2011 Milan–San Remo

The 2011 Milan–San Remo was the 102nd running of the Milan–San Remo single-day cycling race. It was held on 19 March over a distance of 298 kilometres (185.2 miles) and was the fourth race of the 2011 UCI World Tour season.

2011 Milan–San Remo

2011 UCI World Tour, race 4 of 27
Route of 2008 - 2011
Race details
Dates	19 March 2011
Stages	1
Distance	298 km (185.2 mi)
Winning time	6h 51' 10"
Results
Winner  Matthew Goss (AUS) (HTC–Highroad)   Second  Fabian Cancellara (SUI) (Leopard Trek)   Third  Philippe Gilbert (BEL) (Omega Pharma–Lotto)
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The race was won by HTC–Highroad rider Matthew Goss, who was part of an eight-man group that battled for the victory, in a sprint finish.^[1][2] Goss finished ahead of Leopard Trek's Fabian Cancellara – the winner of the race in 2008 – and Omega Pharma–Lotto's Philippe Gilbert, who completed the podium.^[3]

Teams

25 teams competed in the 2011 Milan–San Remo. Each team had been scheduled to start with eight riders, making a starting peloton of 200; but only 198 started the race. They were:^[4]

• Acqua & Sapone
• Ag2r–La Mondiale
• Androni Giocattoli
• Astana
• BMC Racing Team
• Cofidis
• Colnago–CSF Inox
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli
• FDJ
• Garmin–Cervélo
• Geox–TMC
• HTC–Highroad
• Lampre–ISD
• Leopard Trek
• Liquigas–Cannondale
• Omega Pharma–Lotto
• Quick-Step
• Rabobank
• Team Katusha
• Movistar Team
• Team RadioShack
• Saxo Bank–SunGard
• Team Sky
• Vacansoleil–DCM

Results

	Cyclist	Team	Time
1	Matthew Goss (AUS)	HTC–Highroad	6h 51' 10"
2	Fabian Cancellara (SUI)	Leopard Trek	s.t.
3	Philippe Gilbert (BEL)	Omega Pharma–Lotto	s.t.
4	Alessandro Ballan (ITA)	BMC Racing Team	s.t.
5	Filippo Pozzato (ITA)	Team Katusha	s.t.
6	Michele Scarponi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	s.t.
7	Yoann Offredo (FRA)	FDJ	s.t.
8	Vincenzo Nibali (ITA)	Liquigas–Cannondale	+ 3"
9	Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)	BMC Racing Team	+ 10"
10	Stuart O'Grady (AUS)	Leopard Trek	+ 12"