2021 Tour de Suisse
The 2021 Tour de Suisse was a road cycling stage race that took place between 6 and 13 June 2021 in Switzerland. It was the 84th edition of the Tour de Suisse and the 20th event of the 2021 UCI World Tour.[1]
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Dates | 6–13 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 1,056.6[lower-alpha 1] km (656.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 24h 44' 01" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
All nineteen UCI WorldTeams are joined by three UCI ProTeams and the Swiss national team to make up the twenty-three teams that are participating in the race.[2][3] Each team entered a squad of seven riders, for a total of 161 riders who started the race.[4] Before Stage 4, Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux pulled out of the race after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.[5] 124 riders finished the race.
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
National Teams
Route
The 2021 route largely replicates that which was initially planned for the 2020 edition, which was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]
Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
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1 | 6 June | Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld | 10.9 km (6.8 mi) | Individual time trial | Stefan Küng (SUI) | ||
2 | 7 June | Neuhausen to Lachen | 173 km (107 mi) | Hilly stage | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | ||
3 | 8 June | Lachen to Pfaffnau | 185 km (115 mi) | Hilly stage | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | ||
4 | 9 June | St. Urban to Gstaad | 171 km (106 mi) | Medium mountain stage | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | ||
5 | 10 June | Gstaad to Leukerbad | 172 km (107 mi) | Mountain stage | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | ||
6 | 11 June | Fiesch to Disentis-Sedrun | 162 km (101 mi) | Mountain stage | Andreas Kron (DEN) | ||
7 | 12 June | Disentis-Sedrun to Andermatt | 23.2 km (14.4 mi) | Mountain time trial | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | ||
8 | 13 June | Andermatt to Andermatt | 159.5 km (99.1 mi)[lower-alpha 2] | Mountain stage | Gino Mäder (SUI) | ||
Total | 1,056.6 km (656.5 mi)[lower-alpha 1] |
Stages
Stage 1
- 6 June 2021 — Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld, 10.9 km (6.8 mi) (ITT)[9]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
Before the stage, Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux pulled out of the race after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
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Stage 5
After the stage, race commissaires handed Julian Alaphilippe a 20-second penalty and a 200CHF fine for taking an illegal feed inside the last 20 kilometres (12 mi) of the stage.[22]
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Stage 6
Originally, Rui Costa narrowly beat Andreas Kron in a two-up sprint. However, after the stage, race commissaires relegated Costa for having deviated from his sprinting line and thus impeding Kron's sprint.[26]
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Stage 7
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Stage 8
- 13 June 2021 — Andermatt to Andermatt,
118 km (73 mi)159.5 km (99.1 mi)[8][lower-alpha 2]
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Classification leadership table
Stage | Winner | General classification |
Sprints classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification | Most active rider award |
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1 | Stefan Küng | Stefan Küng | Stefan Küng | Not awarded | Stefan Bissegger | EF Education–Nippo | Stefan Küng |
2 | Mathieu van der Poel | Tom Bohli | Neilson Powless | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | Claudio Imhof | ||
3 | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Nickolas Zukowsky | Rémy Rochas | ||
4 | Stefan Bissegger | EF Education–Nippo | Benjamin Thomas | ||||
5 | Richard Carapaz | Richard Carapaz | Esteban Chaves | Lucas Hamilton | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | Hermann Pernsteiner | |
6 | Andreas Kron | Stefan Bissegger | Antonio Nibali | Andreas Leknessund | David de la Cruz | ||
7 | Rigoberto Urán | Rigoberto Urán | |||||
8 | Gino Mäder | Michael Woods | Eddie Dunbar | Team Jumbo–Visma | Gino Mäder | ||
Final | Richard Carapaz | Stefan Bissegger | Michael Woods | Eddie Dunbar | Team Jumbo–Visma | Not awarded |
- On stage 2, Mattia Cattaneo, who was third in the points classification, wore the black jersey, because first placed Stefan Küng wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification and second placed Stefan Bissegger wore the white jersey as the leader of the young rider classification.
- On stage 3, Mathieu van der Poel, who was second in the points classification, wore the black jersey, because first placed Stefan Küng wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stage 4, Stefan Küng, who was second in the points classification, wore the black jersey, because first placed Mathieu van der Poel wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Stefan Bissegger wore the black jersey on stage 5.
- Before stage 6, Mathieu van der Poel, who was leading the points classification, and Lucas Hamilton, who was leading the young rider classification, both abandoned the race due to illness.[33][34] As a result, on stage 6, Stefan Bissegger, who was second in the points classification, wore the black jersey, while Eddie Dunbar, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey.
Final classification standings
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the most active rider award | ||
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | |||
General classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Ineos Grenadiers | 24h 44' 01" |
2 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | + 17" |
3 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 15" |
4 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 19" |
5 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 2' 55" |
6 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka Assos | + 3' 16" |
7 | Rui Costa (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 3' 43" |
8 | Sam Oomen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 4' 16" |
9 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4' 39" |
10 | Esteban Chaves (COL) | Team BikeExchange | + 5' 33" |
Points classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | EF Education–Nippo | 21 |
2 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 20 |
3 | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Ineos Grenadiers | 18 |
4 | Gino Mäder (SUI) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 18 |
5 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | 16 |
6 | Claudio Imhof (SUI) | Switzerland | 16 |
7 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 15 |
8 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | 14 |
9 | Andreas Kron (DEN) | Lotto–Soudal | 14 |
10 | Joey Rosskopf (USA) | Rally Cycling | 12 |
Mountains classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Michael Woods (CAN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 29 |
2 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | 29 |
3 | Sergio Samitier (ESP) | Movistar Team | 29 |
4 | Antonio Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 28 |
5 | Wout Poels (NED) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 24 |
6 | Gino Mäder (SUI) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 19 |
7 | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | 16 |
8 | Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 16 |
9 | Gavin Mannion (USA) | Rally Cycling | 14 |
10 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana–Premier Tech | 14 |
Young rider classification
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Eddie Dunbar (IRL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 24h 50' 16" |
2 | Neilson Powless (USA) | EF Education–Nippo | + 1' 39" |
3 | Andreas Kron (DEN) | Lotto–Soudal | + 7' 26" |
4 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Team DSM | + 11' 12" |
5 | Stefan de Bod (RSA) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 12' 03" |
6 | Gino Mäder (SUI) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 15' 06" |
7 | Gijs Leemreize (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 15' 20" |
8 | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | UAE Team Emirates | + 22' 47" |
9 | Cristian Camilo Muñoz (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 23' 46" |
10 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 28' 52" |
Team classification
Rank | Team | Time |
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1 | Team Jumbo–Visma | 62h 00' 10" |
2 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 07" |
3 | Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 51" |
4 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 3' 16" |
5 | EF Education–Nippo | + 11' 31" |
6 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 14' 45" |
7 | UAE Team Emirates | + 15' 05" |
8 | Team DSM | + 18' 03" |
9 | Total Direct Énergie | + 18' 05" |
10 | Movistar Team | + 18' 47" |
Notes
- Stage 8's rerouting increased the race's overall distance from the original distance of 1,015.1 km (630.8 mi).
- The stage was originally 118 kilometres (73 mi) long, but race organisers rerouted the stage due to weather conditions atop some of the originally included mountains, thereby increasing its distance by 41.5 km (25.8 mi).[8]
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