Le tappe del Giro d'Italia 2009. The court's ruling opinion was that the minute amount of clenbuterol found was probably not caused by a doping regimen, but that strict liability rules meant that Contador had nonetheless violated WADA's World Anti-Doping Code. Alberto Contador's Saxo Bank teammates joined him on stage at the end of the day: The post race press-conference Androni Giocattoli - Sidermec. [91][92] Farrar later revealed that his inclusion with the Leopard Trek squad in the final moments of the neutralized stage was a decision made solely on their part, one for which he felt extremely grateful. "[119] Since-ousted race director Angelo Zomegnan called the decision to strip the Giro championship "nonsense," noting that Contador was permitted to ride at the time and there were no irregularities of any kind during the race. [40] Additional critical analysis concurred that the route was excessively difficult, for its incredible amount of vertical climbing (409 km (254 mi) in the route as originally announced),[34] number of summit finishes[41] and long transfers,[36] and the unpaved or 'white roads' which featured in stages 5 and 20. All nine of their riders completed the race. A further month later, RCS Sport, owners of the race, confirmed that Zomegnan had been removed from his largely autocratic position as race director. Five-time Giro winner Eddy Merckx expressed surprise at the result and disappointment that it could further sully the sport's image, saying "It's like someone wants to kill cycling. Immediately after Weylandt's death, Giro officials announced that they would not issue his dossard number 108 in future editions of the race. [129] It was originally won, like the closely associated points classification, by Contador, and passed to José Rujano when the Spaniard's results were stripped. 1:55. While the Giro had in its peloton many notable riders, including six former Grand Tour winners, the odds-on favorite was always Saxo Bank–SunGard's Alberto Contador. 24.07. Nibali held second place on stages 13 and 14, but Scarponi overtook him on Gardeccia,[69] finishing a minute and a half better (only six seconds the lesser of Contador), and never relinquished second place. Two UCI Professional Continental teams were announced well ahead of time, Androni Giocattoli and Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli. The 2011 edition commemorated the 150th anniversary of Italian unification.The majority of the race was situated entirely within Italy – only the end of stage 13 and beginning of stage 14, in Austria, featured roads outside the home nation. This was particularly in comparison with the similarly difficult, yet not as difficult, route for the 2011 Tour de France revealed days earlier. Contador was the overwhelming favorite for overall victory. [101] In the final days of the race, many fans wrote signs memorializing Tondó as they had with Weylandt earlier on. [52] David Millar then became the third race leader in as many days when he finished with a breakaway group that was 21 seconds the better of the main field in stage 3,[53] though this result was overshadowed by the death of Wouter Weylandt earlier in the stage. De ronde begon in Turijn en eindigde in Milaan. The ongoing Mantova doping investigation, involving members of the Lampre–NGC team, as it was known in 2009, had an effect on the race. The race started on 7 May with a team time trial in Turin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification , when the city served as the first capital of the single state. 5 years ago | 3 views. He had looked behind him to ascertain his exact position in the race when he clipped the wall. Ten tweets – six to be printed in Italian, two in English, and one each in Spanish and French – were eventually chosen by fan voting. The peloton chose not to run stage four competitively following Weylandt's death; instead the stage was ridden as a procession in his memory. Just as he had with Rujano earlier, Contador appeared to allow his companion a stage win he could have easily taken himself. [129] Team RadioShack's Yaroslav Popovych was first in this competition. [99] The team had met to consider withdrawing from the race after Tondó's death, but instead the riders unanimously voted to ride on. Radsport Radsport Straßenrennen Italien Giro d'Italia 2011 14. Both Scarponi's overall championship and Gadret's podium finish constituted the first such results for either of them in a Grand Tour. De Ronde van Italië begint volgend jaar een 22 kilometer lange ploegentijdrit die start aan het koninklijk paleis. [23] While the BMC Racing Team was unlikely to field an overall favorite, given that their top man Cadel Evans chose to focus on the Tour de France, they were also affected by the investigation, for the second year in a row. [29] Other sprinters in the Giro peloton mainly came from much smaller teams and teams with little overall ambition. [6] Though his status was put in doubt after a positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France,[7] he was cleared by his national federation in February 2011 and able to return to racing,[8] though the case still pended a final appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport later in 2011. The race started on 7 May with a team time trial in Turin to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, when the city served as the first capital of the single state.[1]. Instead, the stage was preceded by a minute's silence, and ridden as a procession in Weylandt's memory. [83] Weylandt's death was the first at the Giro in 25 years, and the first at one of cycling's Grand Tours since Fabio Casartelli died during the 1995 Tour de France. Points were awarded to the top 20 finishers overall, and to the top five finishers in each stage. It was originally scheduled for June, to occur soon enough to decide conclusively his status prior to the 2011 Tour de France, but it was instead pushed back to August and then again to November. Stage 9 was the first major mountain stage, featuring two ascents of Mount Etna, including a summit finish. [109] Fans could also participate in a promotion called "Tweet Your Maglia Rosa" where they would submit 140-character or fewer Twitter messages describing what the pink jersey means to them. Won by Vasil Kiryienka before José Humberto Rujano (2nd) and Joaquim Rodríguez (3rd). Your 2011 Giro d'Italia podium: Michele Scarponi (Lampre) 2nd + 6:10, Alberto Contador 1st 84:05:14, Vincenzo Nibali 3rd + 6:56: Astana won the team classification by 10 minutes over Movistar. Teammate Tom Stamsnijder also witnessed the accident, saying "it was a very hard fall." Le 21 tappe del Giro d'italia 2011: percorsi e date. Contador finished the best of any rider in the top five overall on both days, and so further padded his advantage. [70] Roman Kreuziger, still eligible by a matter of months, won the youth competition with his ride to sixth place overall. That, coupled with the 20-second time bonus for winning the day, gave him the pink jersey. [108] Fans were also given the opportunity to choose from among three prototypes for the design of the pink jersey in the 2012 Giro. Millar led the rest of the field across the line a few seconds later. Contador and the rest of the overall favorites finished at the front of the race, with riders well down in the standings claiming the time bonuses, meaning Contador retained the race leadership after all.