| 2021 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 29–31 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 402 km (249.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 9h 13' 09" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Tour de l'Ain was a men's road cycling stage race that took place from 29 to 31 July 2021 in the French department of Ain. It was the 33rd edition of the Tour de l'Ain, which was a 2.1 event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour calendar. [1]
Eight of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, three UCI Continental teams, and two national teams made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. With five riders, Hagens Berman Axeon was the only team to not enter a full squad of six riders. Of the 125 riders who started the race, 104 finished. [2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 29 July | Parc des Oiseaux to Bourg-en-Bresse | 141 km (88 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Álvaro Hodeg (COL) |
| 2 | 30 July | Lagnieu to Saint-Vulbas | 136 km (85 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Georg Zimmermann (GER) |
| 3 | 31 July | Izernore to Lélex Monts-Jura | 125 km (78 mi) |  | Medium mountain stage |  Michael Storer (AUS) |
| Total | 402 km (250 mi) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification  | Points classification  | Mountains classification  | Young rider classification  | Team classification | Combativity award  |
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| 1 | Álvaro Hodeg | Álvaro Hodeg | Álvaro Hodeg | Alexander Tarlton | Jason Tesson | AG2R Citroën Team | Antoine Duchesne |
| 2 | Georg Zimmermann | Georg Zimmermann | Georg Zimmermann | Sylvain Moniquet | Georg Steinhauser | Lotto–Soudal | Florent Castellarnau |
| 3 | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Andrea Bagioli | Victor Lafay | |
| Final | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Andrea Bagioli | Lotto–Soudal | Michael Storer | |
| 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 | ||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Team DSM | 9h 13' 09" |
| 2 |  Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 55" |
| 3 |  Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 01" |
| 4 |  Andrea Bagioli (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 15" |
| 5 |  Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 17" |
| 6 |  Clément Champoussin (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 23" |
| 7 | Georg Zimmermann (GER) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 1' 29" |
| 8 | Rémy Rochas (FRA) | Cofidis | + 1' 39" |
| 9 | Georg Steinhauser (GER) | Germany U–23 | + 1' 46" |
| 10 |  José Manuel Díaz (ESP) | Delko | + 1' 57" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Team DSM | 45 |
| 2 | Harm Vanhoucke (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 30 |
| 3 | Georg Zimmermann (GER) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 25 |
| 4 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 25 |
| 5 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | 24 |
| 6 | Andrea Bagioli (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 20 |
| 7 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | 16 |
| 8 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 16 |
| 9 | Rémy Rochas (FRA) | Cofidis | 14 |
| 10 | José Manuel Díaz (ESP) | Delko | 12 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Storer (AUS) | Team DSM | 20 |
| 2 | Sylvain Moniquet (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 15 |
| 3 | Simon Guglielmi (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 13 |
| 4 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 12 |
| 5 |  Sebastian Schönberger (AUT) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 10 |
| 6 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | 10 |
| 7 | Rémy Rochas (FRA) | Cofidis | 8 |
| 8 | Carmelo Urbano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 8 |
| 9 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 8 |
| 10 | Victor Lafay (FRA) | Cofidis | 8 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Andrea Bagioli (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 9h 14' 24" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2" |
| 3 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 8" |
| 4 | Georg Steinhauser (GER) | Germany U–23 | + 31" |
| 5 | Andreas Kron (DEN) | Lotto–Soudal | + 46" |
| 6 |  Sean Quinn (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 2' 08" |
| 7 | Maxime Chevalier (FRA) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 2' 08" |
| 8 | Jakob Geßner (GER) | Germany U–23 | + 2' 08" |
| 9 | Jhojan García (COL) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 2' 08" |
| 10 |  Michel Ries (LUX) | Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 08" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Lotto–Soudal | 27h 44' 28" |
| 2 | Groupama–FDJ | + 2" |
| 3 | France | + 9' 02" |
| 4 | Germany U–23 | + 13' 32" |
| 5 | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 13' 34" |
| 6 | Trek–Segafredo | + 13' 44" |
| 7 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 13' 58" |
| 8 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 15' 06" |
| 9 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 18' 05" |
| 10 | Eolo–Kometa | + 27' 36" |
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