2021 Dwars door het Hageland

The 2021 Dwars door het Hageland was the 16th edition of the Dwars door het Hageland road cycling one-day race, which was held on 5 June 2021 in the Belgian province of Flemish Brabant. It was a 1.Pro event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars,[2] and the fourth event of the 2021 Belgian Road Cycling Cup.[1] The race was 180 kilometres (110 mi) long, starting in Aarschot and finishing in Diest, and featured 14 cobbled sectors and short, steep climbs each.[3]

2021 Dwars door het Hageland
2021 UCI Europe Tour
2021 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates5 June 2021
Stages1
Distance180[1] km (111.8 mi)
Winning time3h 58' 27"
Results
  Winner  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team)
  Second  Danny van Poppel (NED) (Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux)
  Third  Yves Lampaert (BEL) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
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Teams edit

Four of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and eight UCI Continental teams made up the twenty teams that participated in the race. Cofidis, Deceuninck–Quick-Step, and Riwal Cycling Team were the only teams to not field a full squad of seven riders; they each entered six riders.[4] Israel Start-Up Nation were originally invited, but they withdrew due to a COVID-19 outbreak among their staff members.[5] Of the 137 riders to start the race, 75 finished.[6]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Result edit

Result[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 3h 58' 27"
2   Danny van Poppel (NED) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 1"
3   Yves Lampaert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 2"
4   Jonas Rickaert (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 2"
5   Piet Allegaert (BEL) Cofidis + 2"
6   Connor Swift (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic + 5"
7   Boy van Poppel (NED) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 16"
8   Dries Van Gestel (BEL) Total Direct Énergie + 47"
9   Tim Merlier (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix + 51"
10   Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 51"

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Dwars door het Hageland". Dwars door het Hageland. Bingoal Cycling Cup. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Dwars door het Hageland". UCI. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Profile". La Flamme Rouge. ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  4. ^ "List of participants" (PDF). Dwars door het Hageland. Bingoal Cycling Cup. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Israel Start-Up Nation scales back June racing schedule due to COVID-19 outbreak". Times Colonist. Glacier Community Media. 3 May 2021. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Dwars door het Hageland" (PDF). Belgian Cycling Union. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Rasmus Tiller wins Dwars door het Hageland". CyclingNews. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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