List of teams and cyclists in the 2011 Tour de France
Cyclists -- By rider
Table:
No	Name	Nationality	Team	Age	Pos

1	Alberto Contador	Spain	Saxo Bank-SunGard	28	5

2	Jesús Hernández	Spain	Saxo Bank-SunGard	29	92

3	Daniel Navarro	Spain	Saxo Bank-SunGard	27	62

4	Benjamín Noval	Spain	Saxo Bank-SunGard	32	116

5	Richie Porte	Australia	Saxo Bank-SunGard	26	72

6	Chris Anker Sørensen	Denmark	Saxo Bank-SunGard	26	37

7	Nicki Sørensen	Denmark	Saxo Bank-SunGard	36	95

8	Matteo Tosatto	Italy	Saxo Bank-SunGard	37	123

9	Brian Vandborg	Denmark	Saxo Bank-SunGard	29	125

11	Andy Schleck	Luxembourg	Leopard Trek	26	2

12	Fabian Cancellara	Switzerland	Leopard Trek	30	119

13	Jakob Fuglsang	Denmark	Leopard Trek	26	50

14	Linus Gerdemann	Germany	Leopard Trek	28	60

15	Maxime Monfort	Belgium	Leopard Trek	28	29

16	Stuart O'Grady	Australia	Leopard Trek	37	78

17	Joost Posthuma	Netherlands	Leopard Trek	30	108

18	Fränk Schleck	Luxembourg	Leopard Trek	31	3

19	Jens Voigt	Germany	Leopard Trek	39	67

21	Samuel Sánchez	Spain	Euskaltel-Euskadi	33	6

22	Gorka Izagirre	Spain	Euskaltel-Euskadi	23*	66

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Alberto Contador Velasco ( Spanish pronunciation : [ alˈβeɾto kontaˈðoɾ βeˈlasko ] ; born 6 December 1982 ) is a Spanish former professional cyclist . He is one of the most successful riders of his era , winning the Tour de France twice ( 2007 , 2009 ) , the Giro d'Italia twice ( 2008 , 2015 ) , and the Vuelta a España three times ( 2008 , 2012 , 2014 ) . He is one of only seven riders to have won all three Grand Tours of cycling . He has also won the Vélo d'Or a record 4 times . He was regarded as the natural successor of Lance Armstrong and won the 2007 Tour de France with the Discovery Channel team . During his time at the Astana team , he won the 2008 Giro d'Italia , the 2008 Vuelta a España and the 2009 Tour de France . Between 2007 and 2011 he won six consecutive Grand Tours that he entered . This included winning the 2010 Tour de France with Astana , although it later emerged that he had tested positive for clenbuterol during the race . After a long battle in court , he was suspended by the Court of Arbitration for Sport and stripped of his 2010 Tour and 2011 Giro wins . Contador was known as an attacking rider who excelled as a climber , and on his best days was also an excellent time-trialist . He was also known for being able to turn races around to his favour , most notably during the Fuente Dé stage at the 2012 Vuelta a España . Following his return from suspension , he won the Vuelta twice and the Giro once more .
Spain ( Spanish : España [ esˈpaɲa ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Spain ( Spanish : Reino de España ) , [ a ] [ b ] is a country in Southwestern Europe with some pockets of Spanish territory across the Strait of Gibraltar and the Atlantic Ocean . Its continental European territory is situated on the Iberian Peninsula . Its territory also includes two archipelagoes : the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa , and the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea . The African enclaves of Ceuta , Melilla , and Peñón de Vélez de la Gomera make Spain the only European country to have a physical border with an African country ( Morocco ) . [ h ] Several small islands in the Alboran Sea are also part of Spanish territory . The country 's mainland is bordered to the south and east by the Mediterranean Sea except for a small land boundary with Gibraltar ; to the north and northeast by France , Andorra , and the Bay of Biscay ; and to the west and northwest by Portugal and the Atlantic Ocean . With an area of 505,990 km2 ( 195,360 sq mi ) , Spain is the largest country in Southern Europe , the second largest country in Western Europe and the European Union , and the fourth largest country in the European continent . By population ( about 47 million ) , Spain is the sixth largest in Europe and the fifth in the European Union . Spain 's capital and largest city is Madrid ; other major urban areas include Barcelona , Valencia , Seville , Zaragoza , Málaga and Bilbao . Modern humans first arrived in the Iberian Peninsula around 35,000 years ago . Iberian cultures along with ancient Phoenician , Greek , Celtic and Carthaginian settlements developed on the peninsula until it came under Roman rule around 200 BCE , after which the region was named Hispania , based on the earlier Phoenician name Sp ( a ) n or Spania . At the end of the Western Roman Empire the Germanic tribal confederations migrated from Central Europe , invaded the Iberian peninsula and established relatively independent realms in its western provinces , including the Suebi , Alans and Vandals .
