2011 Liège-Bastogne-Liège (World Tour), Belgium
97th edition: Sunday, April 24
Liège -Bastogne - Ans, 255.5 km. Belgium
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The Race: When the Schleck brothers successfully attacked on the Côte de Roche au Faucons, they brought along Philippe Gilbert. The trio swept by the remnants of an earlier, likely looking break. As the center of a Schleck sandwich, it looked like Gilbert was going to to get hammered by successive attacks by the Schleck brothers. It didn't happen. In fact, at one point Gilbert dropped Andy Schleck, who then dragged himself back to the Frank and Gilbert. In the sprint is wasn't even a contest, with Gilbert easily winning and taking all three Ardennes races; Amstel Gold, Fléche Wallone and now Liège-Bastogne-Liège.
199 starters, 95 classified finsihers
- Philippe Gilbert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) 6hr 13min 18sec. 41.066 km/hr
- Frank Schleck (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- Andy Schleck (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 24sec
- Rigoberto Uran (Sky) s.t.
- Chris Anker Sorensen (Saxo) s.t.
- Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) @ 27sec
- Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas) @ 29sec
- Bjorn Leukemans (Vacansoleil) @ 39sec
- Samuel Sanchez (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Alexandr Kolobnev (Katusha) @ 43sec
- Simon Gerrans (Sky) s.t.
- Paul Martens (Rabobank) s.t.
- Igor Anton (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) s.t.
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) s.t.
- Jelle Vanendert (Omega Pharma-Lotto) @ 47sec
- Tejay Van Garderen (HTC-Highroad) @ 53sec
- Kristof Vandewalle (Quick Step) @ 57sec
- Jérôme Pineau (Quick Step) @ 58sec
- Nicki Sorensen (Saxo) s.t.
- Ben Hermans (Radio Shack) s.t.
- Janez Brajkovic (Radio Shack) @ 1min 1sec
- Johnny Hoogerland (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Thomas Lövkvist (Sky) s.t.
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) @ 1min 14sec
- David Lopez Garcia (Movistar) @ 1min 16sec
- Vasil Kiryienka (Movistar) @ 1min 26sec
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Cervelo) @ 1min 40sec
- Robert Gesink (Rabobank) s.t.
- Jakob Fuglsang (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- Aleandre Vinokourov (Astana) @ 1min 43sec
- Daniel Moreno (Katusha) s.t.
- Jonathan Hivert (Saur-Sojasun) @ 2min 10sec
- Jérôme Baugnies (Topsport Vlaanderen) @ 2min 13sec
- Arnbold Jeannesson (FDJ) @ 2min 29sec
- Stephen Cummings (Sky) @ 2min 31sec
- Ludovic Turpin (Sau-Sojasun) @ 2min 34sec
- Blel Kadri (Ag2r) @ 2min 36sec
- Christophe Le Mevel (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Danilo Di Luca (Katusha) @ 2min 38sec
- Haimar Zubeldia (Radio Shack) s.t.
- Gianpaolo Caruso (Katusha) s.t.
- Enrico Gasparotto (astana) s.t.
- Addy Engels (Quick Step) @ 3min
- Dries Devenyns (Quick Step) s.t.
- Bauke Mollema (Rabobank) s.t.
- Rémy Di Gregorio (Astana) @ 4min 3sec
- Juan Manuel Garate (Rabobank) @ 5min 18sec
- Kanstantsin Sivtsov (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
- Rinaldo Nocentini (Ag2r) @ 6min 42sec
- Tony Martin (HTC-Highroad) @ 7min 16sec
- Laurens Ten Dam (Rabobank) @ 7min 18sec
- Alexandre Geniez (Skil-Shimano) @ 7min 35sec
- Dirk Bellemakers (Landboukrediet) s.t.
- José Joaquin Rojas (Movistar) s.t.
- Mickaël Buffaz (Cofidis) s.t.
- Craig Lewis (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
- Maxime Monfort (Leopard-Trek) s.t.
- Gorka Verdugo (Euskaltel) s.t.
- Marco Marcato (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Davy Commeyne (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
- David Moncoutie (Cofidis) s.t.
- Bram Tankink (Rabobank) s.t.
- Eduard Vorganov (Katusha) s.t.
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Daniele Pietropolli (Lampre) s.t.
- Francesco Gavazzi (Lampre) s.t.
- Sylvain Chavanel (Quick Step) s.t.
- Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) s.t.
- Bert Scheirlinckx (Landbouwkrediet) s.t.
- Ivan Basso (Liquigas) s.t.
- Beñat Intxausti (Movistar) s.t.
- Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Peter Stetina (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
- Diego Ulissi (Lampre) s.t.
- Rein Taaramae (Cofidis) s.t.
- Pierrick Fedrigo (FDJ) s.t.
- Maciej Paterski (Liquigas) s.t.
- Jerome Coppel (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
- Amaël Moinard (BMC) s.t.
- John Gadret (Ag2r) s.t.
- Francesco Reda (Quick Step) s.t.
- Tony Gallopin (Cofidis) s.t.
- Fabrice Jeandesboz (Saur-Sojasun) s.t.
- Matthew Busche (Radio Shack) s.t.
- Michael Albassini (HTC-Highroad) s.t.
- Mathias Frank (BMC) s.t.
- Philip Deignan (Radio Shack) s.t.
- Lars Petter Nordhaug (Sky) @ 11min 2sec
- Thomas de Gendt (Vacansoleil) @ 11min 29sec
- Dario Cataldo (Quick Step) @ 13mn 33sec
- Damiano Caruso (Liquigas) s.t.
- Jérémy Roy (FDJ) s.t.
- Thomas Danielson (Garmin-Cervelo) s.t.
Second place Frank Schleck
And Andy Schleck at the finish