Stage 1: Passage Du Gois – Mont Des Alouettes
Profile: Flat Stage
Distance: 191.5 km
Stage one saw the traditional prologue replaced with a road race.
A small elevation at the end of the stage allowed Philippe Gilbert take the yellow jersey, but not after a crash which split the peleton earlier on.
Caught in the crash were the likes of Alberto Contador, Andy Schleck and Sammy Sanchez. The pile up occurred after Maxim Iglinsky was knocked over by an over-excited spectator.
And after stage one the GC looked like this:
| 1 |  Philippe Gilbert (BEL)     | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 4h 41' 31" |
| 2 |  Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 3" |
| 3 |  Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 6" |
| 4 |  José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 6" |
| 5 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 6" |
| 6 |  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  | Team Sky | + 6" |
| 7 |  Andreas Klöden (GER) | RadioShack" title="Team RadioShack">Team RadioShack | + 6" |
| 8 |  Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis (cycling team)">Cofidis | + 6" |
| 9 |  Chris Horner (USA) | Team RadioShack | + 6" |
| 10 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC-Highroad | + 6" |
Stage 2: Les Essarts – Les Essarts
Profile: Flat Stage (Team Time Trial)
Distance: 23 km
Stage two saw the yellow jersey leave the shoulders of Gilbert and move over to the World Champion Thor Hushovd. Garmin Cervelo took the stage four seconds ahead of their nearest rivals.
In terms of the GC, Cadel Evans sat in third place with David Millar equal on time with Thor Husovd, just one second off the Maillot Jaune.
Stage two ended up:
| 1 | Garmin-Cervélo | 24' 48" |
| 2 | BMC Racing Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 4 | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 5 | HTC-Highroad | + 5" |
| 6 | Team RadioShack | + 10" |
| 7 | Rabobank (cycling team)">Rabobank | + 12" |
| 8 | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 28" |
| 9 | Astana (cycling team)">Astana | + 32" |
| 10 | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 39" |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 5h 06' 25" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 0" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 4 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 5 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 6 |  Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 7 |  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 9 |  Manuel Quinziato (ITA) | BMC Racing Team | + 4" |
| 10 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
Stage 3: Olonne-Sur-Mer – Redon
Profile: Flat Stage
Distance: 198 km
Stage three saw the first genuinely contested sprint of the 2011 Tour de France.
With a stage free of any serious crashes, each team was able to get a lead out train prepared within the final 20km. In the sprint for the line Tyler Farrar took the honours, paying honour to the death of his friend Wouter Weylandt in the Giro with his celebration.
The final stage rankings:
| 1 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | 4h 40' 21" |
| 2 |  Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 5 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | HTC-Highroad | s.t. |
| 6 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
| 7 |  Julian Dean (NZL) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
| 8 |  Borut Božič (SLO) | Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 9 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 10 | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) | Saur-Sojasun | s.t. |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 9h 46' 46" |
| 2 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 0" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 4 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 5 | Linus Gerdemann (GER) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 4" |
| 7 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 8 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 9 |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 10 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 4" |
Stage 4: Lorient – Mûr-De-Bretagne
Profile: Flat Stage
Distance: 172.5 km
Although stage four was classified as a flat stage by race organisers, the final few kilometres would suggest it was anything but, with attacks from Contador and Van Den Broeck on the final hill of the day.
Nevertheless, it would be the Australian, Cadel Evans, who would come up triumphant, taking the victory on the line from Contador. Remarkably Hushovd held onto his yellow jersey—justifying his place in it.
Stage four finished like this:
| 1 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 4h 11' 39" |
| 2 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | s.t. |
| 3 |  Alexander Vinokourov (KAZ) | Astana | s.t. |
| 4 |  Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 5 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 6 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
| 7 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 8 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi" title="Euskaltel-Euskadi">Euskaltel-Euskadi | s.t. |
| 9 | Jurgen Van Den Broeck (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 10 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | s.t. |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 13h 58' 25" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 4 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 8" |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 10" |
| 6 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 7 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 12" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 12" |
| 9 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
| 10 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
Stage 5: Carhaix – Cap Fréhel
Profile: Flat Stage
Distance: 164.5 km
Stage four saw a Janez Brajkovic crash out of the Tour de France with a broken collarbone. The crash made headlines around the world and questioned the safety of the Tour (an issue brought up each year). Along with Brajkovic, Ivan Velasco pulled out of the race due to injury.
