| 2021 UCI Europe Tour 2021 UCI ProSeries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 11–14 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 674.1 km (418.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 17h 00' 17" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Tour de la Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 11 and 14 February 2021 in the French region of Provence. The race is rated as a 2.Pro event as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries, and was the sixth edition of the Tour de la Provence cycling race. [1]
Fourteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, and two UCI Continental teams made up the twenty teams that participated in the race. Each team entered a roster of seven riders, for a total of 139 starters, after Serbian rider Dušan Rajović of Delko was a last-minute non-starter. 133 riders finished the race. [2] [3] [4]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 11 February | Aubagne to Six-Fours-les-Plages | 182.3 km (113.3 mi) |  | Hilly stage |  Davide Ballerini (ITA) |
| 2 | 12 February | Cassis to Manosque | 174.7 km (108.6 mi) | | Hilly stage | Davide Ballerini (ITA) |
| 3 | 13 February | Istres to Mont Ventoux–Chalet Reynard | 153.9 km (95.6 mi) |  | Mountain stage |  Iván Sosa (COL) |
| 4 | 14 February | Avignon to Salon-de-Provence | 163.2 km (101.4 mi) |  | Flat stage |  Phil Bauhaus (GER) |
| Total | 674.1 km (418.9 mi) | |||||
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| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Teams classification | Combativity award |
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| 1 | Davide Ballerini | Davide Ballerini | Davide Ballerini | Lilian Calmejane | Matthew Walls | Bora–Hansgrohe | Julian Alaphilippe |
| 2 | Davide Ballerini | Ide Schelling | Filippo Conca | ||||
| 3 | Iván Sosa | Iván Sosa | Filippo Conca | Iván Sosa | Ineos Grenadiers | Nicola Bagioli | |
| 4 | Phil Bauhaus | Lluís Mas | |||||
| Final | Iván Sosa | Davide Ballerini | Filippo Conca | Iván Sosa | Ineos Grenadiers | Not awarded | |
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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 team classification |
 | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | ||
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 17h 00' 17" |
| 2 |  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 18" |
| 3 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 19" |
| 4 |  Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 39" |
| 5 |  Patrick Konrad (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 57" |
| 6 | Bauke Mollema (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 57" |
| 7 |  Jack Haig (AUS) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 58" |
| 8 |  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 9 |  Jesús Herrada (ESP) | Cofidis | + 58" |
| 10 |  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 58" |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 42 |
| 2 | Phil Bauhaus (GER) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 20 |
| 3 | Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 20 |
| 4 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 18 |
| 5 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 16 |
| 6 |  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) | Delko | 14 |
| 7 |  Matthew Walls (GBR) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 14 |
| 8 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 13 |
| 9 | Matteo Moschetti (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 13 |
| 10 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | 12 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Filippo Conca (ITA) | Lotto–Soudal | 15 |
| 2 |  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Team DSM | 15 |
| 3 | Jérôme Cousin (FRA) | Total Direct Énergie | 9 |
| 4 | Delio Fernández (ESP) | Delko | 9 |
| 5 | Jérémy Leveau (FRA) | Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 8 |
| 6 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 7 |
| 7 | Samuel Leroux (FRA) | Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole | 6 |
| 8 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 5 |
| 9 | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 5 |
| 10 | Lluís Mas (ESP) | Movistar Team | 5 |
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Iván Sosa (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 17h 00' 17" |
| 2 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 19" |
| 3 | Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 58" |
| 4 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 58" |
| 5 | Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 28" |
| 6 |  Matteo Jorgenson (USA) | Movistar Team | + 1' 28" |
| 7 | Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 18" |
| 8 | Ide Schelling (NED) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 52" |
| 9 |  Abner González (PUR) | Movistar Team | + 4' 26" |
| 10 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 52" |
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Ineos Grenadiers | 51h 03' 44" |
| 2 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 44" |
| 3 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 3' 29" |
| 4 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 31" |
| 5 | Astana–Premier Tech | + 3' 50" |
| 6 | Movistar Team | + 4' 28" |
| 7 | Team Qhubeka Assos | + 6' 39" |
| 8 | Cofidis | + 9' 00" |
| 9 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 9' 53" |
| 10 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 11' 35" |
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