigas–Cannondale Omega Pharma–Lotto Quick-Step Rabobank | Saxo Bank–SunGard Team Katusha Movistar Team Team RadioShack Team Sky Vacansoleil–DCM |
4 teams were also awarded a wildcard place into the event:
* CCC–Polsat–Polkowice
* De Rosa–Ceramica Flaminia
* Team Poland BGŻ
* Skil–Shimano

## Stages
### Stage 1

31 July 2011 – Pruszków to Warsaw, 101.5 km (63.1 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Skil–Shimano | 2h 07' 26" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 4 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 5 | Michele Merlo (ITA) | De Rosa–Ceramica Flaminia | s.t. |
| 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 7 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 8 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 9 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 10 | Adam Blythe (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Skil–Shimano | 2h 07' 16" |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Adrian Kurek (POL) | Team Poland BGŻ | + 5" |
| 4 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Quick-Step | + 6" |
| 5 | Fabio Piscopiello (ITA) | De Rosa–Ceramica Flaminia | + 6" |
| 6 | Pierre Cazaux (FRA) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 8" |
| 7 | Carlos Oyarzún (CHI) | Movistar Team | + 9" |
| 8 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 10" |
| 9 | Michele Merlo (ITA) | De Rosa–Ceramica Flaminia | + 10" |
| 10 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Leopard Trek | + 10" |

### Stage 2

1 August 2011 – Częstochowa to Dąbrowa Górnicza, 162 km (101 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Skil–Shimano | 3h 38' 35" |
| 2 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 3 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 4 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 5 | John Degenkolb (GER) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 6 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 7 | Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 8 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 9 | Adam Blythe (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | s.t. |
| 10 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Skil–Shimano | 5h 45' 41" |
| 2 | Adrian Kurek (POL) | Team Poland BGŻ | + 7" |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 14" |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | + 14" |
| 5 | Bartłomiej Matysiak (POL) | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | + 15" |
| 6 | Pierre Cazaux (FRA) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 15" |
| 7 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Quick-Step | + 16" |
| 8 | Graeme Brown (AUS) | Rabobank | + 16" |
| 9 | Fabio Piscopiello (ITA) | De Rosa–Ceramica Flaminia | + 16" |
| 10 | Paolo Bailetti (ITA) | De Rosa–Ceramica Flaminia | + 18" |

### Stage 3

2 August 2011 – Będzin to Katowice, 135.7 km (84.3 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Skil–Shimano | 3h 09' 29" |
| 2 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 3 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (DEN) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 4 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 5 | Adam Blythe (GBR) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | s.t. |
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Tom Boonen (BEL) | Quick-Step | s.t. |
| 8 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 9 | John Degenkolb (GER) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 10 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Skil–Shimano | 8h 55' 00" |
| 2 | Adrian Kurek (POL) | Team Poland BGŻ | + 17" |
| 3 | Gianluca Maggiore (ITA) | De Rosa–Ceramica Flaminia | + 22" |
| 4 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 24" |
| 5 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 24" |
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | BMC Racing Team | + 24" |
| 7 | Bartłomiej Matysiak (POL) | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | + 25" |
| 8 | Francesco Chicchi (ITA) | Quick-Step | + 26" |
| 9 | Jonas Aaen Jørgensen (DEN) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | + 26" |
| 10 | Fabio Piscopiello (ITA) | De Rosa–Ceramica Flaminia | + 26" |

### Stage 4

3 August 2011 – Oświęcim to Cieszyn, 176.9 km (109.9 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 4h 21' 15" |
| 2 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 3" |
| 3 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 3" |
| 4 | Paul Martens (GER) | Rabobank | + 3" |
| 5 | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 3" |
| 6 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso (POR) | Team RadioShack | + 3" |
| 7 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 3" |
| 8 | Enrico Gasparotto (ITA) | Astana | + 3" |
| 9 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 3" |
| 10 | Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 3" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 13h 16' 35" |
| 2 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 5" |
| 3 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 7" |
| 4 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 7" |
| 5 | Manuel Antonio Cardoso (POR) | Team RadioShack | + 13" |
| 6 | Tomasz Marczyński (POL) | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | + 13" |
| 7 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 13" |
| 8 | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 13" |
| 9 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Team Katusha | + 13" |
| 10 | Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 13" |

