2021 in men's road cycling

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2021 in men's road cycling includes the 2021 men's bicycle races governed by the Union Cycliste Internationale. The races are part of the UCI Road Calendar.[1]

The Road World Championships are set to be held in Flanders, Belgium from 18–26 September 2021.[2]

Events at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Individual Time Trial 19 September Italy Filippo Ganna (ITA) Belgium Wout van Aert (BEL) Belgium Remco Evenepoel (BEL) [3]
Road Race 26 September  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Netherlands Dylan van Baarle (NED) Denmark Michael Valgren (DEN) [4]

Olympics

The 2020 Summer Olympics were originally scheduled to be held in Tokyo, Japan in July and August 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were postponed to 23 July – 8 August 2021.[5]

Road cycling events at the Summer Olympics[6]
Race Date Gold Silver Bronze Ref
International Olympic Committee Individual Time Trial 28 July  Primož Roglič (SLO)  Tom Dumoulin (NED)  Rohan Dennis (AUS) [7]
International Olympic Committee Road Race 24 July  Richard Carapaz (ECU)  Wout van Aert (BEL)  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) [8]

Grand Tours

Grand Tours during the 2021 season
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Italy Giro d'Italia 8–30 May  Egan Bernal (COL)  Damiano Caruso (ITA)  Simon Yates (GBR) [9]
France Tour de France 26 June – 18 July  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)  Richard Carapaz (ECU) [10]
Spain Vuelta a España 14 August – 5 September  Primož Roglič (SLO)  Enric Mas (ESP)  Jack Haig (AUS) [11]

UCI World Tour

2021 UCI World Tour Races[12]
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Australia Tour Down Under 19–24 January Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [13]
Australia Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 31 January
United Arab Emirates UAE Tour 21–27 February  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Adam Yates (GBR)  João Almeida (POR) [14]
Belgium Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 27 February  Davide Ballerini (ITA)  Jake Stewart (GBR)  Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) [15]
Italy Strade Bianche 6 March  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Egan Bernal (COL) [16]
France Paris–Nice 7–14 March  Maximilian Schachmann (GER)  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS)  Ion Izagirre (ESP) [17]
Italy Tirreno–Adriatico 10–16 March  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Wout van Aert (BEL)  Mikel Landa (ESP) [18]
Italy Milan–San Remo 20 March  Jasper Stuyven (BEL)  Caleb Ewan (AUS)  Wout van Aert (BEL) [19]
Spain Volta a Catalunya 22–28 March  Adam Yates (GBR)  Richie Porte (AUS)  Geraint Thomas (GBR) [20]
Belgium Classic Brugge–De Panne 24 March  Sam Bennett (IRL)  Jasper Philipsen (BEL)  Pascal Ackermann (GER) [21]
Belgium E3 Saxo Bank Classic 26 March  Kasper Asgreen (DEN)  Florian Sénéchal (FRA)  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) [22]
Belgium Gent–Wevelgem 28 March  Wout van Aert (BEL)  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)  Matteo Trentin (ITA) [23]
Belgium Dwars door Vlaanderen 31 March  Dylan van Baarle (NED)  Christophe Laporte (FRA)  Tim Merlier (BEL) [24]
Belgium Ronde van Vlaanderen 4 April  Kasper Asgreen (DEN)  Mathieu van der Poel (NED)  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) [25]
Spain Tour of the Basque Country 5–10 April  Primož Roglič (SLO)  Jonas Vingegaard (DEN)  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) [26]
Netherlands Amstel Gold Race 18 April  Wout van Aert (BEL)  Tom Pidcock (GBR)  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) [27]
Belgium La Flèche Wallonne 21 April  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Primož Roglič (SLO)  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) [28]
Belgium Liège–Bastogne–Liège 25 April  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  David Gaudu (FRA) [29]
Switzerland Tour de Romandie 27 April – 2 May  Geraint Thomas (GBR)  Richie Porte (AUS)  Fausto Masnada (ITA) [30]
France Critérium du Dauphiné 30 May – 6 June  Richie Porte (AUS)  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Geraint Thomas (GBR) [31]
Switzerland Tour de Suisse 6–13 June  Richard Carapaz (ECU)  Rigoberto Urán (COL)  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) [32]
Spain Clásica de San Sebastián 31 July  Neilson Powless (USA)  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) [33]
Poland Tour de Pologne 9–15 August  João Almeida (POR)  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) [34]
Germany Hamburg Cyclassics 22 August Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [35]
France Bretagne Classic Ouest–France 29 August  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA)  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) [36]
Belgium/Netherlands Benelux Tour 30 August – 5 September  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  Victor Campenaerts (BEL) [37]
Canada Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec 10 September Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [38]
Canada Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal 12 September
Germany Eschborn–Frankfurt 19 September[a]  Jasper Philipsen (BEL)  John Degenkolb (GER)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) [40]
France Paris–Roubaix 3 October[b]  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Florian Vermeersch (BEL)  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) [42]
Italy Il Lombardia 9 October  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Fausto Masnada (ITA)  Adam Yates (GBR) [43]
China Tour of Guangxi 14–19 October Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic [35]

