2021 Tour of the Basque Country
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Dates5–10 April 2021
Stages6
Distance797.7 km (495.7 mi)
Winning time19h 11' 36"
| 2021 UCI World Tour, race 13 of 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 5–10 April 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 797.7 km (495.7 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 19h 11' 36" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Tour of the Basque Country was a road cycling stage race that took place between 5 and 10 April 2021 in the titular region in northern Spain. It was the 60th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 13th race of the 2021 UCI World Tour.[1]
All nineteen UCI WorldTeams and five UCI ProTeams participated in the race. Of these twenty-four teams, only Team Qhubeka Assos, with six riders, did not field the maximum allowed of seven riders. From the 165 riders who started the race, 103 finished.[2][3][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 Assos
- Trek–Segafredo
- UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
Route
The full route of the 2021 Tour of the Basque Country was announced on 26 February 2021.[1]
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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| 1 | 5 April | Bilbao to Bilbao | 13.9 km (8.6 mi) |  |
Individual time trial |  Primož Roglič (SLO) | |
| 2 | 6 April | Zalla to Sestao | 154.8 km (96.2 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Alex Aranburu (ESP) | |
| 3 | 7 April | Amurrio to Ermualde (Laudio) | 167.7 km (104.2 mi) |  |
Medium-mountain stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | |
| 4 | 8 April | Gasteiz to Hondarribia | 189.2 km (117.6 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Ion Izagirre (ESP) | |
| 5 | 9 April | Hondarribia to Ondarroa | 160.2 km (99.5 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) | |
| 6 | 10 April | Ondarroa to Arrate (Eibar) | 111.9 km (69.5 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  David Gaudu (FRA) | |
| Total | 797.7 km (495.7 mi) | ||||||
Stages
Stage 1
Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
- 8 April 2021 — Gasteiz to Hondarribia, 189.2 km (117.6 mi)[24][25]
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Stage 5
- 9 April 2021 — Hondarribia to Ondarroa, 160.2 km (99.5 mi)[28][29]
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Stage 6
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Basque rider classification |
Team classification |
Combativity award |
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| 1 | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Tadej Pogačar | Brandon McNulty | Alex Aranburu | Team Jumbo–Visma | Brandon McNulty |
| 2 | Alex Aranburu | Maximilian Schachmann | Astana–Premier Tech | Alex Aranburu | ||||
| 3 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Mikel Landa | Team Jumbo–Visma | Oier Lazkano | ||
| 4 | Ion Izagirre | Brandon McNulty | Brandon McNulty | Pello Bilbao | Juan Pedro López | |||
| 5 | Mikkel Frølich Honoré | Carlos Canal | ||||||
| 6 | David Gaudu | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Jonas Vingegaard | Hugh Carthy | |||
| Final | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Primož Roglič | Jonas Vingegaard | Pello Bilbao | Team Jumbo–Visma | Not awarded | |
- On stage 2, Jonas Vingegaard, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second-placed Brandon McNulty wore the blue jersey as the leader of the young rider classification.
- On stage 3, Alex Aranburu, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stage 4, Alex Aranburu, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification.
- On stage 4, Brandon McNulty, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification.
- On stages 5 and 6, Jonas Vingegaard, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Brandon McNulty wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
