2021 Tour de Wallonie
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| 2021 UCI Europe Tour 2021 UCI ProSeries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Event poster with previous winner Arnaud Démare centered | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 20 – 24 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 871.8[a] km (541.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 20h 31' 13" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Tour de Wallonie (known as the Ethias–Tour de Wallonie for sponsorship reasons) was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race mainly held in the Belgian region of Wallonia. It was a 2.Pro race as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars. It was the forty-eighth edition of the Tour de Wallonie, which started on 20 July and finished on 24 July.[2][3]
Thirteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. With six riders each, Arkéa–Samsic, Baloise–Trek Lions, and Hagens Berman Axeon were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. 172 riders started the race.[4][5][6]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Route
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 20 July | Genappe to Héron | 185.7 km (115.4 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| 2 | 21 July | Zolder to Zolder |
120 km (75 mi) |
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Flat stage |
Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 3 | 22 July | Waimes to Érezée |
177 km (110 mi) |
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Hilly stage |  Quinn Simmons (USA) |
| 4 | 23 July | Neufchâteau to Fleurus | 206 km (128 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| 5 | 24 July | Dinant to Quaregnon | 183.1 km (113.8 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
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Stages
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 2 was originally due to be cancelled due to the damage and consequences of the 2021 European floods in Wallonia.[15] However, on 20 July, it was announced that the stage would be replaced by a 40-lap criterium on the Circuit Zolder in Limburg.[1][16]
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Stage 3
- 22 July 2021 —
PlombièresWaimes to Érezée,179.9 km (111.8 mi)177 km (110 mi)[8][19]
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Stage 4
- 23 July 2021 — Neufchâteau to Fleurus, 206 km (128 mi)[22][23]
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Stage 5
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Sprints classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification | Combativity award |
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| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Tom Paquot | Dries De Bondt | Stan Dewulf | UAE Team Emirates | Alexis Gougeard |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen | Juan Pedro López | Dries De Bondt | |||||
| 3 | Quinn Simmons | Quinn Simmons | Quinn Simmons | Florian Vermeersch | Quinten Hermans | Quinn Simmons | Trek–Segafredo | Tom Van Asbroeck |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dries De Bondt | Toon Aerts | ||||
| 5 | Fabio Jakobsen | Sean Quinn | ||||||
| Final | Quinn Simmons | Dylan Groenewegen | Florian Vermeersch | Dries De Bondt | Quinn Simmons | Trek–Segafredo | Not awarded | |
- On stage 2, Hugo Hofstetter, who was second in the points classification, wore the yellow jersey, because first-placed Dylan Groenewegen wore the orange jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 3, Fabio Jakobsen wore the yellow jersey for the same reason.
- On stage 4, Fabio Jakobsen, who was second in the points classification, wore the yellow jersey, because first-placed Quinn Simmons wore the orange jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Stan Dewulf, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the red jersey on stages 4 and 5.
Final classification standings
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn Simmons (USA) |
Trek–Segafredo | 20h 31' 13" |
| 2 |  Stan Dewulf (BEL) |
AG2R Citroën Team | + 4" |
| 3 |  Alexis Renard (FRA) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | + 20" |
| 4 |  Fernando Barceló (ESP) |
Cofidis | + 24" |
| 5 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 24" |
| 6 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 27" |
| 7 | Maxim Van Gils (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 28" |
| 8 | Sean Quinn (USA) |
Hagens Berman Axeon | + 31" |
| 9 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 32" |
| 10 | Milan Menten (BEL) |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 32" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 50 |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 50 |
| 3 |  Fernando Gaviria (COL) |
UAE Team Emirates | 39 |
| 4 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) |
Arkéa–Samsic | 34 |
| 5 | Quinn Simmons (USA) |
Trek–Segafredo | 33 |
| 6 |  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) |
Team Qhubeka NextHash | 26 |
| 7 | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) |
Alpecin–Fenix | 21 |
| 8 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) |
AG2R Citroën Team | 20 |
| 9 | Luca Mozzato (ITA) |
B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 20 |
| 10 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 20 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | 32 |
| 2 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 26 |
| 3 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) |
AG2R Citroën Team | 18 |
| 4 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) |
Trek–Segafredo | 16 |
| 5 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 16 |
| 6 | Tom Paquot (BEL) |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 16 |
| 7 | Thomas Joseph (BEL) |
Tarteletto–Isorex | 16 |
| 8 | Quinn Simmons (USA) |
Trek–Segafredo | 14 |
| 9 | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 14 |
| 10 | Loïc Vliegen (BEL) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 10 |
Sprints classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Dries De Bondt (BEL) |
Alpecin–Fenix | 16 |
| 2 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 14 |
| 3 | Sean Quinn (USA) |
Hagens Berman Axeon | 8 |
| 4 | Ward Vanhoof (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 8 |
| 5 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 8 |
| 6 |  Erik Resell (NOR) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 8 |
| 7 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | 8 |
| 8 | Julius van den Berg (NED) |
EF Education–Nippo | 7 |
| 9 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) |
B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 6 |
| 10 | Fabio Van den Bossche (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 5 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinn Simmons (USA) |
Trek–Segafredo | 20h 31' 13" |
| 2 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) |
AG2R Citroën Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Alexis Renard (FRA) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | + 20" |
| 4 | Maxim Van Gils (BEL) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 28" |
| 5 | Sean Quinn (USA) |
Hagens Berman Axeon | + 31" |
| 6 | Fabio Van den Bossche (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 33" |
| 7 | Juan Pedro López (ESP) |
Trek–Segafredo | + 33" |
| 8 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) |
Lotto–Soudal | + 35" |
| 9 |  André Carvalho (POR) |
Hagens Berman Axeon | + 36" |
| 10 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) |
UAE Team Emirates | + 36" |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Trek–Segafredo | 61h 35' 02" |
| 2 | Cofidis | + 13" |
| 3 | Lotto–Soudal | + 17" |
| 4 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 25" |
| 5 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 2' 27" |
| 6 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 3' 07" |
| 7 | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 3' 45" |
| 8 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 4' 15" |
| 9 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5' 50" |
| 10 | Riwal Cycling Team | + 6' 12" |