2011 Tour de France Final Results

The 2011 Tour de France is over, and it was a great one. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain (HTC-Highroad) won the stage 21 sprint and clenched the green jersey. Here are the top three finishers in all categories:

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
1. Garmin-Cervelo (United States)
2. Leopard-Trek (Luxembourg)
3. AG2R La Mondiale (France)

INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP (YELLOW JERSEY)
1. Cadel Evans, Australia (BMC Racing)
2. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg (Leopard-Trek)
3. Frank Schleck, Luxembourg (Leopard-Trek)

SPRINT CHAMPIONSHIP (GREEN JERSEY)
1. Mark Cavendish, Great Britain (HTC-Highroad)
2. Jose Joaquin Rojas, Spain (Movistar)
3. Philippe Gilbert, Belgium (Omega-Lotto)

CLIMBERS CHAMPIONSHIP (POLKA DOT JERSEY)
1. Samuel Sanchez, Spain (Euskaltel-Euskadi)
2. Andy Schleck, Luxembourg (Leopard-Trek)
3. Jelle Vanendert, Belgium (Omega-Lotto)

BEST YOUNG RIDER (WHITE JERSEY)
1. Pierre Rolland, France (Europcar)
2. Rein Taaramae, Estonia (Cofidis)
3. Jerome Coppel, France (Saur-Sojasun)

It turned out to be a very good Tour for the United States. Consider the following:

* A U.S. team won the prestigious team Championship (Garmin-Cervelo).
* The yellow jersey winner rode for an American team (BMC Racing).
* The green jersey winner rode for an American team (HTC-Highroad).
* American Tom Danielson (Garmin-Cervelo), riding in his first Tour de France, finished the race in 9th place overall. That means that when the 198 best cyclists in the world got together for this race, he beat 189 of them.