2021 in road cycling |
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List of men's road bicycle races |
List of women's road bicycle races |
2021 in men's road cycling includes the 2021 men's bicycle races governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The races are part of the UCI Road Calendar. [1]
The Road World Championships are set to be held in Flanders, Belgium from 18–26 September 2021. [2]
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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Individual Time Trial | 19 September | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Remco Evenepoel (BEL) | [3] |
Road Race | 26 September | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Michael Valgren (DEN) | [4] |
The 2020 Summer Olympics were originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan in July and August 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were postponed to 23 July – 8 August 2021. [5]
Race | Date | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Ref |
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Individual Time Trial | 28 July | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Tom Dumoulin (NED) | Rohan Dennis (AUS) | [7] |
Road Race | 24 July | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | [8] |
Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
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Giro d'Italia | 8–30 May | Egan Bernal (COL) | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Simon Yates (GBR) | [9] |
Tour de France | 26 June – 18 July | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | [10] |
Vuelta a España | 14 August – 5 September | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Enric Mas (ESP) | Jack Haig (AUS) | [11] |
The following nineteen teams have received a UCI WorldTour license for the 2021 season. [115]
Primož Roglič is a Slovenian professional racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam Bora–Hansgrohe. He started as a ski jumper and switched to cycling several years after an accident suffered at Planica.
Tadej Pogačar is a Slovenian professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He won the 2020 and 2021 editions of the Tour de France, winning three different jerseys during each Tour, a feat unseen in nearly four decades. Comfortable in time-trialing, one-day classic riding and grand-tour climbing, he has been compared to legendary all-round cyclists such as Eddy Merckx, Bernard Hinault and Fausto Coppi.
The 2020 Vuelta a España was the 75th edition of the Vuelta a España, one of cycling's three grand tours. It was won for the second consecutive year by Primož Roglič of Team Jumbo–Visma.
The 2020 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 72nd edition of the Critérium du Dauphiné, a road cycling stage race. The race took place between 12 and 16 August 2020 in France, having originally been scheduled for 31 May to 7 June, and then postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. On 24 February 2020, the race organisers, the Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), announced the route at a presentation in Lyon.
The 2021 UCI ProSeries is the second season of the UCI ProSeries, the second tier road cycling tour, below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits.
The 2021 season for Bora–Hansgrohe was its 12th season overall and its fifth season as a UCI WorldTeam. It was also the fifth season under the current name.
The 2021 season for the EF Education–Nippo team was its thirteen season as a UCI WorldTeam and its nineteenth overall. For this season, Japanese construction company Nippo Corporation, which had sponsored French UCI ProTeam Nippo–Delko–One Provence last season, joined the team as a co-title sponsor, as did several of the French team's riders.
The 2021 season for Team Jumbo–Visma was the team's 38th season overall and the third season under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established. Ahead of the season, the team changed bicycle sponsor, as Canadian manufacturer Cervélo replaced Italian manufacturer Bianchi, which had been used by the team since 2014; the team also changed from rim brakes to disc brakes.
The 2021 season for Deceuninck–Quick-Step was the 19th season in the team's existence, and the third under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established.
The 2021 season for Ineos Grenadiers was the eleventh season in the team's existence, all of which have been as a UCI WorldTeam. This was the third season with Ineos as the title sponsor and the first full season with the current name.
The 2021 season for Alpecin–Fenix was the 13th season in the team's existence, the third as a UCI ProTeam, and the second under the current name.
The 2021 Paris–Nice was a road cycling stage race held between 7 and 14 March 2021 in France. It was the 79th edition of Paris–Nice and the fourth race of the 2021 UCI World Tour.
The 2021 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race which took place in Spain between 14 August and 5 September 2021. It was the 76th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2021 men's road cycling season. The race departed from Burgos and finished in Santiago de Compostela.
The 2021 Volta ao Algarve(English: Tour of the Algarve) was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Algarve region of Portugal between 5 and 9 May 2021. It was the 47th edition of the Volta ao Algarve and was a category 2.Pro event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars.
The 2021 Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta del Sol was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Andalusia region of southern Spain between 18 and 22 May 2021. It was the 67th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía, and was rated as a category-2.Pro event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars.
The 2021 Paris–Roubaix was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 3 October 2021 in France. It was the 118th edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 28th event of the 2021 UCI World Tour. The race was won by Italian Sonny Colbrelli in a sprint finish.
The 2022 UCI ProSeries is the third season of the UCI ProSeries, the second tier road cycling tour, below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits.
The 2022 Vuelta a España was a three-week cycling race which took place in the Netherlands and Spain between 19 August and 11 September 2022. It was the 77th edition of the Vuelta a España and the third and final grand tour of the 2022 men's road cycling season. The race started in Utrecht and finished in Madrid. In the third stage, the route briefly passed through Baarle-Hertog, in Belgium.
The 2022 season for Team Jumbo–Visma is the team's 39th season overall and the fourth season under the current name. The team has been a UCI WorldTeam since 2005, when the tier was first established. They use Cervélo bicycles, Shimano drivetrain, Shimano wheels and Agu clothing.
2022 in men's road cycling includes the 2022 men's bicycle races governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The races are part of the UCI Road Calendar.