2011 Volta a Portugal

2011 Volta a Portugal
2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	August 4–15
Stages	10 + Prologue
Distance	1,626.8 km (1,011 mi)
Winning time	42h 34' 44"
Results
	Winner
	Second
	Third
	Points
	Mountains
	Youth
	Team
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The 2011 Volta a Portugal is a men's road bicycle race held from 4 to 15 August 2011. It is the 73rd edition of the men's stage race to be held, which was established in 1927. A part of the 2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour, it is rated as a 2.1 event.

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Stage	Route	Distance	Date	Winner
Prologue	Fafe > Fafe	2.2 km	August 4	Hugo Sabido (PRT)
1	Trofa > Oliveira do Bairro	187.7 km	August 5	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)
2	Oliveira de Azeméis > Alto da Nossa Sra. da Assunção	184.4 km	August 6	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)
3	Viana do Castelo > Alto da Sra. da Graça	151 km	August 7	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)
4	Lamego > Gouveia	182.3 km	August 8	José Vicente Toribio (ESP)
5	Oliveira do Hospital > Viseu	150.3 km	August 9	Andrea Guardini (ITA)
6	Aveiro > Castelo Branco	215.9 km	August 11	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)
7	Sabugal > Guarda	35.3 km	August 12	Ricardo Mestre (POR)
8	Seia > Torre	182.8 km	August 13	André Cardoso (POR)
9	Covilhã > Sertã	182.3 km	August 14	Jacob Rathe (USA)
10	Sintra > Lisboa	152.6 km	August 15	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)

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14 teams are invited to the 2011 Volta a Portugal, but the Italian team Acqua & Sapone remove its inscription in the Volta a Portugal, due to lack of cyclists to participate. 1 team is from the UCI ProTeams, 3 are UCI Professional Continental Teams and 9 are UCI Continental Teams.^[1]

UCI ProTeams

Lampre–ISD

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Prologue

4 August 2011 – Fafe to Fafe, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) Individual Time Trial (ITT)

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Prologue Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Hugo Sabido (PRT)	LA–Antarte	3' 4"
2	Filipe Cardoso (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 6"
3	Bruno Silva (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.
4	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 7"
5	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	s.t.
6	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 8"
7	Davide Ricci Bitti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 9"
8	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.
9	Samuel Caldeira (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
10	Manuel Ortega (ESP)	Andalucía–Caja Granada	s.t.

General Classification after Prologue

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Hugo Sabido (PRT)	LA–Antarte	3' 4"
2	Filipe Cardoso (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 6"
3	Bruno Silva (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.
4	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 7"
5	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	s.t.
6	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 8"
7	Davide Ricci Bitti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 9"
8	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.
9	Samuel Caldeira (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
10	Manuel Ortega (ESP)	Andalucía–Caja Granada	s.t.

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Stage 1

5 August 2011 – Trofa to Oliveira do Bairro, 187.7 km (116.6 mi)

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Stage 1 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	4h 35' 4"
2	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	s.t.
3	António Carvalho (PRT)	Selecção Nacional–Liberty Seguros	s.t.
4	Emanuele Vona (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	s.t.
5	Diego Milán (ESP)	Caja Rural	s.t.
6	José Caño (ESP)	Andalucía–Caja Granada	s.t.
7	Robert Bush (USA)	Chipotle–Garmin Development Team	s.t.
8	Justin Jules (FRA)	La Pomme Marseille	s.t.
9	Delio Fernández (ESP)	Onda	s.t.
10	Alejandro Marque (ESP)	Onda	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 1

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	4h 38' 10"
2	Davide Ricci Bitti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	s.t.
3	Hugo Sabido (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.
4	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	+ 4"
5	Filipe Cardoso (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 5"
6	Bruno Silva (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 6"
7	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 7"
8	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	s.t.
9	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 8"
10	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 9"

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Stage 2

6 August 2011 – Oliveira de Azeméis to Alto da Nossa Sra. da Assunção, 184.4 km (114.6 mi)

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Stage 2 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	5h 8' 18"
2	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	+ 2"
3	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 4"
4	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.
5	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
6	Julien Antomarchi (FRA)	La Pomme Marseille	s.t.
7	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 9"
8	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 11"
9	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 14"
10	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 2

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	9h 46' 16"
2	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	+ 12"
3	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 24"
4	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 25"
5	Julien Antomarchi (FRA)	La Pomme Marseille	+ 27"
6	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 32"
7	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	+ 33"
8	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 35"
9	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 36"
10	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 38"

