The 2011 Vuelta a Burgos (''2011 Tour of Burgos'') was the 33rd edition of the

Vuelta a Burgos Vuelta Ciclista a Burgos is an elite professional road bicycle racing event held annually in the Burgos (province), Burgos province of Spain. The men's Vuelta a Burgos has been a multi-day stage race as part of the UCI Europe Tour since 2005. In ...

, an annual bicycle race which tours the

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. Beginning in

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on 3 August, it concluded at the Lagunas de Neila on 7 August. The 646.6 km long

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was part of the 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour, and was

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as a 2.HC event.

Joaquim Rodríguez Joaquim Rodríguez Oliver (born 12 May 1979) is a Spanish cyclist, who competed in road bicycle racing between 2001 and 2016 for the , , and teams. Following his retirement from road racing, Rodríguez has competed in mountain bike racing and ...

won the general classification, while his teammate

Daniel Moreno Daniel Moreno Fernández (born 5 September 1981) is a Spanish former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 2005 and 2018 for the , , , and teams. He specialised in mountain and high-mountain races along with Grand T ...

secured a 1–2 victory for

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. Reigning champion

Samuel Sánchez Samuel "Samu" Sánchez González (born 5 February 1978) is a Spanish former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally in the sport between 2000 and 2017 for the and squads. He was the gold medal winner in the Cycling at the 2008 ...

participated but finished fourth. Rodríguez also claimed the points classification title.

Teams

15 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 3

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s, 10

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and 2 UCI Continental Teams.

Stages

Stage 1

3 August 2011 –

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Stage 2

4 August 2011 –

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to Burgos,

Stage 3

5 August 2011 – Pradoluengo to

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(TTT)

Stage 4

6 August 2011 –

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Teams

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Classification leadership

Final standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Sprints classification

Team classification

References

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