| 2021 UCI Women's World Tour, race 13 of 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Overall winner Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 24–29 August 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 572.8 km (355.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 14h 46" 39' | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Holland Ladies Tour, also known as the 2021 Simac Ladies Tour is a road cycling stage race that took place in the Netherlands between 24 and 29 August 2021. It was the 23rd edition of the Holland Ladies Tour, and part of the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour. [1] [2]
All nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and seven UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the sixteen teams that participated the race. [3] [4]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| P | 24 August | Ede to Ede | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Marianne Vos (NED) |
| 1 | 25 August | Zwolle to Hardenberg | 134.8 km (83.8 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Alison Jackson (CAN) |
| 2 | 26 August | Gennep to Gennep | 17.0 km (10.6 mi) | | Individual time trial |  Marlen Reusser (SWI) |
| 3 | 27 August | Stramproy to Weert | 120.3 km (74.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Lonneke Uneken (NED) |
| 4 | 28 August | Geleen to Sweikhuizen | 148.9 km (92.5 mi) |  | Hilly stage | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| 5 | 29 August | Arnhem to Arnhem | 149.4 km (92.8 mi) | | Hilly stage | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| Total | 572.8 km (355.9 mi) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountain classification | Young rider classification | Combativity classification |
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| P | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | not awarded | Lonneke Uneken | not awarded |
| 1 | Alison Jackson | Alison Jackson | Alison Jackson | Lorena Wiebes | Alison Jackson | |
| 2 | Marlen Reusser | Marlen Reusser | Ellen van Dijk | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | not awarded | |
| 3 | Lonneke Uneken | Marianne Vos | Pfeiffer Georgi | Daniek Hengeveld | ||
| 4 | Marianne Vos | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | Anouska Koster | |||
| 5 | Marianne Vos | Anouska Koster | Trixi Worrack | |||
| Final Classification | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | Marianne Vos | Anouska Koster | Pfeiffer Georgi | ||
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