[58]. [36] The first summit finish was the Montevergine di Mercogliano in Stage 7, whilst the first week was concluded on the slopes of Mount Etna, which the peloton was faced with twice in stage 9. Their minute and a half time gap, plus the time bonus for second place, gave Contador a lead of over three minutes in the overall standings. [117] The decision was reminiscent of that handed down in the Alessandro Petacchi case from the 2007 Giro d'Italia. This classification was considered the most important of the Giro d'Italia, and the winner was considered the winner of the Giro. No results for the stage were recorded, and it did not count towards the general classification or any of the points competitions. [123][124][125][126][127][128] WADA celebrated the decision, calling the court "robust and thorough" in its jurisprudence of the World-Anti Doping Code. Just as they had before the 2010 Giro, the team suspended Alessandro Ballan and Mauro Santambrogio, members of the Lampre–NGC team in 2009 who were named in the investigation. Although he was not a participant, his death caused his teammates and other members of the peloton to pay tribute to him in the subsequent stages. De Giro d’Italia zal volgend jaar van start gaan in Turijn. Sondaggio Merckx, Gimondi e altri campioni dicono che Andy Schleck nel 2012 deve puntare sul Giro, più adatto [106], Along with the new organizational team came a certain measure of fan involvement in the direction of the 2012 Giro d'Italia. As teams who have riders with a legitimate chance to win a race overall will generally try to avoid defending the lead for too many days, lest they tire their support riders out early and leave their leader vulnerable, there was speculation that Contador would tactically relinquish the jersey. [84], Manuel Antonio Cardoso of Team RadioShack had been nearest to Weylandt when he crashed, and stated that Weylandt had touched a small retaining wall on the left side of the road with either his pedal or his handlebars, and was then catapulted across the road to the other side, where he again collided with something. [67] Contador's two stage wins and numerous top five placings also made him the winner of the points competition,[68] by a substantial margin. [116] Finally, on 6 February 2012, the court spoke, overturning the Spanish federation's decision to clear Contador and assessing the rider a backdated two-year ban, from the date of his adverse test at the 2010 Tour de France. Giro d'Italia 2011 15a tappa Conegliano-Gardeccia (229 km) - Duration: 3:02:19. Team managers expressed concern that they would not fully be able to fulfill their duties if not present with the riders like normal, and this was given as the basis of the UCI's decision. [94][95] Pieter Weening also gave the first pink jersey to be presented to him on the podium to Weylandt's surviving family,[96] and stage 11 winner John Gadret stated that he had Weylandt in his thoughts as he crossed the line and dedicated his win to him, even though the two were not well acquainted. [102] His number was a prominent part of signs held by fans on the roadside at not just the Giro but other events later in the season as well, including the Tour of California where his death was part of the reason the first stage of that race was canceled due to safety concerns. [67] Additionally, the Trofeo Fuga Pinarello rewarded riders who took part in a breakaway at the head of the field, each rider in an escape of ten or fewer riders getting one point for each kilometre that the group stayed clear. [110], Alberto Contador rode the Giro with full knowledge that he was to answer to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) regarding his positive test for clenbuterol at the 2010 Tour de France, since his national federation cleared him of doping charges but both the UCI and the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) chose to appeal the ruling. The more notable was stage 14, which had been hyped as the début of the Monte Crostis in the Giro d'Italia. 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[54] There was some stability in the overall standings at this point, as the race's top riders finished together, or nearly so, in the next three stages. [81] Doctors also gave Weylandt adrenaline and atropine to try to restart his heart, though Tredici stated that resuscitation efforts were rather clearly in vain, and that Weylandt was already dead by the time they got to him. All cycling news with La Gazzetta dello Sport. The route as it was originally announced was 3,496 km (2,172 mi) in length, just 4 km (2.5 mi) shy of the maximum length allowed under UCI regulations. Le tappe del Giro d'Italia 2009. Stage 12 of the 2011 Giro d'Italia took place on 19 May, and the race concluded on 29 May. [62] In stage 19, Contador again finished with another rider ahead of the main field. On the second rest day, Xavier Tondó, a member of Movistar Team, was killed in an accident at his home. [103] Many other races, mostly those held in Weylandt's native Belgium, also began the practice of not issuing the number. Despite substantial resuscitation efforts, he was established to have died on the spot. The Belgian federation criticized this gesture, saying it would not bring Weylandt back and would only serve to continually remind fans and those in the sport of Weylandt's death. This result put him nearly five minutes clear of the next-best rider, the largest such advantage he had ever held in any race. On the whole, success proved to be fairly widespread.