Nevertheless, Mark Cavendish went on to win the stage in a bunched sprint. It would prove to be the first of a line of victories in this years' Tour de France.
The sprint finished as follows:
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | HTC-Highroad | 3h 38' 32" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 5 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 6 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 7 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | William Bonnet (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 9 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. |
| 10 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 22h 50' 34" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 4 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 8" |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 10" |
| 6 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 7 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 12" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 12" |
| 9 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
| 10 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
Stage 6: Dinan – Lisieux
Profile: Flat Stage
Distance: 226.5 km
Stage six was a day for the pure sprinter, and, with Mark Cavendish failing to organise his lead out, it was left to team Sky, who timed their run perfectly to the line.
Edvald Boasson Hagen took stage honours ahead of Matthew Goss. Although the GC wasn't really affected by the result, Sky obtained their first victory.
Stage six results:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 5h 13' 37" |
| 2 | Matthew Goss (AUS) | HTC-Highroad | s.t. |
| 3 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
| 4 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 5 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Arthur Vichot (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 7 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 8 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Quick Step | s.t. |
| 9 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 10 | Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 22h 50' 34" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 4 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 8" |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 10" |
| 6 | Bradley Wiggins (GBR) | Team Sky | + 10" |
| 7 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 12" |
| 8 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 12" |
| 9 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
| 10 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
Stage 7: Le Mans – Chateauroux
Profile: Flat Stage
Distance: 218 km
After the disappointment of stage six, Mark Cavendish was out for revenge, and wasn't it sweet.
The Isle of Man sprinter took line honours ahead of "Ale Jet" Alessandro Petacchi. HTC were in reality unchallenged to the line, their sprint train dominating the standings allowing Cavendish to take his second stage of the tour, and draw ever close to recording the most victories for a sprinter in the history of the Tour de France.
Stage seven Results:
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | HTC-Highroad | 5h 38' 53" |
| 2 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | s.t. |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 4 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 5 | William Bonnet (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
| 6 |  Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Katusha" title="Team Katusha">Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 7 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
| 8 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
| 9 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 28h 29' 27" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 4 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 8" |
| 5 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 10" |
| 6 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
| 7 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
| 8 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC-Highroad | + 13" |
| 9 |  Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 13" |
| 10 |  Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | + 20" |
Stage 8: Aigurande – Super-Besse
Profile: Medium Mountain Stage
Distance: 189 km
For the first time in the 2011 Tour a second category climb would be seen in the stage profile. The favourites for the overall classification came out to play with a majority finishing in the top 10 of the stage.
However, the man of the moment proved to be Portugese rider Rui Costa, who finished 12 seconds ahead of Philippe Gilbert. Remarkably, Thor Hushovd held onto the yellow jersey, finishing in the same group as the predicted leaders.
For the first time in 2011 an established time difference was seen in the Tour de France:
| 1 |  Rui Costa (POR) | Movistar Team | 4h 36' 46" |
| 2 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 12" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 15" |
| 4 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 15" |
| 5 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 15" |
| 6 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick Step | + 15" |
| 7 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 15" |
| 8 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 15" |
| 9 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 15" |
| 10 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 15" |
And the GC after the first mountains:
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 33h 06' 28" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 4" |
| 4 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 10" |
| 5 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
| 6 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 12" |
| 7 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC-Highroad | + 13" |
| 8 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 13" |
| 9 | David Millar (GBR) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 19" |
| 10 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 30" |
Stage 9: Issoire – Saint-Flour
Profile: Medium Mountain Stage
Distance: 208 km
In what was probably the lowest point in the 2011 Tour de France, a number of crashes saw the elimination of a few GC contenders.
Alexander Vinokourov and Jurgen van den Broeck were just two of a long list of withdrawals due to injury. In an act of carelessness, Johnny Hoogerland and Antonio Flecha were knocked off their bikes by a Television filming car.
Amongst the carnage, the peleton dropped the tempo out of respect to the two fallen riders and as a result, the breakaway ran away with the result, seeing Thomas Voeckler take the yellow jersey and Luis Leon Sanchez getting the victory.
