2021 Cholet-Pays de la Loire
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| 2021 UCI Europe Tour | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 28 March 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 201.8[1] km (125.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 43' 35" | ||||||||||||
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The 2021 Cholet-Pays de la Loire was the 43rd edition of the Cholet-Pays de la Loire road cycling one day race, which was held on 28 March 2021, starting and finishing in the French town of Cholet, in the Maine-et-Loire department. The route covers 201.8 kilometres (125.4 mi) and finishes off with seven laps of an 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) long circuit within Cholet.[2] The race was a 1.1-rated event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the second event of the 2021 French Road Cycling Cup.[3]
The race was won in a sprint finish by Elia Viviani (Cofidis) ahead of Jon Aberasturi (Caja Rural–Seguros RGA) and Pierre Barbier (Delko).[4][5] Initially, Nacer Bouhanni (Arkéa–Samsic) finished third in the race, but he was first relegated and then disqualified following a dangerous sprint, during which he pushed Jake Stewart (Groupama–FDJ) into the barriers, breaking Stewart's hand.[6][7]
