2021 in women's road cycling

2021 in women's road cycling is about the 2021 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2021 UCI Women's Teams.

Championships	Race	Date	Winner	Time	Second	Time	Third	Time
2020 Olympic Games Japan	Road race	25 July	Anna Kiesenhofer Austria	3:52:45	Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands	3:54:00 +1:15	Elisa Longo Borghini Italy	3:54:14 +1:29
2020 Olympic Games Japan	Individual time trial	28 July	Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands	30:13	Marlen Reusser Switzerland	+0:56	Anna van der Breggen Netherlands	+1:02

Championships	Race	Winner	Second	Third
UCI Road World Championships Belgium September 20–26 (2021 summary)	Road race	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	Marianne Vos (NED)	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
	Individual time trial	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Marlen Reusser (SUI)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
	Road race (Junior)	Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR)	Kaia Schmid (USA)	Linda Riedmann (GER)
	Individual time trial (Junior)	Alena Ivanchenko (RUS)	Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR)	Antonia Niedermaier (GER)
	Mixed Time Trial	Germany (GER) Lisa Klein Nikias Arndt Max Walscheid Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Tony Martin	Netherlands (NED) Ellen van Dijk Koen Bouwman Jos van Emden Annemiek van Vleuten Riejanne Markus Bauke Mollema	Italy (ITA) Elena Cecchini Edoardo Affini Matteo Sobrero Marta Cavalli Elisa Longo Borghini Filippo Ganna

