2021 UCI World Tour

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2021 UCI WorldTour
Thirteenth edition of the UCI WorldTour
Details
Dates21 February – 9 October
Location
  • Europe
  • United Arab Emirates
Races29
  2020
2022  

The 2021 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included twenty-nine road cycling events throughout the 2021 cycling season. [1] The tour started with the opening stage of the UAE Tour on 21 February, [1] and concluded with Il Lombardia on 9 October.

Contents

Events

The 2021 calendar was announced in the autumn of 2020. [1]

Races in the 2021 UCI World Tour [1]
RaceDateWinnerSecondThird
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE Tour 21–27 FebruaryFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR)Flag of Portugal.svg  João Almeida  (POR)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 27 FebruaryFlag of Italy.svg  Davide Ballerini  (ITA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Jake Stewart  (GBR)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Sep Vanmarcke  (BEL)
Flag of Italy.svg Strade Bianche 6 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Julian Alaphilippe  (FRA)Flag of Colombia.svg  Egan Bernal  (COL)
Flag of France.svg Paris–Nice 7–14 MarchFlag of Germany.svg  Max Schachmann  (GER)Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandr Vlasov  (RUS)Flag of Spain.svg  Ion Izagirre  (ESP)
Flag of Italy.svg Tirreno–Adriatico 10–16 MarchFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)Flag of Spain.svg  Mikel Landa  (ESP)
Flag of Italy.svg Milan–San Remo 20 MarchFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper Stuyven  (BEL)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Caleb Ewan  (AUS)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)
Flag of Spain.svg Volta a Catalunya 22–28 MarchFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Classic Brugge–De Panne 24 MarchFlag of Ireland.svg  Sam Bennett  (IRL)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper Philipsen  (BEL)Flag of Germany.svg  Pascal Ackermann  (GER)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg E3 Saxo Bank Classic 26 MarchFlag of Denmark.svg  Kasper Asgreen  (DEN)Flag of France.svg  Florian Sénéchal  (FRA)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Gent–Wevelgem 28 MarchFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)Flag of Italy.svg  Giacomo Nizzolo  (ITA)Flag of Italy.svg  Matteo Trentin  (ITA)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Dwars door Vlaanderen 31 MarchFlag of the Netherlands.svg  Dylan van Baarle  (NED)Flag of France.svg  Christophe Laporte  (FRA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Tim Merlier  (BEL)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Tour of Flanders 4 AprilFlag of Denmark.svg  Kasper Asgreen  (DEN)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Greg Van Avermaet  (BEL)
Flag of Spain.svg Tour of the Basque Country 5–10 AprilFlag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Vingegaard  (DEN)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstel Gold Race 18 AprilFlag of Belgium (civil).svg  Wout van Aert  (BEL)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Tom Pidcock  (GBR)Flag of Germany.svg  Max Schachmann  (GER)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg La Flèche Wallonne 21 AprilFlag of France.svg  Julian Alaphilippe  (FRA)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO)Flag of Spain.svg  Alejandro Valverde  (ESP)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Liège–Bastogne–Liège 25 AprilFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of France.svg  Julian Alaphilippe  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  David Gaudu  (FRA)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Romandie 27 April – 2 MayFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS)Flag of Italy.svg  Fausto Masnada  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg Giro d'Italia 8–30 MayFlag of Colombia.svg  Egan Bernal  (COL)Flag of Italy.svg  Damiano Caruso  (ITA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Simon Yates  (GBR)
Flag of France.svg Critérium du Dauphiné 30 May – 6 JuneFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Richie Porte  (AUS)Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Alexey Lutsenko  (KAZ)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Geraint Thomas  (GBR)
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Tour de Suisse 6–13 JuneFlag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)Flag of Colombia.svg  Rigoberto Urán  (COL)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jakob Fuglsang  (DEN)
Flag of France.svg Tour de France 26 June – 18 JulyFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of Denmark.svg  Jonas Vingegaard  (DEN)Flag of Ecuador.svg  Richard Carapaz  (ECU)
Flag of Spain.svg Clásica de San Sebastián 31 JulyFlag of the United States.svg  Neilson Powless  (USA)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO)Flag of Denmark.svg  Mikkel Frølich Honoré  (DEN)
Flag of Poland.svg Tour de Pologne 9–15 AugustFlag of Portugal.svg  João Almeida  (POR)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO)Flag of Poland.svg  Michał Kwiatkowski  (POL)
Flag of Spain.svg Vuelta a España 14 August – 5 SeptemberFlag of Slovenia.svg  Primož Roglič  (SLO)Flag of Spain.svg  Enric Mas  (ESP)Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Jack Haig  (AUS)
Flag of France.svg Bretagne Classic Ouest–France 29 August [lower-alpha 1] Flag of France.svg  Benoît Cosnefroy  (FRA)Flag of France.svg  Julian Alaphilippe  (FRA)Flag of Denmark.svg  Mikkel Frølich Honoré  (DEN)
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Benelux Tour 30 August – 5 SeptemberFlag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA)Flag of Slovenia.svg  Matej Mohorič  (SLO)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Victor Campenaerts  (BEL)
Flag of Germany.svg Eschborn–Frankfurt 19 September [lower-alpha 2] Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Jasper Philipsen  (BEL)Flag of Germany.svg  John Degenkolb  (GER)Flag of Norway.svg  Alexander Kristoff  (NOR)
Flag of France.svg Paris–Roubaix 3 October [lower-alpha 3] Flag of Italy.svg  Sonny Colbrelli  (ITA)Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Florian Vermeersch  (BEL)Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Mathieu van der Poel  (NED)
Flag of Italy.svg Il Lombardia 9 OctoberFlag of Slovenia.svg  Tadej Pogačar  (SLO)Flag of Italy.svg  Fausto Masnada  (ITA)Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Adam Yates  (GBR)

Cancelled events

Due to COVID-19-related logistical concerns raised by teams regarding travel to Australia (including strict quarantine requirements), the Tour Down Under (19–24 January) and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (31 January) were cancelled. The organisers of the Tour Down Under held a "domestic cycling festival" known as the Santos Festival of Cycling in its place, which featured races in various disciplines (including a National Road Series event). [4] [5] In June, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (10 September) and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (12 September) were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. [6] In August, the Hamburg Cyclassics (15 August) and the Tour of Guangxi (14–19 October) were cancelled at the request of their respective organisers, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [7]

In addition, and for reasons not entirely related to the pandemic, the organisers of the Tour of California in the United States as well as those of the Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic in the United Kingdom did not request to register either of their respective events for the 2021 calendar. [8]

Notes

  1. The Bretagne Classic Ouest–France was initially scheduled for 22 August. [1]
  2. The Eschborn–Frankfurt was initially scheduled for 1 May, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany. [2]
  3. Paris–Roubaix was initially scheduled for 11 April, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. [3]

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