Events
The calendar featured the regular 16 events again, after last season when cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the cup to only eight races.
The 2021 French Road Cycling Cup was the 30th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup.
The number of events was restored to 16 as many events returned to the calendar after having been cancelled in the 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The pandemic strongly impacted the schedule again, as four events have been rescheduled from spring to autumn.
The defending champion from the previous season was Nacer Bouhanni of Arkéa–Samsic.
Despite winning three races, the most of any rider in this edition of the cup, Elia Viviani (Cofidis) finished second to Dorian Godon (AG2R Citroën Team), who won two races and secured five other top-ten finishes. [1] By virtue of winning the individual general classification, Godon also won the young rider classification. [2] AG2R Citroën Team completed the sweep by winning the teams classification, after having led it for all but one round; this was the team's third consecutive win in that classification. [3]
The calendar featured the regular 16 events again, after last season when cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the cup to only eight races.
All competing riders were eligible for this classification.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Dorian Godon (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 191 |
| 2 |  Elia Viviani (ITA) | Cofidis | 175 |
| 3 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 138 |
| 4 |  Bram Welten (NED) | Arkéa–Samsic | 105 |
| 5 | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 90 |
| 6 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 84 |
| 7 | Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) | Cofidis | 77 |
| 8 |  Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Delko/Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 74 |
| 9 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | 69 |
| 10 |  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 69 |
All riders younger than 25 were eligible for this classification.
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dorian Godon (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 191 |
| 2 | Valentin Madouas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 138 |
| 3 | Bram Welten (NED) | Arkéa–Samsic | 105 |
| 4 | Biniam Girmay (ERI) | Delko/Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 74 |
| 5 | Jason Tesson (FRA) | St. Michel–Auber93 | 69 |
| 6 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | 50 |
| 7 | Alan Riou (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 50 |
| 8 | Arne Marit (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 50 |
| 9 | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 50 |
| 10 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 50 |
Only French teams were eligible for this classification.
| Pos. | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | AG2R Citroën Team | 146 |
| 2 | Arkéa–Samsic | 129 |
| 3 | Cofidis | 113 |
| 4 | Team TotalEnergies | 104 |
| 5 | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 95 |
| 6 | Groupama–FDJ | 93 |
| 7 | St. Michel–Auber93 | 67 |
| 8 | Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 61 |
| 9 | Delko | 55 |
Mathias Frank is a Swiss former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2021 for the Gerolsteiner, BMC Racing Team, IAM Cycling and AG2R Citroën Team teams. A strong climber, Frank finished 8th overall in the 2015 Tour de France, and won a breakaway stage in the 2016 Vuelta a España.
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