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| '''Manager '''
| bgcolor=#EEEEEE| [[Erik Breukink]] 
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| '''[[Road bicycle racing#Single-day|One-day]] victories'''
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| '''[[Road bicycle racing#Stage races|Stage race]] overall victories'''
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| '''Stage race stage victories'''
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="white" align="center" | [[2010 Rabobank season|Previous season]] • [[2012 Rabobank season|Next season]]
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The 2011 season for the {{UCI team code|RAB|2011}} cycling team began in January at the [[2011 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]] and ended in October with [[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]]' participation in the [[Noosa Grand Prix]]. As a [[UCI ProTeam]], they were automatically invited and obligated to send a squad to every event in the [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]].

The team had 24 victories in 2011, including stage wins at each [[Grand Tour (cycling)|Grand Tour]]. [[Pieter Weening]] held the race leader's pink jersey at the [[2011 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]] for four days, and [[Bauke Mollema]] also won the points jersey at the [[2011 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], without winning any stage. No rider was especially more prolific than any other &ndash; [[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]], [[Lars Boom]], [[Robert Gesink]], and [[Theo Bos]] each had multiple wins. Their most successful individual race was the [[2011 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], where they took four stage wins, the overall crown, and the youth classification. The team took victories in every month of the season except October.

==2011 roster==
Ages as of January 1, 2011
{{Cycling squad start}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Carlos Barredo]]|nat=ESP|birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1981|6|5}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Jetse Bol]]<ref group="N" name="stagiaire">Rider joined the team on August 1 as a [[Internship|stagiaire]].</ref>|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1989|9|8}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Lars Boom]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1985|12|30}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Theo Bos]]|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1983|8|22}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Matti Breschel]]|nat=DEN |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1984|8|31}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Graeme Brown]]|nat=AUS |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1979|4|9}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Stef Clement]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1982|9|24}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Rick Flens]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1983|4|11}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Óscar Freire]]|nat=ESP |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1976|2|15}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Juan Manuel Gárate]]|nat=ESP |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1976|4|24}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Robert Gesink]]|nat=NED  |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1986|5|31}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Marc Goos]]<ref group="N" name="stagiaire"/>|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1990|11|30}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Steven Kruijswijk]]|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1987|6|7}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Sebastian Langeveld]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1985|1|17}}}}
{{Cycling squad mid}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Tom Leezer]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1985|12|26}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Paul Martens]]|nat=GER |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1983|10|26}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]]|nat=AUS|birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1990|9|26}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Bauke Mollema]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1986|11|26}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Grischa Niermann]]|nat=GER |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1975|11|3}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Luis León Sánchez]]|nat=ESP|birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1983|11|24}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Tom-Jelte Slagter]]|nat=NED|birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1989|7|1}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Bram Tankink]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1978|12|3}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Laurens ten Dam]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1980|11|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Maarten Tjallingii]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1977|11|5}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Jos van Emden]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1987|6|27}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Dennis van Winden]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1987|12|2}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Coen Vermeltfoort]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1988|4|11|}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Pieter Weening]]|nat=NED |birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1981|4|5}}}}
{{Cycling squad rider|name=[[Maarten Wynants]]|nat=BEL|birthdate={{birth date and age2|2011|1|1|1982|5|13}}}}
{{Cycling squad end}}