Tinkoff ( UCI team code : TNK ) was a Russian-registered professional cycling team from Russia . It competed in the UCI World Tour . The team was owned by Russian Oleg Tinkov and , from 1999 until March 2015 , was managed by former Tour de France winner Bjarne Riis . The team was sponsored by the Russian Tinkoff Bank , a credit systems company . Founded in 1998 as home-Jack & Jones , the team started in cycling 's second division . In 2000 it moved into the top division , now known as the UCI World Tour . Since 2000 , under differing sponsor names ( Memory Card-Jack & Jones and CSC-Tiscali ) , the team rode the Tour de France . It has won the overall classification in all three of the Grand Tours . In the 2008 Tour de France , Carlos Sastre won the general classification , Andy Schleck won the young rider classification , and the team won the overall team classification , and Ivan Basso won the 2006 Giro d'Italia , as well as finishing third and second in the 2004 and 2005 Tour de France . In addition , the team has won many major classics , including 6 Monuments . The team won the UCI ProTour 's team classification each year from 2005 through 2007 , and the team classification in the 2010 UCI World Ranking . In March 2015 the team confirmed that Riis had been removed from active duty due to differences between Riis and Tinkov .
Jesús Hernández Blázquez ( born 28 September 1981 ) is a Spanish former road bicycle racer , who competed professionally between 2004 and 2017 , for the Liberty Seguros-Würth , Relax-GAM , Astana , Tinkoff and Trek-Segafredo teams . He now works as a directeur sportif for Polartec-Kometa .
Daniel Navarro García ( born 18 July 1983 ) is a Spanish professional road bicycle racer , who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Israel Start-Up Nation .
Benjamín Noval González ( born 23 January 1979 ) is a former Spanish professional road bicycle racer , who competed as a professional between 2001 and 2013 . Born in Mieres , Asturias , Noval turned professional in 2001 , riding for Relax-Gam for three years before switching to U.S . Postal Service ( later Discovery Channel ) , where he stayed for four years . Noval switched to Astana for 2008 , and for the 2011 season joined compatriots and team-mates Alberto Contador , Jesús Hernández and Daniel Navarro in signing for Saxo Bank-SunGard . At the end of the 2013 racing season Noval announced his retirement from professional road racing , despite being offered a contract by Tinkoff-Saxo for the following season .
Richard Julian Porte ( born 30 January 1985 ) is an Australian professional road bicycle racer , who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Trek-Segafredo . He is a two-time winner of Paris-Nice . In his first year at UCI ProTour level , Porte won the young rider classification at the 2010 Giro d'Italia , and featured prominently in the general classification at several stage races . Porte moved to Team Sky for the 2012 season , and quickly made an impact , winning the Volta ao Algarve . In 2013 , Porte achieved his biggest victory to date , winning two stages and the overall classification in Paris-Nice . He served as a super-domestique for three Team Sky Tour de France victories : Bradley Wiggins in 2012 and Chris Froome in 2013 and 2015 . In 2015 , after winning the Australian National Time Trial Championships , Porte won two stages as well as the final overall classification of Paris-Nice , winning that race for the second time in three years and ending up atop the UCI world road cycling rankings .
