2021 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

2021 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens

2021 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	15 August 2021
Stages	1
Distance	190 km (118.1 mi)
Results
Winner  Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA) (Team TotalEnergies)   Second  Nacer Bouhanni (FRA) (Arkéa–Samsic)   Third  Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) (Alpecin–Fenix)

The 2021 Grote Prijs Jef Scherens was the 54th edition of the Grote Prijs Jef Scherens road cycling one day race in and around Leuven.[1] It was held on 15 August 2021 as a 1.1 categorised race and was part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 Belgian Road Cycling Cup. The race course overlaps to a large part with that of the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, which are to be held a few weeks later.

The defending champion is sprinter Niccolò Bonifazio, who won the 2019 edition as no race was held in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Belgium. Besides Bonifazio (Team TotalEnergies), other sprinters present included Tim Merlier (Alpecin–Fenix), Baptiste Planckaert (Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux), Nacer Bouhanni (Arkéa–Samsic) and Bryan Coquard (B&B Hotels p/b KTM). It was won by the defending champion Bonifazio in the sprint.

Teams

Twenty-two teams were invited to take part in the race. These included one UCI World Tour team, six UCI Professional Continental teams, and fifteen UCI Continental teams.

UCI World Tour

• Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux

UCI Professional Continental Teams

• Alpecin–Fenix
• Arkéa–Samsic
• B&B Hotels p/b KTM
• Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
• Team TotalEnergies

UCI Continental Teams

• Abloc CT
• Baloise–Trek Lions
• BEAT Cycling
• EvoPro Racing
• Hagens Berman Axeon
• Team Lotto–Kern Haus
• Lviv Cycling Team
• Massi Vivo–Conecta
• Metec–Solarwatt p/b Mantel
• SEG Racing Academy
• Tarteletto–Isorex
• Team SKS Sauerland NRW
• Trinity Racing
• VolkerWessels Cycling Team
• Yoeleo Test Team p/b 4Mind

Result

Result[2][3]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Niccolò Bonifazio (ITA)	Team TotalEnergies	4h 28' 12"
2	Nacer Bouhanni (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
3	Gianni Vermeersch (BEL)	Alpecin–Fenix	+ 0"
4	Tom Devriendt (BEL)	Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux	+ 0"
5	Arne Marit (BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"
6	Bram Welten (NED)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
7	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Alpecin–Fenix	+ 0"
8	Tom Paquot (BEL)	Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB	+ 0"
9	Jens Reynders (BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"
10	Cédric Beullens (BEL)	Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise	+ 0"

References

1. "2021»54th Grote Prijs Jef Scherens - Rondom Leuven (1.1)". ProCyclingStats. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
2. "Individueel Klassement - Classement Individuel Lotto Cycling Cup na wedstrijd van GP JEF SCHERENS - 15/08/2021" (PDF). Royal Belgian Cycling League. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
3. "Niccolò Bonifazio volgt zichzelf op in GP Jef Scherens" [Niccolò Bonifazio succeeds himself in GP Jef Scherens] (in Dutch). Eurosport. 15 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

• Official website