Huber aimed to be the first rider in history to win the trophy three times in a row.

One rider, Danish cyclist Jakob Steen-Petersen, broke his collarbone because took risks in a descent despite the neutralization of the stage.

Huber punctured but also ran out of energy on the longest stage of the 2011 event, resulting in a loss of more than ten minutes to Boelen.

"[2] His fellow Austrian road race cyclist Christoph Sokoll won the seventh stage after his break-away companion Mike Mulkens punctured in the last kilometer.

Dutch road race cyclist Huub Duyn claimed the eight stage while only riding the Crocodile Trophy for the fun.