2021 UCI WorldTour
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Dates21 February – 9 October
Location
  • Europe
  • United Arab Emirates
Races29
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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.

Events

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "The UCI reveals the 2021 calendars for the UCI WorldTour and UCI Women's WorldTour". UCI. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  2. ^ "UCI. Ecco i calendari rivisitati del Worldtour maschile e femminile" [UCI. Here are the revised calendars of the men's and women's Worldtour] (in Italian). 18 March 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ Farrand, Stephen (1 April 2021). "Paris-Roubaix postponed to October due to COVID-19 pandemic in France". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "From the ashes: Festival of Cycling rises from TDU and bushfires". SBS Cycling Central. 23 December 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
  5. ^ "2021 Tour Down Under cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  6. ^ "GP Québec and Montréal cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic". CyclingNews. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Tour of Guangxi, Tour of Chongming Island and Hamburg Cyclassics cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  8. ^ "UCI Calendar 2021". www.uci.org. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

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