2021 in women's road cycling

2021 in women's road cycling is about the 2021 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2021 UCI Women's Teams.

Olympic Games[]

Championships	Race	Date	Winner	Time	Second	Time	Third	Time
2020 Olympic Games Japan	Road race	25 July	Anna Kiesenhofer Austria	3:52:45	Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands	3:54:00 +1:15	Elisa Longo Borghini Italy	3:54:14 +1:29
2020 Olympic Games Japan	Individual time trial	28 July	Annemiek van Vleuten Netherlands	30:13	Marlen Reusser Switzerland	+0:56	Anna van der Breggen Netherlands	+1:02

World Championships[]

Championships	Race	Winner	Second	Third
UCI Road World Championships Belgium September 20–26 (2021 summary)	Road race	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	Marianne Vos (NED)	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
	Individual time trial	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Marlen Reusser (SUI)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
	Road race (Junior)	Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR)	(USA)	(GER)
	Individual time trial (Junior)	(RUS)	Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR)	(GER)
	Mixed Time Trial	Germany (GER) Lisa Klein Nikias Arndt Max Walscheid Lisa Brennauer Mieke Kröger Tony Martin	Netherlands (NED) Ellen van Dijk Koen Bouwman Jos van Emden Annemiek van Vleuten Riejanne Markus Bauke Mollema	Italy (ITA) Elena Cecchini Edoardo Affini Matteo Sobrero Marta Cavalli Elisa Longo Borghini Filippo Ganna

UCI Women's WorldTour[]

Single day races (1.Pro, 1.1 and 1.2)[]