A four-minute gap on the road as a result of the breakaway:
| 1 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | 5h 27' 09" |
| 2 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 5" |
| 3 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | FDJ | + 13" |
| 4 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 3' 59" |
| 5 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 3' 59" |
| 6 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 3' 59" |
| 7 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 3' 59" |
| 8 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC-Highroad | + 3' 59" |
| 9 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 3' 59" |
| 10 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 3' 59" |
The GC recieved a shake up also:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 38h 35' 11" |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 26" |
| 4 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 29" |
| 5 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 37" |
| 6 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC-Highroad | + 2' 38" |
| 7 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 2' 38" |
| 8 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 2' 43" |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 2' 55" |
| 10 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Leopard Trek | + 3' 08" |
Stage 10: Aurillac – Carmaux
Profile: Flat Stage
Distance: 158 km
The rest day allowed a number of riders to nurse their injuries, and stage 10 saw yet another sprint finish.
This time German sprinter Andre Greipel stormed to victory over Mark Cavendish. A well time sprint saw Greipel move right out of Cavendish's slipstream to comprehensively secure a stage. The first ever for Greipel.
The stage results:
| 1 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 3h 31' 21" |
| 2 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | HTC-Highroad | s.t. |
| 3 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 4 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
| 5 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 6 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. |
| 7 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 8 | Borut Božič (SLO) | Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 9 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 10 | Samuel Dumoulin (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 42h 06' 32" |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 26" |
| 4 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 29" |
| 5 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 37" |
| 6 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC-Highroad | + 2' 38" |
| 7 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 2' 38" |
| 8 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 2' 43" |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 2' 55" |
| 10 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Leopard Trek | + 3' 08 |
Stage 11: Blaye-Les-Mines – Lavaur
Profile: Flat Stage:
Distance: 167.5 km
With the flat stages slowly coming to an end in the 2011 Tour de France, stage 11 would prove to be a highly contested stage.
The breakaway almost had its way, not being caught until 3km to go. And from there it was HTC who took control, establishing a long lead out train which inevitably saw Cavendish take the stage ahead of Greipel—revenge if you like.
The standings for stage 11:
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | HTC-Highroad | 3h 46' 07" |
| 2 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 3 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
| 4 | Denis Galimzyanov (RUS) | Team Katusha | s.t. |
| 5 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 6 | Romain Feillu (FRA) | Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 7 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 8 | Sébastien Turgot (FRA) | Team Europcar | s.t. |
| 9 | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | William Bonnet (FRA) | FDJ | s.t. |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 45h 52' 39" |
| 2 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Rabobank | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 26" |
| 4 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 29" |
| 5 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 37" |
| 6 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC-Highroad | + 2' 38" |
| 7 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 2' 38" |
| 8 | Andreas Klöden (GER) | Team RadioShack | + 2' 43" |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 2' 55" |
| 10 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Leopard Trek | + 3' 08" |
Stage 12: Cugnaux – Luz-Ardiden
Profile: Mountain Stage
Distance: 211 km
For the sprinters of the Tour, stage 13 was not going to be a pleasant day. However, for the climbers and those in contention for the GC, the racing was only just starting.
By the end of the day it was expected that current leader Thomas Voeckler would lose the yellow jersey to one of the favourites. And how they were wrong.
Voeckler stuck with the leading pack of elite climbers right to the top of the Luz Ardiden. Samuel Sanchez took the stage and moved up the ranks, but the true time made was that which Frank Schleck managed to achieve in an attack just before the line.
Sanchez Tried to recover time lost on the first day:
| 1 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 6h 01' 15" |
| 2 | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 7" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 10" |
| 4 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 30" |
| 5 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 30" |
| 6 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 30" |
| 7 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 35" |
| 8 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 43" |
| 9 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 50" |
| 10 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 50" |
The big surprise in the GC was Thomas Voeckler:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 51h 54' 44" |
| 2 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 06" |
| 4 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 17" |
| 5 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3' 16" |
| 6 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 3' 22" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 4' 00" |
| 8 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 4' 11" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 4' 35" |
| 10 |  Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | + 4' 57" |
Stage 13: Pau – Lourdes
Profile: Mountain Stage
Distance: 152.5 km
The second day in the Pyranees saw an unlikely victor by the end of the race. Thor Hunshovd broke away with a leading group. A lack of a chase by the peleton saw the group go clear. Hushovd proved why he was the champion of world cycling, by taking the stage from the fellow riders in the group.
