2011 Tirreno–Adriatico
The 2011 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 46th running of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race, often known as the Race of two seas. It started on 9 March in Marina di Carrara and ended on 15 March in San Benedetto del Tronto and consisted of seven stages, including a team time trial to begin the race and an individual time trial to conclude it. It was the third race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.
| 2011 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 9–15 March 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,075.1 km (668.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 27h 37' 37" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was won by BMC Racing Team rider Cadel Evans, who claimed the leader's blue jersey on stage five before a stage win on stage six. Evans' winning margin over runner-up Robert Gesink (Rabobank) was 11 seconds, as Gesink overhauled both Ivan Basso of Liquigas–Cannondale and Lampre–ISD's Michele Scarponi on the final time trial stage. Scarponi – winner of the fourth stage – completed the podium, 15 seconds down on Evans.
In the race's other classifications, Gesink's second place overall won him the white jersey for the highest placed rider aged 25 or under, and Scarponi took home the red jersey for amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes. Quick-Step rider Davide Malacarne won the King of the Mountains classification, with Liquigas–Cannondale finishing at the head of the teams classification.