2011 Vuelta a España Vuelta announced on 8 September that the 2012 event will start in the Navarrese city of Pamplona. "For details see 2011 Vuelta a España, Stage 1 to Stage 11 and 2011 Vuelta a España, Stage 12 to Stage 21" The Vuelta began with a team time trial in Benidorm. The squad won this stage. Danish General Classification contender Jakob Fuglsang passed the finish line as first and was the first cyclist to wear the red leaders jersey. Fuglsang lost the leaders jersey after just one day to team-mate Daniele Bennati in a sprinter's stage which was won by Christopher Sutton
2011 Vuelta a Burgos classification title. 15 teams were invited to participate in the tour: 3 UCI ProTeams, 10 UCI Professional Continental Teams and 2 UCI Continental Teams. 3 August 2011 – Villarcayo to Miranda de Ebro, 4 August 2011 – Burgos to Burgos, 5 August 2011 – Pradoluengo to Belorado, team time trial (TTT) 6 August 2011 – Roa de Duero to Ciudad Romana de Clunia, 7 August 2011 – Areniscas de los Pinares to Lagunas de Neila, 2011 Vuelta a Burgos The 2011 Vuelta a Burgos ("2011 Tour of Burgos") was the 33rd edition of the Vuelta a Burgos, an annual bicycle