Aside from his World Championship win, Hushovd rates this victory as the greatest of his career. For a sprinter to win a mountain stages is quite an achievement in any race! The race did, however, see the withdrawal of Radioshack favourite Andreas Kloden due to injury.
Hushovd shocked everyone, including himself:
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 3h 47' 36" |
| 2 | David Moncoutié (FRA) | Cofidis | + 10" |
| 3 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | + 26" |
| 4 | Lars Bak (DEN) | HTC-Highroad | + 5' 00" |
| 5 | Jérôme Pineau (FRA) | Quick Step | + 5' 02" |
| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | + 5' 03" |
| 7 | Vladimir Gusev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 5' 08" |
| 8 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 5' 16" |
| 9 | Maarten Tjallingii (NED) | Rabobank | + 5' 16" |
| 10 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 6' 48" |
The effort by Gilbert saw him enter the top 10:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 55h 49' 57" |
| 2 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 06" |
| 4 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 17" |
| 5 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3' 16" |
| 6 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 3' 22" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 4' 00" |
| 8 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 4' 11" |
| 9 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | + 4' 35" |
| 10 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 4' 35" |
Stage 14: Saint-Gaudens – Plateau De Beille
Profile: Mountain Stage
Distance: 168.5 km
The final day in the Pyranees was tipped to be the final day in yellow for Thomas Voeckler—yet again. However, the rumour that the yellow jersey gives a rider wings was all but confirmed, as the Frenchman matched it pedal for pedal with the favourites for the GC up the Plateau de Beille.
It was ultimately the Belgium rider Jelle Vanendert who took the stage, ahead of Spanish rider Samuel Sanchez. Schleck was seemingly being matched after every attack launched. In an act of defiance, he developed a two second lead from his breakaway group.
The final stage result:
| 1 | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 5h 13' 25" |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 21" |
| 3 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 46" |
| 4 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 48" |
| 5 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Team Sky | + 48" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 48" |
| 7 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 48" |
| 8 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 48" |
| 9 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | + 48" |
| 10 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 48" |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 61h 04' 10" |
| 2 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 06" |
| 4 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 15" |
| 5 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3' 16" |
| 6 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 3' 44" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 4' 00" |
| 8 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 4' 01" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 5' 46" |
| 10 | Kevin De Weert (BEL) | Quick Step | + 6' 18" |
Stage 15: Limoux – Montpellier
Profile: Flat Stage
Distance: 192.5 km
Despite some attempts at late breakaways including one by Philippe Gilbert, sprinters dominated the finish yet again on stage 15, with Mark Cavendish winning his fourth stage of the race ahead of Tyler Farrar and Alessandro Petacchi.
Cavendish and the other sprinters would not see another chance to show their prowess until the famous Champs Elysees sprint finish.
Yet another victory for Cavendish:
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | HTC-Highroad | 4h 20' 24" |
| 2 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
| 3 | Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | s.t. |
| 4 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. |
| 5 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 6 | Ben Swift (GBR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 7 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Quick Step | s.t. |
| 8 | Tony Gallopin (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 9 | Francisco Ventoso (ESP) | Movistar Team | s.t. |
| 10 | Sébastien Hinault (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | s.t. |
And the GC:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 65h 24' 34" |
| 2 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 49" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 06" |
| 4 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 15" |
| 5 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3' 16" |
| 6 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 3' 44" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 4' 00" |
| 8 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 4' 01" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 5' 46" |
| 10 | Kevin De Weert (BEL) | Quick Step | + 6' 18" |
Stage 16: Saint-Paul-Trois-Châteaux – Gap
Profile: Medium Mountain Stage
Distance: 162.5 km
The last of the rest days was over, and it was down to the final part of the tour to decide who would finish in yellow come Paris.
This time around it was the breakaway made up of the only two riders from Norway in the race which succeeded. Thor Hushovd claimed stage victories, but the GC saw movement.