Race	Date	Cat. †	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
Gravel and Tar ()	January 23	1.2	(NZL)	Sharlotte Lucas (NZL)	(NZL)	^[1]
Grand Prix Velo Manavgat ()	February 20	1.2	Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)	Anastasiya Kolesava (BLR)	Hanna Tserakh (BLR)	^[2]
Grand Prix Velo Alanya ()	February 21	1.2	(RUS)	(UZB)	Maria Novolodskaya (RUS)	^[3]
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (details)	February 27	1.Pro	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	Amy Pieters (NED)	^[4]
Le Samyn des Dames ()	March 2	1.1	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	Chloe Hosking (AUS)	^[5]
()	March 6	1.2	Hanna Tserakh (BLR)	Tatsiana Sharakova (BLR)	Tamara Dronova (RUS)
()	March 7	1.2	(RUS)	Olga Zabelinskaya (UZB)	Maria Novolodskaya (RUS)
()	March 10	1.1	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)	Marianne Vos (NED)
()	March 17	1.Pro	Amy Pieters (NED)	Grace Brown (AUS)	Lisa Klein (GER)
Omloop van de Westhoek ()	March 21	1.1	Christine Majerus (LUX)	Amy Pieters (NED)	Thalita de Jong (NED)
Dwars door Vlaanderen (details)	March 31	1.1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	Alexis Ryan (USA)	^[6]
()	April 5	1.1	Chiara Consonni (ITA)	Jelena Erić (SRB)	Maria Martins (POR)
Scheldeprijs ()	April 7	1.1	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	^[7]
Brabantse Pijl (details)	April 14	1.1	Ruth Winder (USA)	Demi Vollering (NED)	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	^[8]
()	April 18	1.2	Gladys Verhulst (FRA)	Giorgia Bariani (ITA)	Debora Silvestri (ITA)
Vuelta a la Comunitat Valenciana Feminas ()	April 18	1.1	Chiara Consonni (ITA)	Barbara Guarischi (ITA)	(FRA)
()	May 8	1.2	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Susanne Andersen (NOR)	Amber van der Hulst (NED)
()	May 13	1.1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Demi Vollering (NED)	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
()	May 14	1.1	Arlenis Sierra (CUB)	Ruth Winder (USA)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
()	May 16	1.1	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
Emakumeen Saria ()	May 18	1.1	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
()	June 5	1.2	Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED)	Christine Majerus (LUX)	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	^[9]
Dwars door de Westhoek ()	June 6	1.1	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Jolien D'Hoore (BEL)	Barbara Guarischi (ITA)	^[10]
()	June 13	1.1	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	Chiara Consonni (ITA)	Amber van der Hulst (NED)	^[11]
()	July 3	1.1	Olga Zabelinskaya (UZB)	Tamara Dronova (RUS)	Olga Shekel (UKR)
()	July 4	1.2	Amber van der Hulst (NED)	(NED)	Shari Bossuyt (BEL)
()	July 4	1.2	Anastasia Chursina (RUS)	Olena Sharha (UKR)	Olga Shekel (UKR)
()	July 10	1.2	Tamara Dronova (RUS)	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	(UKR)
()	July 11	1.2	Olga Zabelinskaya (UZB)	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	Yevheniya Vysotska (UKR)
Grand Prix Velo Erciyes ()	July 17	1.2	Olga Shekel (UKR)	Margarita Syradoeva (RUS)	Olena Sharha (UKR)	^[12]
Grand Prix Develi ()	July 18	1.2	Tatiana Antoshina (RUS)	Margarita Syradoeva (RUS)	(UKR)	^[13]
()	August 12	1.2	Juana Fernández (DOM)	Kaya Cattouse (BLZ)	(BER)	^[14]
()	August 13	1.2	(CUB)	(DOM)	(JAM)
La Périgord Ladies ()	August 14	1.2	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Erica Magnaldi (ITA)	Nadia Quagliotto (ITA)	^[15]
()	August 15	1.2	Marta Lach (POL)	Marta Bastianelli (ITA)	Laura Asencio (FRA)
()	September 3	1.2	Evelyn García (SLV)	Milagro Mena (CRC)	(CRC)
()	September 5	1.2	Milagro Mena (CRC)	María José Vargas (CRC)	Evelyn García (SLV)
()	September 12	1.2	Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR)	Rachel Neylan (AUS)	Silvia Zanardi (ITA)
Grand Prix International d'Isbergues ()	September 19	1.2	Charlotte Kool (NED)	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	Amber van der Hulst (NED)
Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite ()	October 2	1.Pro	Mavi García (ESP)	Arlenis Sierra (CUB)	Rachel Neylan (AUS)
()	October 3	1.2	Thalita de Jong (NED)	Christina Schweinberger (AUT)	Claire Faber (LUX)
()	October 5	1.2	Sara Van de Vel (BEL)	Loes Adegeest (NED)	Nicole Steigenga (NED)
()	October 5	1.2	Arlenis Sierra (CUB)	Mavi García (ESP)	Rachel Neylan (AUS)
La Classique Morbihan ()	October 15	1.1	Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA)	Valentine Fortin (FRA)	Chiara Consonni (ITA)
Grand Prix de Plumelec-Morbihan Dames ()	October 16	1.1	Chiara Consonni (ITA)	Charlotte Kool (NED)	Silvia Zanardi (ITA)
Chrono des Nations ()	October 17	1.1	Marlen Reusser (SUI)	Anna Kiesenhofer (AUT)	Mieke Kröger (GER)
()	October 22	1.2	Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED)	Charlotte Kool (NED)	(ITA)

Stage races (2.Pro, 2.1 and 2.2)[]

