2011 Milan–San Remo

2011 Milan–San Remo

2011 UCI World Tour, race 4 of 27
Route of 2008 - 2011
Race details
Date		19 March
Distance		298 km (185.2 mi)
Winning time		6h 51' 10" (43.486 km/h or 27.021 mph)
Palmares
	Winner	Matthew Goss (AUS)	(HTC–Highroad)
	Second	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	(Leopard Trek)
	Third	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	(Omega Pharma–Lotto)

The 2011 Milan–San Remo was the 102nd running of the Milan–San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 19 March over a distance of 298 kilometres (185.2 miles) and was the fourth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.

The race was won by HTC–Highroad rider Matthew Goss, who was part of an eight-man group that battled for the victory, in a sprint finish.^[1][2] Goss finished ahead of Leopard Trek's Fabian Cancellara – the winner of the race in 2008 – and Omega Pharma–Lotto's Philippe Gilbert, who completed the podium.^[3]

Teams

25 teams competed in the 2011 Milan–San Remo. Each team had been scheduled to start with eight riders, making a starting peloton of 200; but only 198 started the race. They were:^[4]

Acqua & Sapone Ag2r–La Mondiale Androni Giocattoli Astana BMC Racing Team Cofidis Colnago–CSF Inox Euskaltel–Euskadi Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli FDJ Garmin–Cervélo Geox–TMC HTC–Highroad

Lampre–ISD Leopard Trek Liquigas–Cannondale Omega Pharma–Lotto Quick-Step Rabobank Team Katusha Movistar Team Team RadioShack Saxo Bank–SunGard Team Sky Vacansoleil–DCM

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Matthew Goss (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	6h 51' 10"
2	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Leopard Trek	s.t.
3	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	s.t.
4	Alessandro Ballan (ITA)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
5	Filippo Pozzato (ITA)	Team Katusha	s.t.
6	Michele Scarponi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	s.t.
7	Yoann Offredo (FRA)	FDJ	s.t.
8	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale	+ 3"
9	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 10"
10	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Leopard Trek	+ 12"

References

1. "Goss earns Australia's first Milan-San Remo win". Yahoo! Eurosport (TF1 Group). Reuters. 19 March 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
2. "Order of Arrival" (PDF). Milan–San Remo. La Gazzetta dello Sport; RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
3. FitzGerald, Michael (19 March 2011). "Goss upstages the favourites in San Remo". Yahoo!Eurosport (TF1 Group). Retrieved 19 March 2011.
4. "Starters list" (PDF). Milan–San Remo. La Gazzetta dello Sport; RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 19 March 2011.

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