2021 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

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2021 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens
2021 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates15 August 2021
Stages1
Distance190 km (118.1 mi)
Results
  WinnerFlag of Italy.svg  Niccolò Bonifazio  (ITA) (Team TotalEnergies)
  SecondFlag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA) (Arkéa–Samsic)
  ThirdFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Vermeersch  (BEL) (Alpecin–Fenix)
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The 2021 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 54th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens road cycling one day race in and around Leuven. [1] It was held on 15 August 2021 as a 1.1 categorised race and was part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 Belgian Road Cycling Cup. The race course overlaps to a large part with that of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, which are to be held a few weeks later.

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The defending champion is sprinter Niccolò Bonifazio, who won the 2019 edition as no race was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. Besides Bonifazio (Team TotalEnergies), other sprinters present included Tim Merlier (Alpecin–Fenix), Baptiste Planckaert (Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux), Nacer Bouhanni (Arkéa–Samsic) and Bryan Coquard (B&B Hotels p/b KTM). It was won by the defending champion Bonifazio in the sprint.

Teams

Twenty-two teams were invited to take part in the race. These included one UCI World Tour team, six UCI Professional Continental teams, and fifteen UCI Continental teams.

UCI World Tour

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

Result

Result [2] [3]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of Italy.svg  Niccolò Bonifazio  (ITA) Team TotalEnergies 4h 28' 12"
2Flag of France.svg  Nacer Bouhanni  (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
3Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Gianni Vermeersch  (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Devriendt  (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 0"
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Arne Marit  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
6Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Bram Welten  (NED) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Merlier  (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tom Paquot  (BEL) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB + 0"
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jens Reynders  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"
10Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Cédric Beullens  (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 0"

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References

  1. ↑ "2021»54th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens - Rondom Leuven (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Individueel Klassement - Classement Individuel Lotto Cycling Cup na wedstrijd van GP JEF SCHERENS - 15/08/2021" (PDF). Royal Belgian Cycling League. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Niccolò Bonifazio volgt zichzelf op in GP Jef Scherens" [Niccolò Bonifazio succeeds himself in GP Jef Scherens] (in Dutch). Eurosport. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
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