Race	Date	Cat. †	Winner	Second	Third	Ref
Healthy Ageing Tour (details)	March 10–12	2.1	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Lisa Brennauer (GER)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	^[16]
Festival Elsy Jacobs (details)	April 30–May 2	2.Pro	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	Leah Kirchmann (CAN)	Maria Giulia Confalonieri (ITA)	^[17]
Setmana Ciclista Valenciana ()	May 6–May 9	2.1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Mavi García (ESP)	Katrine Aalerud (NOR)
Internationale Thüringen Ladies Tour (details)	May 25–30	2.Pro	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)	^[18]
Tour de Suisse Women ()	June 5–6	2.1	Lizzie Deignan (GBR)	Elise Chabbey (SUI)	Marlen Reusser (SUI)
Vuelta Internacional Femenina a Guatemala ()	June 9–13	2.2	(COL)	Miryan Nuñez (ECU)	Liliana Moreno (COL)	^[19]
()	June 12–13	2.2	Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (POL)	(POL)	Łucja Pietrzak (POL)	^[20]
Lotto Belgium Tour ()	June 23–25	2.1	Lotte Kopecky (BEL)	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	^[21]
Giro d'Italia Donne (details)	July 2–11	2.Pro	Anna van der Breggen (NED)	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	Demi Vollering (NED)	^[22]
()	July 8–11	2.1	Lisa Klein (GER)	Mieke Kröger (GER)	Anna Henderson (GBR)	^[23]
Tour de Feminin ()	July 8–11	2.2	Joscelin Lowden (GBR)	Morgane Coston (FRA)	Corinna Lechner (GER)	^[24]
Tour de Belle Isle en Terre–Kreiz Breizh Elites Dames ()	July 29–30	2.2	Anna Henderson (GBR)	Floortje Mackaij (NED)	Anouska Koster (NED)	^[25]
Joe Martin Stage Race ()	August 26–29	2.2	Skylar Schneider (USA)	(USA)	Heidi Franz (USA)
Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile – Memorial Michela Fanini ()	August 27–29	2.2	Arlenis Sierra (CUB)	Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)	Debora Silvestri (ITA)
()	September 3–5	2.2	Marit Raaijmakers (NED)	Shari Bossuyt (BEL)	(NED)
Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche (details)	September 8–14	2.1	Leah Thomas (USA)	Mavi García (ESP)	Ane Santesteban (ESP)
()	September 17–18	2.2	Floortje Mackaij (NED)	Tayler Wiles (USA)	Ella Harris (NZL)
Vuelta a Colombia Femenina ()	September 28–October 3	2.2	Lilibeth Chacón (VEN)	Aranza Villalón (CHI)	Miryam Núñez (ECU)

Junior races[]

Race	Date	Cat. †	Winner	Second	Third
()	February 18–19	2.1WJ	(RUS)	(RUS)	(UZB)
()	March 4–5	2.1WJ	(RUS)	(RUS)	(UZB)
()	March 21	1.NcupWJ	(FIN)	(SUI)	(FRA)
()	May 8–9	2.NcupWJ	(GER)	(ITA)	(NED)
()	August 28–29	2.NcupWJ	(NED)	(NED)	(CZE)
()	September 3–5	2.NcupWJ	(GBR)	(USA)	(GER)
()	October 17	1.1	(FRA)	(FRA)	(FRA)

Continental Championships[]

Championships	Race	Winner	Second	Third
African Road Championships Egypt March 2–6 ()	Road race	Carla Oberholzer (RSA)	(RSA)	Vera Adrian (NAM)
	Individual time trial	Carla Oberholzer (RSA)	(RSA)	Vera Adrian (NAM)
	Road race (Junior)	(RSA)	(EGY)	(ALG)
	Individual time trial (Junior)	(RSA)	(EGY)	(ALG)
	Team Time Trial	South Africa (RSA) Carla Oberholzer Maroesjka Matthee	Rwanda (RWA)	Ethiopia (ETH)
	Junior Team Time Trial	South Africa (RSA)	Egypt (EGY)	Not awarded
	Mixed Time Trial	South Africa (RSA) Gustav Basson Carla Oberholzer Ryan Gibbons Kent Main	Rwanda (RWA) Moise Mugisha Jean Bosco Nsengimana	Ethiopia (ETH) Tsgabu Grmay
Dominican Republic August 13–15 ()	Road race	(COL)	Paola Muñoz (CHI)	Teniel Campbell (TTO)
	Individual time trial	Marlies Mejías (CUB)	(COL)	Aranza Villalón (CHI)
	Criterrium Elite	Marlies Mejías (CUB)	Aranza Villalón (CHI)	Miryam Núñez (ECU)
	Criterrium U23	(COL)	(BOL)	(MEX)
Dominican Republic August 13–15 ()	Road race	Juana Fernández (DOM)	Kaya Cattouse (BLZ)	(BER)
	Road race U23	Amber Joseph (BAR)	(CUB)	(CUB)
	Individual time trial	(CUB)	(DOM)	(JAM)
	Criterrium Elite	(BER)	Juana Fernández (DOM)	(SXM)
	Criterrium U23	(CUB)	(DOM)	(JAM)
European Road Cycling Championships Italy September 8–12 (2021 summary)	Road race	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Liane Lippert (GER)	Rasa Leleivytė (LTU)
	Road race U23	Silvia Zanardi (ITA)	Kata Blanka Vas (HUN)	Évita Muzic (FRA)
	Junior Road Race	(GER)	(ITA)	(FRA)
	Individual time trial	Marlen Reusser (SUI)	Ellen van Dijk (NED)	Lisa Brennauer (GER)
	U23 Individual time trial	Vittoria Guazzini (ITA)	Hannah Ludwig (GER)	Elena Pirrone (ITA)
	Junior Individual time trial	(RUS)	(GER)	(NED)
	Mixed Relay Team	Italy (ITA) Matteo Sobrero Alessandro De Marchi Marta Cavalli Filippo Ganna Elena Cecchini Elisa Longo Borghini	Germany (GER) Miguel Heidemann Max Walscheid Mieke Kröger Justin Wolf Corinna Lechner Tanja Erath	Netherlands (NED) Koen Bouwman Bauke Mollema Amy Pieters Jos van Emden Floortje Mackaij Demi Vollering
Dominican Republic October 22–24 ()	Junior Individual time trial	(DOM)	(ARU)	(BER)
Dominican Republic October 22–24 ()	Junior Road Race	(DOM)	(JAM)	(DOM)