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;Riders who joined the team for the 2011 season
{| class="wikitable"
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!Rider
!2010 team
|-
|[[Carlos Barredo]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Barry|last=Ryan|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/barredo-signs-for-rabobank|title=Barredo signs for Rabobank|date=14 September 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>||{{UCI team code|QST|2010}}
|-
|[[Theo Bos]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/bos-back-at-rabobank|title=Bos back at Rabobank|date=2 September 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>||{{UCI team code|CTT|2010}}
|-
|[[Matti Breschel]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/breschel-signs-for-rabobank|title=Breschel signs for Rabobank|date=9 August 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>||{{UCI team code|SAX|2010}}
|-
|[[Michael Matthews (cyclist)|Michael Matthews]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/matthews-signs-for-rabobank|title=Matthews signs for Rabobank|date=10 September 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>||''neo-pro''
|-
|[[Luis León Sánchez]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/luis-leon-sanchez-signs-with-rabobank|title=Luis León Sánchez signs with Rabobank|date=5 September 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>||{{UCI team code|GCE|2010}}
|-
|[[Tom-Jelte Slagter]]<ref name="Velochrono">{{cite news|url=http://www.velochrono.fr/actu/transferts-cyclisme-2010-2011/|title=Transferts 2010-2011|language=French|trans-title=Transfers 2010-2011|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=Velochrono.fr|publisher=Velochrono}}</ref>||Rabobank continental team
|-
|[[Coen Vermeltfoort]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vermeltfoort-to-rabobank-in-2011|title=Vermeltfoort to Rabobank in 2011|date=14 May 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>||Rabobank continental team
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|[[Maarten Wynants]]<ref name="Velochrono"/>||{{UCI team code|QST|2010}}
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;Riders who left the team during or after the 2010 season
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Rider
!2011 team
|-
|[[Mauricio Ardila]]<ref name="Menchov">{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/5340/Mauricio-Ardila-and-Dmitriy-Kozontchuk-follow-Denis-Menchov-to-Team-Geox.aspx|title=Mauricio Ardila and Dmitriy Kozontchuk follow Denis Menchov to Team Geox|first=Ben|last=Atkins|date=20 August 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC}}</ref>||{{UCI team code|GEO|2011}}
|-
|[[Dmitriy Kozontchuk]]<ref name="Menchov"/>||{{UCI team code|GEO|2011}}
|-
|[[Denis Menchov]]<ref name="Menchov"/>||{{UCI team code|GEO|2011}}
|-
|[[Koos Moerenhout]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/moerenhout-to-retire-at-end-of-the-season|title=Moerenhout to retire at end of the season|date=21 July 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>||Retired
|-
|[[Nick Nuyens]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6781/Saxo-Banks-Nick-Nuyens-Im-starting-from-zero-albeit-with-a-bag-full-of-experience-and-maturity.aspx|title=Saxo Bank's Nick Nuyens: "I'm starting from zero, albeit with a bag full of experience and maturity."|date=18 December 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|first=Jered|last=Gruber|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC}}</ref>||{{UCI team code|SBS|2011}}
|-
|[[Joost Posthuma]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/6157/Joost-Posthuma-eager-for-a-new-start-with-Team-Schleck.aspx|title=Joost Posthuma eager for a new start with Team Schleck|date=26 October 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|first=Jered|last=Gruber|work=VeloNation|publisher=VeloNation LLC}}</ref>||{{UCI team code|LEO|2011}}
|-
|[[Kai Reus]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kai-reus-to-make-another-comeback|title=Kai Reus to make another comeback|date=15 June 2011|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited}}</ref>||{{UCI team code|RIJ|2011}}
|-
|[[Tom Stamsnijder]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2010/11/news/luxembourg-team-hires-lund-mortensen-and-stamsnijder_148797|title=Luxembourg team hires Lund, Mortensen and Stamsnijder|date=5 November 2010|accessdate=9 December 2011|work=VeloNews|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.}}</ref>||{{UCI team code|LEO|2011}}
|-
|}
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==One-day races==
<!--Races attended, highest finishers: Challenge Mallorca series - Langeveld 5th in Trofeo Inca and 4th in Trofeo Deià; Freire 2nd in Trofeo Magaluf-Palmanova. Clásica de Almería - Óscar Freire, 11th place. Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne - Bram Tankink, 48th place. Nokere Koerse - Graeme Brown, 3rd place. Handzame Classic - Theo Bos, 6th place. Milan–San Remo - Óscar Freire, 94th place. Dwars door Vlaanderen - Tom Leezer, 8th place. E3 Prijs Vlaanderen – Harelbeke - Bram Tankink, 5th place. Gent-Wevelgem - Lars Boom, 9th place. Tour of Flanders - Sebastian Langeveld, 5th place. Scheldeprijs - Theo Bos, 8th place. Paris–Roubaix - Maarten Tjallingii, 3rd place. Brabantse Pijl - Bram Tankink, 5th place. Amstel Gold Race - Óscar Freire, 6th place. La Flèche Wallonne - Paul Martens, 10th place. Liège–Bastogne–Liège - Paul Martens, 13th place. Eschborn-Frankfurt City Loop - Michael Matthews, 3rd place. Clásica de San Sebastián - Carlos Barredo, 2nd place. Vattenfall Cyclassics - Lars Boom, 11th place. GP Ouest France - Maarten Wynants, 15th place. GP Jef Scherens - Michael Matthews, 6th place. Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen - Theo Bos, 12th place. GP de Montreal - Robert Gesink, 36th place. GP de Wallonie - Óscar Freire, 7th place. Omloop van het Houtland - Bram Tankink, 5th place. Binche–Tournai–Binche - Bram Tankink, 12th place. Giro dell'Emilia - Bauke Mollema, 2nd place. GP Bruno Beghelli - Bauke Mollema, 5th place. Paris–Tours - Maarten Tjallingii. Giro di Lombardia - Carlos Barredo, 23rd place. Chrono des Nations - Stef Clement, 4th place. -->

