The following is a list of teams and cyclists that took part in the 2021 Tour de France. [1]
Twenty-three teams participated in the 2021 Tour de France. All nineteen UCI WorldTeams were entitled and obliged to enter the race, and they were joined by four second-tier UCI ProTeams. Alpecin–Fenix, the best performing UCI ProTeam in 2020, received an automatic invitation, while the other three teams were selected by Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO), the organisers of the Tour. [2] The teams were announced on 4 February 2021. [3]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
No. | Starting number worn by the rider during the Tour |
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Pos. | Position in the general classification |
Time | Deficit to the winner of the general classification |
‡ | Denotes riders born on or after 1 January 1996 eligible for the young rider classification |
Denotes the winner of the general classification | |
Denotes the winner of the points classification | |
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | |
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification (eligibility indicated by ‡) | |
Denotes riders that represent the winner of the team classification | |
Denotes the winner of the super-combativity award | |
DNS | Denotes a rider who did not start a stage, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
DNF | Denotes a rider who did not finish a stage, followed by the stage in which he withdrew |
DSQ | Denotes a rider who was disqualified from the race, followed by the stage in which this occurred |
HD | Denotes a rider finished outside the time limit, followed by the stage in which they did so |
COV | Denotes a rider who withdrawn because of COVID-19 either because he tested positive or two members of team tested positive, followed by the stage before which he withdrew |
Ages correct as of Saturday 26 June 2021, the date on which the Tour begins |
Country | No. of riders | In competition | Stage wins |
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Australia | 10 | 6 | 1 (Ben O'Connor) |
Austria | 4 | 3 | 1 (Patrick Konrad) |
Belgium | 22 | 16 | 5 (Tim Merlier, Dylan Teuns, Wout van Aert x3) |
Canada | 3 | 2 | |
Colombia | 6 | 5 | |
Czechia | 1 | 1 | |
Denmark | 11 | 9 | |
Ecuador | 1 | 1 | |
France | 33 | 25 | 1 (Julian Alaphilippe) |
Germany | 12 | 8 | 1 (Nils Politt) |
Great Britain | 10 | 7 | 4 (Mark Cavendish x4) |
Ireland | 1 | 1 | |
Israel | 1 | 1 | |
Italy | 9 | 7 | |
Kazakhstan | 2 | 2 | |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | |
Lithuania | 1 | 0 | |
Netherlands | 14 | 11 | 2 (Mathieu van der Poel, Bauke Mollema) |
Norway | 3 | 1 | |
Poland | 2 | 2 | |
Portugal | 2 | 2 | |
Slovakia | 1 | 0 | |
Slovenia | 4 | 3 | 5 (Tadej Pogačar x3, Matej Mohorič x2) |
South Africa | 3 | 1 | |
Spain | 17 | 16 | |
Switzerland | 6 | 6 | |
United States | 4 | 4 | 1 (Sepp Kuss) |
Total | 184 | 141 | 21 |
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