Race	Date	Cat. †	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
Gravel and Tar (details)	January 23	1.2	Olivia Ray (NZL)	Sharlotte Lucas (NZL)	Rylee Mcmullen (NZL)	^[1]
Grand Prix Velo Manavgat (details)	February 20	1.2	Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)	Anastasiya Kolesava (BLR)	Hanna Tserakh (BLR)	^[2]
Grand Prix Velo Alanya (details)	February 21	1.2	Alena Ivanchenko (RUS)	Yanina Kuskova (UZB)	Maria Novolodskaya (RUS)	^[3]
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (details)	February 27	1.Pro	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	Amy Pieters (NED)	^[4]
Le Samyn des Dames (details)	March 2	1.1	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	Chloe Hosking (AUS)	^[5]
Grand Prix Mediterrennean (details)	March 6	1.2	Hanna Tserakh (BLR)	Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)	Tamara Dronova (RUS)
Grand Prix Gündoğmuş (details)	March 7	1.2	Alena Ivanchenko (RUS)	Olga Zabelinskaya (UZB)	Maria Novolodskaya (RUS)
GP Oetingen (details)	March 10	1.1	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)	Marianne Vos (NED)
Danilith Nokere Koerse (details)	March 17	1.Pro	Amy Pieters (NED)	Grace Brown (AUS)	Lisa Klein (GER)
Omloop van de Westhoek (details)	March 21	1.1	Christine Majerus (LUX)	Amy Pieters (NED)	Thalita de Jong (NED)
Dwars door Vlaanderen (details)	March 31	1.1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Alexis Ryan (USA)	^[6]
Ronde de Mouscron (details)	April 5	1.1	Chiara Consonni (ITA)	Jelena Erić (SRB)	Maria Martins (POR)
Scheldeprijs (details)	April 7	1.1	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	^[7]
Brabantse Pijl (details)	April 14	1.1	Ruth Winder (USA)	Demi Vollering (NED)	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	^[8]
Grand Prix Féminin de Chambéry (details)	April 18	1.2	Gladys Verhulst (FRA)	Giorgia Bariani (ITA)	Debora Silvestri (ITA)
Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas (details)	April 18	1.1	Chiara Consonni (ITA)	Barbara Guarischi (ITA)	Élodie Le Bail (FRA)
GP Eco-Struct (details)	May 8	1.2	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Susanne Andersen (NOR)	Amber van der Hulst (NED)
Emakumeen Nafarroako (details)	May 13	1.1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Demi Vollering (NED)	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Navarra Women's Elite Classics (details)	May 14	1.1	Arlenis Sierra (CUB)	Ruth Winder (USA)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
Gran Premio Ciudad de Eibar (details)	May 16	1.1	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Emakumeen Saria (details)	May 18	1.1	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
Dwars door het Hageland (details)	June 5	1.2	Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED)	Christine Majerus (LUX)	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	^[9]
Dwars door de Westhoek (details)	June 6	1.1	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)	Barbara Guarischi (ITA)	^[10]
SPAR Flanders Diamond Tour (details)	June 13	1.1	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Chiara Consonni (ITA)	Amber van der Hulst (NED)	^[11]
Germenica Grand Prix Road Race (details)	July 3	1.1	Olga Zabelinskaya (UZB)	Tamara Dronova (RUS)	Olga Shekel (UKR)
2 Districtenpijl - Ekeren-Deurne (details)	July 4	1.2	Amber van der Hulst (NED)	Arianna Pruisscher (NED)	Shari Bossuyt (BEL)
Kahramanmaraş Grand Prix Road Race (details)	July 4	1.2	Anastasia Chursina (RUS)	Olena Sharha (UKR)	Olga Shekel (UKR)
Grand Prix Erciyes - Mimar Sinan (details)	July 10	1.2	Tamara Dronova (RUS)	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	Tetiana Yashchenko (UKR)
Grand Prix Kayseri (details)	July 11	1.2	Olga Zabelinskaya (UZB)	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	Yevheniya Vysotska (UKR)
Grand Prix Velo Erciyes (details)	July 17	1.2	Olga Shekel (UKR)	Margarita Syradoeva (RUS)	Olena Sharha (UKR)	^[12]
Grand Prix Develi (details)	July 18	1.2	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	Margarita Syradoeva (RUS)	Marina Varenyk (UKR)	^[13]
Road Elite Caribbean Championships (details)	August 12	1.2	Juana Fernández (DOM)	Kaya Cattouse (BLZ)	Caitlin Conyers (BER)	^[14]
Road Elite Caribbean Championships (details)	August 13	1.2	Aylena de las Mercedes Quevedo (CUB)	Flor Espiritusanto Estévez (DOM)	Lori Sharpe (JAM)
La Périgord Ladies (details)	August 14	1.2	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Erica Magnaldi (ITA)	Nadia Quagliotto (ITA)	^[15]
La Picto - Charentaise (details)	August 15	1.2	Marta Lach (POL)	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Laura Asencio (FRA)
Elite Road Central American Championships (details)	September 3	1.2	Evelyn García (SLV)	Milagro Mena (CRC)	Jennifer Morales (CRC)
Elite Road Central American Championships (details)	September 5	1.2	Milagro Mena (CRC)	María José Vargas (CRC)	Evelyn García (SLV)
La Choralis Fourmies Féminine (details)	September 12	1.2	Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR)	Rachel Neylan (AUS)	Silvia Zanardi (ITA)
Grand Prix International d'Isbergues (details)	September 19	1.2	Charlotte Kool (NED)	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	Amber van der Hulst (NED)
Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite (details)	October 2	1.Pro	Mavi García (ESP)	Arlenis Sierra (CUB)	Rachel Neylan (AUS)
Grote prijs Beerens (details)	October 3	1.2	Thalita de Jong (NED)	Christina Schweinberger (AUT)	Claire Faber (LUX)
Binche Chimay Binche pour Dames (details)	October 5	1.2	Sara Van de Vel (BEL)	Loes Adegeest (NED)	Nicole Steigenga (NED)
Tre Valli Varesine (details)	October 5	1.2	Arlenis Sierra (CUB)	Mavi García (ESP)	Rachel Neylan (AUS)
La Classique Morbihan (details)	October 15	1.1	Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA)	Valentine Fortin (FRA)	Chiara Consonni (ITA)
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames (details)	October 16	1.1	Chiara Consonni (ITA)	Charlotte Kool (NED)	Silvia Zanardi (ITA)
Chrono des Nations (details)	October 17	1.1	Marlen Reusser (SUI)	Anna Kiesenhofer (AUT)	Mieke Kröger (GER)
Drentse Acht van Westerveld (details)	October 22	1.2	Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED)	Charlotte Kool (NED)	Eleonora Gasparrini (ITA)

