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]
World Championships
editThe 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] |
Olympics
editThe 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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] |
Grand Tours
editRace | Date | Winner | Second | Third | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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] |
UCI World Tour
editUCI ProSeries
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Championships
editNational Championships
editUCI Teams
editUCI WorldTeams
editThe following nineteen teams have received a UCI WorldTour license for the 2021 season.[115]
- AG2R Citroën Team
- Astana–Premier Tech
- Bora–Hansgrohe
- Cofidis
- Deceuninck–Quick-Step
- EF Education–Nippo
- Groupama–FDJ
- Ineos Grenadiers
- Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
- Israel Start-Up Nation
- Lotto–Soudal
- Movistar Team
- Team Bahrain Victorious
- Team BikeExchange
- Team DSM
- Team Jumbo–Visma
- Team Qhubeka NextHash
- Trek–Segafredo
- UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams and Continental Teams
editNotes
edit- ^ The Eschborn–Frankfurt was scheduled for 1 May, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.[39]
- ^ Paris–Roubaix was scheduled for 11 April, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[41]
- ^ The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was originally scheduled for 3–7 February but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60][61]
- ^ The Volta ao Algarve was originally scheduled for 17–21 February but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60][66]
- ^ The Vuelta a Andalucía was originally scheduled for 17–21 February but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60][69]
- ^ The Tour of Norway was originally supposed to begin on 19 May but was reduced by two days.[60] In April, the race was postponed from 21–24 May to 19–22 August.[81]
- ^ The 2021 Tour of Austria was scheduled for 26 June – 1 July, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. Subsequently the race was cancelled due to financial reasons.
- ^ The Grand Prix de Denain was originally scheduled for 18 March but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60][92]
- ^ The Eurométropole Tour was originally scheduled for 2 October but was rescheduled to avoid conflict with Paris–Roubaix, which was postponed to 3 October.[94]
- ^ The Grand Prix du Morbihan was originally scheduled for 15 May but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[60]
- ^ Originally scheduled for late 2020, the Oceania Cycling Confederation has yet to set new dates for the 2021 Oceania Championships.
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