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Stage 3

7 August 2011 – Viana do Castelo to Alto da Sra. da Graça, 151 km (94 mi)

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Stage 3 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	4h 4' 47"
2	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
3	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 6"
4	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.
5	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
6	Sergey Firsanov (RUS)	Itera–Katusha	+ 11"
7	David Livramento (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 14"
8	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 16"
9	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 18"
10	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 26"

General Classification after Stage 3

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	13h 51' 17"
2	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 4"
3	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 16"
4	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 20"
5	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 27"
6	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 36"
7	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 37"
8	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 51"
9	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 52"
10	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	s.t.

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Stage 4

8 August 2011 – Lamego to Gouveia, 182.3 km (113.3 mi)

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Stage 4 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	José Vicente Toribio (ESP)	Andalucía–Caja Granada	4h 28' 41"
2	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
3	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	s.t.
4	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	s.t.
5	Danail Petrov (BUL)	Konya–Şekerspor–Torku–Vivelo	s.t.
6	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	s.t.
7	Sergey Firsanov (RUS)	Itera–Katusha	s.t.
8	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.
9	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
10	Alex Howes (USA)	Chipotle–Garmin Development Team	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 4

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	18h 19' 58"
2	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 3"
3	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 16"
4	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 17"
5	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 25"
6	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 30"
7	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 37"
8	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 45"
9	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 52"
10	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	s.t.

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Stage 5

9 August 2011 – Oliveira do Hospital to Viseu, 150.3 km (93.4 mi)

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Stage 5 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Andrea Guardini (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	3h 44' 2"
2	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	s.t.
3	Benjamin Giraud (FRA)	La Pomme Marseille	s.t.
4	Robert Bush (USA)	Chipotle–Garmin Development Team	s.t.
5	Raymond Kreder (NED)	Chipotle–Garmin Development Team	s.t.
6	Diego Milán (ESP)	Caja Rural	s.t.
7	Jacob Rathe (USA)	Chipotle–Garmin Development Team	s.t.
8	Samuel Caldeira (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
9	Alejandro Marque (ESP)	Onda	s.t.
10	Filipe Cardoso (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 5

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	22h 3' 52"
2	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 8"
3	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 24"
4	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 25"
5	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 33"
6	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 38"
7	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 45"
8	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 53"
9	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 58"
10	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	+ 1'

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Stage 6

11 August 2011 – Aveiro to Castelo Branco, 215.9 km (134.2 mi)

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Stage 6 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	5h 52' 34"
2	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	s.t.
3	Timofey Kritskiy (RUS)	Itera–Katusha	s.t.
4	Danail Petrov (BUL)	Konya–Şekerspor–Torku–Vivelo	s.t.
5	Samuel Caldeira (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
6	Diego Milán (ESP)	Caja Rural	s.t.
7	Bruno Sancho (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.
8	Delio Fernández (ESP)	Onda	s.t.
9	Benjamin Giraud (FRA)	La Pomme Marseille	s.t.
10	Márcio Barbosa (PRT)	LA–Antarte	s.t.

General Classification after Stage 6

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	27h 56' 20"
2	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 14"
3	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 28"
4	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 30"
5	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 39"
6	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 44"
7	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 51"
8	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 59"
9	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 1'04"
10	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	+ 1'06"

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Stage 7

12 August 2011 – Sabugal to Guarda, 35.3 km (21.9 mi) (ITT)

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Stage 7 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ricardo Mestre (POR)	Tavira–Prio	46' 52"
2	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 1'
3	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	+ 1'42"
4	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
5	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 1'55"
6	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 2'21"
7	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 2'28"
8	João Cabreira (PRT)	Onda	+ 2'39"
9	Timofey Kritskiy (RUS)	Itera–Katusha	+ 2'50"
10	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 3'

General Classification after Stage 7

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	28h 43' 42"
2	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 44"
3	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 1'40"
4	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 1'58"
5	Ricardo Vilela (PRT)	Onda	+ 2'18"
6	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 2'29"
7	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 2'35"
8	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 3'09"
9	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 3'37"
10	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	+ 3'58"