Race	Date	Cat. †	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
Healthy Ageing Tour (details)	March 10–12	2.1	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Lisa Brennauer (GER)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	^[16]
Festival Elsy Jacobs (details)	April 30–May 2	2.Pro	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	Leah Kirchmann (CAN)	Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA)	^[17]
Setmana Ciclista Valenciana (details)	May 6–May 9	2.1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Mavi García (ESP)	Katrine Aalerud (NOR)
Internationale Thüringen Ladies Tour (details)	May 25–30	2.Pro	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	^[18]
Tour de Suisse Women (details)	June 5–6	2.1	Lizzie Deignan (GBR)	Elise Chabbey (SUI)	Marlen Reusser (SUI)
Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Guatemala (details)	June 9–13	2.2	Lorena Colmenares (COL)	Miryan Nuñez (ECU)	Liliana Moreno (COL)	^[19]
Belgrade GP Woman Tour (details)	June 12–13	2.2	Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (POL)	Dominika Włodarczyk (POL)	Łucja Pietrzak (POL)	^[20]
Lotto Belgium Tour (details)	June 23–25	2.1	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	^[21]
Giro Rosa (details)	July 2–11	2.Pro	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Demi Vollering (NED)	^[22]
Baloise Ladies Tour (details)	July 8–11	2.1	Lisa Klein (GER)	Mieke Kröger (GER)	Anna Henderson (GBR)	^[23]
Tour de Feminin (details)	July 8–11	2.2	Joscelin Lowden (GBR)	Morgane Coston (FRA)	Corinna Lechner (GER)	^[24]
Tour de Belle Isle en Terre–Kreiz Breizh Elites Dames (details)	July 29–30	2.2	Anna Henderson (GBR)	Floortje Mackaij (NED)	Anouska Koster (NED)	^[25]
Joe Martin Stage Race (details)	August 26–29	2.2	Skylar Schneider (USA)	Veronica Ewers (USA)	Heidi Franz (USA)
Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini (details)	August 27–29	2.2	Arlenis Sierra (CUB)	Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)	Debora Silvestri (ITA)
Watersley Women's Challenge (details)	September 3–5	2.2	Marit Raaijmakers (NED)	Shari Bossuyt (BEL)	Pien Limpens (NED)
Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (details)	September 8–14	2.1	Leah Thomas (USA)	Mavi García (ESP)	Ane Santesteban (ESP)
Trophée des Grimpeuses Vresse-sur-Semois (details)	September 17–18	2.2	Floortje Mackaij (NED)	Tayler Wiles (USA)	Ella Harris (NZL)
Vuelta a Colombia Femenina (details)	September 28–October 3	2.2	Lilibeth Chacón (VEN)	Aranza Villalón (CHI)	Miryam Núñez (ECU)

Race	Date	Cat. †	Winner	Second	Third
Manavgat Side Women Junior (details)	February 18–19	2.1WJ	Alena Ivanchenko (RUS)	Inna Abaidullina (RUS)	Margarita Misyurina (UZB)
Velo Alanya Women Junior (details)	March 4–5	2.1WJ	Alena Ivanchenko (RUS)	Inna Abaidullina (RUS)	Margarita Misyurina (UZB)
Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda (details)	March 21	1.NcupWJ	Anniina Ahtosalo (FIN)	Noëlle Rüetschi (SUI)	Eglantine Rayer (FRA)
Tour du Gévaudan Occitanie femmes (details)	May 8–9	2.NcupWJ	Linda Riedmann (GER)	Francesca Barale (ITA)	Anna van der Meiden (NED)
Bizkaikoloreak (details)	August 28–29	2.NcupWJ	Mijntje Geurts (NED)	Anna van der Meiden (NED)	Julia Kopecky (CZE)
Watersley Ladies Challenge (details)	September 3–5	2.NcupWJ	Flora Perkins (GBR)	Makayla MacPherson (USA)	Linda Riedmann (GER)
Chrono des Nations Juniors Femmes (details)	October 17	1.1	Bénédicte Ollier (FRA)	Faustine Croguennoc (FRA)	Coline Raby (FRA)

2021 in women's road cycling

Olympic Games

World Championships

UCI Women's WorldTour

Single day races (1.Pro, 1.1 and 1.2)

Stage races (2.Pro, 2.1 and 2.2)