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia , is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent , the island of Tasmania , and numerous smaller islands . It is the largest country in Oceania and the world 's sixth-largest country by total area . The population of 26 million is highly urbanised and heavily concentrated on the eastern seaboard . Australia 's capital is Canberra , and its largest city is Sydney . The country 's other major metropolitan areas are Melbourne , Brisbane , Perth , and Adelaide . Indigenous Australians inhabited the continent for about 65,000 years prior to the first arrival of Dutch explorers in the early 17th century , who named it New Holland . In 1770 , Australia 's eastern half was claimed by Great Britain and initially settled through penal transportation to the colony of New South Wales from 26 January 1788 , a date which became Australia 's national day . The population grew steadily in subsequent decades , and by the time of an 1850s gold rush , most of the continent had been explored and an additional five self-governing crown colonies established . On 1 January 1901 , the six colonies federated , forming the Commonwealth of Australia . Australia has since maintained a stable liberal democratic political system that functions as a federal parliamentary constitutional monarchy , comprising six states and ten territories . Australia is the oldest , flattest , and driest inhabited continent , with the least fertile soils . It has a landmass of 7,617,930 square kilometres ( 2,941,300 sq mi ) .
Chris Anker Sørensen ( Danish pronunciation : [ kʰʁis aŋkɐ ˈsɶɐ̯nˀsn̩ ] ; born 5 September 1984 ) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer , who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the Team Designa Køkken , Tinkoff-Saxo , Fortuneo-Vital Concept and Riwal CeramicSpeed teams . Sørensen now works as a directeur sportif ( and co-owner ) for his final professional team , racing at UCI Professional Continental level as , Riwal Readynez .
Denmark ( Danish : Danmark , pronounced [ ˈtænmak ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Kingdom of Denmark , [ N 10 ] [ N 2 ] is a Nordic country in Northwest Europe . Denmark proper , which is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries , consists of a peninsula , Jutland , and an archipelago of 443 named islands , [ N 2 ] with the largest being Zealand , Funen and the North Jutlandic Island . The islands are characterised by flat , arable land and sandy coasts , low elevation and a temperate climate . The southernmost of the Scandinavian nations , Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway , [ N 11 ] and is bordered to the south by Germany . The Kingdom of Denmark also includes two autonomous territories in the North Atlantic Ocean : the Faroe Islands and Greenland . Denmark has a total area of 42,924 km2 ( 16,573 sq mi ) , land area of 42,394 km2 ( 16,368 sq mi ) , and the total area including Greenland and the Faroe Islands is 2,210,579 km2 ( 853,509 sq mi ) , and a population of 5.8 million in Denmark proper ( Danish egentlige Danmark ) ( as of 2020 [ update ] ) . The unified kingdom of Denmark emerged in the 8th century as a proficient seafaring nation in the struggle for control of the Baltic Sea . Denmark , Sweden , and Norway were ruled together under one sovereign ruler in the Kalmar Union , established in 1397 and ending with Swedish secession in 1523 . The areas of Denmark and Norway remained under the same monarch until 1814 , Denmark-Norway . Beginning in the 17th century , there were several devastating wars with the Swedish Empire , ending with large cessions of territory to Sweden . After the Napoleonic Wars , Norway was ceded to Sweden , while Denmark kept the Faroe Islands , Greenland , and Iceland . In the 19th century there was a surge of nationalist movements , which were defeated in the First Schleswig War .
Nicki Sørensen ( born 14 May 1975 ) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer , and was directeur sportif of UCI Professional Continental team Aqua Blue Sport . He competed in five consecutive editions of the Tour de France from 2001 to 2005 . Riding as an all-round rider who rode well in hilly terrain , Sørensen was a valued support for the team leader without many wins of his own .
Matteo Tosatto ( born 14 May 1974 in Castelfranco Veneto ) is an Italian former road racing cyclist . He rode as a professional between 1997 and 2016 , with his biggest personal victories coming in stages of the Giro d'Italia and the Tour de France . Following his retirement , Tosatto became a directeur sportif with Team Sky , beginning midway through the 2017 cycling season .
