2011 Gent–Wevelgem

2011 Gent–Wevelgem

2011 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 27
Tom Boonen riding at Kemmelberg.
Race details
Date		27 March
Distance		219 km (136.1 mi)
Palmares
	Winner	Tom Boonen (BEL)	(Quick-Step)
	Second	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	(Leopard Trek)
	Third	Tyler Farrar (USA)	(Garmin–Cervélo)

The 2011 Gent–Wevelgem was the 73rd running of the Gent–Wevelgem cycling race, held on 27 March 2011. Quick-Step's Tom Boonen won the race in a sprint finish ahead of Leopard Trek rider Daniele Bennati and Tyler Farrar of Garmin–Cervélo.^[1]

Teams

As this is a UCI World Tour event, the organisers are obliged to give a place to each of the 18 ProTour teams. They also invited 7 wild card teams, indicated with an asterisk below. Each of the 25 teams were permitted up to eight riders: 196 riders began the race.^[2]

Ag2r–La Mondiale Astana BMC Racing Team Cofidis* Team Europcar*

Euskaltel–Euskadi FDJ* Garmin–Cervélo HTC–Highroad Landbouwkrediet*

Lampre–ISD Liquigas–Cannondale Leopard Trek Omega Pharma–Lotto Quick-Step

Rabobank Skil–Shimano* Team Katusha Movistar Team Team RadioShack

Saxo Bank–SunGard Team Sky Topsport Vlaanderen–Mercator* Vacansoleil–DCM Veranda's Willems–Accent*

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time	UCI World Tour Points
1	Tom Boonen (BEL)	Quick-Step	4h 35' 00"	80
2	Daniele Bennati (ITA)	Leopard Trek	s.t.	60
3	Tyler Farrar (USA)	Garmin–Cervélo	s.t.	50
4	André Greipel (GER)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	s.t.	40
5	Lloyd Mondory (FRA)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	s.t.	30
6	Mitchell Docker (AUS)	Skil–Shimano	s.t.	-
7	Bernhard Eisel (AUT)	HTC–Highroad	s.t.	14
8	Kristof Goddaert (BEL)	Ag2r–La Mondiale	s.t.	10
9	Lars Boom (NED)	Rabobank	s.t.	6
10	Baden Cooke (AUS)	Saxo Bank–SunGard	s.t.	2

References

1. "Boonen sprints to victory". Cycling News (Future Publishing Limited). 27 March 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2011.
2. "Gent–Wevelgem". gent-wevelgem.be. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

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