| 2021 UCI Women's World Tour, race 5 of 20 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 4 April 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 152.0 km (94.45 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 01' 11" | ||||||||||||
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The 18th running of the Tour of Flanders for Women , a women's cycling race in Belgium, was held on 4 April 2021, serving as the 5th event of the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour. It was won for the second time by Annemiek van Vleuten, whose first win in this race came a decade prior.
Nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and fifteen UCI Women's Continental Teams competed in the race. Out of 144 riders that started the race, there were 111 finishers. [1] [2]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) | Movistar Team | 4h 01' 11" |
| 2 |  Lisa Brennauer (GER) | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | + 26" |
| 3 |  Grace Brown (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 26" |
| 4 |  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)  | Trek–Segafredo | + 26" |
| 5 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | + 26" |
| 6 | Marta Cavalli (ITA) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 28" |
| 7 |  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 28" |
| 8 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) | SD Worx | + 35" |
| 9 |  Marlen Reusser (SUI) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 51" |
| 10 |  Kristen Faulkner (USA) | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | + 55" |
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