Italy ( Italian : Italia [ iˈtaːlja ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Italian Republic ( Italian : Repubblica Italiana [ reˈpubblika itaˈljaːna ] ) , is a European country consisting of a peninsula delimited by the Alps and surrounded by several islands . Italy is located in south-central Europe , and it is also considered a part of Western Europe . The country covers a total area of 301,340 km2 ( 116,350 sq mi ) and shares land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , and the enclaved microstates of Vatican City and San Marino . Italy has a territorial exclave in Switzerland ( Campione ) and a maritime exclave in the Tunisian Sea ( Lampedusa ) . With around 60 million inhabitants , Italy is the third-most populous member state of the European Union . The capital and largest city is Rome ; other major cities are Milan , Naples , Turin , Palermo , Genoa , Bologna , Florence and Venice . Due to its central geographic location in Southern Europe and the Mediterranean , Italy has historically been home to myriad peoples and cultures . In addition to the various ancient peoples dispersed throughout what is now modern-day Italy , the most predominant being the Indo-European Italic peoples who gave the peninsula its name , beginning from the classical era , Phoenicians and Carthaginians founded colonies mostly in insular Italy , Greeks established settlements in the so-called Magna Graecia of Southern Italy , while Etruscans and Celts inhabited central and northern Italy respectively . An Italic tribe known as the Latins formed the Roman Kingdom in the 8th century BC , which eventually became a republic with a government of the Senate and the People . The Roman Republic initially conquered and assimilated its neighbours on the Italian peninsula , eventually expanding and conquering parts of Europe , North Africa and Asia . By the first century BC , the Roman Empire emerged as the dominant power in the Mediterranean Basin and became a leading cultural , political and religious centre , inaugurating the Pax Romana , a period of more than 200 years during which Italy 's law , technology , economy , art , and literature developed . Italy remained the homeland of the Romans and the metropole of the empire , whose legacy can also be observed in the global distribution of culture , governments , Christianity and the Latin script .
Brian Bach Vandborg ( born 4 December 1981 ) is a Danish former professional road bicycle racer , who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2013 . Over his career , Vandborg competed for Team CSC ( twice ) , Discovery Channel , Team GLS , Liquigas-Doimo , SpiderTech-C10 and Cannondale . Born in Snejbjerg , Vandborg was national U/23 champion in individual time trial in 2002 and 2003 and in 2004 he signed his first professional contract with Team CSC , with a length of two years . He won stage 4 of Tour de Georgia in 2005 , his first professional victory , but the rest of his season was ruined due to a case of mononucleosis . In 2006 , Vandborg became a national champion by capturing the Danish Individual Time Trial Championship ; he later finished fourth at the World Time Trial Championship . Vandborg moved to Discovery Channel for the 2007 season . In 2009 he rode alongside Ivan Basso and Daniele Bennati at Liquigas . Vandborg also rode for the Saxo Bank-SunGard team in 2011 , and SpiderTech-C10 in 2012 . Vandborg retired at the end of the 2013 season , after ten years as a professional .
Andy Raymond Schleck ( pronounced [ ˈɑndi ˈʀɑɪ̯mont ˈʃlæk ] ; born 10 June 1985 ) is a Luxembourgish former professional road bicycle racer . He won the 2010 Tour de France , being awarded it retroactively in February 2012 after Alberto Contador 's hearing at the Court of Arbitration for Sport . He has also been the runner-up at the Tour twice ; in 2009 and 2011 . He is the younger brother of Fränk Schleck , also a professional rider between 2003 and 2016 . Their father Johny Schleck rode the Tour de France and Vuelta a España between 1965 and 1974 .
Luxembourg ( /ˈlʌksəmbɜːrɡ/ ( listen ) LUK-səm-burg ; Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuerg [ ˈlətsəbuə̯ɕ ] ( listen ) ; French : Luxembourg ; German : Luxemburg ) , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , [ c ] is a landlocked country in western Europe . It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north , Germany to the east , and France to the south . Its capital , Luxembourg City , is one of the four official capitals of the European Union ( together with Brussels , Frankfurt , and Strasbourg ) and the seat of the European Court of Justice , the highest judicial authority in the EU . Its culture , people , and languages are highly intertwined with its neighbours , making it essentially a mixture