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Stage 8

13 August 2011 – Seia to Torre, 182.8 km (113.6 mi)

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Stage 8 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	André Cardoso (POR)	Tavira–Prio	5h 28' 58"
2	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	s.t.
3	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 3"
4	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 14"
5	Célio Sousa (PRT)	Onda	+ 1'47"
6	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 2'06"
7	Delio Fernández (ESP)	Onda	+ 2'17"
8	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	+ 2'40"
9	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 3'25"
10	João Cabreira (PRT)	Onda	+ 3'28"

General Classification after Stage 8

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	34h 12' 39"
2	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 1'31"
3	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 2'24"
4	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 2'50"
5	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 2'51"
6	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 5'24"
7	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 6'44"
8	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 7'06"
9	João Cabreira (PRT)	Onda	+ 7'54"
10	Daniel Silva (PRT)	Onda	+ 8'11"

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Stage 9

14 August 2011 – Covilhã to Sertã, 182.3 km (113.3 mi)

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Stage 9 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Jacob Rathe (USA)	Chipotle–Garmin Development Team	4h 24' 16"
2	Diego Milán (ESP)	Caja Rural	s.t.
3	Davide Ricci Bitti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	s.t.
4	Raúl Alarcón (ESP)	Barbot–Efapel	s.t.
5	Matteo Rabottini (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	s.t.
6	Aitor Pérez Arrieta (ESP)	Lampre–ISD	s.t.
7	Diego Caccia (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	s.t.
8	Julien Antomarchi (FRA)	La Pomme Marseille	s.t.
9	César Fonte (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	s.t.
10	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	+ 31"

General Classification after Stage 9

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	38h 37' 26"
2	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 1'31"
3	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 2'24"
4	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 2'50"
5	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 2'51"
6	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 5'24"
7	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 6'44"
8	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 7'06"
9	João Cabreira (PRT)	Onda	+ 7'54"
10	Daniel Silva (PRT)	Onda	+ 8'11"

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Stage 10

15 August 2011 – Sintra to Lisboa, 152.6 km (94.8 mi)

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Stage 10 Result

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)	Lampre–ISD	3h 57' 12"
2	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	s.t.
3	Samuel Caldeira (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	s.t.
4	Delio Fernández (ESP)	Onda	+ 3"
5	Filipe Cardoso (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 6"
6	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	s.t.
7	Manuel Ortega (ESP)	Andalucía–Caja Granada	s.t.
8	Alessandro Bisolti (ITA)	Farnese Vini–Neri Sottoli	s.t.
9	Bruno Saraiva (PRT)	Selecção Nacional–Liberty Seguros	s.t.
10	Pavel Kochetkov (RUS)	Itera–Katusha	s.t.

Final General Classification

	Rider	Team	Time
1	Ricardo Mestre (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	42h 34' 44"
2	André Cardoso (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 1'31"
3	Rui Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 2'24"
4	Nelson Vitorino (PRT)	Tavira–Prio	+ 2'48"
5	Hernâni Brôco (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 2'58"
6	Sérgio Ribeiro (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 5'12"
7	Vergílio Santos (PRT)	LA–Antarte	+ 6'44"
8	Sérgio Sousa (PRT)	Barbot–Efapel	+ 7'13"
9	João Cabreira (PRT)	Onda	+ 8'15"
10	Daniel Silva (PRT)	Onda	+ 8'16"

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Stage	Winner	General classification Classificação Geral Individual	Points classification Classificação dos Pontos	Mountains classification Classificação da Montanha	Young rider classification Classificação da Juventude	Team classification Classificação por Equipas
P	Hugo Sabido	Hugo Sabido	Hugo Sabido	Hugo Sabido	Bruno Silva	LA–Antarte
1	Sérgio Ribeiro	Sérgio Ribeiro	Sérgio Ribeiro	Fabricio Ferrari	Bruno Silva	LA–Antarte
2	Sérgio Ribeiro	Sérgio Ribeiro			Garikoitz Bravo	Tavira–Prio
3	Hernâni Brôco	Hernâni Brôco
4	José Vicente Toribio	Hernâni Brôco
5	Andrea Guardini	Sérgio Ribeiro
6	Francesco Gavazzi	Sérgio Ribeiro
7	Ricardo Mestre	Ricardo Mestre
8	André Cardoso
9	Jacob Rathe
10	Francesco Gavazzi
Final		Ricardo Mestre	Sérgio Ribeiro	Fabricio Ferrari	Garikoitz Bravo	Tavira-Prio

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"2011 Volta a Portugal Teams". Retrieved 7 August 2011.

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"2011 Volta a Portugal Teams". Retrieved 7 August 2011.

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