| 2021 UCI World Tour, race 26 of 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 30 August – 5 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,091.6 km (678.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24h 14' 29" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Benelux Tour is a road cycling stage race that took place from 30 August to 5 September 2021 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the first edition of the newly rebranded Benelux Tour and the 17th edition overall. [1] The race was the 26th event on the 2021 UCI World Tour calendar. [2]
All nineteen UCI WorldTeams and three UCI ProTeams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race. [3] AG2R Citroën Team and Team BikeExchange, with six riders each, were the only teams to not field a full squad of seven riders; Astana–Premier Tech was also reduced to six riders after a late non-starter. Of the 151 riders who started the race, 93 finished. [4]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 30 August | | 169.6 km (105.4 mi) | Flat stage | ||
| 2 | 31 August | | 11.1 km (6.9 mi) | Individual time trial | ||
| 3 | 1 September | | 168.3 km (104.6 mi) | Flat stage | ||
| 4 | 2 September | | 166.1 km (103.2 mi) | Flat stage | ||
| 5 | 3 September | | 188.0 km (116.8 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
| 6 | 4 September | | 207.6 km (129.0 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
| 7 | 5 September | | 180.9 km (112.4 mi) | Hilly stage | ||
| Total | 1,091.6 km (678.3 mi) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Combativity classification | Team classification |
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| 1 | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Arjen Livyns | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 2 | Stefan Bissegger | Stefan Bissegger | Stefan Bissegger | Team Qhubeka NextHash | |
| 3 | Taco van der Hoorn | Phil Bauhaus | Luke Durbridge | ||
| 4 | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Arjen Livyns | ||
| 5 | Caleb Ewan | Stefan Küng | |||
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli | Sonny Colbrelli | Team Bahrain Victorious | ||
| 7 | Matej Mohorič | Danny van Poppel | |||
| Final | Sonny Colbrelli | Danny van Poppel | Arjen Livyns | Team Bahrain Victorious | |
| Legend | |
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| | Denotes the winner of the general classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the points classification |
| | Denotes the winner of the combativity classification |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 24h 14' 29" | |
| 2 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 29" | |
| 3 | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 1' 14" | |
| 4 | Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 26" | |
| 5 | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 28" | |
| 6 | Team BikeExchange | + 1' 30" | |
| 7 | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 37" | |
| 8 | Team DSM | + 1' 54" | |
| 9 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 55" | |
| 10 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 2' 01" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 88 | |
| 2 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 80 | |
| 3 | Alpecin–Fenix | 75 | |
| 4 | Cofidis | 68 | |
| 5 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 67 | |
| 6 | Bora–Hansgrohe | 63 | |
| 7 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 53 | |
| 8 | Team Jumbo–Visma | 49 | |
| 9 | Trek–Segafredo | 39 | |
| 10 | EF Education–Nippo | 30 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 56 | |
| 2 | Team BikeExchange | 35 | |
| 3 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 27 | |
| 4 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 20 | |
| 5 | Team BikeExchange | 20 | |
| 6 | Astana–Premier Tech | 20 | |
| 7 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 18 | |
| 8 | UAE Team Emirates | 14 | |
| 9 | Astana–Premier Tech | 14 | |
| 10 | Movistar Team | 10 |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 72h 47' 35" |
| 2 | Alpecin–Fenix | + 9' 00" |
| 3 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 10' 15" |
| 4 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 11' 41" |
| 5 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 14' 02" |
| 6 | UAE Team Emirates | + 17' 51" |
| 7 | Lotto–Soudal | + 19' 28" |
| 8 | Groupama–FDJ | + 27' 42" |
| 9 | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 29' 08" |
| 10 | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 31' 30" |