Criterium International 2011 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Corsica, one of the volcano islands in the Mediterranean Sea, became the new host of the Criterium International in 2010. Although just west of Italy, it is one of the 26 régions of France. (photo w/ permission: Christine Vaufrey)

Saturday, March 26

198 km

Porto-Vecchio → Col de l’Ospedale

Sunday, March 27

75 km

Porto-Vecchio → Porto-Vecchio

Sunday, March 27

7.8 km

Porto-Vecchio → Porto-Vecchio

Total Distance

281 km

2011 Criterium International Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~

Group riders by: or

FDJ (FDJ)
(FRA)

1	FEDRIGO Pierrick	FRA
2	COURTEILLE Arnaud	FRA
3	JEANNESSON Arnold	FRA
4	PAURIOL Rémi	FRA
5	PINEAU Cédric	FRA
6	ROUX Anthony	FRA
7	ROY Jérémy	FRA
8	SOUPE Geoffrey	FRA

RADIOSHACK (RSH)
(USA)

11	KLÖDEN Andreas	GER
12	BUSCHE Matthew	USA
13	KING Benjamin	USA
14	MACHADO Tiago	POR
15	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Moreira	POR
16	POPOVYCH Yaroslav	UKR
17	SELANDER Bjorn	USA
18	SANTOS SIMOES OLIVIERA Nelson Filipe	ESP

SKY (SKY)
(GBR)

21	WIGGINS Bradley	GBR
22	CUMMINGS Stephen	GBR
23	DOWNING Russell	GBR
24	DOWSETT Alex	GBR
25	KNEES Christian	GER
26	NORDHAUG Lars Petter	NOR
28	SWIFT Ben	GBR

GARMIN-CERVELO (GRM)
(USA)

31	MILLAR David	GBR
32	FISCHER Murilo Antonio	BRA
33	HESJEDAL Ryder	CAN
34	LE MEVEL Christophe	FRA
35	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	LTU
36	TALANSKY Andrew	USA
37	ZABRISKIE David	USA

LEOPARD-TREK (LEO)
(LUX)

41	SCHLECK Andy	LUX
42	FUGLSANG Jakob	DEN
43	LUND Anders	DEN
44	MONFORT Maxime	BEL
45	PIRES Bruno	POR
46	SCHLECK Frank	LUX
47	VOIGT Jens	GER
48	WEGMANN Fabian	GER

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
(FRA)

51	PERAUD Jean-Christophe	FRA
52	CHAMPION Dimitri	FRA
53	CHEREL Mikael	FRA
54	DESSEL Cyril	FRA
55	DUPONT Hubert	FRA
56	GADRET John	FRA
57	LELAY David	FRA
58	LOUBET Julien	FRA

EUSKALTEL-EUSKADI (EUS)
(ESP)

61	SANCHEZ GONZALEZ Samuel	ESP
62	CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS Jonathan	ESP
63	MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi	ESP
64	OROZ UGALDE Juan Jose	ESP
65	TXURRUKA Amets	ESP
66	VELASCO MURILLO Ivan	ESP
67	VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Gorka	ESP

MOVISTAR (MOV)
(ESP)

71	ARROYO DURAN David	ESP
72	BRUSEGHIN Marzio	ITA
73	GUTIERREZ PALACIOS José Ivan	ESP
74	HERRADA LOPEZ Jesus	ESP
75	KIRYIENKA Vasili	BLR
76	LOPEZ GARCIA David	ESP
77	PARDILLA BELLON Sergio	ESP
78	SAMOILAU Branislau	BLR

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
(NED)

81	KEIZER Martijn	NED
82	LAGUTIN Sergey	UZB
83	LIGTHART Pim	NED
84	ONGARATO Alberto	ITA
85	PAVARIN Marcello	ITA
86	POELS Wouter	NED

ASTANA (AST)
(KAZ)