After the final climb of the day, Alberto Contador launched an attack with Samuel Sanchez. After establishing a gap, they were joined by Australian Cadel Evans. Together the three established small gap over their main rivals.
The final results saw Norway do the double:
| 1 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 3h 31' 38" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 3 |  Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 2" |
| 4 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC-Highroad | + 38" |
| 5 | Mikhail Ignatiev (RUS) | Team Katusha | + 52" |
| 6 | Alan Pérez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 1' 25" |
| 7 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | + 1' 25" |
| 8 | Marco Marcato (ITA) | Vacansoleil-DCM | + 1' 55" |
| 9 | Dries Devenyns (BEL) | Quick Step | + 1' 55" |
| 10 |  Andriy Hryvko (UKR) | Astana | + 1' 58" |
The GC received a bit of a shake up:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 69h 00' 56" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 45" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 49" |
| 4 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 3' 03" |
| 5 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 3' 26" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 3' 42" |
| 7 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3' 49" |
| 8 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 4' 01" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 6' 04" |
| 10 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Team Sky | + 7' 55" |
Stage 17: Gap – Pinerolo
Profile: Moutain Stage
Distance: 179 km
It was left to the Alps to sort out the 2011 Tour de France, and the first day in the mountains saw Thomas Voeckler's lead start to dwindle as the climbers in the tour began to assert their dominance.
Remarkably, it was a sprinter who stole the stage victory yet again. After the disappointment of the previous day, Edvard Boasson Hagen took stage honours 40 seconds ahead of any other contender.
With Cadel Evans now sitting in second and Contador seemingly out of contention, the race was finally shaping up.
The race results were as follows:
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 4h 18' 00" |
| 2 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Rabobank | + 40" |
| 3 | Sandy Casar (FRA) | FDJ | + 50" |
| 4 | Julien El Fares (FRA) | Cofidis | + 50" |
| 5 | Sylvain Chavanel (FRA) | Quick Step | + 50" |
| 6 | Dmitry Fofonov (KAZ) | Astana | + 1' 10" |
| 7 |  Maciej Paterski (POL) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 1' 10" |
| 8 | Dimitry Muravyev (KAZ) | Team RadioShack | + 1' 10" |
| 9 | Jonathan Hivert (FRA) | Saur-Sojasun | + 1' 15" |
| 10 | Borut Božič (SLO) | Vacansoleil-DCM | + 2' 20" |
The GC tightened up at the top:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 73h 23' 49" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 18" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 22" |
| 4 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 36" |
| 5 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 2' 59" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 3' 15" |
| 7 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 3' 34" |
| 8 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3' 49" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 6' 04" |
| 10 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Team Sky | + 7' 36" |
Stage 18: Pinerolo – Col Du Galibier / Serre Chevalier
Profile: Mountain Stage
Distance: 200.5 km
It was being tipped as the hardest stage of the Tour de France, and it certainly lived up to that. In fact, the stage saw Andy Schleck make and sustain a breakaway of more than two minutes ahead of his brother Frank.
Schleck now had a clear lead at the top of the General Classification. Thomas Voeckler rode exceptionally, and stayed in yellow by 15 seconds ahead of Schleck. Andy showed unbelievable form in his stage victory and was shaping up as the favourite to take the tour.
The stage result:
| 1 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | 6h 07' 56" |
| 2 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 07" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 2' 15" |
| 4 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 2' 18" |
| 5 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 2' 21" |
| 6 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 2' 27" |
| 7 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 2' 33" |
| 8 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | + 3' 22" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 3' 25" |
| 10 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 3' 31" |
The General Classification proved to be the closest it ever would be in the 2011 Tour de France:
| 1 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | 79h 34' 06" |
| 2 | Andy Schleck (LUX)  | Leopard Trek | + 15" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 08" |
| 4 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 1' 12" |
| 5 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 3' 46" |
| 6 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 3' 46" |
| 7 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 4' 44" |
| 8 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 5' 20" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 7' 08" |
| 10 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | + 9' 27" |
Stage 19: Modane – L'Alpe D'Huez
Profile: Mountain Stage
Distance: 109.5 km
A stage embraced in history was short, but action packed.
