The 2021 Paris–Roubaix Femmes was a French road cycling one-day race that took place on 2 October 2021. It was the first edition of Paris–Roubaix Femmes and the 16th event of the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour. The race was won by Lizzie Deignan of Great Britain, who attacked solo at the beginning of the first cobbled section, with more than two thirds of the course remaining. The winning move went so early, live pictures had not yet begun to be broadcast.[1] Already an historic event as the inaugural women's Roubaix, Deignan's solo victory was later described by commentators as one of the greatest Roubaix rides, male or female, of all time.[2] With the victory, Deignan became the first rider to win all three women's monuments - Paris-Roubaix Femmes, Women's Tour of Flanders and Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes.
| 2021 UCI Women's World Tour, race 16 of 18 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 2 October 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 115.6 km (71.83 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 2h 56' 07" | ||||||||||||
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Route
editThe first women's edition of Paris–Roubaix Femmes started in Denain and finished on the velodrome in Roubaix covering 115.6 kilometres (71.8 mi).[3] It featured 29.2 kilometres (18.1 mi) of cobblestones, spread out over 17 sectors. The women covered the same final 17 sectors as the men's race.[4][5]
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Start in Denain, before heading north -
Summary
editThe Paris–Roubaix weekend was wet and rainy, for the first time for nearly 20 years.[6] The race was held in October, having been postponed from its original April date due to a French COVID-19 lockdown.[7]
The much delayed, and much anticipated, first edition of the women's version of the 'Queen of the Classics' was won by Great Britain's Lizzie Deignan racing for Trek–Segafredo. Attacking on her own at the first pavé section at Hornaing, Deignan went clear across the first cobbled section, and then soloed for the last 80 kilometres of the race as the peloton splintered behind her, building a lead of 2:40 across all 17 pavé sections, before entering the Roubaix Velodrome alone, over a minute in front of Marianne Vos.[8] Elisa Longo Borghini held off a fast closing Lisa Brennauer for third place, and completed the first podium of Paris-Roubaix-Femmes. Deignan's attack and solo victory was described by commentators as one of the greatest Roubaix rides of all time.[9][2]
Cobbled sections
edit| No. | Name | Distance from | Length (km) |
Difficulty | |
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| Start (km) |
Finish (km) | ||||
| 17 | Hornaing to Wandignies | 3.7 | **** | ||
| 16 | Warlaing to Brillon | 2.4 | *** | ||
| 15 | Tilloy to Sars-et-Rosières | 2.4 | **** | ||
| 14 | Beuvry to Orchies | 1.4 | *** | ||
| 13 | Orchies | 1.7 | *** | ||
| 12 | Auchy to Bersée | 2.7 | **** | ||
| 11 | Mons-en-Pévèle | 3.0 | ***** | ||
| 10 | Mérignies to Avelin | 0.7 | ** | ||
| 9 | Pont-Thibault to Ennevelin | 1.4 | *** | ||
| 8 | Templeuve - L’Épinette | 0.2 | * | ||
| 7 | Cysoing to Bourghelles | 1.3 | *** | ||
| 6 | Bourghelles to Wannehain | 1.1 | *** | ||
| 5 | Camphin-en-Pévèle | 1.8 | **** | ||
| 4 | Carrefour de l'Arbre | 2.1 | ***** | ||
| 3 | Gruson | 1.1 | ** | ||
| 2 | Willems to Hem | 1.4 | *** | ||
| 1 | Roubaix | 0.3 | * | ||
Teams
editAll nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and 13 UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the 22 teams that participated in the race.[11] Alé BTC Ljubljana, Bepink, and Team BikeExchange were the only teams to not enter a full squad of six riders; these three teams each entered five riders. Of the 129 riders to start the race, 61 riders finished while a further 44 riders finished outside of the time limit (8 percent after the winning time, or + 14' 05").[12]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Result
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
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Trek–Segafredo | 2h 56' 07" |
| 2 |  Marianne Vos (NED)
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Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 17" |
| 3 |  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 47" |
| 4 |  Lisa Brennauer (GER)
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Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | + 1' 51" |
| 5 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA)
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Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 2' 10" |
| 6 |  Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)
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Movistar Team | + 2' 10" |
| 7 | Franziska Koch (GER)
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Team DSM | + 2' 10" |
| 8 |  Audrey Cordon-Ragot (FRA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 10" |
| 9 | Marta Cavalli (ITA)
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FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 2' 10" |
| 10 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED)
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SD Worx | + 2' 10" |
References
edit- ^ Warwick, Matt (2 October 2021). "Lizzie Deignan takes sensational Paris-Roubaix win in first women's event". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ a b Knöfler, Lukas (2021-10-02). "Lizzie Deignan solos for 82km to win inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-04.
- ^ "A rite of passage on the cobblestones". Paris–Roubaix Femmes. Amaury Sport Organisation. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ^ "Such a long wait". Paris–Roubaix Femmes. Amaury Sport Organisation. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (14 September 2021). "Paris-Roubaix Femmes first-edition route to include 17 cobbled sectors". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Paris-Roubaix forecast: No repeat of last year's mud-fest". VeloNews.com. 2022-04-12. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ "Paris-Roubaix 2021 officially postponed until October". Cyclist. April 2021. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
- ^ "Blood on the bars: Lizzie Deignan's Paris-Roubaix win & a landmark for women's cycling". BBC Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2021 One day race results". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
- ^ "The race - Denain > Roubaix - Paris–Roubaix Femmes 2021". Paris–Roubaix Femmes. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (28 September 2021). "The first-ever Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2021 - Preview". CyclingNews. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Paris-Roubaix Femmes 2021 - Start List". CyclingNews. 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Knöfler, Lukas (2 October 2021). "Lizzie Deignan solos for 85km to win inaugural Paris-Roubaix Femmes". CyclingNews. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Classifications". Paris–Roubaix Femmes. Amaury Sport Organisation. 2 October 2021. Archived from the original on 2 October 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.