The 2021 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var was a road cycling stage race that took place between 19 and 21 February 2021 in the French departments of Alpes-Maritimes and Var. The race was rated as a 2.1 event as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and was the 53rd edition of the Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var cycling race.[1]
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| Dates | 19–21 February 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 498.5 km (309.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 12h 51' 00" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Italian rider Gianluca Brambilla of Trek–Segafredo won the race, with Canadian rider Michael Woods of Israel Start-Up Nation in second and Brambilla's Dutch teammate Bauke Mollema in third. Mollema won the first stage, beating a reduced peloton in a sprint up the third ascent of the Col de Gourdon and taking the first leader's jersey.[2] Woods, who had finished fourth on the first stage only one second behind Mollema, won on the short but steep final climb in Fayence on stage two with enough of a margin over Mollema, who had finished second, to take over the leader's jersey.[3] Heading into the final stage, Brambilla had managed to keep pace with the race leaders; despite being in 17th place, he was only 13 seconds behind Woods. Brambilla was a part of the third stage's main breakaway group of 16 riders, but as the group began to disintegrate on the last categorized climb, the Col de la Madone, he attacked, with only Valentin Madouas able to follow. With around 11 kilometers left, he attacked again, and this time Madouas was unable to keep up. Brambilla pushed on over the last climb, the uncategorized Col de Nice, and managed to hold on for the stage win. Despite Woods' best efforts to maintain his lead, he and Mollema finished in a group 18 seconds behind Brambilla, giving the Italian the overall win.[4]
Teams edit
Eleven of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race. Each team could enter a roster of up to seven riders, but the only teams not to enter the maximum allowed roster were Alpecin–Fenix, Arkéa–Samsic, St. Michel–Auber93, and Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole; each of these teams entered six riders.[5][6] From a total of 150 riders, 117 finished the race.[7]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route edit
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 19 February | Biot to Gourdon | 186.8 km (116.1 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Bauke Mollema (NED)
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| 2 | 20 February | Fayence to Fayence | 175.7 km (109.2 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Michael Woods (CAN)
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| 3 | 21 February | Blausasc to Blausasc | 136 km (85 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Gianluca Brambilla (ITA)
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| Total | 498.5 km (309.8 mi) | |||||
Stages edit
Stage 1 edit
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Stage 2 edit
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Stage 3 edit
Classification leadership table 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
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Combativity award |
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| 1 | Bauke Mollema | Bauke Mollema | Bauke Mollema | Krists Neilands | Valentin Madouas | Trek–Segafredo | Otto Vergaerde |
| 2 | Michael Woods | Michael Woods | Biniam Girmay | David Gaudu | Hugo Houle | ||
| 3 | Gianluca Brambilla | Gianluca Brambilla | Martijn Tusveld | Groupama–FDJ | Rudy Molard | ||
| Final | Gianluca Brambilla | Bauke Mollema | Martijn Tusveld | David Gaudu | Groupama–FDJ | Not awarded | |
Final classification standings edit
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General classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 12h 51' 00" |
| 2 | Michael Woods (CAN)
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Israel Start-Up Nation | + 5" |
| 3 | Bauke Mollema (NED)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 6" |
| 4 |  Rudy Molard (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 10" |
| 5 |  Ben O'Connor (AUS)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 11" |
| 6 | David Gaudu (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 12" |
| 7 | Valentin Madouas (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 13" |
| 8 |  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN)
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Astana–Premier Tech | + 18" |
| 9 |  Nairo Quintana (COL)
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Arkéa–Samsic | + 18" |
| 10 |  Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 26" |
Points classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Bauke Mollema (NED)
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Trek–Segafredo | 53 |
| 2 | Michael Woods (CAN)
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Israel Start-Up Nation | 45 |
| 3 | Rudy Molard (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 33 |
| 4 | David Gaudu (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 29 |
| 5 | Valentin Madouas (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 28 |
| 6 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 25 |
