2021 La Course by Le Tour de France

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2021 La Course by Le Tour de France
2021 UCI Women's World Tour, race 10 of 20
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Race details
Dates26 June 2021
Stages1
Distance107.4 km (66.74 mi)
Winning time2h 50' 29"
Results
  WinnerFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED) (SD Worx)
  SecondFlag of Denmark.svg  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig  (DEN) (FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope)
  ThirdFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
  2020

The 2021 La Course by Le Tour de France was the eighth edition of La Course by Le Tour de France, a women's cycling race held in France. It took place on 26 June 2021 and was the tenth event on the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour. The event was organised by ASO, which also organises the Tour de France.

Contents

This was the last edition of La Course, which was replaced by Tour de France Femmes in 2022.

Route

The race started in Brest and finished at the top of the Cote de la Fosse aux Loups in Landerneau, after 3 laps of the final circuit of 14.5 km. The total distance of the race was 107.4 km. La Course was held before stage 1 of the men's 2021 Tour de France. [1]

Teams

Nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and fourteen UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the twenty-two teams that competed in the race. Each team entered six riders except for Team BikeExchange, Movistar Team, Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime and Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank, which entered five each. Of the 127 riders in the race, only 102 finished, while a further 6 riders finished over the time limit.

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Results

Result [2]
RankRiderTeamTime
1Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Demi Vollering  (NED) SD Worx 2h 50' 29"
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig  (DEN) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 0"
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Marianne Vos  (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0"
4Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED) SD Worx + 0"
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Grace Brown  (AUS) Team BikeExchange + 0"
6Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Niewiadoma  (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 0"
7Flag of Italy.svg  Soraya Paladin  (ITA) Liv Racing + 0"
8Flag of Germany.svg  Liane Lippert  (GER) Team DSM + 0"
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Elizabeth Deignan  (GBR) Trek–Segafredo + 4"
10Flag of Italy.svg  Sofia Bertizzolo  (ITA) Liv Racing + 4"

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References

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  2. "La Course by Le Tour de France 2021 Results". ProCyclingStats. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.