of French and German cultures , as evident by the nation 's three official languages : French , German , and the national language of Luxembourgish . The repeated invasions by Germany , especially in World War II , resulted in the country 's strong will for mediation between France and Germany and , among other things , led to the foundation of the European Union . With an area of 2,586 square kilometres ( 998 sq mi ) , it is one of the smallest sovereign states in Europe . In 2019 , Luxembourg had a population of 613,894 , which makes it one of the least-populous countries in Europe , but by far the one with the highest population growth rate . Foreigners account for nearly half of Luxembourg 's population . As a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch , it is headed by Grand Duke Henri and is the world 's only remaining sovereign grand duchy . Luxembourg is a developed country , with an advanced economy and one of the world 's highest GDP ( PPP ) per capita . The City of Luxembourg with its old quarters and fortifications was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994 due to the exceptional preservation of the vast fortifications and the old city . The history of Luxembourg is considered to begin in 963 , when count Siegfried acquired a rocky promontory and its Roman-era fortifications known as Lucilinburhuc , little castle , and the surrounding area from the Imperial Abbey of St. Maximin in nearby Trier .
Trek-Segafredo ( UCI team code : TFS ) is a professional road bicycle racing team at UCI WorldTeam level licensed in the United States . Formerly RadioShack-Nissan , in 2014 , Trek took over the ownership of the team and its ProTeam License .
Fabian Cancellara ( born 18 March 1981 ) , nicknamed Spartacus , is a Swiss former professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI ProTeam Trek-Segafredo . He was born in Wohlen bei Bern , Switzerland . Cancellara began road cycling after falling in love with an old bike at the age of thirteen . After that , he began to take the sport more seriously and won two consecutive World Junior Time Trial Championships in 1998 and 1999 . At age nineteen he turned professional and signed with the Mapei-Quick-Step team , where he rode as a stagiaire . He is known for being a quality time trialist , a one-day classics specialist , and a workhorse for his teammates who have general classification aspirations . After winning a few stages and small races in his starting years , Cancellara earned his first major victory at the 2004 Tour de France where he won the opening prologue time trial and wore race leader yellow jersey for one day . The following season saw fewer victories , but his 2006 season saw a victory in the men 's time trial at the UCI Road World Championships , along with victory at the Paris-Roubaix . Cancellara repeated as world champion in the time trial the next year , along with winning two stages at the Tour de France . During the 2008 calendar he won gold at the Summer Olympics in the individual time trial event and the Milan-San Remo . The next season saw Cancellara again become world time trial champion and lead both the Tour de France and the Vuelta a España . In 2010 , he won the Paris-Roubaix and the Tour of Flanders .
Switzerland , officially the Swiss Confederation , is a country situated in the confluence of western , central , and southern Europe . [ note 4 ] It is a federal republic composed of 26 cantons , with federal authorities seated in Bern . [ note 1 ] Switzerland is a landlocked country bordered by Italy to the south , France to the west , Germany to the north , and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east . It is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau , the Alps , and the Jura , spanning a total area of 41,285 km2 ( 15,940 sq mi ) , and land area of 39,997 km2 ( 15,443 sq mi ) . While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory , the Swiss population of approximately 8.5 million is concentrated mostly on the plateau , where the largest cities are located , among them the two global cities and economic centres of Zürich and Geneva . The establishment of the Old Swiss Confederacy dates to the late medieval period , resulting from a series of military successes against Austria and Burgundy . Swiss independence from the Holy Roman Empire was formally recognized in the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 . The