===Spring classics===
In the days leading up to the spring season's traditional opener, [[Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]], there was talk that many teams in the race would protest the UCI's ban on two-way radios in all races ranked [[UCI race classifications|1.HC, 2.HC]], and below.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Ben Atkins
|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7558/UCI-and-teams-set-for-showdown-over-radios-at-Het-Nieuwsblad.aspx
|title=UCI and teams set for showdown over radios at Het Nieuwsblad
|date=2011-02-24
|work=VeloNation
|publisher=VeloNation LLC
|accessdate=2011-02-26
}}</ref> Rabobank, and in particular team manager Breukink, are among the ban's most vocal opponents, and they were at the forefront of the planned protest, promising to take the start with earpieces in place.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Jane Aubrey
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/rabobank-to-ignore-radio-silence-at-het-nieuwsblad
|title=Rabobank to ignore radio silence at Het Nieuwsblad
|date=2011-02-24
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-26
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|author=VeloNation Press
|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7373/Breukink-says-teams-are-united-against-radio-ban.aspx 
|title=Breukink says teams are united against radio ban
|date=2011-02-09
|work=VeloNation
|publisher=VeloNation LLC
|accessdate=2011-02-26
}}</ref> It subsequently emerged that the planned protest would result in the UCI withdrawing its officials just as they had at the [[Vuelta a Mallorca|Trofeo Palma de Mallorca]] earlier in the season, and nullify any results. This would result in the race's insurance policies being voided and quite possibly cause the race to be canceled altogether. The teams decided on a majority vote to cancel the protest and race without radios,<ref>{{cite web
|author=Daniel Benson
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/omloop-het-nieuwsblad-to-go-ahead-after-radio-protest-is-called-off
|title=Omloop Het Nieuwsblad to go ahead after radio protest is called off
|date=2011-02-25
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-26
}}</ref> while promising to carry the protest to other races.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Andrew Hood
|url=http://velonews.competitor.com/2011/02/news/omloop-radio-strike-averted-riders-teams-promise-to-carry-strikes-to-other-races_161661
|title=Omloop radio protest averted, riders, teams promise to carry protest to other races
|date=2011-02-25
|work=VeloNews
|publisher=Competitor Group, Inc.
|accessdate=2011-02-26
}}</ref> In a remarkable irony, a Rabobank rider won the race &ndash; Langeveld won a two-man sprint over defending champion [[Juan Antonio Flecha]] by a matter of centimeters.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Brecht Decaluwé
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/66th-omloop-het-nieuwsblad-elite-1-hc/results
|title=Langeveld wins Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
|date=2011-02-26
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-26
}}</ref>

The team got a strong result at the season's third [[Classic cycle races#The .27Monuments.27|monument]] classic, [[2011 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]]. After an aggressive first two hour of racing that covered the near {{convert|100|km|abbr=on}} before the first cobbled sector, Tjallingii worked his way into a ten-man escape group. After the [[Arenberg Trench|Arenberg]] sector, the lead group had swelled to 21 riders. Little by little, the reverse occurred as the speed increased. Tjallingii stayed at the front of the race until {{UCI team code|GRM|2011}}'s [[Johan Vansummeren]] put in a solo attack {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} from the finish line, and was not seen again, staying out front for victory. From the group behind, [[Fabian Cancellara]] put in his most intensive dig at that point and caught every remaining member of the breakaway group (save for Vansummeren). Tjallingii stayed with him, and they along with {{UCI team code|RSH|2011}}'s [[Grégory Rast]] contested the sprint for second place. Cancellara finished second, and Tjallingii third ahead of Rast.<ref>{{cite web
 |author       = Brecht Decaluwé
 |url          = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-his/results
 |title        = Van Summeren solos to gutsy victory at Paris-Roubaix
 |date         = 2011-04-10
 |work         = Cycling News
 |publisher    = Future Publishing Limited
 |accessdate   = 2011-04-11
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110412011131/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/paris-roubaix-his/results
 |archive-date = 2011-04-12
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> Tjallingii called the result the "greatest day ever" in his career, and was ecstatic that he had made the podium and had not slipped to fourth place.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Hedwig Kröner
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tjallingii-feels-like-a-winner
|title=Tjallingii feels like a winner
|date=2011-04-11
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-12
}}</ref>