Alberto Contador began the attacks by going for the breakaway on the first climb of the day. The top of the GC went with him until Cadel Evans was stopped on the side of the road due to mechanical problems.
He succumbed to the peleton and lead a phenomenal chase up the Col du Galibier. On the following downhill, the group re-formed to begin the Alp D'Huez together.
The leading group tackled the climb at blistering speeds, and Contador's attack ultimately led to Pierre Roll winning his maiden Tour de France stage.
Thomas Voeckler finally relinquished his yellow jersey to Andy Schleck. With one more competitive stage to go, (GC) Schleck had a 53 second lead over his brother Frank, with Cadel Evans sitting in third place.
Final placings of stage 19:
| 1 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | 3h 13' 25" |
| 2 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 14" |
| 3 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 23" |
| 4 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 57" |
| 5 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 57" |
| 6 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil-DCM | + 57" |
| 7 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 57" |
| 8 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 57" |
| 9 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 57" |
| 10 | Ryder Hesjedal (CAN) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 1' 15" |
The GC heading into the 42km ITT
| 1 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | 82h 48' 43" |
| 2 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 53" |
| 3 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 57" |
| 4 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 2' 10" |
| 5 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 3' 31" |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 3' 55" |
| 7 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 4' 22" |
| 8 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 4' 40" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 7' 11" |
| 10 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 8' 57" |
Stage 20: Grenoble – Grenoble
Profile: Individual Time Trial
Distance: 42km
The 2011 Tour de France was decided with a time trial, and what a decisive moment in the history of the Tour it would be.
Tony Martin set the standard, blowing everyone out of the water, including Fabian Cancellara. His time would ultimately go on to win the stage, however, it was the last three riders of the tour who the world would be looking to.
Cadel Evans vs Franks Schleck vs Andy Schleck.
After the first time check, Evans had moved into second and was rapidly closing in on the yellow jersey of Andy Schleck. The second time check confirmed Andy Schleck's worst fears—Evans had taken the lead in the Tour de France.
From there, Evans built upon his new found lead, challenging Martin's time to finish second on the stage, but more importantly first overall.
The result of the only Individual Time Trial of the Tour de France: (First Check, Second Check, Third Check, Final Time)
| 1 | Tony Martin (GER) | HTC-Highroad | 20' 12" | 40' 26" | 49' 53" | 55' 33" |
| 2 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | + 21" | + 7" | + 2" | + 7" |
| 3 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 21" | + 42" | + 53" | + 1' 06" |
| 4 | Thomas De Gendt (BEL) | Vacansoleil-DCM | + 25" | + 38" | + 1' 06" | + 1' 29" |
| 5 | Richie Porte (AUS) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 1' 02" | + 1' 03" | + 1' 24" | + 1' 30" |
| 6 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | + 47" | + 1' 13" | + 1' 26" | + 1' 33" |
| 7 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 44" | + 1' 08" | + 1' 19" | + 1' 37" |
| 8 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Leopard Trek | + 30" | + 1' 02" | + 1' 29" | + 1' 42" |
| 9 | Peter Velits (SVK) | HTC-Highroad | + 34" | + 1' 29" | + 1' 46" | + 2' 03" |
| 10 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | + 43" | + 1' 26" | + 1' 50" | + 2' 03" |
The GC was finally decided and tradition would say that this is how it would look in Paris
| 1 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 83h 45' 20" |
| 2 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 34" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 30" |
| 4 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 3' 20" |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 3' 57" |
| 6 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 4' 55" |
| 7 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 6' 05" |
| 8 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 7' 23" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 8' 15" |
| 10 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | + 10' 11" |
Stage 21: Creteil – Paris (Champs-Élysées)
Profile: Flat Stage
Distance: 42.5 km
The final stage of the Tour de France interests even those who do not follow cycling around the world. In what could be described at the most scenic sporting venue in the world, Paris certainly puts on a show for the millions of viewers world wide.
On the way into the finish, the peleton enjoys a few glasses of champagne, photos, a good chat and an easy ride after 21 days of world class racing.
Stats would say that every time Mark Cavendish has riden into Paris, he has finished victorious. This time around that was no different, as Cavendish prevailed yet again to claim the green jersey and the stage victory taking his total to twenty Tour de France victories.
