2021 Tour de Suisse explained
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, 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]
Stage characteristics and winners[7] | Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner |
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| 1 | 6 June | Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld | 10.9km (06.8miles) | | Individual time trial | |
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| 2 | 7 June | Neuhausen to Lachen | 173km (107miles) | | Hilly stage | |
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| 3 | 8 June | Lachen to Pfaffnau | 185km (115miles) | | Hilly stage | |
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| 4 | 9 June | St. Urban to Gstaad | 171km (106miles) | | Medium mountain stage | |
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| 5 | 10 June | Gstaad to Leukerbad | 172km (107miles) | | Mountain stage | |
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| 6 | 11 June | Fiesch to Disentis-Sedrun | 162km (101miles) | | Mountain stage | |
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| 7 | 12 June | Disentis-Sedrun to Andermatt | 23.2km (14.4miles) | | Mountain time trial | |
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| 8 | 13 June | Andermatt to Andermatt | 159.5km (99.1miles) | | Mountain stage | |
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| Total | 1056.6km (656.5miles) | |
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Stages
Stage 1
- 6 June 2021 — Frauenfeld to Frauenfeld, 10.9km (06.8miles) (ITT)[8]
Stage 2
- 7 June 2021 — Neuhausen to Lachen, 173km (107miles)[9]
Stage 3
- 8 June 2021 — Lachen to Pfaffnau, 185km (115miles)[10]
Stage 4
- 9 June 2021 — St. Urban to Gstaad, 171km (106miles)[11]
Before the stage, pulled out of the race after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19.
Stage 5
- 10 June 2021 — Gstaad to Leukerbad, 172km (107miles), 177km (110miles)[12]
After the stage, race commissaires handed Julian Alaphilippe a 20-second penalty and a 200CHF fine for taking an illegal feed inside the last of the stage.[13]
Stage 6
- 11 June 2021 — Fiesch to Disentis-Sedrun, 162km (101miles), 120.2km (74.7miles)[14]
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.
Stage 7
- 12 June 2021 — Disentis-Sedrun to Andermatt, 23.2km (14.4miles) (ITT)[15]
Stage 8
- 13 June 2021 — Andermatt to Andermatt,
118km (73miles) 159.5km (99.1miles)[16]
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.[17] [18] 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
Team classification
Notes and References
- Web site: Tour de Suisse. UCI. 5 June 2021.
- Web site: Tour de Suisse announces two wildcards. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 25 February 2021. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: Teams. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 5 June 2021.
- Web site: Liste des Partantes. French. List of Participants. Tour de Suisse. Tissot Timing. 5 June 2021. 6 June 2021.
- Web site: Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert pull out of Tour de Suisse after COVID-19 positive. Patrick. Fletcher. CyclingNews. 9 June 2021. 10 June 2021.
- News: Tour de Suisse 2021 route delivers series of demanding mountain stages. CyclingNews. 7 March 2021. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: The route of the Tour de Suisse 2021. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 4 March 2021. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: Stage 1 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: Stage 2 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: Stage 3 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: Stage 4 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: Stage 5 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: Alaphilippe docked 20 seconds for illegal feed at Tour de Suisse. Daniel. Ostanek. Patrick. Fletcher. CyclingNews. 10 June 2021. 10 June 2021.
- Web site: Stage 6 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: Stage 7 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 10 March 2021.
- Web site: Stage 8 Tour de Suisse. Tour de Suisse. Cycling Unlimited. 12 June 2021.
- Web site: Mathieu van der Poel leaves Tour de Suisse through illness. Patrick. Fletcher. CyclingNews. 11 June 2021. 11 June 2021.
- Web site: Team BikeExchange lose four riders to gastroenteritis at Tour de Suisse. CyclingNews. 11 June 2021. 11 June 2021.