Teams[]

UCI Women's WorldTeams
Alé BTC Ljubljana
Canyon–SRAM
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
Liv Racing
Movistar Team
SD Worx
Team BikeExchange
Team DSM
Trek–Segafredo
UCI Women's WorldTeams
A.R. Monex
Andy Schleck–CP NVST–Immo Losch
Arkéa Pro Cycling Team
Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano
AWOL O'Shea
Bepink
Bingoal Casino–Chevalmeire
Bizkaia–Durango
Born to Win G20 Ambedo
Burgos Alimenta Women Cycling Sport
CAMS–Basso Bikes
Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling
China Liv Pro Cycling
Plantur–Pura
Cogeas–Mettler–Look
DNA Pro Cycling
Doltcini–Van Eyck–Proximus
Drops–Le Col
Eneicat–RBH Global–Martín Villa
Ferei–CCN
GT Krush Tunap
InstaFund Racing
Isolmant–Premac–Vittoria
Laboral Kutxa–Fundación Euskadi
Lotto–Soudal Ladies
Lviv Cycling Team
Macogep Tornatech Girondins de Bordeaux
Massi–Tactic
Minsk Cycling Club
Multum Accountants Ladies
NXTG Racing
Parkhotel Valkenburg
Rally Cycling
Río Miera–Cantabria Deporte
Roxsolt Liv SRAM
Servetto–Makhymo–Beltrami TSA
Sestroretsk
Sopela Women's Team
Stade Rochelais Charente-Maritime
Team Farto–BTC
Team Coop–Hitec Products
Team Illuminate
Team Jumbo–Visma
Team Rupelcleaning–Champion Lubricants
Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
Valcar–Travel & Service
WCC Team

Deaths[]

References[]

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^ "GP Velo Manavgat: Mohd Harrif Saleh s'impose devant Alan Banaszek". Cyclism'Actu. Retrieved 20 February 2021. (in French)
^ "GP Velo Alanya, vittorie per Quintero e Ivanchenko. Nei 10 Gabburo e Covili". Cicloweb. Retrieved 22 February 2021. (in Italian)
^ "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
^ "Le Samyn des Dames cycling 2021 - 'Timed to perfection". eurosport.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ "Van Vleuten outsprints Niewiadoma to win Dwars door Vlaanderen Women". Cycling News. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ Frattini, Kirsten. "Lorena Wiebes wins first Scheldeprijs Women". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
^ "De Brabantse Pijl Women 2021 - Results". FirstCycling. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ "Van den Broek-Blaak wins Dwars door het Hageland". www.cyclingnews.com. Future Publishing Limited. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ Lorena Wiebes de beste in Dwars door de Westhoek
^ Lorena Wiebes wins Flanders Diamond Tour
^ GP Velo Erciyes - Azzedine Lagab et Olga Shekel vainqueurs (in French)
^ GP Develi - Tatiana Antoshina et Mykhaylo Kononenko s'imposent (in French)
^ Cycling: Caitlin Conyers Claims A Podium Spot
^ La Périgord Ladies - Marta Bastianelli remporte La Périgord Ladies (in French)
^ Frattini, Kirsten (12 March 2021). "Ellen van Dijk wins Healthy Ageing Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
^ Frattini, Kirsten (2 May 2021). "Emma Norsgaard wins Festival Elsy Jacobs". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ Goddard, Ben (30 May 2021). "Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Brand seals victory as Wiebes wins final stage". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
^ Lorena Colmenares CAMPEONA de la Vuelta a Guatemala Femenina 2021. Milena Salcedo gana la etapa final (in Spanish)
^ Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka najlepsza w Belgrade GP Woman Tour (in Polish)
^ Lotte Kopecky wins final stage, overall at 2021 Lotto Belgium Tour
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^ Baloise Ladies Tour - Lonneke Uneken la 3e étape, Lisa Klein sacrée (in French)
^ Tour de Feminin - Joscelin Lowden gagne la 4e étape et le général (in French)
^ Kreiz Breizh Elites Féminin - Et. 2 : Anna Henderson 1ère (in French)