91	VINOKOUROV Alexandre	KAZ
92	DI GREGORIO Rémy	FRA
93	FOFONOV Dmitriy	KAZ
94	KESSIAKOFF Fredrik	SWE
95	KIREYEV Roman	KAZ
96	RENEV Sergey	KAZ
97	STANGELJ Gorazd	SLO

EUROPCAR (EUC)
(FRA)

101	CHARTEAU Anthony	FRA
102	BERNAUDEAU Giovanni	FRA
103	COUSIN Jerome	FRA
104	GAUTIER Cyril	FRA
105	KERN Christophe	FRA
106	LE FLOCH Guillaume	FRA
107	QUEMENEUR Perrig	FRA
108	ROLLAND Pierre	FRA

SKIL - SHIMANO (SKS)
(NED)

111	BONNIN Thomas	FRA
112	DOI Yukihiro	JPN
113	FRÖHLINGER Johannes	GER
114	GENIEZ Alexandre	FRA
115	GESCHKE Simon	GER
116	HUPOND Thierry	FRA
117	KITTEL Marcel	GER
118	SPRICK Matthieu	FRA

COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE (COF)
(FRA)

121	TAARAMAE Rein	EST
122	BAGOT Yohan	FRA
123	BARLE Florent	FRA
124	EL FARES Julien	FRA
125	FOUCHARD Julien	FRA
126	GALLOPIN Tony	FRA
127	MONIER Damien	FRA
128	VALENTIN Tristan	FRA

BRETAGNE - SCHULLER (BSC)
(FRA)

131	BERTHOU Eric	FRA
132	CALZATI Sylvain	FRA
133	DION Renaud	FRA
134	DURET Sébastien	FRA
135	FONSECA Armindo	FRA
136	GUILLOU Florian	FRA
137	HARDY Romain	FRA
138	VACHON Florian	FRA

SAUR - SOJASUN (SAU)
(FRA)

141	COPPEL Jerome	FRA
142	HIVERT Jonathan	FRA
143	JEANDESBOZ Fabrice	FRA
144	LEVARLET Guillaume	FRA
145	MANGEL Laurent	FRA
146	MARINO Jean Marc	FRA
147	TALABARDON Yannick	FRA
148	TURPIN Ludovic	FRA

BIG MAT - AUBER 93 (AUB)
(FRA)

151	DRUJON Mathieu	FRA
152	FAUCON Guillaume	FRA
153	GEORGES Sylvain	FRA
154	LE BOULCH Dimitri	FRA
155	MEDEREL Maxime	FRA
156	MOLMY Arnaud	FRA
157	MOMBAERTS Johan	FRA
158	THIRE Jonathan	FRA

Printable Startlist

News and Updates for Criterium International 2011

Stage 3 results:

Stage 3 Results
GER  1  KLÖDEN, Andreas (RADIOSHACK)        0h 08' 46"
GBR  2  WIGGINS, Bradley (SKY)               + 00' 04"
DEN  3  FUGLSANG, Jakob (LEOPARD-TREK)       + 00' 10"
USA  4  ZABRISKIE, David (GARMIN-CERVELO)    + 00' 14"
USA  5  TALANSKY, Andrew (GARMIN-CERVELO)    + 00' 15"
FRA  6  COPPEL, Jerome (SAUR - SOJASUN)      + 00' 16"
BEL  7  MONFORT, Maxime (LEOPARD-TREK)      
BLR  8  KIRYIENKA, Vasili (MOVISTAR)         + 00' 17"
POR  9  MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK)          + 00' 20"
FRA  10 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ)                  + 00' 21"

General Classification after Stage 3
LUX  1  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                  7h 13' 12"
BLR  2  KIRYIENKA, Vasili (MOVISTAR)                    + 00' 13"
EST  3  TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)    + 00' 30"
FRA  4  GENIEZ, Alexandre (SKIL - SHIMANO)              + 01' 14"
POR  5  MACHADO, Tiago (RADIOSHACK)                     + 01' 15"
FRA  6  PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)      + 01' 16"
CAN  7  HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-CERVELO)                + 01' 19"
FRA  8  FEDRIGO, Pierrick (FDJ)                         + 01' 23"
ESP  9  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (MOVISTAR)                  + 01' 25"
UZB  10 LAGUTIN, Sergey (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)

