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 Stage 1 in Banbury | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 4–9 October 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 635 km (394.6 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 AJ Bell Women's Tour was the seventh staging of The Women's Tour, a women's cycling stage race held in the United Kingdom. It ran from 4 to 9 October 2021, as part of the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 October | Banbury to Bicester | 147.7 km (91.8 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) |
| 2 | 5 October | Walsall to Walsall | 102.2 km (63.5 mi) | | Hilly stage |  Amy Pieters (NED) |
| 3 | 6 October | Atherstone to Atherstone | 16.6 km (10.3 mi) |  | Individual time trial | Demi Vollering (NED) |
| 4 | 7 October | Shoeburyness to Southend-on-Sea | 117.8 km (73.2 mi) |  | Flat stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| 5 | 8 October | Colchester to Clacton | 95.4 km (59.3 mi) | | Flat stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) |
| 6 | 9 October | Haverhill to Felixstowe | 155.3 km (96.5 mi) | | Flat stage | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) |
| Total | 635 km (394.6 mi) | |||||
| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Mountains classification  | Sprints classification | Team classification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marta Bastianelli | Marta Bastianelli | Marta Bastianelli [lower-alpha 1] | Demi Vollering | Nina Kessler | SD Worx |
| 2 | Amy Pieters | Clara Copponi | Clara Copponi [lower-alpha 2] | Elise Chabbey | ||
| 3 | Demi Vollering | Demi Vollering | ||||
| 4 | Lorena Wiebes | Sheyla Gutiérrez | ||||
| 5 | Lorena Wiebes | Lorena Wiebes | ||||
| 6 | Elisa Balsamo | |||||
| Final | Demi Vollering | Lorena Wiebes | Elise Chabbey | Nina Kessler | SD Worx | |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | 15h 54' 38" |
| 2 |  Juliette Labous (FRA) | Team DSM | +1' 02" |
| 3 | Clara Copponi (FRA) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | +1' 05" |
| 4 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | +1' 07" |
| 5 | Aude Biannic (FRA) | Movistar Team | +1' 26" |
| 6 |  Leah Kirchman (CAN) | Team DSM | +1' 39" |
| 7 |  Alice Barnes (GBR) | Canyon–SRAM | +1' 41" |
| 8 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Team DSM | +1' 46" |
| 9 |  Elise Chabbey (SUI) | Canyon–SRAM | +1' 47" |
| 10 | Joscelin Lowden (GBR) | Drops–Le Col | +1' 47" |
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