| 7 | Ben O'Connor (AUS)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 25 |
| 8 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 20 |
| 9 |  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 20 |
| 10 |  Jesús Herrada (ESP)
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Cofidis | 16 |
Mountains classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Martijn Tusveld (NED)
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Team DSM | 25 |
| 2 | Valentin Madouas (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 22 |
| 3 | Rudy Molard (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 20 |
| 4 |  Biniam Girmay (ERI)
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Delko | 16 |
| 5 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 15 |
| 6 | David de la Cruz (ESP)
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UAE Team Emirates | 15 |
| 7 | Andrea Mifsud (FRA)
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Swiss Racing Academy | 14 |
| 8 |  Krists Neilands (LAT)
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Israel Start-Up Nation | 10 |
| 9 | Bruno Armirail (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 10 |
| 10 | Tao Geoghegan Hart (GBR)
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Ineos Grenadiers | 8 |
Young rider classification edit
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | David Gaudu (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 12h 51' 12" |
| 2 | Valentin Madouas (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | + 1" |
| 3 | Clément Champoussin (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 26" |
| 4 | Michael Storer (AUS)
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Team DSM | + 3' 30" |
| 5 |  Pavel Sivakov (RUS)
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Ineos Grenadiers | + 3' 41" |
| 6 | Ben Tulett (GBR)
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Alpecin–Fenix | + 3' 41" |
| 7 | Harold Tejada (COL)
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Astana–Premier Tech | + 3' 41" |
| 8 | Simon Carr (GBR)
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EF Education–Nippo | + 3' 54" |
| 9 | Laurens Huys (BEL)
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Bingoal WB | + 10' 34" |
| 10 | Dorian Godon (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 11' 24" |
Team classification edit
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Groupama–FDJ
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38h 33' 35" |
| 2 | Astana–Premier Tech | + 5' 34" |
| 3 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 7' 28" |
| 4 | Trek–Segafredo | + 7' 50" |
| 5 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 11' 48" |
| 6 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 17' 32" |
| 7 | Alpecin–Fenix | + 22' 45" |
| 8 | Team Qhubeka Assos | + 24' 30" |
| 9 | Total Direct Énergie | + 26' 09" |
| 10 | Cofidis | + 26' 50" |
References edit
- ^ "53ème Tour des Alpes Maritimes et du Var". UCI. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ a b c Ostanek, Daniel (19 February 2021). "Tour du Var: Mollema wins stage 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tour du Var: Woods takes stage 2 victory". CyclingNews. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Puddicombe, Stephen (21 February 2021). "Tour du Var: Brambilla secures stage 3 win". CyclingNews. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ "Les équipes engagées" [Entered teams]. Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. Archived from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Les coureurs engagées" [Entered riders]. Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "3ème étape Blausasc - Blausasc" [Stage 3 Blausasc - Blausasc] (PDF). 2021 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). STS. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ Roadbook 2021, p. 8.
- ^ "Le Tour 06-83 du 19 au 21 février 2021" [Le Tour 06-83 from February 19 to 21, 2021]. Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Étape 1". Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var. Groupe Nice-Matin. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Roadbook 2021, pp. 9–12.
- ^ a b "1ère étape Biot - Gourdon" [Stage 1 Biot - Gourdon] (PDF). 2021 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). STS. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Stage 1 Result". ProCyclingStats. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Étape 2". Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var. Groupe Nice-Matin. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Roadbook 2021, pp. 13–16.
- ^ a b "2ème étape Fayence - Fayence" [Stage 2 Fayence - Fayence] (PDF). 2021 Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var (in French). STS. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Stage 2 Result". ProCyclingStats. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Étape 3". Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var. Groupe Nice-Matin. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Roadbook 2021, pp. 17–20.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Stage 3 Result". ProCyclingStats. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
Sources edit
- Livre Technique [Technical Road Book] (PDF) (in French). Groupe Nice-Matin. 2021.
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