Ambitious as always to win the most prestigious race of the season held in the Netherlands, the [[2011 Amstel Gold Race|Amstel Gold Race]], the team sent a strong squad including Gesink, Freire, Sánchez, Tankink, and Tjallingii. They were noted, however, to be underdogs to defending race champion [[Philippe Gilbert]].<ref>{{cite web
|author=Stephen Farrand
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/amstel-gold-race-upt/preview
|title=Preview: Amstel Gold
|date=2011-04-17
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-18
}}</ref> The team rode a solid race, as they effectively left the job of chasing down breakaways to {{UCI team code|KAT|2011}} and Gilbert's team {{UCI team code|OLO|2011}}, with even Gilbert himself pulling to help chase down [[Andy Schleck]] in the final kilometers. Gesink, Freire, and Sánchez all sat on wheels and stayed with the front group for the majority of the race. Sánchez tried a solo attack for victory, but was chased down by [[Damiano Cunego]] and [[Stijn Devolder]]. In the end, Gilbert rode away from the field on the short uphill finish, securing the repeat victory. Rabobank did, however, place three finishers in the top ten, and were the only team to do so. These were Freire in sixth, Gesink in ninth, and Martens in tenth.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/amstel-gold-race-upt/results
|title=Gilbert repeats at Amstel Gold Race
|date=2011-04-17
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-18
}}</ref> Martens turned in decent rides at the other two [[Ardennes classics]], with a 10th place in [[2011 La Flèche Wallonne|La Flèche Wallonne]] and 13th in [[2011 Liège–Bastogne–Liège|Liège–Bastogne–Liège]], the team's highest finisher in both events.<ref>{{cite web
 |author       = Brecht Decaluwé
 |url          = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-his/results
 |title        = Gilbert takes audacious victory atop Mur de Huy
 |date         = 2011-04-20
 |work         = Cycling News
 |publisher    = Future Publishing Limited
 |accessdate   = 2011-04-26
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110425034645/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/la-fleche-wallonne-his/results
 |archive-date = 2011-04-25
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
 |author       = Brecht Decaluwé
 |url          = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-his/results
 |title        = Gilbert the great!
 |date         = 2011-04-24
 |work         = Cycling News
 |publisher    = Future Publishing Limited
 |accessdate   = 2011-04-26
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110427052944/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/liege-bastogne-liege-his/results
 |archive-date = 2011-04-27
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> Matthews took a field sprint win at the [[Rund um Köln]] the day after Liège–Bastogne–Liège. While Rabobank and {{UCI team code|LEO|2011}} were the only ProTeams in the race, several top-level German professionals (such as [[Danilo Hondo]] and [[Marcus Burghardt]]) rode for an ad hoc German national team. Matthews took the race win ahead of another German, [[Marcel Kittel]], who rode for his regular trade team {{UCI team code|SKS|2011}}.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/103rd-rund-um-koln-1-1/results
|title=Matthews triumphs at Rund um Köln
|date=2011-04-25
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-26
}}</ref>

The team also sent squads to the [[Vuelta a Mallorca|Trofeo Palma de Mallorca]], [[Vuelta a Mallorca|Trofeo Cala Millor]], the [[Clásica de Almería]], [[2011 Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne|Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne]], [[2011 Milan–San Remo|Milan–San Remo]], [[Gullegem Koerse]] and [[Halle–Ingooigem]], but placed no higher than 11th in any of these races.

===Fall races===
The team also sent squads to the [[2011 Vattenfall Cyclassics|Vattenfall Cyclassics]], the [[2011 GP Ouest-France|GP Ouest-France]], the [[Memorial Rik Van Steenbergen]], the [[2011 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal|Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]], the [[Grand Prix d'Isbergues]], [[Binche–Tournai–Binche]], [[2011 Paris–Tours|Paris–Tours]], the [[2011 Giro di Lombardia|Giro di Lombardia]], and the [[Noosa Grand Prix]], but finished no higher than 11th in any of these races.

==Stage races==
[[File:Robert Gesink Vuelta 2009.jpg|right|thumb|[[Robert Gesink]] won two stages and the overall crown at the [[Tour of Oman]].|alt=A road racing cyclist in an orange, blue, and white jersey and a matching helmet sits crouched low on his bicycle in aerodynamic position, with a grimace on his face.]]

