2021 Benelux Tour
Cycling race
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The 2021 Benelux Tour is a road cycling stage race that took place from 30 August to 5 September 2021 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the first edition of the newly rebranded Benelux Tour and the 17th edition overall.[1] The race was the 26th event on the 2021 UCI World Tour calendar.[2]
Dates30 August – 5 September 2021
Stages7
Distance1,091.6 km (678.3 mi)
Winning time24h 14' 29"
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| Dates | 30 August – 5 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,091.6 km (678.3 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 24h 14' 29" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
All nineteen UCI WorldTeams and three UCI ProTeams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race.[3]AG2R Citroën Team and Team BikeExchange, with six riders each, were the only teams to not field a full squad of seven riders; Astana–Premier Tech was also reduced to six riders after a late non-starter. Of the 151 riders who started the race, 93 finished.[4]
UCI WorldTeams
- 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
Route
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 30 August |  Surhuisterveen to Dokkum |
169.6 km (105.4 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Tim Merlier (BEL) |
| 2 | 31 August | Lelystad to Lelystad |
11.1 km (6.9 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Stefan Bissegger (SUI) |
| 3 | 1 September | Essen to Hoogerheide |
168.3 km (104.6 mi) | |
Flat stage | Taco van der Hoorn (NED) |
| 4 | 2 September | Aalter to Ardooie |
166.1 km (103.2 mi) | |
Flat stage | Tim Merlier (BEL) |
| 5 | 3 September | Riemst to Bilzen |
188.0 km (116.8 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Caleb Ewan (AUS) |
| 6 | 4 September | Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to Houffalize |
207.6 km (129.0 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
| 7 | 5 September | Namur to Geraardsbergen |
180.9 km (112.4 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Matej Mohorič (SLO) |
| Total | 1,091.6 km (678.3 mi) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
- 30 August 2021 – Surhuisterveen to Dokkum, 169.6 km (105.4 mi)[6]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 1 September 2021 – Essen to Hoogerheide, 168.3 km (104.6 mi)[12]
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Stage 4
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
- 4 September 2021 – Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to Houffalize, 207.6 km (129.0 mi)[21]
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Stage 7
- 5 September 2021 – Namur to Geraardsbergen, 180.9 km (112.4 mi)[24]
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Combativity classification |
Team classification |
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| 1 | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Arjen Livyns | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| 2 | Stefan Bissegger | Stefan Bissegger | Stefan Bissegger | Team Qhubeka NextHash | |
| 3 | Taco van der Hoorn | Phil Bauhaus | Luke Durbridge | ||
| 4 | Tim Merlier | Tim Merlier | Arjen Livyns | ||
| 5 | Caleb Ewan | Stefan Küng | |||
| 6 | Sonny Colbrelli | Sonny Colbrelli | Team Bahrain Victorious | ||
| 7 | Matej Mohorič | Danny van Poppel | |||
| Final | Sonny Colbrelli | Danny van Poppel | Arjen Livyns | Team Bahrain Victorious | |
- On stage 2, Phil Bauhaus, who was second in the points classification, wore the teal jersey, because first-placed Tim Merlier wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Tim Merlier wore the teal jersey on stage 3 with Stefan Bissegger as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings
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General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 24h 14' 29" |
| 2 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | + 29" |
| 3 | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) |
Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 1' 14" |
| 4 | Tim Wellens (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 1' 26" |
| 5 | Stefan Küng (SUI) |
Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 28" |
| 6 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) |
Team BikeExchange | + 1' 30" |
| 7 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) |
Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 37" |
| 8 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) |
Team DSM | + 1' 54" |
| 9 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 55" |
| 10 | Mike Teunissen (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 2' 01" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Danny van Poppel (NED) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 88 |
| 2 | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 80 |
| 3 | Tim Merlier (BEL) |
Alpecin–Fenix | 75 |
| 4 |  Christophe Laporte (FRA) |
Cofidis | 68 |
| 5 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 67 |
| 6 |  Peter Sagan (SVK) |
Bora–Hansgrohe | 63 |
| 7 |  Phil Bauhaus (GER) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 53 |
| 8 | Tom Dumoulin (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 49 |
| 9 | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) |
Trek–Segafredo | 39 |
| 10 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) |
EF Education–Nippo | 30 |
Combativity classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Arjen Livyns (BEL) |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 56 |
| 2 | Luke Durbridge (AUS) |
Team BikeExchange | 35 |
| 3 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 27 |
| 4 | Matej Mohorič (SLO) |
Team Bahrain Victorious | 20 |
| 5 |  Jack Bauer (NZL) |
Team BikeExchange | 20 |
| 6 |  Hugo Houle (CAN) |
Astana–Premier Tech | 20 |
| 7 |  Kasper Asgreen (DEN) |
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 18 |
| 8 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) |
UAE Team Emirates | 14 |
| 9 | Samuele Battistella (ITA) |
Astana–Premier Tech | 14 |
| 10 | Mathias Norsgaard (DEN) |
Movistar Team | 10 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 72h 47' 35" |
| 2 | Alpecin–Fenix | + 9' 00" |
| 3 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 10' 15" |
| 4 | INEOS Grenadiers | + 11' 41" |
| 5 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 14' 02" |
| 6 | UAE Team Emirates | + 17' 51" |
| 7 | Lotto–Soudal | + 19' 28" |
| 8 | Groupama–FDJ | + 27' 42" |
| 9 | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 29' 08" |
| 10 | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 31' 30" |