Federal Charter of 1291 is considered the founding document of Switzerland which is celebrated on Swiss National Day . Since the Reformation of the 16th century , Switzerland has maintained a strong policy of armed neutrality ; it has not fought an international war since 1815 and did not join the United Nations until 2002 . Nevertheless , it pursues an active foreign policy and is frequently involved in peace-building processes around the world . Switzerland is the birthplace of the Red Cross , one of the world 's oldest and best known humanitarian organisations , and is home to numerous international organisations , including the second largest UN office . It is a founding member of the European Free Trade Association , but notably not part of the European Union , the European Economic Area or the Eurozone .
Jakob Diemer Fuglsang ( born 22 March 1985 ) is a Swiss-born Danish professional road racing cyclist , who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana . Before turning professional for Team Saxo Bank , he was a mountain biker racing for Team Cannondale-Vredestein , winning the Under-23 World Cup and Under-23 World Championships . Fuglsang has finished 7th overall at the Tour de France as his best result at a Grand Tour . His best career results are his win in the 2019 Liège-Bastogne-Liège and his overall wins in both the 2017 and 2019 editions of the Critérium du Dauphiné stage race , in the former of which he won two stages . He has also won several other stage races during his career including Danmark Rundt 3 times in a row from 2008-2010 , Tour de Luxembourg and Tour of Austria in 2012 , and Tour of Slovenia in 2009 .
Linus Gerdemann ( born 16 September 1982 ) is a German former professional road bicycle racer , who won a stage in the 2007 Tour de France and lead the general classification for two days , wearing the yellow jersey . After failing to find a contract for 2013 , Gerdemann joined MTN-Qhubeka for the 2014 season . In 2015 he rode for Danish professional continental team Cult Energy-Vital Water . Early 2017 , Gerdemann announced his retirement .
Germany ( German : Deutschland , German pronunciation : [ ˈdɔʏtʃlant ] ) , constitutionally the Federal Republic of Germany ( German : Bundesrepublik Deutschland , listen ( help·info ) ) , [ f ] is a country in Central and Western Europe . It borders Denmark to the north , Poland and the Czech Republic to the east , Austria and Switzerland to the south , France to the southwest , and Luxembourg , Belgium , and the Netherlands to the west . Germany includes 16 constituent states , covers an area of 357,386 square kilometres ( 137,988 sq mi ) , and has a largely temperate seasonal climate . With 83 million inhabitants , it is the second most populous state of Europe after Russia , the most populous state lying entirely in Europe , as well as the most populous member state of the European Union . Germany is a very decentralised country . Its capital and largest metropolis is Berlin , while Frankfurt serves as its financial capital and has the country 's busiest airport . Various Germanic tribes have inhabited the northern parts of modern Germany since classical antiquity . A region named Germania was documented before AD 100 . Beginning in the 10th century , German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire . During the 16th century , northern German regions became the centre of the Protestant Reformation . After the collapse of the Holy Roman Empire , the German Confederation was formed in 1815 . The German revolutions of 1848-49 resulted in the Frankfurt Parliament establishing major democratic rights .
Maxime Monfort ( born 14 January 1983 ) is a Belgian former professional road racing cyclist , who competed professionally between 2004 and 2019 for the Landbouwkrediet-Colnago , Cofidis , Team HTC-Columbia , RadioShack-Leopard , and Lotto-Soudal teams . Monfort won a variety of races including the Tour de Luxembourg in 2004 , the Bayern-Rundfahrt in 2010 , and the Belgian National Time Trial Championships in 2009 . Monfort has also had top grand tour finishes including a 6th-place finish in the 2011 Vuelta a España , and a 16th-place finish in the 2012 Tour de France . He finished 14th in the 2013 Tour de France , marking his highest finish in the Tour .
