2021 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Dates | 28 September – 1 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 712 km (442.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 18h 09' 50" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Giro di Sicilia (known as Il Giro di Sicilia EOLO for sponsorship reasons [1] ) was the 25th edition of the Giro di Sicilia road cycling stage race and the second edition since its revival in 2019. [2] The race was originally scheduled for April but had been postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, which had also caused the cancellation of the 2020 edition. [1] [3]
Five of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and seven UCI Continental teams made up the 20 teams that participated in the race. [1] [4] Amore & Vita and Zalf Euromobil Fior, with six riders each, were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. 133 riders started the race, of which 84 finished. [5] [6]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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1 | 28 September | Avola to Licata | 179 km (111 mi) | Flat stage | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | |
2 | 29 September | Selinunte (Castelvetrano) to Mondello (Palermo) | 173 km (107 mi) | Hilly stage | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | |
3 | 30 September | Termini Imerese to Caronia | 180 km (110 mi) | Hilly stage | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | |
4 | 1 October | Sant'Agata di Militello to Mascali | 180 km (110 mi) | Mountain stage | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | |
Total | 712 km (442 mi) |
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Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
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1 | Juan Sebastián Molano | Juan Sebastián Molano | Juan Sebastián Molano | Charles-Étienne Chrétien | Vincenzo Albanese | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè |
2 | Juan Sebastián Molano | Stefano Gandin | Matteo Moschetti | |||
3 | Alejandro Valverde | Alejandro Valverde | Ben King | Alessandro Covi | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | |
4 | Vincenzo Nibali | Vincenzo Nibali | Cristian Scaroni | Trek–Segafredo | ||
Final | Vincenzo Nibali | Juan Sebastián Molano | Cristian Scaroni | Alessandro Covi | Trek–Segafredo |
Legend [21] | |||
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Denotes the leader of the general classification | Denotes the leader of the mountains classification | ||
Denotes the leader of the points classification | Denotes the leader of the young rider classification | ||
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 18h 09' 50" |
2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 46" |
3 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 49" |
4 | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 55" |
5 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 58" |
6 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 59" |
7 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Team DSM | + 59" |
8 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 59" |
9 | Niklas Eg (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 59" |
10 | Simone Ravanelli (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 03" |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 24 |
2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 23 |
3 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 18 |
4 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | 16 |
5 | Jhonatan Restrepo (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 15 |
6 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 12 |
7 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 11 |
8 | Simone Ravanelli (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 10 |
9 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | 10 |
10 | Maximiliano Richeze (ARG) | UAE Team Emirates | 8 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Cristian Scaroni (ITA) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 45 |
2 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | 32 |
3 | Ben King (USA) | Rally Cycling | 30 |
4 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 30 |
5 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 21 |
6 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 21 |
7 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | 19 |
8 | Chris Hamilton (AUS) | Team DSM | 19 |
9 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | 12 |
10 | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 12 |
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 18h 10' 39" |
2 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Team DSM | + 10" |
3 | Lorenzo Fortunato (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 10" |
4 | Mattia Bais (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 30" |
5 | Omer Goldstein (ISR) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 2' 33" |
6 | Sergio Martín (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 39" |
7 | Daniel Muñoz (COL) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 3' 56" |
8 | Alessio Martinelli (ITA) | Team Colpack–Ballan | + 4' 30" |
9 | Raul Colombo (ITA) | Work Service–Marchiol–Vega | + 5' 17" |
10 | Cristian Scaroni (ITA) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 10' 21" |
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Trek–Segafredo | 54h 32' 05" |
2 | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 1' 52" |
3 | Team DSM | + 5' 21" |
4 | Movistar Team | + 9' 36" |
5 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 10' 10" |
6 | UAE Team Emirates | + 11' 48" |
7 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 16' 42" |
8 | Eolo–Kometa | + 18' 14" |
9 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 20' 48" |
10 | Rally Cycling | + 30' 35" |
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