Results: April 2011
Major race wins in April
By Cycle Sport staff
Route Adélie de Vitré (1.1) France
Renaud Dion (Fra) Bretagne-Schuller
GP Miguel Indurain (1.HC) Spain
Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
Hel van het Mergellend (1.1) Netherlands
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Pim Ligthart (Ned) Vacansoleil
Flèche d'Emeraud-St Malo (1.1) France
Tony Gallopin (Fra) Cofidis
Tour of Flanders (WT) Belgium
1 Nick Nuyens (Bel) Saxo Bank-Sungard
2 Sylvain Chavanel (Fra) Quick Step
3 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard-Trek
Tour of the Basque Country (WT) Spain
Stage one:Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha
Stage two:Vasili Kiryienka (Blr) Movistar
Stage three:Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
Stage four:Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskatel-Euskadi
Stage five:Francisco Gavazzi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
Stage six:Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad
Overall result
1 Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack
2 Chris Horner (USA) RadioShack
3 Robert Gesink (Ned) Rabobank
Circuit de la Sarthe (2.1) France
Stage one: Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard-Trek
Stage two: Michel Kreder (Ned) Garmin-Cervélo
Stage three: Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard-Trek
Stage four: Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
Stage five: Daniele Bennati (Ita) Leopard-Trek
Overall winner: Anthony Roux (Fra) FDJ
Scheldeprijs (1.HC) Belgium
Mark Cavendish (GB) HTC-Highroad
GP Pino Cerami (1.1) Belgium
Bert Scheirlinckx (Bel) Landbouwkrediet
Paris-Roubaix (WT) France
1 Johan Vansummeren (Bel) Garmin-Cervélo
2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Leopard-Trek
3 Maarten Tjallingii (Ned) Rabobank
Giro dell'Appennino (1.1) Italy
Damiano Cunago (Ita) Lampre-ISD
Klasika Primavera (1.1) Spain
Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
Paris-Camembert (1.1) France
Sandy Casar (Fra) FDJ
Brabantse Pijl (1.HC) Belgium
Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
Vuelta a Castila y Leon (2.1) Spain
Stage one: Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar
Stage two: Francisco Ventoso (Spa) Movistar
Stage three: Filippo Savini (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
Stage four: Alberto Contador (Spa) Saxo Bank
Stage five: Ben Swift (GB) Sky
Overall winner: Xavier Tondo (Spa) Movistar
GP de Denain (1.1) France
Jimmy Caspar (Fra) Saur-Sojasun
Profronde van Drenthe (2.1) Netherlands
Stage one: Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano
Stage two: Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano
Overall winner: Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano
Tour du Finistère (1.1) France
Romain Feillu (Fra) Vacansoleil
Amstel Gold Race (WT) Netherlands
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
2 Joaquin Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha
3 Simon Gerrans (Aus) Sky
Tro-Bro Léon (1.1) France
Vincent Jérôme (Fra) Europcar
Giro del Trentino (2.HC) Italy
Stage one: Andreas Klöden (Ger) RadioShack
Stage two: Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Europcar
Stage three: Fabio Duarte (Col) Geox-TMC
Stage four: Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Astana
Overall winner: Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
Flèche Wallonne (WT) Belgium
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
2 Joaquim Rodriguez (Spa) Katusha
3 Samuel Sanchez (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
GP Llodio (1.1) Spain
Santiago Perez (Spa) Barbot-Efapel
GP Herning (1.1) Denmark
Troels Ronning Vinther (Den) Glud & Marstrand
Liège-Bastogne-Liège (WT) Belgium
1 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Omega Pharma-Lotto
2 Frank Schleck (Lux) Leopard-Trek
3 Andy Schleck (Lux) Leopard-Trek
Tour of Turkey (2.HC)
Stage one: Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
Stage two: Valentin Iglinskiy (Kaz) Astana
Stage three:Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago-CSF Inox
Stage four: Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-ISD
Stage five: Matteo Rabottini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
Stage six: André Greipel (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto
Stage seven: Andrea Guardini (Ita) Farnese Vini-Neri Sottoli
Stage eight: Kenny Van Hummel (Ned) Skil-Shimano
Overall winner: Alexander Efimkin (Rus) Type 1
Vuelta a la Rioja (1.1) Spain
Imanol Erviti (Spa) Movistar
Rund um Köln (1.1) Germany
Michael Matthews (Aus) Rabobank
Tour of Romandy (WT) Switzerland
Prologue: Jonathan Castroviejo (Spa) Euskaltel-Euskadi
Stage one: Pavel Brutt (Rus) Katusha
Stage two: Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-ISD
Stage three: Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
Stage four: David Zabriskie (USA) Garmin-Cervélo
Stage five: Ben Swift (GB) Sky
Overall result
1 Cadel Evans (Aus) BMC
2 Tony Martin (Ger) HTC-Highroad
3 Alexandre Vinokourov (Kaz) Astana
Vuelta a Asturias (2.1) Spain
Stage one: Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Miche
Stage two (a): Robert Forster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare
Stage two (b): Stefan Schumacher (Ger) Miche
Stage three: Javier Moreno (Spa) Caja Rural
Stage four: Victor Cabedo (Spa) Orbea
Stage five: Constantino Zaballa (Spa) Miche
Overall winner: Javier Moreno (Spa) Caja Rural
GP Industrio e Artigianato - Larciano (1.1) Italy
Angel Vicioso (Spa) Androni Giocattoli
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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.