Results: May 2011
Major race wins from May.
By Cycle Sport staff
Giro d'Italia (GT) Italy
Stage one: HTC-Highroad
Stage two: Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
Stage three: Angel Vicioso (Spa) Androni Giocattoli
Stage four: Stage neutralised
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Stage five: Pieter Weening (Ned) Rabobank
Stage six: Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar
Stage seven: Bart De Clercq (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
Stage eight: Oscar Gatto (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
Stage nine: Alberto Contador (Spa) Saxo Bank-Sungard
Stage 10: Mark Cavendish (GB) HTC-Highroad
Stage 11: John Gadret (Fra) Ag2r-La Mondiale
Stage 12: Mark Cavendish (GB) HTC-Highroad
Stage 13: José Rujano (Ven) Androni Giocatolli
Stage 14: Igor Anton (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
Stage 15: Mikel Nieve (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
Stage 16: Alberto Contador (Spa) Saxo Bank-Sungard
Stage 17: Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
Stage 18: Eros Capecchi (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
Stage 19: Paolo Tiralongo (Ita) Astana
Stage 20: Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar
Stage 21: David Millar (GB) Garmin-Cervélo
Overall result
1 Alberto Contador (Spa) Saxo Bank-Sungard
2 Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
3 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale
Tour of California (2.HC) USA
Stage one: Stage cancelled
Stage two: Ben Swift (GB) Sky
Stage three: Greg Henderson (NZ) Sky
Stage four: Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack
Stage five: Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-Cannondale
Stage six: David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Cervélo
Stage seven: Levi Leipheimer (USA) RadioShack
Stage eight: Matt Goss (Aus) HTC-Highroad
Overall result
1 Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack
2 Levi Leipheimer (USA) RadioShack
3 Tom Danielson (USA) Garmin-Cervélo
Four Days of Dunkirk (2.HC) France
Stage one: Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil-Shimano
Stage two: Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil-Shimano
Stage three: Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil-Shimano
Stage four: Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Europcar
Stage five: Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil-Shimano
Overall winner: Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Europcar
Vuelta a la Comunidad de Madrid (2.1) Spain
Stage one: Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
Stage two: Enrique Sanz (Spa) Movistar
Stage three: Giovanni Manuel Baez (Col) EPM-UNEOverall winner: Rui Costa (Por) Movistar
Tour de Picardie (2.1) France
Stage one: Ekidijus Juodvalkis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet
Stage two: Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil
Stage three: Jimmy Caspar (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
Overall winner: Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil
Circuit de Lorraine (2.1) France
Stage one: Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
Stage two: Sébastien Chavanel (Fra) Europcar
Stage three: Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Vacansoleil
Stage four: Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
Stage five: Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil
Overall winner: Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
Berlin ProRace (1.1) Germany
Marcel Kittel (Ger) Skil-Shimano
Bayern Rundfahrt (2.HC) Germany
Stage one: Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) Sky
Stage two: John Degenkolb (Ger) HTC-Highroad
Stage three: Michael Albasini (Swi) HTC-Highroad
Stage four: Bradley Wiggins (GB) Sky
Stage five:Giacomo Nizzolo (Ita) Leopard-Trek
Overall winner:Geraint Thomas (GB) Sky
Tour of Belgium (2.HC)
Prologue: Lieuwe Westra (Ned) Vacansoleil
Stage one: André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
Stage two: Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) Landbouwkrediet
Stage three: Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
Stage four:André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
Overall winner:Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
GP de Plumelec-Morbihan (1.1) France
Sylvain Georges (Fra) Big Mat-Auber 93
Boucles de l'Aulne (1.1) France
Martijn Keizer (Ned) Vacansoleil-DCM
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Edward Pickering is a writer and journalist, editor of Pro Cycling and previous deputy editor of Cycle Sport. As well as contributing to Cycling Weekly, he has also written for the likes of the New York Times. His book, The Race Against Time, saw him shortlisted for Best New Writer at the British Sports Book Awards. A self-confessed 'fair weather cyclist', Pickering also enjoys running.
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