The 2021 Danilith Nokere Koerse was the 75th edition of the Nokere Koerse road cycling one day race, which was held on 16 March 2021, starting in Deinze and finishing in the titular town of Nokere.[2] The 1.Pro-category race was initially scheduled to be a part of the inaugural edition of the UCI ProSeries, but after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it made its UCI ProSeries debut in 2021, while also still being a part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.[3]
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| Dates | 17 March 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 195[1] km (121.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 36' 44" | ||||||||||||
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Ludovic Robeet and Damien Gaudin had been part of the initial eight-man breakaway of the race, and with 15 kilometers to go, they dropped their breakaway companions just before a late cobble sector. In the final two kilometers, with them being in sight of the peloton, Robeet dropped Gaudin with a hard acceleration to solo away for his second professional win. Gaudin managed to hold on and finish in second place ahead of the peloton. Meanwhile, Luca Mozzato, who had been one of the late attackers that unsuccessfully tried to bridge across to the leading duo, managed to just stay ahead of the peloton to finish third on the line ahead of Jordi Meeus, who was the fastest of the bunch behind.[4][5]
Teams edit
Thirteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, eleven UCI ProTeams, and one UCI Continental team made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. Though teams were allowed to enter up to seven riders, four teams, those being AG2R Citroën Team, Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè, Cofidis, and UAE Team Emirates, only entered six each, while Ineos Grenadiers and Trek–Segafredo only entered five each. Of the 167 riders entered into the race, there were 86 finishers and one non-starter.[6]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Result edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 |  Ludovic Robeet (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | 4h 36' 44" |
| 2 |  Damien Gaudin (FRA)
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Total Direct Énergie | + 3" |
| 3 |  Luca Mozzato (ITA)
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B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 5" |
| 4 | Jordi Meeus (BEL)
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Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5" |
| 5 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL)
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Israel Start-Up Nation | + 5" |
| 6 |  Jake Stewart (GBR)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 5" |
| 7 |  Max Walscheid (GER)
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Team Qhubeka Assos | + 5" |
| 8 |  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR)
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Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 5" |
| 9 |  Jhonatan Narváez (ECU)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 5" |
| 10 | Rudy Barbier (FRA)
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Israel Start-Up Nation | + 5" |
References edit
- ^ "75th Danilith Nokere Koerse Men Elite Timetable" (PDF). 2021 Nokere Koerse. VZW Nokere Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Danilith Nokere Koerse". UCI. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Dreier, Fred (16 March 2021). "A look at this week's packed pro racing calendar". VeloNews. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (17 March 2021). "Ludovic Robeet wins Nokere Koerse". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ a b Bonville-Ginn, Tim (17 March 2021). "Ludovic Robeet solos to Nokere Koerse 2021 victory from the breakaway". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ "Danilith Nokere Koerse List of Participants" (PDF). 2021 Nokere Koerse. VZW Nokere Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2021.