### Stage 5

4 August 2011 – Zakopane to Zakopane, 201.5 km (125.2 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 4h 52' 26" |
| 2 | Michael Matthews (AUS) | Rabobank | s.t. |
| 3 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 4 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 5 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 6 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 7 | David Tanner (AUS) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 8 | John Degenkolb (GER) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 9 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 10 | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 3" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 18h 08' 51" |
| 2 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 15" |
| 3 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 17" |
| 4 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 20" |
| 5 | Luca Paolini (ITA) | Team Katusha | + 23" |
| 6 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Team Sky | + 23" |
| 7 | Tomasz Marczyński (POL) | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | + 26" |
| 8 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | + 26" |
| 9 | Fabian Wegmann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 26" |
| 10 | Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 26" |

### Stage 6

5 August 2011 – Terma Bukowina Tatrzańska to Bukowina Tatrzańska, 207.7 km (129.1 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Garmin–Cervélo | 5h 41' 05" |
| 2 | Wout Poels (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 1" |
| 3 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 4" |
| 4 | Przemysław Niemiec (POL) | Lampre–ISD | + 4" |
| 5 | Tiago Machado (POR) | Team RadioShack | + 6" |
| 6 | Fredrik Kessiakoff (SWE) | Astana | + 6" |
| 7 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 8 | Paweł Cieślik (POL) | Team Poland BGŻ | + 6" |
| 9 | Giampaolo Caruso (ITA) | Team Katusha | + 6" |
| 10 | Christophe Riblon (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 6" |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Garmin–Cervélo | 23h 50' 06" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | + 3" |
| 3 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 3" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 17" |
| 5 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Team Sky | + 19" |
| 6 | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 22" |
| 7 | Bartosz Huzarski (POL) | Team Poland BGŻ | + 22" |
| 8 | Christophe Riblon (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 22" |
| 9 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | Team Sky | + 22" |
| 10 | Marek Rutkiewicz (POL) | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | + 26" |

### Stage 7

6 August 2011 – Kraków to Kraków, 128.0 km (79.5 mi)
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel (GER) | Skil–Shimano | 2h 50' 00" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | s.t. |
| 3 | Leigh Howard (AUS) | HTC–Highroad | s.t. |
| 4 | Heinrich Haussler (AUS) | Garmin–Cervélo | s.t. |
| 5 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| 6 | Lucas Sebastián Haedo (ARG) | Saxo Bank–SunGard | s.t. |
| 7 | Nikolay Trusov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 8 | Ian Stannard (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 9 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | Omega Pharma–Lotto | s.t. |
| 10 | Sergey Lagutin (UZB) | Vacansoleil–DCM | s.t. |
| | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Liquigas–Cannondale | 26h 40' 01" |
| 2 | Dan Martin (IRL) | Garmin–Cervélo | + 5" |
| 3 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 7" |
| 4 | Wout Poels (NED) | Vacansoleil–DCM | + 22" |
| 5 | Peter Kennaugh (GBR) | Team Sky | + 24" |
| 6 | Rinaldo Nocentini (ITA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 27" |
| 7 | Bartosz Huzarski (POL) | Team Poland BGŻ | + 27" |
| 8 | Christophe Riblon (FRA) | Ag2r–La Mondiale | + 27" |
| 9 | Steve Cummings (GBR) | Team Sky | + 27" |
| 10 | Marek Rutkiewicz (POL) | CCC–Polsat–Polkowice | + 31" |

## Category leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification Żółta koszulka | Mountains classification Klasyfikacja górska | Intermediate Sprints Classification Klasyfikacja najaktywniejszych | Points classification Klasyfikacja punktowa | Teams classification |
| 1 | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Michał Gołaś | Adrian Kurek | Marcel Kittel | Quick-Step |
| 2 | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Bartłomiej Matysiak | Adrian Kurek | Marcel Kittel | Quick-Step |
| 3 | Marcel Kittel | Marcel Kittel | Bartłomiej Matysiak | Adrian Kurek | Marcel Kittel | Quick-Step |
| 4 | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Bartłomiej Matysiak | Adrian Kurek | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 5 | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Ruslan Pidgornyy | Adrian Kurek | Romain Feillu | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 6 | Dan Martin | Dan Martin | Michał Gołaś | Adrian Kurek | Peter Sagan | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| 7 | Marcel Kittel | Peter Sagan | Michał Gołaś | Adrian Kurek | Peter Sagan | Vacansoleil–DCM |
| Final | Final | Peter Sagan | Michał Gołaś | Adrian Kurek | Peter Sagan | Vacansoleil–DCM |