2021 UCI Women's ProSeries

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2021 UCI Women's ProSeries
Second edition of the UCI Women's ProSeries
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Dates27 February – 3 October 2021
Location Europe
Races7
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The 2021 UCI Women's ProSeries is the second season of the second-tier UCI Women's ProSeries road cycling tour, which sits below the UCI Women's World Tour but above the UCI Class 1 and Class 2 races.

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The 2021 season initially consisted of eight events, of which four each are one-day races (1.Pro) and stage races (2.Pro). [1] [2] Of these eight events, the only non-European event was the season-opening Women's Tour Down Under stage race in Australia. However, on 1 November 2020, it was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving only the seven remaining European races. [3] [4]

The other most notable event on the calendar is the Giro Rosa stage race. Though it is usually one of the most prestigious events, it was demoted from the UCI Women's World Tour after the 2020 season, with the move being attributed to race organizers failing to provide the minimum of 45 minutes of live television coverage required for all top-tier Women's WorldTour races. [5]

Events

Races in the 2021 UCI Women's ProSeries [2]
RaceDateWinnerTeamRef.
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Women's Tour Down Under 14–17 JanuaryCancelled [4]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 27 FebruaryFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED) SD Worx [6]
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nokere Koerse 17 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Amy Pieters  (NED) SD Worx [7]
Flag of Luxembourg.svg Festival Elsy Jacobs 30 April – 2 MayFlag of Denmark.svg  Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen  (DEN) Movistar Team [8]
Flag of Germany.svg Thüringen Ladies Tour 25–30 MayFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Lucinda Brand  (NED) Trek–Segafredo [9]
Flag of Italy.svg Giro Rosa 2–11 JulyFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Anna van der Breggen  (NED) SD Worx [10]
Flag of Italy.svg Giro dell'Emilia 2 OctoberFlag of Spain.svg  Mavi García  (ESP) Alé BTC Ljubljana [11]

Notes

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    11. ↑ "Mavi Garcia wins Giro dell'Emilia Donne". CyclingNews. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
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