2021 Tour de la Provence

The 2021 Tour de la Provence was a road cycling stage race that took place between 11 and 14 February 2021 in the French region of Provence. The race is rated as a 2.Pro event as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries, and was the sixth edition of the Tour de la Provence cycling race.[1]

2021 Tour de la Provence
2021 UCI Europe Tour
2021 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates11–14 February 2021
Stages4
Distance674.1 km (418.9 mi)
Winning time17h 00' 17"
Results
Winner  Iván Sosa (COL) (Ineos Grenadiers)
  Second  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
  Third  Egan Bernal (COL) (Ineos Grenadiers)
Points  Davide Ballerini (ITA) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
Mountains  Filippo Conca (ITA) (Lotto–Soudal)
Youth  Iván Sosa (COL) (Ineos Grenadiers)
Team Ineos Grenadiers

Teams

Fourteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, and two UCI Continental teams made up the twenty teams that participated in the race. Each team entered a roster of seven riders, for a total of 139 starters, after Serbian rider Dušan Rajović of Delko was a last-minute non-starter. 133 riders finished the race.[2][3][4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route
Stage characteristics and winners[1][5][6]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 11 February Aubagne to Six-Fours-les-Plages 182.3 km (113.3 mi) Hilly stage  Davide Ballerini (ITA)
2 12 February Cassis to Manosque 174.7 km (108.6 mi) Hilly stage  Davide Ballerini (ITA)
3 13 February Istres to Mont Ventoux–Chalet Reynard 153.9 km (95.6 mi) Mountain stage  Iván Sosa (COL)
4 14 February Avignon to Salon-de-Provence 163.2 km (101.4 mi) Flat stage  Phil Bauhaus (GER)
Total 674.1 km (418.9 mi)

Stages

Stage 1
11 February 2021 – Aubagne to Six-Fours-les-Plages, 182.3 km (113.3 mi)[5][6]
Stage 1 Result[7][8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Davide Ballerini (ITA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 4h 43' 23"
2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 0"
3  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
4  Clément Venturini (ITA) AG2R Citroën Team + 0"
5  Matthew Walls (GBR) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
6  Ide Schelling (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
7  Bryan Coquard (FRA) B&B Hotels p/b KTM + 0"
8  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
9  Matteo Moschetti (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
10  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
General classification after Stage 1[7][8][9]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Davide Ballerini (ITA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 4h 43' 13"
2  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ + 4"
3  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 6"
4  Lilian Calmejane (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 6"
5  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 7"
6  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 9"
7  Gianni Moscon (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 9"
8  Clément Venturini (ITA) AG2R Citroën Team + 10"
9  Matthew Walls (GBR) Bora–Hansgrohe + 10"
10  Ide Schelling (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 10"

Stage 2
12 February 2021 – Cassis to Manosque, 174.7 km (108.6 mi)[5][6]
Stage 2 Result[10][11][12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Davide Ballerini (ITA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 4h 21' 49"
2  Giulio Ciccone (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
3  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Astana–Premier Tech + 0"
4  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 0"
5  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
6  Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) Astana–Premier Tech + 0"
7  Gianni Moscon (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 0"
8  Stefano Oldani (ITA) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
9  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
10  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[10][11][12]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Davide Ballerini (ITA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 9h 04' 52"
2  Alex Aranburu (ESP) Astana–Premier Tech + 16"
3  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 17"
4  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 19"
5  Gianni Moscon (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 19"
6  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 20"
7  Dylan Teuns (BEL) Team Bahrain Victorious + 20"
8  Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 20"
9  Ide Schelling (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 20"
10  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 20"

Stage 3
13 February 2021 – Istres to Mont Ventoux–Chalet Reynard, 153.9 km (95.6 mi)[5][6]
Alaphilippe (front) and Bernal on the final climb up to Chalet Reynard
Stage 3 Result[13][14][15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Iván Sosa (COL) Ineos Grenadiers 4h 08' 14"
2  Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 15"
3  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 18"
4  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 29"
5  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 48"
6  Giulio Ciccone (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 48"
7  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 48"
8  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 48"
9  Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 48"
10  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 48"
General classification after Stage 3[13][14][15]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Iván Sosa (COL) Ineos Grenadiers 13h 13' 16"
2  Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 19"
3  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 21"
4  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 39"
5  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 57"
6  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 58"
7  Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 58"
8  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 58"
9  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 58"
10  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Astana–Premier Tech + 58"

