The 2021 Tour de l'Ain was a men's road cycling stage race that took place from 29 to 31 July 2021 in the French department of Ain. It was the 33rd edition of the Tour de l'Ain, which was a 2.1 event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour calendar.[1]
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| Dates | 29–31 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 402 km (249.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 9h 13' 09" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams edit
Eight of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, three UCI Continental teams, and two national teams made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. With five riders, Hagens Berman Axeon was the only team to not enter a full squad of six riders. Of the 125 riders who started the race, 104 finished.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
Route edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 29 July | Parc des Oiseaux to Bourg-en-Bresse | 141 km (88 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Álvaro Hodeg (COL)
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| 2 | 30 July | Lagnieu to Saint-Vulbas | 136 km (85 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Georg Zimmermann (GER)
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| 3 | 31 July | Izernore to Lélex Monts-Jura | 125 km (78 mi) | 
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Medium mountain stage |  Michael Storer (AUS)
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| Total | 402 km (250 mi) | |||||
Stages edit
Stage 1 edit
- 29 July 2021 – Parc des Oiseaux to Bourg-en-Bresse, 141 km (88 mi)[4]
Stage 2 edit
- 30 July 2021 – Lagnieu to Saint-Vulbas, 136 km (85 mi)[7]
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Stage 3 edit
- 31 July 2021 – Izernore to Lélex Monts-Jura, 125 km (78 mi)[10]
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Classification leadership edit
| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification | Combativity award
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| 1 | Álvaro Hodeg | Álvaro Hodeg | Álvaro Hodeg | Alexander Tarlton | Jason Tesson | AG2R Citroën Team | Antoine Duchesne |
| 2 | Georg Zimmermann | Georg Zimmermann | Georg Zimmermann | Sylvain Moniquet | Georg Steinhauser | Lotto–Soudal | Florent Castellarnau |
| 3 | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Andrea Bagioli | Victor Lafay | |
| Final | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Michael Storer | Andrea Bagioli | Lotto–Soudal | Michael Storer | |
- On stage 2, Nacer Bouhanni, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Álvaro Hodeg wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stage 3, Álvaro Hodeg, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Georg Zimmermann wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings edit
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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General classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Michael Storer (AUS)
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Team DSM | 9h 13' 09" |
| 2 |  Harm Vanhoucke (BEL)
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Lotto–Soudal | + 55" |
| 3 |  Matteo Badilatti (SUI)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 01" |
| 4 |  Andrea Bagioli (ITA)
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Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 15" |
| 5 |  Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 17" |
| 6 |  Clément Champoussin (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 23" |
| 7 | Georg Zimmermann (GER)
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Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 1' 29" |
| 8 | Rémy Rochas (FRA)
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Cofidis | + 1' 39" |
| 9 | Georg Steinhauser (GER)
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Germany U–23 | + 1' 46" |
| 10 |  José Manuel Díaz (ESP)
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Delko | + 1' 57" |
Points classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Storer (AUS)
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Team DSM | 45 |
| 2 | Harm Vanhoucke (BEL)
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Lotto–Soudal | 30 |
| 3 | Georg Zimmermann (GER)
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Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 25 |
| 4 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL)
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Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 25 |
| 5 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI)
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Groupama–FDJ | 24 |
| 6 | Andrea Bagioli (ITA)
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Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 20 |
| 7 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | 16 |
| 8 | Bryan Coquard (FRA)
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B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 16 |
| 9 | Rémy Rochas (FRA)
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Cofidis | 14 |
| 10 | José Manuel Díaz (ESP)
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Delko | 12 |
Mountains classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Michael Storer (AUS)
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Team DSM | 20 |
| 2 | Sylvain Moniquet (BEL)
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Lotto–Soudal | 15 |
| 3 | Simon Guglielmi (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 13 |
| 4 | Clément Champoussin (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 12 |
| 5 |  Sebastian Schönberger (AUT)
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B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 10 |
| 6 | Matteo Badilatti (SUI)
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Groupama–FDJ | 10 |
| 7 | Rémy Rochas (FRA)
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Cofidis | 8 |
| 8 | Carmelo Urbano (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 8 |
| 9 | Quentin Pacher (FRA)
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B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 8 |
| 10 | Victor Lafay (FRA)
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Cofidis | 8 |
Young rider classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Andrea Bagioli (ITA)
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Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 9h 14' 24" |
| 2 | Mattias Skjelmose Jensen (DEN)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 2" |
| 3 | Clément Champoussin (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 8" |
| 4 | Georg Steinhauser (GER)
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Germany U–23 | + 31" |
| 5 | Andreas Kron (DEN)
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Lotto–Soudal | + 46" |
| 6 |  Sean Quinn (USA)
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Hagens Berman Axeon | + 2' 08" |
| 7 | Maxime Chevalier (FRA)
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B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 2' 08" |
| 8 | Jakob Geßner (GER)
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Germany U–23 | + 2' 08" |
| 9 | Jhojan García (COL)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 2' 08" |
| 10 |  Michel Ries (LUX)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 2' 08" |
Team classification edit
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Lotto–Soudal | 27h 44' 28" |
| 2 | Groupama–FDJ | + 2" |
| 3 | France | + 9' 02" |
| 4 | Germany U–23 | + 13' 32" |
| 5 | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 13' 34" |
| 6 | Trek–Segafredo | + 13' 44" |
| 7 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 13' 58" |
| 8 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 15' 06" |
| 9 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 18' 05" |
| 10 | Eolo–Kometa | + 27' 36" |
References edit
- ^ "Tour de l'Ain". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Teams and Riders - Tour de l'Ain 2021". Tour de l'Ain. Alpes Vélo. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "The Race - Tour de l'Ain 2021". Tour de l'Ain. Alpes Vélo. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Stage 1 - Tour de l'Ain 2021". Tour de l'Ain. Alpes Vélo. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tour de l'Ain: Hodeg wins stage 1". CyclingNews. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "ETAPE 1 29 JUILLET 2021 PARC DES OISEAUX - BOURG-EN-BRESSE" (PDF). Tour de l'Ain. Votrecourse. 29 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Stage 2 - Tour de l'Ain 2021". Tour de l'Ain. Alpes Vélo. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "Tour de l'Ain: Georg Zimmermann wins stage 2". CyclingNews. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b "ETAPE 2 29 JUILLET 2021 LAGNIEU - SAINT-VULBAS" (PDF). Tour de l'Ain. Votrecourse. 30 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ "Stage 3 - Tour de l'Ain 2021". Tour de l'Ain. Alpes Vélo. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Benson, Daniel (31 July 2021). "Tour de l'Ain: Storer wins stage 3 and overall title". CyclingNews. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "ETAPE 3 30 JUILLET 2021 IZERNORE - LÉLEX MONTS-JURA" (PDF). Tour de l'Ain. Votrecourse. 31 July 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2021.