2021 Route d'Occitanie
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| Dates | 10–13 June 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 697.7 km (433.5 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 18h 07' 15" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2021 Route d'Occitanie (known as the La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi[1] for sponsorship reasons) was a road cycling stage race that took place between 10 and 13 June 2021 in the southern French region of Occitanie. The race was the 45th edition of the Route d'Occitanie and was rated as a category 2.1 event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.[1]
Teams
[edit]Eight of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, three UCI Continental teams, and the French national team made up the twenty-teams that participated in the race. Only three teams did not enter a full squad of seven riders: Ineos Grenadiers and Trek–Segafredo entered five riders each, while Cofidis entered six riders. Of the 135 riders who started the race, 107 finished.[2]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
Route
[edit]| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 10 June | Cazouls-lès-Béziers to Lacaune-les-Bains | 156 km (97 mi) | 
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Hilly stage |  Andrea Vendrame (ITA)
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| 2 | 11 June | Villefranche-de-Rouergue to Auch | 198.7 km (123.5 mi) | 
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Flat stage |  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
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| 3 | 12 June | Pierrefitte-Nestalas to Le Mourtis | 191.8 km (119.2 mi) | 
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Mountain stage |  Antonio Pedrero (ESP)
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| 4 | 13 June | Lavelanet–Pays d'Olmes to Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse | 151.2 km (94.0 mi) |
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Mountain stage |  Magnus Cort (DEN)
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| Total | 697.7 km (433.5 mi) | |||||
Stages
[edit]Stage 1
[edit]- 10 June 2021 – Cazouls-lès-Béziers to Lacaune-les-Bains, 156 km (97 mi)[3]
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Stage 2
[edit]- 11 June 2021 – Villefranche-de-Rouergue to Auch, 198.7 km (123.5 mi)[6]
Stage 3
[edit]- 12 June 2021 – Pierrefitte-Nestalas to Le Mourtis, 191.8 km (119.2 mi)[9]
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Stage 4
[edit]- 13 June 2021 – Lavelanet–Pays d'Olmes to Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse, 151.2 km (94.0 mi)[12]
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Classification leadership table
[edit]| Stage | Winner | General classification
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Points classification
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Mountains classification
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Young rider classification
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Team classification | Combativity award |
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| 1 | Andrea Vendrame | Andrea Vendrame | Andrea Vendrame | Álvaro Cuadros | Jon Agirre | AG2R Citroën Team | Juri Hollmann |
| 2 | Arnaud Démare | Jacopo Mosca | Adne van Engelen | ||||
| 3 | Antonio Pedrero | Antonio Pedrero | Simon Carr | Astana–Premier Tech | Jokin Murguialday | ||
| 4 | Magnus Cort | Andrea Vendrame | Jérémy Cabot | ||||
| Final | Antonio Pedrero | Andrea Vendrame | Álvaro Cuadros | Simon Carr | Astana–Premier Tech | Not awarded | |
- On stage 2, Magnus Cort, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Andrea Vendrame wore the orange jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings
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Denotes the winner of the general classification |
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Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
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Denotes the winner of the points classification |
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Antonio Pedrero (ESP)
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Movistar Team | 18h 07' 16" |
| 2 | Jesús Herrada (ESP)
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Cofidis | + 25" |
| 3 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP)
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Astana–Premier Tech | + 34" |
| 4 | Cristián Rodríguez (ESP)
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Total Direct Énergie | + 43" |
| 5 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | + 58" |
| 6 | Élie Gesbert (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | + 1' 28" |
| 7 | Julen Amezqueta (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 29" |
| 8 |  Merhawi Kudus (ERI)
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Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 31" |
| 9 |  Simon Carr (GBR)
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EF Education–Nippo | + 1' 30" |
| 10 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP)
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Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 44" |
Points classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 34 |
| 2 | Magnus Cort (DEN)
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EF Education–Nippo | 32 |
| 3 | Jesús Herrada (ESP)
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Cofidis | 32 |
| 4 | Jacopo Mosca (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 30 |
| 5 | Arnaud Démare (FRA)
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Groupama–FDJ | 20 |
| 6 | Tony Gallopin (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 20 |
| 7 | Romain Hardy (FRA)
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Arkéa–Samsic | 18 |
| 8 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP)
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Astana–Premier Tech | 17 |
| 9 | Antonio Pedrero (ESP)
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Movistar Team | 16 |
| 10 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 13 |
Mountains classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Álvaro Cuadros (ESP)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 40 |
| 2 | Tony Gallopin (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | 16 |
| 3 | Daniel Navarro (ESP)
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Burgos BH | 16 |
| 4 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA)
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Trek–Segafredo | 14 |
| 5 | Mikel Iturria (ESP)
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Euskaltel–Euskadi | 14 |
| 6 |  Juri Hollmann (GER)
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Movistar Team | 14 |
| 7 | Magnus Cort (DEN)
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EF Education–Nippo | 13 |
| 8 | Jesús Herrada (ESP)
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Cofidis | 12 |
| 9 | Antonio Pedrero (ESP)
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Movistar Team | 10 |
| 10 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP)
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Burgos BH | 9 |
Young rider classification
[edit]| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Simon Carr (GBR)
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EF Education–Nippo | 18h 08' 47" |
| 2 | José Félix Parra (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 45" |
| 3 | Joan Bou (ESP)
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Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 54" |
| 4 | Clément Berthet (FRA)
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Delko | + 1' 06" |
| 5 | Roger Adrià (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 46" |
| 6 | Jon Agirre (ESP)
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Equipo Kern Pharma | + 2' 29" |
| 7 | Hugo Toumire (FRA)
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France | + 2' 33" |
| 8 | Clément Champoussin (FRA)
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AG2R Citroën Team | + 3' 03" |
| 9 |  Jhojan García (COL)
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Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 3' 17" |
| 10 |  Yuriy Natarov (KAZ)
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Astana–Premier Tech | + 5' 17" |
Team classification
[edit]| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Astana–Premier Tech | 54h 30' 44" |
| 2 | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 39" |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 54" |
| 4 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 7' 09" |
| 5 | Arkéa–Samsic | + 12' 01" |
| 6 | Movistar Team | + 12' 57" |
| 7 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 13' 17" |
| 8 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 15' 10" |
| 9 | Delko | + 21' 37" |
| 10 | EF Education–Nippo | + 31' 54" |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "La Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi". UCI. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "Route d'Occitanie - La Dépêche du Midi 2021: the starters". Route d'Occitanie. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 1: Cazouls-Lès-Béziers > Lacaune-les-Bains". Route d'Occitanie. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Route d'Occitanie: Vendrame wins stage 1". CyclingNews. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Stage 1 rankings". Route d'Occitanie. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 2: Villefranche-de-Rouergue > Auch". Route d'Occitanie. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Route d'Occitanie: Démare wins stage 2". CyclingNews. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Stage 2 rankings". Route d'Occitanie. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 3: Pierrefitte-Nestalas > Le Mourtis". Route d'Occitanie. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Route d'Occitanie: Antonio Pedrero wins stage 3". CyclingNews. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Stage 3 rankings". Route d'Occitanie. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 4: Lavelanet - Pays d'Olmes > Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse". Route d'Occitanie. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Antonio Pedrero wins Route d'Occitanie". CyclingNews. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Stage 4 rankings". Route d'Occitanie. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.