UCI ProSeries

2021 UCI ProSeries Races[44]
RaceDateWinnerSecondThirdRef
Argentina Vuelta a San Juan 24–31 January Cancelled [45]
Malaysia Tour de Langkawi 30 January – 6 February [46]
Oman Tour of Oman 9–14 February
France Tour de la Provence 11–14 February  Iván Sosa (COL)  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA)  Egan Bernal (COL) [47]
Spain Clásica de Almería 14 February  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)  Florian Sénéchal (FRA)  Martin Laas (EST) [48]
France Faun-Ardèche Classic 27 February  David Gaudu (FRA)  Clément Champoussin (FRA)  Hugh Carthy (GBR) [49]
France Royal Bernard Drôme Classic 28 February  Andrea Bagioli (ITA)  Daryl Impey (RSA)  Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) [50]
Belgium Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 28 February  Mads Pedersen (DEN)  Anthony Turgis (FRA)  Tom Pidcock (GBR) [51]
Italy Trofeo Laigueglia 3 March  Bauke Mollema (NED)  Egan Bernal (COL)  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) [52]
Italy GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano 7 March  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL)  Bauke Mollema (NED)  Mikel Landa (ESP) [53]
Belgium Nokere Koerse 17 March  Ludovic Robeet (BEL)  Damien Gaudin (FRA)  Luca Mozzato (ITA) [54]
Belgium Bredene Koksijde Classic 19 March  Tim Merlier (BEL)  Mads Pedersen (DEN)  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) [55]
Spain GP Miguel Induráin 3 April  Alejandro Valverde (ESP)  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ)  Luis León Sánchez (ESP) [56]
Belgium Scheldeprijs 7 April  Jasper Philipsen (BEL)  Sam Bennett (IRL)  Mark Cavendish (GBR) [57]
Turkey Presidential Tour of Turkey 11–18 April  José Manuel Díaz (ESP)  Jay Vine (AUS)  Eduardo Sepúlveda (ARG) [58]
Belgium Brabantse Pijl 14 April  Tom Pidcock (GBR)  Wout van Aert (BEL)  Matteo Trentin (ITA) [59]
Spain Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 14–18 April[c]  Stefan Küng (SUI)  Nelson Oliveira (POR)  Enric Mas (ESP) [62]
Italy Tour of the Alps 19–23 April  Simon Yates (GBR)  Pello Bilbao (ESP)  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) [63]
United Kingdom Tour de Yorkshire 29 April – 2 May Cancelled [64]
France Four Days of Dunkirk 4–9 May [65]
Portugal Volta ao Algarve 5–9 May[d]  João Rodrigues (POR)  Ethan Hayter (GBR)  Kasper Asgreen (DEN) [67]
France Tro-Bro Léon 16 May  Connor Swift (GBR)  Piet Allegaert (BEL)  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) [68]
Spain Vuelta a Andalucía 18–22 May[e]  Miguel Ángel López (COL)  Antwan Tolhoek (NED)  Julen Amezqueta (ESP) [70]
France Boucles de la Mayenne 27–30 May  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Philipp Walsleben (GER)  Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) [71]
Belgium Dwars door het Hageland 5 June  Rasmus Tiller (NOR)  Danny van Poppel (NED)  Yves Lampaert (BEL) [72]
Belgium Tour of Belgium 9–13 June  Remco Evenepoel (BEL)  Yves Lampaert (BEL)  Gianni Marchand (BEL) [73]
Slovenia Tour of Slovenia 9–13 June  Tadej Pogačar (SLO)  Diego Ulissi (ITA)  Matteo Sobrero (ITA) [74]
Netherlands ZLM Tour 9–13 June Cancelled [75]
Belgium Tour de Wallonie 20–24 July  Quinn Simmons (USA)  Stan Dewulf (BEL)  Alexis Renard (FRA) [76]
United States Tour of Utah 26 July – 1 August Cancelled [77]
Spain Vuelta a Burgos 3–7 August  Mikel Landa (ESP)  Fabio Aru (ITA)  Mark Padun (UKR) [78]
Norway Arctic Race of Norway 5–8 August  Ben Hermans (BEL)  Odd Christian Eiking (NOR)  Victor Lafay (FRA) [79]
Denmark Danmark Rundt 10–14 August  Remco Evenepoel (BEL)  Mads Pedersen (DEN)  Mike Teunissen (NED) [80]
Norway Tour of Norway 19–22 August[f]  Ethan Hayter (GBR)  Ide Schelling (NED)  Mike Teunissen (NED) [82]
Germany Deutschland Tour 26–29 August  Nils Politt (GER)  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) [83]
Belgium Brussels Cycling Classic 28 August  Remco Evenepoel (BEL)  Aimé De Gendt (BEL)  Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) [84]
Austria Tour of Austria 31 August – 4 September[g] Cancelled
United States Maryland Cycling Classic 5 September [85]
United Kingdom Tour of Britain 5–12 September  Wout van Aert (BEL)  Ethan Hayter (GBR)  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) [86]
France Grand Prix de Fourmies 12 September  Elia Viviani (ITA)  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Fernando Gaviria (COL) [87]
Luxembourg Tour de Luxembourg 14–18 September  João Almeida (POR)  Marc Hirschi (SUI)  Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) [88]
Belgium Grand Prix de Wallonie 15 September  Christophe Laporte (FRA)  Warren Barguil (FRA)  Tosh Van der Sande (BEL) [89]
Italy Coppa Sabatini 16 September  Michael Valgren (DEN)  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) [90]
Belgium Primus Classic 18 September  Florian Sénéchal (FRA)  Tosh Van der Sande (BEL)  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) [91]
France Grand Prix de Denain 21 September[h]  Jasper Philipsen (BEL)  Jordi Meeus (BEL)  Ben Swift (GBR) [93]
Belgium Eurométropole Tour 29 September[i]  Fabio Jakobsen (NED)  Jordi Meeus (BEL)  Mads Pedersen (DEN) [95]
Italy Giro dell'Emilia 2 October  Primož Roglič (SLO)  João Almeida (POR)  Michael Woods (CAN) [96]
Germany Münsterland Giro 3 October  Mark Cavendish (GBR)  Alexis Renard (FRA)  Morten Hulgaard (DEN) [97]
Italy Coppa Bernocchi 4 October  Remco Evenepoel (BEL)  Alessandro Covi (ITA)  Fausto Masnada (ITA) [98]
Italy Tre Valli Varesine 5 October  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA)  Davide Formolo (ITA)  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) [99]
Italy Milano-Torino 6 October  Primož Roglič (SLO)  Adam Yates (GBR)  João Almeida (POR) [100]
Italy Gran Piemonte 7 October  Matthew Walls (GBR)  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA)  Olav Kooij (NED) [101]
China Tour of Taihu Lake 9–12 October Cancelled
France Paris–Tours 10 October  Arnaud Démare (FRA)  Franck Bonnamour (FRA)  Jasper Stuyven (BEL) [102]
France Grand Prix du Morbihan 16 October[j]  Arne Marit (BEL)  Bryan Coquard (FRA)  Elia Viviani (ITA) [103]
Japan Japan Cup 17 October Cancelled [104]


