2021 in men's road cycling

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]

2021 in road cycling
List of men's road bicycle races
List of women's road bicycle races
← 2020
2022 →
 Men (2021) 
← 2020
2022 →
 Women (2021) 

World Championships
Main article: 2021 UCI Road World Championships

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

Events at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Individual Time Trial September 19
Road Race September 26

Olympics
Main article: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics § Road Cycling

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 July 23-August 8, 2021.[3]

Road cycling events at the Summer Olympics[4]
Race Date Gold Silver Bronze Ref
Individual Time Trial July 28
Road Race July 24

Grand Tours
Grand Tours during the 2021 season
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Giro d'Italia May 8-30
Tour de France June 26-July 18
Vuelta a España August 14-September 5

UCI World Tour
Main article: 2021 UCI World Tour
2021 UCI World Tour Races[5]
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Santos Tour Down Under Cancelled due to COVID-19[6]
Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race Cancelled due to COVID-19[7]
UAE Tour February 21-27
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad February 27
Strade Bianche March 6
Paris-Nice March 7-14
Tirreno-Adriatico March 10-16
Milan-San Remo March 20
Volta Ciclista a Catalunya March 22-28
Dreidaagse Bruges-De Panne March 24
E3 Saxo Bank Classic March 26
Gent-Wevelgem March 28
Dwars door Vlaanderen March 31
Ronde van Vlaanderen April 4
Itzulia Basque Country April 5-10
Paris-Roubaix April 11
Amstel Gold Race April 18
La Flèche Wallonne April 21
Liège-Bastogne-Liège April 25
Tour de Romandie April 27-May 2
Eschborn-Frankfurt May 1
Critérium du Dauphiné May 30-June 6
Tour de Suisse June 6-13
Clásica de San Sebastián July 31
Tour de Pologne August 9-15
Euroeyes Cyclassics August 22
Bretagne Classic Ouest-France August 29
BinckBank Tour August 30-September 5
Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec September 10
Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal September 29
Il Lombardia October 9
Tour of Guangxi October 14-19

UCI ProSeries
Main article: 2021 UCI ProSeries
2021 UCI ProSeries Races[8]
Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
Vuelta a San Juan Cancelled due to COVID-19[9]
Tour de Langkawi Cancelled due to COVID-19[10]
Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana Postponed due to COVID-19[11][lower-alpha 1]
Tour de Oman Cancelled[12]
Tour de la Provence February 11-14
Clasica de Almeira February 14
Vuelta a Andalucía February 17-21[lower-alpha 2]
Royal Bernard Drôme Classic February 27
Kuurne-Brussel-Kuurne February 28
Faun-Ardèche Classic February 28
Trofeo Laigueglia March 3
GP Industria & Artigianato March 7
Nokere Koerse March 17
Grand Prix du Denain-Port du Hainaut Cancelled due to COVID-19[14]
Brenede Koksijde Classic March 19
Gran Premio Miguel Indurain April 3
Scheldeprijs April 7
De Brabantse Pijl April 14
Presidential Tour of Turkey April 11-18
Tour of the Alps April 19-23
Tour de Yorkshire Cancelled due to COVID-19[15]
4 Jours de Dunkerque May 4-9
Volta ao Algarve May 5-9[lower-alpha 3]
Grand Prix du Morbihan May 15
Tro-Bro Léon May 16
Tour of Norway May 19-24
Boucles de la Mayenne May 27-30
Baloise Belgium Tour June 9-13
ZLM Tour June 9-13
Tour of Slovenia June 9-13
Tour of Austria June 26-July 1
Tour of Qinghai Lake July 4-11
VOO-Tour de Wallonie July 20-24
Larry H. Miller Tour of Utah July 26-August 1
Vuelta a Burgos August 3-7
Arctic Race of Norway August 5-8
PostNord Danmark Rundt August 10-14
Brussels Cycling Classic August 28
Deutschland Tour August 26-29
Maryland Cycling Classic September 5
Tour of Britain September 5-12
GP de Fourmies/La Voix du Nord September 12
Grand Prix de Wallonie September 15
Coppa Sabatini-Gran Premio città di Peccioli September 16
Skoda Tour de Luxembourg September 14-18
Primus Classic September 18
Giro dell'Emilia October 2
Sparkassen Münsterland Giro October 3
Coppa Bernocchi-GP BPM October 4
Tre Valli Varesine October 5
Milano-Torino October 6
Gran Piemonte October 7
Paris-Tours October 10
Tour of Taihu Lake October 9-12
Japan Cup October 17

UCI Tours
2021 UCI Ranking Champions[17]
Tour Individual Champion Team Champion Nations Champion
UCI World Ranking
World Tour One-Day Race Ranking
World Tour Stage Race Ranking
Africa Tour
America Tour
Asia Tour
Europe Tour
Oceania Tour

Championships
2021 Continental Championships[18]
Championships Race Date Winner Second Third Ref
African Championships
 Egypt		 Individual Time Trial March 3
Road Race March 6
Mixed Team Relay March 4
Pan American Championships
 Argentina		 Individual Time Trial May 6
Road Race May 9
European Championships
 Italy		 Individual Time Trial September 9
Road Race September 12
Oceania Championships
 Australia		 Individual Time Trial Postponed due to COVID-19[19][lower-alpha 4]
Road Race

National Championships
Main article: 2021 national road cycling championships

UCI Teams

UCI WorldTeams

The following nineteen teams have received a UCI WorldTour license for the 2021 season.[20]

UCI ProTeams and Continental Teams
Main article: List of 2021 UCI ProTeams and Continental teams

Notes
  1. Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana organizers have not announced new dates for the race.
  2. Vuelta a Andalucía race organizers have requested that the race be postponed to late May due to the COVID-19 pandemic. New dates have not yet been finalized.[13]
  3. The 2021 Volta ao Algarve was originally scheduled to take place February 17-21, 2021. Organizers postponed the race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Portugal.[16]
  4. Originally scheduled for late 2020, the Oceania Cycling Confederation has yet to set new dates for the 2021 Oceania Championships.

References
  1. "UCI Road Calendar". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  2. "Flanders 2021". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. "Tokyo 2020". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. "Cycling Road Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. "UCI WorldTour". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. "2021 Tour Down Under cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  7. "2021 Tour Down Under cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. "UCI Road Calendar". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  9. "2021 Vuelta a San Juan cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  10. "LTdL 2021 cancelled, race to be held in 2022, says Malaysian National Cycling Federation". Malay Mail. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. Fotheringham, Alasdair. "Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana postponed due to increased COVID-19 risk". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  12. "Cancelled races". Pro cycling stats. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  13. Fotheringham, Alasdair. "Vuelta a Andalucía requests postponement until May due to COVID-19 pandemic". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  14. "Setmana Ciclista Valenciana and Itzulia women's races added to growing list of cancellations in 2021". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
  15. Fletcher, Patrick. "Tour de Yorkshire cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  16. "Volta ao Algarve postponed". Volta ao Algarve. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  17. "UCI Road Rankings". UCI. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  18. "UCI Road Calendar". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  19. "2021 Oceania Cycling Championships Postponed". Cyclingnews. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  20. "UCI Road WorldTour Teams". Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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