The 2011 Giro del Trentino was the 35th edition of the

Giro del Trentino The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino ( en, Tour of Trentino) until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

cycling stage race. It was held from 19–22 April 2011, as 2.HC event on the

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. Italian

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of won the overall classification after moving into the leader's jersey after stage 2.

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was second, Luca Ascani third.

Teams and cyclists

There were 18 teams in the 2011 Giro del Trentino. Among them were 7

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s, seven

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teams, and four Continental teams. Each team was allowed eight riders on their squad, giving the event a

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of 144 cyclists at its outset. The favourites were:

Vincenzo Nibali ), The Nibbler , birth_date = , birth_place = Messina, Sicily, Italy , height = , weight = , currentteam = , discipline = Road , role = Rider , ridertype = Climber , proyears1 = 2005 , proteam1 = , proyears2 = 2006–2012 , protea ...

Roman Kreuziger Roman Kreuziger (; born 6 May 1986) is a Czech former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTeam . His father, Roman Kreuziger Sr., was also a bicycle racer who won the Tour of Austria in 1991 and the Cyclocross Junior Wor ...

and

, all of them preparing for the Giro d'Italia.

Tour stages

Stage 1

;19 April 2011 –

Riva del Garda Riva del Garda (''Rìva'' in local dialect) is a town and ''comune'' in the northern Italian province of Trento of the Trentino Alto Adige region. It is also known simply as ''Riva'' and is located at the northern tip of Lake Garda. History Ri ...

to Arco,

Stage 2

;20 April 2011 – Dro to Ledro Bezzecca,

Stage 3

;21 April 2011 –

Molina di Ledro Molina di Ledro was a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol. On January 1, 2010 it merged (with Pieve di Ledro, Bezzecca, Concei, Tiarno di Sopra and Tiarno di Sotto) in the new municipality o ...

Fai della Paganella Fai della Paganella (''Fai'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about northwest of Trento. In its territory is located the Paganella Paganella is ...

Stage 4

;22 April 2011 –

Andalo Andalo (''Àndel'' in local dialect) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in Trentino in north Italy, with some 1,200 inhabitants in 2021. It is the seat of the Comunità di Valle dell'Altopiano della Paganella. Geography The town lies on the Paga ...

Madonna di Campiglio Madonna di Campiglio (german: Sankt Maria im Pein) is a village and a ski resort in northeast Italy. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Pinzolo. The village lies in the Val Rendena at an elevation of above sea level, and has approximat ...

References

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