Matthews scored the team's first victory in the first stage race of the season, the [[2011 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]]. After a late split in the field in stage 3 led to 24 riders finishing seven seconds ahead of the next 23, Matthews won a depleted sprint ahead of defending Tour Down Under champion [[André Greipel]] and resultant race leader [[Matthew Goss]].<ref>
{{cite web
|author=Les Clarke
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-3/results
|title=Sterling performance from Matthews
|date=2011-01-20
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-01-26
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110123012745/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-3/results
|archive-date=2011-01-23
|url-status=dead
}}
</ref> He finished the race fourth overall.<ref>{{cite web
 |author       = Les Clarke
 |url          = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-6/results
 |title        = Swift and Henderson head Sky quinella
 |date         = 2011-01-23
 |work         = Cycling News
 |publisher    = Future Publishing Limited
 |accessdate   = 2011-01-26
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20121001052839/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/santos-tour-down-under-upt-1/stage-6/results
 |archive-date = 2012-10-01
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> In February, Boom won the prologue [[individual time trial|time trial]] to the [[Tour of Qatar]]. It was the first time trial in the Tour's nine-year history.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Ben Atkins
|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7245/Tour-of-Qatar-announces-provisional-start-list.aspx
|title=Tour of Qatar announces provisional start list
|date=2011-01-28
|work=VeloNation
|publisher=VeloNation LLC
|accessdate=2011-02-14
}}</ref> Dead flat and only {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}} long, riders were not allowed to use the specially designed bicycles and helmets that are customary in nearly all professional time trials. Despite the very short distance, Boom still had a solid four-second gap over world time trial champion [[Fabian Cancellara]] in second.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Barry Ryan
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tour-of-qatar-2-1-1/prologue-itt/results
|title=Boom blasts to victory
|date=2011-02-06
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-14
}}</ref> The team was wildly successful at the next UCI Asia Tour stop, the [[Tour of Oman]], which was held shortly after the Tour of Qatar. Bos won the sprint finishes to stages 1 and 3,<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/2nd-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-1/results
|title=Bos sprints to win at Oman opening stage
|date=2011-02-15
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-21
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|author=Stephen Farrand
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/2nd-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-3/results
|title=Bos blazes to second Oman stage win
|date=2011-02-17
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-21
}}</ref> besting full fields including sprinters the likes of [[Mark Cavendish]], [[Daniele Bennati]], and [[Matthew Goss]] both times. While the first three stages were flat like those of its cousin race in Qatar, the fourth and fifth provided that a climber would likely win the Tour of Oman overall. Gesink won both of these stages, the first a road race concluding at [[Jebel Akhdar (Oman)|Green Mountain]] which he dedicated to his late father.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Stephen Farrand
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/2nd-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-4/results
|title=Gesink remembers his father with mountain victory
|date=2011-02-18
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-21
}}</ref> The next stage was a time trial, and Gesink's win was a bit of a surprise because time trialing is not considered to be a strength for him. He stated after the stage that the hilly course played to his strengths, as did the fact that, like the Tour of Qatar time trial, this one was ridden on normal bicycles.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/2nd-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-5-itt/results
|title=Gesink thunders to time trial victory
|date=2011-02-19
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-21
}}</ref> It was the first time trial that he had ever won as a professional; he had started the stage simply hoping to keep the race lead, and instead increased it to over a minute.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Shane Stokes
|url=http://www.velonation.com/News/ID/7495/Unexpected-time-trial-win-sets-Gesink-up-for-likely-Tour-of-Oman-victory-tomorrow.aspx
|title=Unexpected time trial win sets Gesink up for likely Tour of Oman victory tomorrow
|date=2011-02-19
|work=VeloNation
|publisher=VeloNation LLC
|accessdate=2011-02-21
}}</ref> The final stage was flat again, and though Bos was only tenth in the sprint finale, it capped off a hugely successful event for the team with four stage wins and the overall and youth classifications.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/2nd-tour-of-oman-2-1/stage-6/results
|title=Cavendish gets off the mark in Mattrah
|date=2011-02-20
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-21
}}</ref> Freire added to the team's successful early season at the [[Vuelta a Andalucía|Ruta del Sol]], winning the last two stages in field sprints. These performances also won him the event's points classification.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Peter Hymas
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol-1/stage-4/results
|title=Freire claims penultimate stage in Córdoba
|date=2011-02-23
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-26
}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|author=Peter Hymas
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/vuelta-a-andalucia-ruta-ciclista-del-sol-1/stage-5/results
|title=Irizar wins Ruta del Sol
|date=2011-02-24
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-02-26
}}</ref> At [[2011 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]] in March, the squad won the [[team time trial]] in stage 1, the first ever such stage in the Tirreno–Adriatico's 46-year history. Boom was therefore the first race leader, though he held the lead for only one day.<ref>{{cite web
 |author       = Stephen Farrand
 |url          = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/46th-tirreno-adriatico-his/stage-1/results
 |title        = Rabobank dominant in Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial
 |date         = 2011-03-09
 |work         = Cycling News
 |publisher    = Future Publishing Limited
 |accessdate   = 2011-03-16
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110312171619/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/46th-tirreno-adriatico-his/stage-1/results
 |archive-date = 2011-03-12
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> Gesink briefly held the race lead as well,<ref>{{cite web
 |author       = Cycling News
 |url          = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/46th-tirreno-adriatico-his/stage-4/results
 |title        = Scarponi strikes in Chieti
 |date         = 2011-03-12
 |work         = Cycling News
 |publisher    = Future Publishing Limited
 |accessdate   = 2011-03-16
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110315075815/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/46th-tirreno-adriatico-his/stage-4/results
 |archive-date = 2011-03-15
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> but he was unable to climb with the race's best riders and slipped to fourth after six stages.<ref>{{cite web
 |author       = Cycling News
 |url          = http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/46th-tirreno-adriatico-his/stage-6/results
 |title        = Evans mashes to stage win in Macerata
 |date         = 2011-03-14
 |work         = Cycling News
 |publisher    = Future Publishing Limited
 |accessdate   = 2011-03-16
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20110316051337/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/46th-tirreno-adriatico-his/stage-6/results
 |archive-date = 2011-03-16
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref> He turned in a second strong individual time trial performance in as many races to close out the event, moving back onto the podium in second after taking ninth in the closing ITT. He also won the race's youth classification, having led it for the entire event.<ref>{{cite web
 |author=Stephen Farrand 
 |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/46th-tirreno-adriatico-his/stage-7/results 
 |title=Cancellara crushes final Tirreno stage 
 |date=2011-03-15 
 |work=Cycling News 
 |publisher=Future Publishing Limited 
 |accessdate=2011-03-16 
 |url-status=dead 
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}}</ref>