Belgium , [ A ] officially the Kingdom of Belgium , is a country in Western Europe . It is bordered by the Netherlands to the north , Germany to the east , Luxembourg to the southeast , France to the southwest , and the North Sea to the northwest . It covers an area of 30,689 km2 ( 11,849 sq mi ) and has a population of more than 11.5 million , making it the 22nd most densely populated country in the world and the 6th most densely populated country in Europe , with a density of 376 per square kilometre ( 970/sq mi ) . The capital and largest city is Brussels ; other major cities are Antwerp , Ghent , Charleroi and Liège . The sovereign state is a federal constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system . Its institutional organization is complex and is structured on both regional and linguistic grounds . It is divided into three highly autonomous regions : the Flemish Region in the north , Wallonia in the south , and the Brussels-Capital Region . Brussels is the smallest and most densely populated region , as well as the richest region in terms of GDP per capita . Belgium is home to two main linguistic groups or communities : the Dutch-speaking Flemish Community , which constitutes about 60 percent of the population , and the French-speaking Community , which comprises about 40 percent of all Belgians . A small German-speaking Community , numbering around one percent , exists in the East Cantons . The Brussels-Capital Region is officially bilingual ( French and Dutch ) , although French is the dominant language . Belgium 's linguistic diversity and related political conflicts are reflected in its political history and complex system of governance , made up of six different governments .
Stuart O'Grady OAM ( born 6 August 1973 ) is a retired Australian professional road bicycle racer , who rode as a professional between 1995 and 2013 . A former track cyclist , O'Grady and Graeme Brown won a gold medal in the Men 's Madison at the 2004 Summer Olympics . O'Grady also won Paris-Roubaix in 2007 . O'Grady competed in the Tour de France from 1997 and contended for the points classification in the Tour de France known as the green jersey , finishing second in the 1998 , 1999 , 2001 and 2005 races . He wore the yellow jersey of general classification leader in 1998 and 2001 . With his participation in the 2013 Tour de France , he tied George Hincapie 's record of 17 participations in the Tour de France . However , Hincapie was removed from three of his 17 starts for his part in the Lance Armstrong doping scandal , and O'Grady himself admitted having been assisted by illicit erythropoietin ( EPO ) use at least on the 1998 Tour de France ( the Dutchman Joop Zoetemelk holds the absolute records of completed Tours de France , with 16 from 1970 - 1986 ) . He was awarded the Order of Australia Medal .
Joost Posthuma ( born 8 March 1981 ) is a Dutch retired professional road bicycle racer , who competed as a professional between 2004 and 2012 . Born in Hengelo , Posthuma was known for his time-trialling and he wore the white jersey for the best young rider at the 2006 Tour de France . Posthuma set the best time for riders eligible for the young rider classification in the prologue , but lost it after the 1st road stage , after a rival got in a breakaway and got bonus seconds on the road .
The Netherlands ( Dutch : Nederland , [ ˈneːdərlɑnt ] ( listen ) ) , informally Holland , is a country in Northwestern Europe with some overseas territories in the Caribbean . In Europe , it consists of 12 provinces that border Germany to the east , Belgium to the south , and the North Sea to the northwest , with maritime borders in the North Sea with those countries and the United Kingdom . Together with the Caribbean Netherlands - Bonaire , Sint Eustatius and Saba - it forms a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands . The official language is Dutch and a secondary official language in the province of Friesland is West Frisian . In the north and east of the country , Low Saxon is also spoken , and in the southeast , Limburgish . In the Caribbean Netherlands English and Papiamento are recognised languages . The five largest cities in the Netherlands are Amsterdam , Rotterdam , The Hague , Utrecht and Eindhoven . Amsterdam is the country 's most populous city and nominal capital , while The Hague holds the seat of the States General , Cabinet and Supreme Court . The Port of Rotterdam is the busiest seaport in Europe , and the busiest in any country outside Asia . Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the busiest airport in the Netherlands , and the third busiest in Europe . The country is a founding member of the EU , Eurozone , G10 , NATO , OECD and WTO , as well as a part of the Schengen Area and the trilateral Benelux Union . It hosts several intergovernmental organisations and international courts , many of which are centered in The Hague , which is consequently dubbed 'the world 's legal capital ' .
