Swiss cycling race
Cycling race
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]
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
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]
Stages
Stage 1
- 6 June 2021 — Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld, 10.9 km (6.8 mi) (ITT)[9]
Stage 2
- 7 June 2021 — Neuhausen to Lachen, 173 km (107 mi)[12]
Stage 3
- 8 June 2021 — Lachen to Pfaffnau, 185 km (115 mi)[15]
Stage 4
- 9 June 2021 — St. Urban to Gstaad, 171 km (106 mi)[18]
Before the stage, Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux pulled out of the race after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.[5]
Stage 5
- 10 June 2021 — Gstaad to Leukerbad, 172 km (107 mi), 177 km (110 mi)[21]
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]
Stage 6
- 11 June 2021 — Fiesch to Disentis-Sedrun, 162 km (101 mi), 120.2 km (74.7 mi)[25]
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]
Stage 7
- 12 June 2021 — Disentis-Sedrun to Andermatt, 23.2 km (14.4 mi) (ITT)[28]
Stage 8
- 13 June 2021 — Andermatt to Andermatt,
118 km (73 mi) 159.5 km (99.1 mi)[8][b]
Classification leadership table
- 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
General classification
Young rider classification
Notes
- ^ a b Stage 8's rerouting increased the race's overall distance from the original distance of 1,015.1 km (630.8 mi).
- ^ a b 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]
References
- ^ "Tour de Suisse". UCI. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse announces two wildcards". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 25 February 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "Teams". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Liste des Partantes" [List of Participants]. Tour de Suisse (in French). Tissot Timing. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (9 June 2021). "Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert pull out of Tour de Suisse after COVID-19 positive". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Tour de Suisse 2021 route delivers series of demanding mountain stages". CyclingNews. 7 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ "The route of the Tour de Suisse 2021". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 4 March 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Stage 8 Tour de Suisse". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 1 Tour de Suisse". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (6 June 2021). "Tour de Suisse: Stefan Küng wins opening time trial". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tour de Suisse - 1 - Frauenfeld - Frauenfeld". Tour de Suisse. Tissot Timing. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 2 Tour de Suisse". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b Benson, Daniel (7 June 2021). "Tour de Suisse: Mathieu van der Poel wins stage 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tour de Suisse - 2 - Neuhausen - Lachen". Tour de Suisse. Tissot Timing. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 3 Tour de Suisse". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b Ryan, Barry (8 June 2021). "Tour de Suisse: Mathieu van der Poel wins stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tour de Suisse - 3 - Lachen - Pfaffnau". Tour de Suisse. Tissot Timing. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 4 Tour de Suisse". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b Fletcher, Patrick (9 June 2021). "Tour de Suisse: Bissegger wins stage 4". CyclingNews. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tour de Suisse - 4 - St. Urban - Gstaad". Tour de Suisse. Tissot Timing. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 5 Tour de Suisse". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Ostanek, Daniel; Fletcher, Patrick (10 June 2021). "Alaphilippe docked 20 seconds for illegal feed at Tour de Suisse". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b Ostanek, Daniel (10 June 2021). "Tour de Suisse: Carapaz wins stage 5 summit finish at Leukerbad". CyclingNews. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tour de Suisse - 5 - Gstaad - Leukerbad". Tour de Suisse. Tissot Timing. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 6 Tour de Suisse". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b c "Tour de Suisse: Costa relegated, Kron wins stage 6". CyclingNews. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tour de Suisse - 6 - Fiesch - Disentis-Sedrun". Tour de Suisse. Tissot Timing. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Stage 7 Tour de Suisse". Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ a b Goddard, Ben (12 June 2021). "Tour de Suisse: Rigoberto Uran wins stage 7 time trial". CyclingNews. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Tour de Suisse - 7 - Disentis-Sedrun - Andermatt". Tour de Suisse. Tissot Timing. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g Goddard, Ben (13 June 2021). "Richard Carapaz wins Tour de Suisse". CyclingNews. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Tour de Suisse - 8 - Andermatt - Andermatt". Tour de Suisse. Tissot Timing. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (11 June 2021). "Mathieu van der Poel leaves Tour de Suisse through illness". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
- ^ "Team BikeExchange lose four riders to gastroenteritis at Tour de Suisse". CyclingNews. 11 June 2021. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