At the [[Tour of the Basque Country]], Freire was one of the only true sprinters to enter the notoriously hilly race. Stage 5, while it contained seven categorized climbs, was likely to conducive to a select group sprint since the climbs occurring in the second half of the stage were not especially difficult. Forty-eight riders finished together at the end of the race, and Freire was first over the finish line. A short time later, though, Freire was stripped of his apparent win by the race jury and relegated to the back of the peloton, along with Sánchez, since the two had taken their hands off their handlebars to apparently push away other riders. Sánchez had also seemingly pushed Freire forward about {{convert|200|m|abbr=on}} from the finish line. The victory was transferred to {{UCI team code|LAM|2011}}'s [[Francesco Gavazzi]].<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/51st-vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-upt/stage-5/results
|title=Freire disqualified from stage win, Gavazzi awarded victory
|date=2011-04-08
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-11
}}</ref> Freire called the penalty a "disgrace" and stated that the apparent push was Sánchez signaling him that he should pass him and begin his sprint.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/basque-country-disqualification-a-disgrace-says-freire
|title=Basque Country disqualification a disgrace, says Freire
|date=2011-04-09
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-11
}}</ref> The squad nonetheless got a noteworthy result from the race &ndash; Gesink again turned in a strong time trial, seventh place in stage 6, and moved up to third place overall in the final standings. Tankink also won the event's sprints classification.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/51st-vuelta-ciclista-al-pais-vasco-upt/stage-6/results
|title=Klöden and Martin dominate closing time trial
|date=2011-04-09
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-11
}}</ref> Mollema had a strong [[Vuelta a Castilla y León]] later in April. After finishing at the front of the race in the first two stages, Mollema was second behind a solo breakaway winner on the race's only summit finish, the Laguna de los Peces. This ride gave him the overall race leadership.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/26th-vuelta-a-castilla-y-leon-2-1/stage-3/results
|title=Savini steals queen stage as Contador's hopes vanish
|date=2011-04-15
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-18
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110427050201/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/26th-vuelta-a-castilla-y-leon-2-1/stage-3/results| archivedate= 27 April 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> He rode to fourth place the next day in the individual time trial, but since [[Xavier Tondó]] did him 12 seconds better by finishing third, he lost the race lead to the Spaniard.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Cycling News
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/26th-vuelta-a-castilla-y-leon-2-1/stage-4/results
|title=Contador best against the clock
|date=2011-04-16
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-18
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110427050154/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/26th-vuelta-a-castilla-y-leon-2-1/stage-4/results| archivedate= 27 April 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref> The time gaps held steady the next day, making Mollema the second-place overall finisher. He also won the event's combination classification, and the Rabobank squad won the team award.<ref>{{cite web
|author=Peter Hymas
|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/26th-vuelta-a-castilla-y-leon-2-1/stage-5/results
|title=Tondo wins Vuelta a Castilla y Leon
|date=2011-04-17
|work=Cycling News
|publisher=Future Publishing Limited
|accessdate=2011-04-18
| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110426184952/http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/26th-vuelta-a-castilla-y-leon-2-1/stage-5/results| archivedate= 26 April 2011 | url-status= live}}</ref>

