Cycling race
The 2011 Giro di Padania was the first edition of the Giro di Padania cycling stage race. It started on 6 September in Paesana and ended on the 10th in Montecchio Maggiore .[ 1]
More than 200 riders and 25 teams participated in the race, including the ProTour teams Liquigas–Cannondale , Lampre–ISD and Astana , and the national teams of Australia, Poland and Slovenia . Among the riders who took part to the race there were the 2006 and 2010 Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso , the 2011 Milano-Sanremo winner Matthew Goss , the Italian Road Race Champion Giovanni Visconti , the 2000 Giro d'Italia winner Stefano Garzelli , and the classic specialist Davide Rebellin .[ 2]
The race was won by Liquigas–Cannondale rider Ivan Basso ,[ 3] who claimed the leader's green jersey after winning the fourth stage.[ 4]
In the race's other classifications, Liquigas–Cannondale rider Elia Viviani won the Points and the Intermediate Sprints classifications, Simone Campagnaro of D'Angelo & Antenucci–Nippo won the light blue jersey for the King of the Mountains classification, Astana 's Francesco Masciarelli , who was third in the General classification, won the Young Rider classification, with Androni Giocattoli finishing at the head of the Teams classification.[ 3]
General Classification [ edit ]
Points Classification [ edit ]
King of the Mountains Classification [ edit ]
Sprints Classification [ edit ]
Young Rider Classification [ edit ]
This edition was heavily disrupted by activists who stated that the race was intended as political Propaganda for the Lega Nord political party.[ 5] [ 6] The idea of organising the race was announced by Lega Nord 's leader Umberto Bossi in September 2010 [ 7] and, according to the protesters, the race itself was full of references to the Padanian nationalism , such as the choice of green colour for the leader's jersey.[ 8] Moreover, the race is organized by the society Monviso-Venezia , whose president, Michelino Davico , is a Lega Nord 's senator .[ 9] [ 10]
During second stage, in Savona , Ivan Basso and Sacha Modolo had been slapped and insulted by protesters.[ 11]
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^ (Italian) Redazione Spaziociclismo. "Giro di Padania, elenco iscritti" , Spazio Ciclismo , 05-09-2011.
^ a b "2011 Giro di Padania – Results" , Cycling News , 10-09-2011.
^ "2011 Giro di Padania – Stage 4 Results" , Cycling News , 09-09-2011.
^ Ryan, Barry. "Protesters attempt to block Giro di Padania route" , Cycling News , 06-09-2011.
^ (Italian) Ghisalberti, Claudio "Giro di Padania: è sempre caos Schiaffi e insulti ai corridori" , La Gazzetta dello Sport , 07-09-2011.
^ (Italian) Redazione. "Bossi ora vuole il Giro della Padania" , Giornalettismo , 15-09-2010.
^ (Italian) Madron, Alessandro." “Il giro di Padania è una corsa politica”Rifondazione all’Uci: “Annullare la gara” " , Il Fatto Quotidiano , 23-08-2011.
^ (Italian) Madron, Alessandro. "Ciclismo, ecco il Giro di Padania. Corsa a tappe con sponsor politico leghista" , Il Fatto Quotidiano , 22-07-2011.
^ (Italian) http://www.senato.it/leg/16/BGT/Schede/Attsen/00022730.htm
^ (Italian) Redazione Online. "Savona, Ivan Basso e Modolo insultati e presi a sberle al Giro di Padania" , Corriere della Sera , 08-09-2011.