Junior races

Continental Championships

Teams

References

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African Road Championships Egypt March 2–6 (2021 summary)	Road race	Carla Oberholzer (RSA)	Hayley Preen (RSA)	Vera Adrian (NAM)
	Individual time trial	Carla Oberholzer (RSA)	Frances Janse van Rensburg (RSA)	Vera Adrian (NAM)
	Road race (Junior)	Chanté Olivier (RSA)	Hapepa Eliwa (EGY)	Nesrine Houili (ALG)
	Individual time trial (Junior)	Chanté Olivier (RSA)	Hapepa Eliwa (EGY)	Nesrine Houili (ALG)
	Team Time Trial	South Africa (RSA) Frances Janse van Rensburg Carla Oberholzer Hayley Preen Maroesjka Matthee	Rwanda (RWA) Diane Ingabire Valentine Nzayisenga Jacqueline Tuyishimire Josiane Mukashema	Ethiopia (ETH) Selam Ahama Serkalen Taye Watango Miheret Asegele Gebreyewhans
	Junior Team Time Trial	South Africa (RSA) Chanté Olivier Ainsli de Beer Amber Hindmarch McKenzie Pedro	Egypt (EGY) Habiba Edris Gana Eliwa Hapepa Eliwa Mariam Habib	Not awarded
	Mixed Time Trial	South Africa (RSA) Gustav Basson Carla Oberholzer Frances Janse van Rensburg Hayley Preen Ryan Gibbons Kent Main	Rwanda (RWA) Moise Mugisha Jean Eric Habimana Diane Ingabire Valentine Nzayisenga Jacqueline Tuyishimire Jean Bosco Nsengimana	Ethiopia (ETH) Sintayehu Kebede Yared Beharu Selam Ahama Miheret Asegele Gebreyewhans Serkalen Taye Watango Tsgabu Grmay
Pan-American Road Championships Dominican Republic August 13–15 (2021 summary)	Road race	Lina Hernández (COL)	Paola Muñoz (CHI)	Teniel Campbell (TTO)
	Individual time trial	Marlies Mejías (CUB)	Lina Hernández (COL)	Aranza Villalón (CHI)
	Criterrium Elite	Marlies Mejías (CUB)	Aranza Villalón (CHI)	Miryam Núñez (ECU)
	Criterrium U23	Lina Hernández (COL)	Abigail Sarabia (BOL)	Romina Hinojosa (MEX)
Caribbean Road Championships Dominican Republic August 13–15 (2021 summary)	Road race	Juana Fernández (DOM)	Kaya Cattouse (BLZ)	Caitlin Conyers (BER)
	Road race U23	Amber Joseph (BAR)	Aylena de las Mercedes Quevedo (CUB)	Ludisneli Fleitas (CUB)
	Individual time trial	Aylena de las Mercedes Quevedo (CUB)	Flor Espiritusanto Estévez (DOM)	Lori Sharpe (JAM)
	Criterrium Elite	Caitlin Conyers (BER)	Juana Fernández (DOM)	Mary Erato (SXM)
	Criterrium U23	Aylena de las Mercedes Quevedo (CUB)	Flor Espiritusanto Estévez (DOM)	Lori Sharpe (JAM)
European Road Cycling Championships Italy September 8–12 (2021 summary)	Road race	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Liane Lippert (GER)	Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)
	Road race U23	Silvia Zanardi (ITA)	Kata Blanka Vas (HUN)	Évita Muzic (FRA)
	Junior Road Race	Linda Riedmann (GER)	Eleonora Ciabocco (ITA)	Eglantine Rayer (FRA)
	Individual time trial	Marlen Reusser (SUI)	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Lisa Brennauer (GER)
	U23 Individual time trial	Vittoria Guazzini (ITA)	Hannah Ludwig (GER)	Elena Pirrone (ITA)
	Junior Individual time trial	Alena Ivanchenko (RUS)	Antonia Niedermaier (GER)	Elise Uijen (NED)
	Mixed Relay Team	Italy (ITA) Matteo Sobrero Alessandro De Marchi Marta Cavalli Filippo Ganna Elena Cecchini Elisa Longo Borghini	Germany (GER) Miguel Heidemann Max Walscheid Mieke Kröger Justin Wolf Corinna Lechner Tanja Erath	Netherlands (NED) Koen Bouwman Bauke Mollema Amy Pieters Jos van Emden Floortje Mackaij Demi Vollering
Junior Road Caribbean Championships Dominican Republic October 22–24 (2021 summary)	Junior Individual time trial	Flor Espiritusanto (DOM)	Rebecca Jansen (ARU)	Liana Medeiros (BER)
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