Matthews also won the sprint classification for the team, at the [[Delta Tour Zeeland]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Caethoven wins final stage|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/4th-delta-tour-zeeland-2-1/stage-2/results|date=13 June 2011|work=Cycling News|publisher=Future Publishing Limited|accessdate=23 December 2011}}</ref> The team also sent squads to the [[2011 Volta ao Algarve|Volta ao Algarve]], [[2011 Paris–Nice|Paris–Nice]], [[2011 Volta a Catalunya|Volta a Catalunya]], the [[2011 Three Days of De Panne|Three Days of de Panne]], the [[2011 Tour de Romandie|Tour de Romandie]], the [[2011 Tour of California|Tour of California]], the [[2011 Tour of Belgium|Tour of Belgium]], the [[Ster ZLM Toer]], the [[Brixia Tour]], the [[2011 Tour de Pologne|Tour de Pologne]], the [[2011 Eneco Tour|Eneco Tour]], the [[2011 USA Pro Cycling Challenge|USA Pro Cycling Challenge]], the [[Tour de Wallonie-Picarde]] and the [[2011 Tour of Beijing|Tour of Beijing]], but did not achieve a stage win, classification win, or podium finish in any of them.
<!--Squad sent, no notable results: Volta ao Algarve, Paris–Nice, Volta a Catalunya, Tour de Romandie, Tour of Belgium, Ster ZLM Toer, Brixia Tour, Eneco Tour, USA Pro Cycling Challenge, Circuit Franco-Belge, Tour of Beijing -->

