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| Dates | 10–12 March 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 255.5 km (158.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 7h 08' 38" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Healthy Ageing Tour was a women's cycle stage race that was held in the Netherlands from 10 to 12 March 2021. The 2021 edition of the race was the tenth running of the Healthy Ageing Tour, being held with a UCI rating of 2.1. [1]
Six UCI Women's WorldTeams, eight UCI Women's Continental Teams, and two UCI Women's National Teams made up the seventeen teams that participated in the race. Only the German national team and Team Jumbo–Visma did not enter the maximum of six riders, as they each entered five. 94 riders started the race, of which 34 finished. [2] [3]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
UCI Women's National Teams
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | Team | |
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| 1 | 10 March | TT Circuit Assen to TT Circuit Assen | 126 km (78 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Jolien d'Hoore (BEL) | SD Worx |
| 2 | 11 March | Lauwersoog to Lauwersoog | 14.4 km (8.9 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo |
| 3 | 12 March | Wijster to Wijster | 115.1 km (71.5 mi) | | Flat stage | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx |
| Total | 255.5 km (158.8 mi) | ||||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Young rider classification | Combativity award | Combined classification | Team classification |
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| 1 [6] | Jolien d'Hoore | Jolien d'Hoore | Jolien d'Hoore | Chloe Hosking | Gudrun Stock | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | Lena Mettraux | Jolien d'Hoore | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| 2 [8] | Ellen van Dijk | Ellen van Dijk | Amy Pieters | not awarded | Amy Pieters | Canyon–SRAM | |||
| 3 [10] | Lonneke Uneken | Lonneke Uneken | Lonneke Uneken | Ellen van Dijk | SD Worx | ||||
| Final | Ellen van Dijk | Amy Pieters | Lonneke Uneken | Gudrun Stock | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | Not awarded | Ellen van Dijk | SD Worx | |
| Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | Denotes the winner of the general classification |  | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
 | Denotes the winner of the points classification |  | Denotes the winner of the combativity award |
 | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |  | Denotes the winner of the combined classification |
 | Denotes the winner of the sprints classification | ||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen van Dijk (NED)  | Trek–Segafredo | 7h 08' 38" |
| 2 |  Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | + 6" |
| 3 |  Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | + 12" |
| 4 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | + 20" |
| 5 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | + 29" |
| 6 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 43" |
| 7 |  Alice Barnes (GBR) | Canyon–SRAM | + 56" |
| 8 | Teuntje Beekhuis (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 2' 42" |
| 9 | Amber van der Hulst (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 2' 42" |
| 10 | Anna Henderson (GBR) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 2' 50" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | 40 |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | 39 |
| 3 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | 39 |
| 4 | Alice Barnes (GBR) | Canyon–SRAM | 38 |
| 5 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | 32 |
| 6 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | 25 |
| 7 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | SD Worx | 25 |
| 8 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | 24 |
| 9 | Anna Henderson (GBR) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 21 |
| 10 | Karlijn Swinkels (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 16 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | 25 |
| 2 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | 9 |
| 3 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | SD Worx | 5 |
| 4 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | 3 |
| 5 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | 3 |
| 6 | Anna Henderson (GBR) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3 |
| 7 |  Alexis Ryan (USA) | Canyon–SRAM | 3 |
| 8 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | 1 |
| 9 |  Alicia González Blanco (ESP) | Movistar Team | 1 |
| 10 |  Susanne Andersen (NOR) | Team DSM | 1 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gudrun Stock (GER) | Germany | 17 |
| 2 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | 6 |
| 3 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | 6 |
| 4 |  Lauretta Hanson (AUS) | Trek–Segafredo | 4 |
| 5 | Anna Henderson (GBR) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3 |
| 6 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | 3 |
| 7 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | SD Worx | 3 |
| 8 | Karlijn Swinkels (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 2 |
| 9 |  Elise Chabbey (SUI) | Canyon–SRAM | 1 |
| 10 | Romy Kasper (GER) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 1 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | 7h 08' 50" |
| 2 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | + 8" |
| 3 | Amber van der Hulst (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 2' 30" |
| 4 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Team DSM | + 4' 03" |
| 5 | Maike van der Duin (NED) | Drops–Le Col | + 4' 11" |
| 6 | Mischa Bredewold (NED) | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 7' 28" |
| 7 | Sofie van Rooijen (NED) | Netherlands | + 8' 32" |
| 8 |  Jade Wiel (FRA) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 8' 56" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | 27 |
| 2 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | 21 |
| 3 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | 20 |
| 4 | Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | 18 |
| 5 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | 13 |
| 6 | Alice Barnes (GBR) | Canyon–SRAM | 12 |
| 7 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | 8 |
| 8 | Jolien D'Hoore (BEL) | SD Worx | 4 |
| 9 | Teuntje Beekhuis (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3 |
| 10 | Anna Henderson (GBR) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3 |
| Rank | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SD Worx | 21h 29' 45" |
| 2 | Canyon–SRAM | + 46" |
| 3 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 4' 49" |
| 4 | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | + 5' 25" |
| 5 | Parkhotel Valkenburg | + 14' 07" |
| 6 | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 16' 45" |
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