2021 UCI ProSeries

2021 UCI ProSeries
Second edition of the UCI ProSeries
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LocationAsia, Europe, United States
Races47
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The 2021 UCI ProSeries is the second season of the UCI ProSeries, the second tier road cycling tour, below the UCI World Tour, but above the various regional UCI Continental Circuits.

The 2021 season initially consisted of 55 events of which 28 were one-day races (1.Pro) and 27 were stage races (2.Pro). There were 47 events in Europe, 5 in Asia, 2 in the United States and 1 in Argentina.[1]

During January 2021, five races were cancelled and three were postponed, leaving 47 races in the 2021 UCI ProSeries season. Two races were added to the calendar (the Dwars door het Hageland and Eurométropole Tour), bringing the number of races scheduled to 49 in early February.

Events

Races in the 2021 UCI ProSeries[1]
Race Date Winner Team Ref.
Argentina Vuelta a San Juan 24–31 January Cancelled [2]
Malaysia Tour de Langkawi 30 January – 6 February [3]
Oman Tour of Oman 9–14 February
France Tour de la Provence 11–14 February  Iván Sosa (COL) Ineos Grenadiers [4]
Spain Clásica de Almería 14 February  Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) Team Qhubeka Assos [5]
France Faun-Ardèche Classic 27 February  David Gaudu (FRA) Groupama–FDJ [6]
France Royal Bernard Drôme Classic 28 February  Andrea Bagioli (ITA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [7]
Belgium Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne 28 February  Mads Pedersen (DEN) Trek–Segafredo [8]
Italy Trofeo Laigueglia 3 March  Bauke Mollema (NED) Trek–Segafredo [9]
Italy GP Industria & Artigianato 7 March  Mauri Vansevenant (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [10]
Belgium Nokere Koerse 17 March  Ludovic Robeet (BEL) Bingoal WB [11]
Belgium Bredene Koksijde Classic 19 March  Tim Merlier (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix [12]
Spain GP Miguel Induráin 3 April  Alejandro Valverde (ESP) Movistar Team [13]
Belgium Scheldeprijs 7 April  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix [14]
Turkey Presidential Tour of Turkey 11–18 April  José Manuel Díaz (ESP) Delko [15]
Belgium Brabantse Pijl 14 April  Tom Pidcock (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers [16]
Spain Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana 14–18 April[a]  Stefan Küng (SUI) Groupama–FDJ [19]
Italy Tour of the Alps 19–23 April  Simon Yates (GBR) Team BikeExchange [20]
United Kingdom Tour de Yorkshire 29 April – 2 May Cancelled [21]
France Four Days of Dunkirk 4–9 May [22]
Portugal Volta ao Algarve 5–9 May[b]  João Rodrigues (POR) W52 / FC Porto [24]
France Tro-Bro Léon 16 May  Connor Swift (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic [25]
Spain Vuelta a Andalucía 18–22 May[c]  Miguel Ángel López (COL) Movistar Team [27]
France Boucles de la Mayenne 27–30 May  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ [28]
Belgium Dwars door het Hageland 5 June  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team [29]
Belgium Tour of Belgium 9–13 June  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [30]
Slovenia Tour of Slovenia 9–13 June  Tadej Pogačar (SLO) UAE Team Emirates [31]
Netherlands ZLM Tour 9–13 June Cancelled [32]
Belgium Tour de Wallonie 20–24 July  Quinn Simmons (USA) Trek–Segafredo [33]
United States Tour of Utah 26 July – 1 August Cancelled [34]
Spain Vuelta a Burgos 3–7 August  Mikel Landa (ESP) Team Bahrain Victorious [35]
Norway Arctic Race of Norway 5–8 August  Ben Hermans (BEL) Israel Start-Up Nation [36]
Denmark Danmark Rundt 10–14 August  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [37]
Norway Tour of Norway 19–22 August[d]  Ethan Hayter (GBR) Ineos Grenadiers [39]
Germany Deutschland Tour 26–29 August  Nils Politt (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe [40]
Belgium Brussels Cycling Classic 28 August  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [41]
Austria Tour of Austria 31 August – 4 September[e] Cancelled
United States Maryland Cycling Classic 5 September [42]
United Kingdom Tour of Britain 5–12 September  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma [43]
France Grand Prix de Fourmies 12 September  Elia Viviani (ITA) Cofidis [44]
Luxembourg Tour de Luxembourg 14–18 September  João Almeida (POR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [45]
Belgium Grand Prix de Wallonie 15 September  Christophe Laporte (FRA) Cofidis [46]
Italy Coppa Sabatini 16 September  Michael Valgren (DEN) EF Education–Nippo [47]
Belgium Primus Classic 18 September  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [48]
France Grand Prix de Denain 21 September[f]  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix [50]
Belgium Eurométropole Tour 29 September[g]  Fabio Jakobsen (NED) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [52]
Italy Giro dell'Emilia 2 October  Primož Roglič (SLO) Team Jumbo–Visma [53]
Germany Münsterland Giro 3 October  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [54]
Italy Coppa Bernocchi 4 October  Remco Evenepoel (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step [55]
Italy Tre Valli Varesine 5 October  Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) Israel Start-Up Nation [56]
Italy Milano–Torino 6 October  Primož Roglič (SLO) Team Jumbo–Visma [57]
Italy Gran Piemonte 7 October  Matt Walls (GBR) Bora–Hansgrohe [58]
China Tour of Taihu Lake 9–12 October Cancelled
France Paris–Tours 10 October  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ [59]
France Grand Prix du Morbihan 16 October[h]  Arne Marit (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise [60]
Japan Japan Cup 17 October Cancelled [61]

Notes

  1. ^ The Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana was originally scheduled for 3–7 February but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][18]
  2. ^ The Volta ao Algarve was originally scheduled for 17–21 February but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][23]
  3. ^ The Vuelta a Andalucía was originally scheduled for 17–21 February but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][26]
  4. ^ The Tour of Norway was originally supposed to begin on 19 May but was reduced by two days.[17] In April, the race was postponed from 21–24 May to 19–22 August.[38]
  5. ^ The 2021 Tour of Austria was scheduled for 26 June – 1 July, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. Subsequently the race was cancelled due to financial reasons.
  6. ^ The Grand Prix de Denain was originally scheduled for 18 March but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17][49]
  7. ^ The Eurométropole Tour was originally scheduled for 2 October but was rescheduled to avoid conflict with Paris–Roubaix, which was postponed to 3 October.[51]
  8. ^ The Grand Prix du Morbihan was originally scheduled for 15 May but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[17]

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