2021 Gran Piemonte

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2021 Gran Piemonte
2021 UCI Europe Tour
2021 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates7 October 2021
Stages1
Distance168 km (104.4 mi)
Winning time3h 34' 47"
Results
  WinnerFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthew Walls  (GBR) (Bora–Hansgrohe)
  SecondFlag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Nizzolo  (ITA) (Team Qhubeka NextHash)
  ThirdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Olav Kooij  (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
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The 2021 Gran Piemonte was the 105th edition of the Gran Piemonte road cycling one day race. It was held in the titular region of northwestern Italy on 7 October 2021 as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars. [1]

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After the previous two editions featured hilly routes, the race was expected to favour the sprinters for the first time since 2018. [2] The 168-kilometre (104 mi) race along the southern edge of the Italian Alps started in Rocca Canavese and headed northeast. [3] Among the slightly undulating terrain, there was only one major hill on the course, La Serra, which was 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) at an average gradient of 5.2 percent, and crested at 60.5 kilometres (37.6 mi) into the race. The final 68 kilometres (42 mi) featured two long false flat sections. The first false flat section finished at the top of an unmarked hill with around 35 kilometres (22 mi) to go. After a short descent, riders then took on the second false flat section, which led to the finish in Borgosesia. [4] [5]

Matthew Walls (Bora–Hansgrohe) held off Giacomo Nizzolo (Team Qhubeka NextHash) with a bike throw on line to win the race, while Olav Kooij (Team Jumbo–Visma), who had crashed just inside the final 20 kilometres (12 mi), rebounded to finish third. [6] This was the first of two victories within an hour of each other for Bora–Hansgrohe, as Jordi Meeus won his own sprint at Paris–Bourges shortly thereafter. [7]

Teams

13 of the 19 UCI WorldTeams and eight UCI ProTeams made up the 21 teams that participated in the race. [8] With six riders each, Arkéa–Samsic, Astana–Premier Tech, Eolo–Kometa, and Israel Start-Up Nation, were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. Bora–Hansgrohe, Cofidis, and Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux were also reduced to six riders after each team had one non-starter. A total of 140 riders started the race, of which 136 finished. [9] [10]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Result

Result [6] [11]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Matthew Walls  (GBR) Bora–Hansgrohe 3h 34' 47"
2Flag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Nizzolo  (ITA) Team Qhubeka NextHash + 0"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Olav Kooij  (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
4Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
5Flag of Eritrea.svg  Biniam Girmay  (ERI) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 0"
6Flag of Italy.svg  Jakub Mareczko  (ITA) Vini Zabù + 0"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Riccardo Minali  (ITA) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 0"
8Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Arvid de Kleijn  (NED) Rally Cycling + 0"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Amaury Capiot  (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Stefano Oldani  (ITA) Lotto–Soudal + 0"

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