The final stage of the tour:
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | HTC-Highroad | 2h 27' 02" |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
| 3 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | s.t. |
| 4 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | s.t. |
| 5 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Leopard Trek | s.t. |
| 6 | Daniel Oss (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | s.t. |
| 7 | Borut Božič (SLO) | Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 8 |  Tomas Vaitkus (LTU) | Astana | s.t. |
| 9 | Gerald Ciolek (GER) | Quick Step | s.t. |
| 10 | Jimmy Engoulvent (FRA) | Saur-Sojasun | s.t. |
The GC for the 2011 Tour de France:
| 1 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 86h 12' 22" |
| 2 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 1' 34" |
| 3 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | + 2' 30" |
| 4 | Thomas Voeckler (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 3' 20" |
| 5 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 3' 57" |
| 6 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 4' 55" |
| 7 | Damiano Cunego (ITA) | Lampre-ISD | + 6' 05" |
| 8 | Ivan Basso (ITA) | Liquigas-Cannondale | + 7' 23" |
| 9 | Tom Danielson (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | + 8' 15" |
| 10 | Jean-Christophe Péraud (FRA) | Ag2r-La Mondiale | + 10' 11" |
The Green jersey points competition:
| 1 | Mark Cavendish (GBR) | HTC-Highroad | 334 |
| 2 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | 272 |
| 3 | Philippe Gilbert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 236 |
| 4 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 208 |
| 5 | Thor Hushovd (NOR) | Garmin-Cervélo | 195 |
| 6 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) | Team Sky | 192 |
| 7 | André Greipel (GER) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 160 |
| 8 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 105 |
| 9 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | 105 |
| 10 | Tyler Farrar (USA) | Garmin-Cervélo | 101 |
The Polka Dot, King of the Mountains jersey:
| 1 | Samuel Sánchez (ESP) | Euskaltel-Euskadi | 108 |
| 2 | Andy Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | 98 |
| 3 | Jelle Vanendert (BEL) | Omega Pharma-Lotto | 74 |
| 4 | Cadel Evans (AUS) | BMC Racing Team | 58 |
| 5 | Fränk Schleck (LUX) | Leopard Trek | 56 |
| 6 | Alberto Contador (ESP) | Saxo Bank-SunGard | 51 |
| 7 | Jérémy Roy (FRA) | FDJ | 45 |
| 8 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | 44 |
| 9 | Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ) | Astana | 40 |
| 10 | Johnny Hoogerland (NED) | Vacansoleil-DCM | 40 |
The Young Riders white jersey
| 1 | Pierre Rolland (FRA) | Team Europcar | 86h 23′ 05″ |
| 2 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Cofidis | + 0′ 46″ |
| 3 | Jérôme Coppel (FRA) | Saur-Sojasun | + 7′ 53″ |
| 4 | Arnold Jeannesson (FRA) | FDJ | + 10′ 37″ |
| 5 | Rob Ruijgh (NED) | Vacansoleil-DCM | + 22′ 21″ |
| 6 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Team Sky | + 32′ 05″ |
| 7 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Team Sky | + 50′ 05″ |
| 8 | Robert Gesink (NED) | Rabobank | + 54′ 26″ |
| 9 | Cyril Gautier (FRA) | Team Europcar | + 1h 17′ 00″ |
| 10 | Andrey Zeits (KAZ) | Astana | + 1h 21′ 05″ |
The Team Classification:
| 1 | Garmin-Cervélo | 258h 18′ 49″ |
| 2 | Leopard Trek | + 11′ 04″ |
| 3 | Ag2r-La Mondiale | + 11′ 20″ |
| 4 | Team Europcar | + 41′ 53″ |
| 5 | Euskaltel-Euskadi | + 52′ 00″ |
| 6 | Team Sky | + 58′ 24″ |
| 7 | Team Katusha | + 1h 09′ 39″ |
| 8 | Saxo Bank-SunGard | + 1h 16′ 12″ |
| 9 | FDJ | + 1h 30′ 16″ |
| 10 | Cofidis | + 1h 47′ 29″ |
Combativity Award: Jeremy Roy
Arivee'
Bring on the Tour de France 2012!