==Grand Tours==

===Giro d'Italia===

===Tour de France===

===Vuelta a España===

==Season victories==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Date !! Race !! Competition !! Rider !! Country !! Location
|-
| {{dts||January|20}} || [[2011 Tour Down Under|Tour Down Under]], Stage 3 || [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Michael|Matthews|Michael Matthews (cyclist)}}|AUS}} ||{{AUS}} || [[Stirling, South Australia|Stirling]]
|-
| {{dts||February|6}} || [[2011 Tour of Qatar|Tour of Qatar]], Prologue || [[2010–2011 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lars|Boom}}|NED}} ||{{QAT}} || [[Doha|Cultural Village]]
|-
| {{dts||February|15}} || [[2011 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], Stage 1 || [[2010–2011 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Theo|Bos}}|NED}} ||{{OMA}} || [[Seeb, Oman|Al Seeb]]
|-
| {{dts||February|17}} || [[2011 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], Stage 3 || [[2010–2011 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Theo|Bos}}|NED}} ||{{OMA}} || [[Sur, Oman|Sur]]
|-
| {{dts||February|18}} || [[2011 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], Stage 4 || [[2010–2011 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Robert|Gesink}}|NED}} ||{{OMA}} || [[Jebel Akhdar (Oman)|Jebel Akhdar]]
|-
| {{dts||February|19}} || [[2011 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], Stage 5 || [[2010–2011 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Robert|Gesink}}|NED}} ||{{OMA}} || [[Bander Al Jissah]]
|-
| {{dts||February|20}} || [[2011 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], Overall || [[2010–2011 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Robert|Gesink}}|NED}} ||{{OMA}} ||
|-
| {{dts||February|20}} || [[2011 Tour of Oman|Tour of Oman]], Young rider classification || [[2010–2011 UCI Asia Tour|UCI Asia Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Robert|Gesink}}|NED}} ||{{OMA}} ||
|-
| {{dts||February|23}} || [[2011 Vuelta a Andalucía|Vuelta a Andalucía]], Stage 4 || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Óscar|Freire}}|ESP}} ||{{ESP}} || [[Córdoba, Spain|Córdoba]]
|-
| {{dts||February|24}} || [[2011 Vuelta a Andalucía|Vuelta a Andalucía]], Stage 5 || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Óscar|Freire}}|ESP}} ||{{ESP}} || [[Antequera]]
|-
| {{dts||February|24}} || [[2011 Vuelta a Andalucía|Vuelta a Andalucía]], Points classification || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Óscar|Freire}}|ESP}} ||{{ESP}} ||
|-
| {{dts||February|26}} || [[2011 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad|Omloop Het Nieuwsblad]] || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Sebastian|Langeveld}}|NED}} ||{{BEL}} || [[Ghent]]
|-
| {{dts||March|4}} || [[Vuelta a Murcia]], Stage 1 || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Michael|Matthews|Michael Matthews (cyclist)}}|AUS}} ||{{ESP}} || [[Alhama de Murcia]]
|-
| {{dts||March|9}} || [[2011 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], Stage 1 || [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]||Team time trial<ref group="N">The riders on the squad were [[Óscar Freire]], [[Lars Boom]], [[Rick Flens]], [[Robert Gesink]], [[Sebastian Langeveld]], [[Tom Leezer]], [[Bram Tankink]], and [[Maarten Wynants]]</ref>||{{ITA}} || [[Carrara|Marina di Carrara]]
|-
| {{dts||March|15}} || [[2011 Tirreno–Adriatico|Tirreno–Adriatico]], Young rider classification || [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Robert|Gesink}}|NED}} || {{ITA}} ||
|-
| {{dts||April|9}} || [[2011 Tour of the Basque Country|Tour of the Basque Country]], Sprints classification || [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bram|Tankink}}|NED}} ||{{ESP}} ||
|-
| {{dts||April|17}} || [[Vuelta a Castilla y León]], Combination classification || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]|| {{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bauke|Mollema}}|NED}} ||{{ESP}} ||
|-
| {{dts||April|17}} || [[Vuelta a Castilla y León]], Teams classification || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||align="center"|<ref group="N">The riders on the squad were [[Theo Bos]], [[Graeme Brown]], [[Laurens ten Dam]], [[Juan Manuel Gárate]], [[Steven Kruijswijk]], [[Tom Jelte Slagter]], and [[Stef Clement]]</ref>||{{ESP}} ||
|-
| {{dts||April|25}} || [[Rund um Köln]] || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Michael|Matthews|Michael Matthews (cyclist)}}|AUS}} ||{{GER}} || [[Cologne]]
|-
| {{dts||May|11}} || [[2011 Giro d'Italia|Giro d'Italia]], Stage 5 || [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Pieter|Weening}}|NED}} ||{{ITA}} || [[Orvieto]]
|-
| {{dts||June|5}} || [[2011 Critérium du Dauphiné|Critérium du Dauphiné]], Prologue || [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lars|Boom}}|NED}} ||{{FRA}} || [[Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne]]
|-
| {{dts||June|5}} || [[Tour de Rijke]] || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Theo|Bos}}|NED}} ||{{NED}} || [[Spijkenisse]]
|-
| {{dts||June|10}} || [[Delta Tour Zeeland]], Prologue || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Jos|van Emden}}|NED}} ||{{NED}} || [[Vlissingen, Netherlands|Vlissingen]]
|-
| {{dts||June|12}} || [[Delta Tour Zeeland]], Sprints classification || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Michael|Matthews|Michael Matthews (cyclist)}}|AUS}} ||{{NED}} ||
|-
| {{dts||June|16}} || [[2011 Tour de Suisse|Tour de Suisse]], Stage 6 || [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Steven|Kruijswijk}}|NED}} ||{{LIE}} || [[Malbun]]
|-
| {{dts||July|10}} || [[2011 Tour de France|Tour de France]], Stage 9 || [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Luis León|Sánchez}}|ESP}} ||{{FRA}} || [[Saint-Flour, Cantal|Saint-Flour]]
|-
|{{dts||August|7}} || [[2011 Danmark Rundt|Tour of Denmark]], Stage 6 || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Theo|Bos}}|NED}} ||{{DEN}} || [[Frederiksberg]]
|-
|{{dts||August|19}} || [[Dutch Food Valley Classic]] || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Theo|Bos}}|NED}} ||{{NED}} || [[Veenendaal]]
|-
| {{dts||September|11}} || [[2011 Vuelta a España|Vuelta a España]], Points classification || [[2011 UCI World Tour|UCI World Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Bauke|Mollema}}|NED}} ||{{ESP}} ||
|-
| {{dts||September|13}} || [[2011 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]], Stage 3 || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lars|Boom}}|NED}} ||{{GBR2}} || [[Stoke-on-Trent]]
|-
| {{dts||September|16}} || [[2011 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]], Stage 6 || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lars|Boom}}|NED}} ||{{GBR2}} || [[Wells, Somerset|Wells]]
|-
| {{dts||September|18}} || [[2011 Tour of Britain|Tour of Britain]], Overall || [[2010–2011 UCI Europe Tour|UCI Europe Tour]]||{{flagathlete|{{sortname|Lars|Boom}}|NED}} ||{{GBR2}} ||
|}

==Footnotes==
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==References==
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{{Rabobank seasons}}
{{2011 road cycling season by team}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rabobank 2011}}
[[Category:2011 road cycling season by team]]
[[Category:Visma–Lease a Bike (men's team)|2011]]
[[Category:2011 in Dutch sport]]