2011 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21#Stage 20
(45,9 km / h)
Not awarded
The 20th stage of the Tour de France 2011 on July 23rd was the only individual time trial of the Tour de France. It resulted in about 42.5 km and hilly terrain around Grenoble. There were three intermediate time checks at kilometer 15 and at 27.5 and 37.5.
Race course
Fabio Sabatini, Last overall, opened the race. It was, however, Danny Pate, who arrived first at the finish, after he and Andrey Amador had overtaken on the individual time trial Sabatini, and the first reference time aufstellte. Although Maciej Bodnar undercutting the first two split times of Pate, however, was the last split and the target behind him. The next best time delivered Lieuwe Westra. This held until Fabian Cancellara crossed the finish line, the required 57:15 minutes for the route, which corresponded to an average speed of 44.54 km / h. A better time of it in turn was prevented by intermittent rain and inaccurate knowledge of the track.
Behind Cancellara to Kristjan Koren and Adriano Malori arranged one. When the rain stopped and the track dried out again, made it one after Richie Porte and Thomas De Gendt to beat Cancellara's best. Edvald Boasson Hagen reached only at the first split time measurement, a new personal best, but subsequently fell due to a wheel change back. The best time of De Gendt was significantly undercut later by Tony Martin. He went the distance in a time of 55:34 minutes, which should no longer be offered to the end and so gereichte him to victory.
Now it was about the victory tour: Cadel Evans, in front of the stage, third overall, took the last started Andy Schleck second by second and came with a gap of just seven seconds on Martin to the finish. The third place of the stage reached last year's winner Alberto Contador, who was slower than Evans for a brief minute. Andy Schleck finally came up with a gap of 2:38 minutes on the day's winner and by 2:31 minutes on Evans to the finish, thus transformed his lead of 57 seconds in a backlog of 1:34 minutes. In the young Pierre Rolland rating defended the white jersey in front of net Taaramäe, on which he lost 47 seconds and then 46 seconds ahead saved.
Intermediate times
Scoring
- Target in Grenoble ( 42.5 km; 213 m)