Full/Official Results — letour.fr

Schleck defends overall lead — cyclingnews

Stage 3 Photos — aso/letour.fr
Stage 3 Final Riders (11:49 French) — france3

Stage 3 preview: Porto-Vecchio → Porto-Vecchio, 7.8 km (TT)

March 27 update: The final stage is a short, flat, non-technical time trial with a small bump at the halfway point. Being the last stage and just 7.8 km long, I guess we could call this stage an epilogue. Tune in to see whether erratic time-trialer Frank Schleck can hang on. After his convincing stage 1 win, only the second and third GC riders have a realistic shot at beating him. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile and map. — Steve

Stage 3 start time: Sunday 13:50 CET (11:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Porto-Vecchio, France
Earliest live video: 15:20 CET (1:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:02 CET (2:02:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Porto-Vecchio, France

Stage 2 results: Simon Geschke (Skil-Shimano) wins the sprint stage

Stage 2 Results
GER  1  GESCHKE, Simon (SKIL - SHIMANO)                  1h 43' 10"
BRA  2  FISCHER, Murilo Antonio (GARMIN-CERVELO)         
FRA  3  MANGEL, Laurent (SAUR - SOJASUN)                 
FRA  4  VACHON, Florian (BRETAGNE - SCHULLER)            
FRA  5  MOLMY, Arnaud (BIG MAT - AUBER 93)               
FRA  6  HIVERT, Jonathan (SAUR - SOJASUN)                
FRA  7  EL FARES, Julien (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)   
FRA  8  GALLOPIN, Tony (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)     
GER  9  WEGMANN, Fabian (LEOPARD-TREK)                   
FRA  10 COUSIN, Jerome (EUROPCAR)                        

General Classification after Stage 2
LUX  1  SCHLECK, Frank (LEOPARD-TREK)                  7h 04' 02"
BLR  2  KIRYIENKA, Vasili (MOVISTAR)                    + 00' 20"
EST  3  TAARAMAE, Rein (COFIDIS, LE CREDIT EN LIGNE)    + 00' 28"
ESP  4  LOPEZ GARCIA, David (MOVISTAR)                  + 01' 08"
FRA  5  GENIEZ, Alexandre (SKIL - SHIMANO)              + 01' 10"
FRA  6  GAUTIER, Cyril (EUROPCAR)                       + 01' 19"
UZB  7  LAGUTIN, Sergey (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)              
FRA  8  ROLLAND, Pierre (EUROPCAR)                     
CAN  9  HESJEDAL, Ryder (GARMIN-CERVELO)               
FRA  10 PERAUD, Jean-Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)

Full/Official Results — letour.fr

Simon Geschke grabs stage win at Critérium International, Frank Schleck keeps lead — velonews

Stage 2 Photos — aso/letour.fr
Stage 2 Finish (01:03 French) — france3

Stage 2 preview: Porto-Vecchio → Porto-Vecchio, 75 km (rolling)

March 26 update: This is the stage for the sprinters. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile and map. — Steve

Last Km Profile

Stage 2 start time: Sunday 9:00 CET (7:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Porto-Vecchio, France
Earliest live video: No live video; Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 10:47 CET (8:47:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Porto-Vecchio, France

Stage 1 results: Frank Schleck solos the final kms to the mountaintop finish on Col de l’Ospedale. Big time gaps further down

Stage 1 results
1  Frank Schleck (Leopard-Trek)
2  Vasil Kiryienka (Movistar)          + 16
3  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)             + 22
4  David López (Movistar)              + 58
5  Alexander Geniez (Skil-Shimano)   + 1:00
6  Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil)      + 1:09
7  Lars Peter Nordhaug (Sky)         + 1:10
8  Pierre Rolland (Europcar)   
9  Pierrik Fedrigo (FDJ)   
10 Andy Schleck (Leopard-Trek)   

