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| Venue | Trentino, Italy |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 8–12 September 2021 |
| Nations participating | 39 |
| Cyclists participating | 1,042 [1] |
| Events | 13 |
The 2021 European Road Cycling Championships was the 27th running of the European Road Cycling Championships, that took place from 8 to 12 September 2021 in Trentino, Italy. The event consisted of a total of 6 road races and 7 time trials.
On 10 June 2019 it was announced that, Trentino would host the event from 9 to 13 September 2020, [2] however due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was postponed to 2021, and in its place the 2020 events were instead hosted by Plouay in France. [3]
All times are in CEST (UTC+2). [4]
| Date | Timings | Event | Distance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time trial events | |||||
| 8 September | 9:15 | 10:20 | Junior women | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) (2x laps for relay) | |
| 10:45 | 12:00 | Junior men | |||
| 14:30 | 17:00 | Mixed team relay | |||
| 9 September | 9:15 | 10:15 | Under-23 women | ||
| 10:45 | 11:45 | Elite women | |||
| 14:15 | 15:35 | Under-23 men | |||
| 16:00 | 17:35 | Elite men | |||
| Road race events | |||||
| 10 September | 9:00 | 11:50 | Junior men | 107.2 km (66.6 mi) | |
| 13:50 | 16:00 | Junior women | 67.6 km (42.0 mi) | ||
| 16:30 | 18:40 | Under-23 women | 80.8 km (50.2 mi) | ||
| 11 September | 9:00 | 12:10 | Under-23 men | 133.6 km (83.0 mi) | |
| 14:15 | 17:00 | Elite women | 107.2 km (66.6 mi) | ||
| 12 September | 12:30 | 17:00 | Elite men | 179.2 km (111.3 mi) | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Elite Events | ||||||
| Road race [5] | Sonny Colbrelli  Italy | 4:19:45 | Remco Evenepoel  Belgium | 4:19:45 | Benoît Cosnefroy  France | 4:21:15 |
| Time trial [6] | Stefan Küng  Switzerland | 24:29.80 | Filippo Ganna Italy | 24:37.50 | Remco Evenepoel Belgium | 24:44.46 |
| Women's Elite Events | ||||||
| Road race [7] | Ellen van Dijk  Netherlands | 2:50:35 | Liane Lippert  Germany | 2:51:53 | Rasa Leleivytė  Lithuania | 2:51:53 |
| Time trial [8] | Marlen Reusser Switzerland | 27:12.95 | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | 27:32.26 | Lisa Brennauer Germany | 28:15.22 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Road race [9] | Thibau Nys Belgium | 3:06:57 | Filippo Baroncini Italy | 3:06:57 | Juan Ayuso Pesquera  Spain | 3:06:57 |
| Time trial [10] | Johan Price-Pejtersen  Denmark | 25:35.29 | Søren Wærenskjold  Norway | 26:08.98 | Daan Hoole Netherlands | 26:09.76 |
| Women's Under-23 Events | ||||||
| Road race [11] | Silvia Zanardi Italy | 2:11:15 | Kata Blanka Vas  Hungary | 2:11:17 | Évita Muzic France | 2:11:17 |
| Time trial [12] | Vittoria Guazzini Italy | 29:02.08 | Hannah Ludwig Germany | 29:40.97 | Elena Pirrone Italy | 29:47.92 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Junior Events | ||||||
| Road race [13] | Romain Grégoire France | 2:35:42 | Per Strand Hagenes Norway | 2:35:42 | Lenny Martinez France | 2:35:42 |
| Time trial [14] | Alec Segaert Belgium | 26:26.61 | Cian Uijtdebroeks Belgium | 26:31.70 | Eddy Le Huitouze France | 27:06.99 |
| Women's Junior Events | ||||||
| Road race [15] | Linda Riedmann Germany | 1:53:09 | Eleonora Ciabocco Italy | 1:53:09 | Eglantine Rayer France | 1:53:11 |
| Time trial [16] | Alena Ivanchenko  Russia | 29:11.82 | Antonia Niedermaier Germany | 29:43.61 | Elise Uijen Netherlands | 30:05.35 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time trial | Italy Matteo Sobrero Filippo Ganna Alessandro De Marchi Elena Cecchini Marta Cavalli Elisa Longo Borghini | 51:59.01 | Germany Miguel Heidemann Justin Wolf Max Walscheid Corinna Lechner Mieke Kröger Tanja Erath | 52:20.08 | Netherlands Koen Bouwman Jos van Emden Bauke Mollema Floortje Mackaij Amy Pieters Demi Vollering | 52:25.28 |
* Host nation (Italy)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA)* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SWI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (12 nations) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
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