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The 2011 Santos Tour Down Under was the 13th edition of the Tour Down Under stage race. It took place from 18 to 23 January and was the first race of the 2011 UCI World Tour.〔(2011 Map of all Routes - Santos Tour Down Under - UCI World Tour )〕 The Tour was preceded by the Cancer Council Classic race, on Sunday, 16 January, that consisted in a circuit of 30 laps around the Rymill Park in Adelaide's East End, totaling .〔(Cancer Council Classic - Santos Tour Down Under - UCI World Tour )〕 The race was won by rider Cameron Meyer, after holding onto the leader's ochre jersey which came from a breakaway stage win on stage four. Meyer's winning margin over runner-up and fellow Australian Matthew Goss () – winner of the first stage of the race – was just two seconds, the equal second smallest margin in the race's history. 's Ben Swift – a stage winner on the second and final stages – completed the podium, eight seconds down on Meyer. In the race's other classifications, overall winner Meyer also guaranteed himself the black jersey for the highest placed rider under the age of 26, and Goss took home the blue jersey for amassing the highest number of points during stages at intermediate sprints and stage finishes. UniSA-Australia rider Luke Roberts won the King of the Mountains classification, with finishing at the head of the teams classification. == Overall favourites == The 2011 Tour Down Under was a very exciting race this year as Mark Cavendish of marked his first appearance ever.〔(Welcome Cavendish, Sky Pro Cycling, BMC Racing Team, Lampre-ISD, Team Katusha - Santos Tour Down Under - UCI World Tour )〕 Germany's André Greipel left Mark Cavendish's team of in 2010 and joined , creating a rivalry between two top sprinters. Greipel, the leader of tried to took full advantage of his captaincy and win his third Tour Down Under.〔(Preview - Santos Tour Down Under | Cyclingnews.com )〕 Although he was not expected to be an overall contender, the 2011 Tour marks Lance Armstrong's last race outside the U.S. as a professional cyclist.〔(Lance Armstrong boosts ride numbers - Santos Tour Down Under - UCI World Tour )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2011 Tour Down Under」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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