Tirreno Adriatico 2011 - 20 Teams Start List and Stages details

This 2011 09-15 March Italy famous primavera race Tirreno Adriatico will be raced by the 18 UCI Pro Teams and 2 Continental Pro teams, Acqua & Sapone, in which the 2010 winner Stefano Garzelli is member and Farnese Vini.

Stage 1 Wednesday, March 9, 16.8 km, Marina di Carrara
Stage 1 Winner: Lars Boom (NED/Rabobank)

Stage 2 Thursday, March 10, 202 km, Carrara → Indicatore (Arezzo)
Stage 2 Winner: Tyler Farrar / Garmin-Cervelo
Overall Leader: Tyler Farrar / Garmin-Cervelo

Stage 3 Friday, March 11, 189 km, Terranuova Bracciolini → Perugia
Stage winner: HAEDO Juan José (ARG) / Saxo Bank SunGard (DEN)
Overall Leader: Tyler Farrar / Garmin-Cervelo

Stage 4 Saturday, March 12, 240 km, Narni → Chieti
Stage Winner: Michele SCARPONI / Lampre-ISD (ITA)
Overall Leader: Robert GESINK / Rabobank Cycling Team (NED)

Stage 5 Sunday, March 13, 240 km, Chieti → Castelraimondo

Stage 6 Monday, March 14, 178 km, Ussita → Macerata

Stage 7 Tuesday, March 15, 9.3 km, San Benedetto del Tronto

Total Distance: 1075 km

Complete Teams Startlist 2011
Acqua e Sapone
1 GARZELLI Stefano (ITA)
2 CHTIOUI Rafai (TUN)
3 CODOL Massimo (ITA)
4 DONATI Alessandro (ITA)
5 MARZOLI Ruggero (ITA)
6 NAPOLITANO Danilo (ITA)
7 PRONI Alessandro (ITA)

AG2R (FRA)
11 NOCENTINI Rinaldo (ITA)
12 CHEREL Mikael (FRA)
13 ELMIGER Martin (SUI)
14 HINAULT Sébastien (FRA)
15 KRIVTSOV Yuriy (FRA)
16 LELAY David (FRA)
17 MONDORY Lloyd (FRA)
18 MONTAGUTI Matteo (ITA)

BMC Racing Team (USA)
21 EVANS Cadel (AUS)
22 BALLAN Alessandro (ITA)
23 BURGHARDT Marcus (GER)
24 HINCAPIE George (USA)
25 SANTAMBROGIO Mauro (ITA)
26 QUINZIATO Manuel (ITA)
27 VAN AVERMAET Greg (BEL)
28 SCHÄR Michael (SUI)

Euskaltel-Euskadi (ESP)
31 MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi (ESP)
32 SESMA Daniel (ESP)
33 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan (ESP)
34 ARAMENDIA LORENTE Javier Francisco (ESP)
35 IZAGIRRE INSAUSTI Gorka (ESP)
36 VELASCO MURILLO Ivan (ESP)
37 TXURRUKA Amets (ESP)
38 OROZ UGALDE Juan Jose (ESP)

Farnese Vini
41 VISCONTI Giovanni (ITA)
42 CACCIA Diego (ITA)
43 FAILLI Francesco (ITA)
44 GATTO Oscar (ITA)
45 GIORDANI Leonardo (ITA)
46 MAZZANTI Luca (ITA)
47 NOE Andrea (ITA)
48 SINKEWITZ Patrik (GER)

HTC-Highroad (USA)
51 CAVENDISH Mark (GBR)
52 ALBASINI Michael (SUI)
53 EISEL Bernhard (AUT)
54 GRABSCH Bert (GER)
55 PINOTTI Marco (ITA)
56 RENSHAW Mark (AUS)
57 ROULSTON Hayden (NZL)
58 VELITS Peter (SVK)

Katusha (RUS)
61 POZZATO Filippo (ITA)
62 CARUSO Giampaolo (ITA)
63 DI LUCA Danilo (ITA)
64 KOLOBNEV Alexandr (RUS)
65 KUSCHYNSKI Aliaksandr (BLR)
66 MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel (ESP)
67 PAOLINI Luca (ITA)
68 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin (ESP)

Lampre-ISD (ITA)
71 CUNEGO Damiano (ITA)
72 SCARPONI Michele (ITA)
73 PETACCHI Alessandro (ITA)
74 BERTAGNOLLI Leonardo (ITA)
75 HONDO Danilo (GER)
76 MALORI Adriano (ITA)
77 MORI Manuele (ITA)
78 NIEMIEC Przemyslaw (POL)

