| 2021 UCI World Tour, race 20 of 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 6–13 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,056.6 [lower-alpha 1] km (656.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24h 44' 01" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Tour de Suisse was a road cycling stage race that took place between 6 and 13 June 2021 in Switzerland. It was the 84th edition of the Tour de Suisse and the 20th event of the 2021 UCI World Tour. [1]
All nineteen UCI WorldTeams are joined by three UCI ProTeams and the Swiss national team to make up the twenty-three teams that are participating in the race. [2] [3] Each team entered a squad of seven riders, for a total of 161 riders who started the race. [4] Before Stage 4, Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux pulled out of the race after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. [5] 124 riders finished the race.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
National Teams
The 2021 route largely replicates that which was initially planned for the 2020 edition, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [6]
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 6 June | Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld | 10.9 km (6.8 mi) |  | Individual time trial |  Stefan Küng (SUI) | |
| 2 | 7 June | Neuhausen to Lachen | 173 km (107 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | |
| 3 | 8 June | Lachen to Pfaffnau | 185 km (115 mi) | | Hilly stage | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | |
| 4 | 9 June | St. Urban to Gstaad | 171 km (106 mi) |  | Medium mountain stage | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | |
| 5 | 10 June | Gstaad to Leukerbad | 172 km (107 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Richard Carapaz (ECU) | |
| 6 | 11 June | Fiesch to Disentis-Sedrun | 162 km (101 mi) | | Mountain stage |  Andreas Kron (DEN) | |
| 7 | 12 June | Disentis-Sedrun to Andermatt | 23.2 km (14.4 mi) |  | Mountain time trial |  Rigoberto Urán (COL) | |
| 8 | 13 June | Andermatt to Andermatt | 159.5 km (99.1 mi) [lower-alpha 2] | | Mountain stage | Gino Mäder (SUI) | |
| Total | 1,056.6 km (656.5 mi) [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||
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Before the stage, Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux pulled out of the race after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19. [5]
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After the stage, race commissaires handed Julian Alaphilippe a 20-second penalty and a 200CHF fine for taking an illegal feed inside the last 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the stage. [22]
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Originally, Rui Costa narrowly beat Andreas Kron in a two-up sprint. However, after the stage, race commissaires relegated Costa for having deviated from his sprinting line and thus impeding Kron's sprint. [26]
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Sprints classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | Team classification | Most active rider award  |
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| 1 | Stefan Küng | Stefan Küng | Stefan Küng | Not awarded | Stefan Bissegger | EF Education–Nippo | Stefan Küng |
| 2 | Mathieu van der Poel | Tom Bohli | Neilson Powless | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | Claudio Imhof | ||
| 3 | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Nickolas Zukowsky | Rémy Rochas | ||
| 4 | Stefan Bissegger | EF Education–Nippo | Benjamin Thomas | ||||
| 5 | Richard Carapaz | Richard Carapaz | Esteban Chaves | Lucas Hamilton | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | Hermann Pernsteiner | |
| 6 | Andreas Kron | Stefan Bissegger | Antonio Nibali | Andreas Leknessund | David de la Cruz | ||
| 7 | Rigoberto Urán | Rigoberto Urán | |||||
| 8 | Gino Mäder | Michael Woods | Eddie Dunbar | Team Jumbo–Visma | Gino Mäder | ||
| Final | Richard Carapaz | Stefan Bissegger | Michael Woods | Eddie Dunbar | Team Jumbo–Visma | Not awarded | |
| Legend | |||
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 | 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 most active rider award |
 | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | ||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Ineos Grenadiers | 24h 44' 01" |
| 2 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | + 17" |
| 3 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 15" |
| 4 |  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 19" |
| 5 |  Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 2' 55" |
| 6 |  Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka Assos | + 3' 16" |
| 7 |  Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 43" |
| 8 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 4' 16" |
| 9 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4' 39" |
| 10 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Team BikeExchange | + 5' 33" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | EF Education–Nippo | 21 |
| 2 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 20 |
| 3 | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Ineos Grenadiers | 18 |
| 4 | Gino Mäder (SUI) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 18 |
| 5 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | 16 |
| 6 | Claudio Imhof (SUI) | Switzerland | 16 |
| 7 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 15 |
| 8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | 14 |
| 9 | Andreas Kron (DEN) | Lotto–Soudal | 14 |
| 10 |  Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Rally Cycling | 12 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 29 |
| 2 |  David de la Cruz (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 29 |
| 3 | Sergio Samitier (ESP) | Movistar Team | 29 |
| 4 | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 28 |
| 5 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 24 |
| 6 | Gino Mäder (SUI) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 19 |
| 7 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | 16 |
| 8 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 16 |
| 9 | Gavin Mannion (USA) | Rally Cycling | 14 |
| 10 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana–Premier Tech | 14 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Eddie Dunbar (IRL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 24h 50' 16" |
| 2 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–Nippo | + 1' 39" |
| 3 | Andreas Kron (DEN) | Lotto–Soudal | + 7' 26" |
| 4 |  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Team DSM | + 11' 12" |
| 5 |  Stefan de Bod (RSA) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 12' 03" |
| 6 | Gino Mäder (SUI) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 15' 06" |
| 7 | Gijs Leemreize (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 15' 20" |
| 8 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 22' 47" |
| 9 | Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 23' 46" |
| 10 |  Stephen Williams (GBR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 28' 52" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team Jumbo–Visma | 62h 00' 10" |
| 2 |  Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 07" |
| 3 |  Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 51" |
| 4 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 3' 16" |
| 5 | EF Education–Nippo | + 11' 31" |
| 6 |  Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 14' 45" |
| 7 |  UAE Team Emirates | + 15' 05" |
| 8 | Team DSM | + 18' 03" |
| 9 |  Total Direct Énergie | + 18' 05" |
| 10 | Movistar Team | + 18' 47" |
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