Fränk René Schleck ( born 15 April 1980 ) is a Luxembourgish former professional road bicycle racer , who rode professionally between 2003 and 2016 , for Team Saxo Bank and Trek-Segafredo . Schleck is the older brother of Andy , winner of the 2010 Tour de France . Their father , Johny Schleck , was a professional road bicycle racer between 1965 and 1974 , as was their grandfather , Gustave Schleck , who contested events in the 1930s . Schleck 's greatest achievements include five national road race championships , winning a blue riband mountain stage in the 2006 Tour de France which finished on the Alpe d'Huez , the 2006 edition of the Amstel Gold Race classic , and an alpine stage of the 2009 Tour de France , finishing in the sole company of his brother Andy and Alberto Contador . On 30 January 2013 , Schleck was suspended for 12 months following a positive test for xipamide at the 2012 Tour de France . The ban , backdated to the date of the positive test , expired on 13 July 2013 .
Jens Voigt ( German : [ jɛns foːkt ] ) ( born 17 September 1971 ) is a German former professional road bicycle racer and , upon retirement , became a cycling sports broadcast commentator . During his cycling career , Voigt raced for several teams , the last one being UCI ProTeam Trek Factory Racing . Voigt wore the yellow jersey of the Tour de France twice , though he was never a contender for the overall title owing to the mountainous nature of the stages of the race being better suited to climbing specialists . His career achievements include winning the Critérium International a record-tying 5 times and a number of one-week stage races , as well as two Tour de France stage victories . In September 2014 , he set a new hour record . The record was beaten by Matthias Brändle in October of the same year . [ A ] Among cycling fans , Voigt was generally popular , both for his aggressive riding style and his affable , forthright and articulate manners in dealing with the public and media . He speaks fluent French and English , in addition to his native German .
Samuel Samu Sánchez González ( born 5 February 1978 ) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer , who rode professionally in the sport between 2000 and 2017 for the Euskaltel-Euskadi and BMC Racing Team squads . He was the gold medal winner in the road race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics . In the following years Sánchez proved himself in hilly classics and stage races as one of the most important riders in the peloton . He was also known as one of the best descenders in the peloton . He finished in the top 6 of the Tour de France three times and in the top 10 of the Vuelta a España 6 times . Other notable achievements include winning the Vuelta a Burgos in 2010 , the 2012 Tour of the Basque Country and five stages of the Vuelta a España .
Euskaltel-Euskadi ( UCI team code : EUS ) was a professional road bicycle racing team from Spain , Europe . The team was commercially sponsored , but was also partly funded by the Basque Government until the end of 2013 , with riders either from the Basque Country , Navarre , La Rioja , Cantabria and the French Basque Country , or who had grown up in the cycling culture of those regions : This policy was abandoned to enable retention of World Tour status . Its sponsor was Euskaltel , a Basque telecom company . Euskaltel-Euskadi was famous for its all-orange team kits . Whenever the Tour de France passed through the Basque Country many spectators lined the route dressed in the team 's orange or the colours of the Basque flag . The Euskaltel team also has a second team inside the Fundacion Euskadi , this team rode in a continental category , the name of the team was Orbea . This team was created with the aim of forming the young cyclist before going to the Euskaltel-Euskadi .
Gorka Izagirre Insausti ( born 7 October 1987 ) is a professional cyclist , who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana . He is the brother of fellow racing cyclist Ion Izagirre .