Liquigas-Cannondale (ITA)
81 BASSO Ivan (ITA)
82 NIBALI Vincenzo (ITA)
83 BODNAR Maciej (POL)
84 CARUSO Damiano (ITA)
85 DALL'ANTONIA Tiziano (ITA)
86 GUARNIERI Jacopo (ITA)
87 MARANGONI Alan (ITA)
88 OSS Daniel (ITA)

Movistar Team (ESP)
91 ARROYO DURAN David (ESP)
92 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA Andrey (CRC)
93 BRUSEGHIN Marzio (ITA)
94 KIRYIENKA Vasili (BLR)
95 KONOVALOVAS Ignatas (LTU)
96 MADRAZO RUIZ Angel (ESP)
97 SAMOILAU Branislau (BLR)
98 VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José (ESP)

Omega Pharma-Lotto (BEL)
101 GILBERT Philippe (BEL)
102 GREIPEL André (GER)
103 HANSEN Adam (AUS)
104 KAISEN Olivier (BEL)
105 LANG Sebastian (GER)
106 REYNES MIMO Vicente (ESP)
107 SIEBERG Marcel (GER)
108 WILLEMS Frederik (BEL)

Pro Team Astana (KAZ)
111 DAVIS Allan (AUS)
112 GASPAROTTO Enrico (ITA)
113 IGLINSKIY Maxim (KAZ)
114 BAZAYEV Assan (KAZ)
115 KIREYEV Roman (KAZ)
116 LORENZETTO Mirco (ITA)
117 STANGELJ Gorazd (SLO)
118 CLARKE Simon (AUS)

Quick Step Cycling Team (BEL)
121 BOONEN Tom (BEL)
122 BANDIERA Marco (ITA)
123 CHICCHI Francesco (ITA)
124 DEVENYNS Dries (BEL)
125 MALACARNE Davide (ITA)
126 VAN IMPE Kevin (BEL)
127 CIOLEK Gerald (GER)
128 TERPSTRA Niki (NED)

Rabobank Cycling Team (NED)
131 FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar (ESP)
132 BOOM Lars (NED)
133 FLENS Rick (NED)
134 GESINK Robert (NED)
135 LANGEVELD Sebastian (NED)
136 LEEZER Thomas (NED)
137 TANKINK Bram (NED)
138 WYNANTS Maarten (BEL)

Saxo Bank SunGard (DEN)
141 NUYENS Nick (BEL)
142 COOKE Baden (AUS)
143 TANNER David (AUS)
144 LARSSON Gustav (SWE)
145 HAEDO Juan José (ARG)
146 MORKOV Michael (DEN)
147 KLOSTERGAARD LARSEN Kasper (DEN)
148 TOSATTO Matteo (ITA)

Sky ProCycling (GBR)
151 LÖVKVIST Thomas (SWE)
152 ARVESEN Kurt-Asle (NOR)
153 CUMMINGS Stephen (GBR)
154 FLECHA GIANNONI Juan Antonio (ESP)
155 BOASSON HAGEN Edvald (NOR)
156 HAYMAN Mathew (AUS)
157 STANNARD Ian (GBR)
158 SUTTON Christopher (AUS)

Garmin-Cervélo (USA)
161 HUSHOVD Thor (NOR)
162 FARRAR Tyler (USA)
163 NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas (LTU)
164 HAMMOND Roger (GBR)
165 KLIER Andreas (GER)
166 LANCASTER Brett (AUS)
167 ZABRISKIE David (USA)
168 WILSON Matthew (AUS)

Team Leopard (LUX)
171 CANCELLARA Fabian (SUI)
172 SCHLECK Andy (LUX)
173 BENNATI Daniele (ITA)
174 WEGMANN Fabian (GER)
175 O'GRADY Stuart (AUS)
176 POSTHUMA Joost (NED)
177 VIGANO Davide (ITA)
178 STAMSNIJDER Tom (NED)

Team RadioShack (USA)
181 MCEWEN Robbie (AUS)
182 BEPPU Fumiyuki (JPN)
183 HERMANS Ben (BEL)
184 MACHADO Tiago (POR)
185 MURAVYEV Dmitriy (KAZ)
186 POPOVYCH Yaroslav (UKR)
187 RAST Grégory (SUI)
188 ROSSELER Sébastien (BEL)

Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team (NED)
191 BOZIC Borut (SLO)
192 POELS Wouter (NED)
193 GARDEYN Gorik (BEL)
194 MARCATO Marco (ITA)
195 MOURIS Jens (NED)
196 ONGARATO Alberto (ITA)
197 SELVAGGI Mirko (ITA)
198 VEUCHELEN Frederik (BEL)

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