Stage 4
14 February 2021 – Avignon to Salon-de-Provence, 163.2 km (101.4 mi)[5][6]
Stage 4 Result[16][17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious 3h 47' 01"
2  Davide Ballerini (ITA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 0"
3  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
4  Matteo Moschetti (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
5  Bryan Coquard (FRA) B&B Hotels p/b KTM + 0"
6  John Degenkolb (GER) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
7  Matthew Walls (GBR) Bora–Hansgrohe + 0"
8  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) Total Direct Énergie + 0"
9  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Delko + 0"
10  Alexander Kristoff (NOR) UAE Team Emirates + 0"
General classification after Stage 4[16][17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Iván Sosa (COL) Ineos Grenadiers 17h 00' 17"
2  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 18"
3  Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 19"
4  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 39"
5  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 57"
6  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 57"
7  Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 58"
8  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 58"
9  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 58"
10  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Astana–Premier Tech + 58"

Classification leadership table
Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Mountains classification
 Young rider classification
 Teams classification
 Combativity award
1 Davide Ballerini Davide Ballerini Davide Ballerini Lilian Calmejane Matthew Walls Bora–Hansgrohe Julian Alaphilippe
2 Davide Ballerini Ide Schelling Filippo Conca
3 Iván Sosa Iván Sosa Filippo Conca Iván Sosa Ineos Grenadiers Nicola Bagioli
4 Phil Bauhaus Lluís Mas
Final Iván Sosa Davide Ballerini Filippo Conca Iván Sosa Ineos Grenadiers Not awarded

Final classification standings
Legend
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 team classification
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification

General classification
Final general classification (1–10)[16][17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Iván Sosa (COL) Ineos Grenadiers 17h 00' 17"
2  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 18"
3  Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 19"
4  Wout Poels (NED) Team Bahrain Victorious + 39"
5  Patrick Konrad (AUT) Bora–Hansgrohe + 57"
6  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 57"
7  Jack Haig (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 58"
8  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 58"
9  Jesús Herrada (ESP) Cofidis + 58"
10  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Astana–Premier Tech + 58"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[16][17][18]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Davide Ballerini (ITA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 42
2  Phil Bauhaus (GER) Team Bahrain Victorious 20
3  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic 20
4  Giulio Ciccone (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 18
5  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 16
6  Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU) Delko 14
7  Matthew Walls (GBR) Bora–Hansgrohe 14
8  Bryan Coquard (FRA) B&B Hotels p/b KTM 13
9  Matteo Moschetti (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 13
10  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 12

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)[16][17][18]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Filippo Conca (ITA) Lotto–Soudal 15
2  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) Team DSM 15
3  Jérôme Cousin (FRA) Total Direct Énergie 9
4  Delio Fernández (ESP) Delko 9
5  Jérémy Leveau (FRA) Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole 8
6  Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 7
7  Samuel Leroux (FRA) Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole 6
8  Iván Sosa (COL) Ineos Grenadiers 5
9  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 5
10  Lluís Mas (ESP) Movistar Team 5

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)[16][17][18]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Iván Sosa (COL) Ineos Grenadiers 17h 00' 17"
2  Egan Bernal (COL) Ineos Grenadiers + 19"
3  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 58"
4  Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) Astana–Premier Tech + 58"
5  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team + 1' 28"
6  Matteo Jorgenson (USA) Movistar Team + 1' 28"
7  Carlos Rodriguez (ESP) Ineos Grenadiers + 2' 18"
8  Ide Schelling (NED) Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 52"
9  Abner González (PUR) Movistar Team + 4' 26"
10  Stefano Oldani (ITA) Lotto–Soudal + 4' 52"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[16][17][18]
Rank Team Time
1 Ineos Grenadiers 51h 03' 44"
2 Team Bahrain Victorious + 44"
3 AG2R Citroën Team + 3' 29"
4 Bora–Hansgrohe + 3' 31"
5 Astana–Premier Tech + 3' 50"
6 Movistar Team + 4' 28"
7 Team Qhubeka Assos + 6' 39"
8 Cofidis + 9' 00"
9 Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 9' 53"
10 Arkéa–Samsic + 11' 35"

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