Championships

2021 Continental Championships[105]
Championships Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
African Championships
Egypt		 Team Time Trial 2 March  South Africa  Rwanda  Algeria [106]
Gustav Basson
Ryan Gibbons
Kent Main
Jason Oosthuizen		 Joseph Areruya
Jean Eric Habimana
Moise Mugisha
Jean Bosco Nsengimana		 Azzedine Lagab
Hamza Mansouri
Youcef Reguigui
Nassim Saidi
Individual Time Trial 3 March  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  Kent Main (RSA)  Moise Mugisha (RWA) [107]
Mixed Team Relay 4 March  South Africa  Rwanda  Ethiopia [108]
Frances Janse van Rensburg
Carla Oberholzer
Hayley Preen
Gustav Basson
Ryan Gibbons
Kent Main		 Diane Ingabire
Valentine Nzayisenga
Jacqueline Tuyishime
Jean Eric Habimana
Moise Mugisha
Jean Bosco Nsengimana		 Selam Amha
Mihiret Gebreyowhans
Taye Watango
Yared Beharu
Tsgabu Grmay
Sintayehu Kebede
Road Race 6 March  Ryan Gibbons (RSA)  Nassim Saidi (ALG)  Youcef Reguigui (ALG) [109]
Pan American Championships
Dominican Republic		 Individual Time Trial 13 August  Hector Quintana Vidal (CHI)  João Pedro Rossi (BRA)  Anderson Arboleda (COL) [110]
Road Race 15 August  Nelson Soto (COL)  Cristian Pita (ECU)  Sebastian Novoa (ECU) [111]
European Championships
Italy		 Individual Time Trial 9 September  Stefan Küng (SUI)  Filippo Ganna (ITA)  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) [112]
Road Race 12 September  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Remco Evenepoel (BEL)  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) [113]
Oceania Championships
Australia		 Individual Time Trial Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic[114][k]
Road Race

National Championships

UCI Teams

Notes

References

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