General classification after Stage 1
1  Frank Schleck (Leopard-Trek)
2  Vasil Kiryienka (Movistar)          + 20
3  Rein Taaramae (Cofidis)             + 28
4  David López (Movistar)            + 1:08
5  Alexander Geniez (Skil-Shimano)   + 1:10
6  Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil)      + 1:19
7  Peter Nordhaug (Sky)   
8  Pierre Rolland (Europcar)   
9  Pierrik Fedrigo (FDJ)   
10 Andy Schleck (Leopard-Trek)

Full/Official Results — letour.fr

Criterium International: Frank Schleck takes first season win on Col de l’Ospedale — velonation

Taaramae believes he’s got a big fight ahead if he’s to win Critérium International — velonation

Fränk Schleck climbs to victory in opening stage — cyclingnews
Stage 1 Final Kms (14:59 French) — france2

Stage 1 Photos — aso/letour.fr
Winst voor Schleck in Critérium (02:00 Dutch, restricted to Netherlands?) — nos
Stage 1 One Minute Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Graham Watson Photos — grahamwatson
Stage 1 Highlights (02:10 English) — versus

Stage 1 preview: Porto-Vecchio → Col de l’Ospedale, 198 km (Mountain)

March 26 update: The Criterium International tests three disciplines over two days. The climbing discipline is tested on stage 1 and this year's climbing stage is longer and harder than last year's. Last year Pierrick Fedrigo won this stage by 11s on his way to winning the overall by 14s. See the race summary table (right) for the stage profile and map. — Steve

Finishing Climb Profile

Stage 1 start time: Saturday 11:00 CET (9:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Porto-Vecchio, France
Earliest live video: 15:40 CET (1:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:50 CET (2:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Col de l’Ospedale, France

March 25 update:

Jens Voigt Interview: Eyeing a sixth Critérium International victory — velonation

Official startlist with bib numbers — steephill.tv

March 24 update:
Astana and RadioShack teams sending strong lineups to Criterium International — velonation
Schleck en repérage — lefigaro.fr

2011 Criterium International Race Preview

March 24 update: The Critérium International is a two day, three stage race held in France every spring. It was formerly known as the Critérium National de la Route, first run in 1932. [The modern version consists of a rolling stage with a flat finish, a mountain stage with an uphill finish and a short time-trial].

According to wikipedia, for many years it was considered a sort of French national championship and was only opened to non-French cyclists in 1979.

The race has been won by some of the most famous names in cycling including Jacques Anquetil, Seán Kelly, Bernard Hinault, Miguel Indurain, Stephen Roche, Laurent Fignon and Jens Voigt.

In 2010, the race was moved from Northern France (Ardenees), its home for many years, to the island of Corsica in the Mediterranean Sea.

2011 stage maps, profiles and provisional team rosters are now posted. The host towns remain the same as last year, but the opening mountain stage is now harder with two extra climbs adding 25 km to the stage. — Steve
Critérium International toughens up mountainous first stage — velonation
Jens Voigt concedes slim shot at Critérium International record; holds off on retirement announcement — velonews

Le Direct: Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

March 24 update: Initial details for live and delayed video for both days. Check back at race time for updates to these links. — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video live video live video tv schedule	French Television will be broadcasting live, Sat at 15:40 CET and Sun at 15:20 CET.
	live video (english) live video (english) live audio tv schedule (Europe)	Saturday: 18:45-19:54 CET @ Eurosport 1 (HD). Sunday: LIVE 15:15-16:15 CET @ Eurosport 1 (repeated 23:00-00:00). Live
	delayed video tv schedule	North America; delayed broadcast March 27 @ 5pm
	live text updates	French and English text updates are expected
	steephill text updates #criterium twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
check back at race time for more and updated links; send a comment or a new live link