[1] "Ray wins Gravel and Tar Femme". Cycling News. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[2] "GP Velo Manavgat: Mohd Harrif Saleh s'impose devant Alan Banaszek". Cyclism'Actu. Retrieved 20 February 2021. (in French)

[3] "GP Velo Alanya, vittorie per Quintero e Ivanchenko. Nei 10 Gabburo e Covili". Cicloweb. Retrieved 22 February 2021. (in Italian)

[4] "Omloop Het Nieuwsblad - FirstCycling.com". firstcycling.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.

[5] "Le Samyn des Dames cycling 2021 - 'Timed to perfection". eurosport.com. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[6] "Van Vleuten outsprints Niewiadoma to win Dwars door Vlaanderen Women". Cycling News. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[7] Frattini, Kirsten. "Lorena Wiebes wins first Scheldeprijs Women". cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

[8] "De Brabantse Pijl Women 2021 - Results". FirstCycling. Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[9] "Van den Broek-Blaak wins Dwars door het Hageland". www.cyclingnews.com. Future Publishing Limited. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[10] Lorena Wiebes de beste in Dwars door de Westhoek

[11] Lorena Wiebes wins Flanders Diamond Tour

[12] GP Velo Erciyes - Azzedine Lagab et Olga Shekel vainqueurs (in French)

[13] GP Develi - Tatiana Antoshina et Mykhaylo Kononenko s'imposent (in French)

[14] Cycling: Caitlin Conyers Claims A Podium Spot

[15] La Périgord Ladies - Marta Bastianelli remporte La Périgord Ladies (in French)

[16] Frattini, Kirsten (12 March 2021). "Ellen van Dijk wins Healthy Ageing Tour". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 12 March 2021.

[17] Frattini, Kirsten (2 May 2021). "Emma Norsgaard wins Festival Elsy Jacobs". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[18] Goddard, Ben (30 May 2021). "Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Brand seals victory as Wiebes wins final stage". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

[19] Lorena Colmenares CAMPEONA de la Vuelta a Guatemala Femenina 2021. Milena Salcedo gana la etapa final (in Spanish)

[20] Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka najlepsza w Belgrade GP Woman Tour (in Polish)

[21] Lotte Kopecky wins final stage, overall at 2021 Lotto Belgium Tour

[22] Knöfler, Lukas (11 July 2021). "Anna van der Breggen wins 2021 Giro d'Italia Donne". CyclingNews. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

[23] Baloise Ladies Tour - Lonneke Uneken la 3e étape, Lisa Klein sacrée (in French)

[24] Tour de Feminin - Joscelin Lowden gagne la 4e étape et le général (in French)

[25] Kreiz Breizh Elites Féminin - Et. 2 : Anna Henderson 1ère (in French)

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v t 2021 in road cycling (men, women)
UCI World Ranking
UCI world circuits	UCI World Tour UCI ProSeries UCI Women's World Tour UCI Women's ProSeries
UCI Continental Circuits	UCI Africa Tour UCI America Tour UCI Asia Tour UCI Europe Tour UCI Oceania Tour
Global championships	UCI Road World Championships
International Games	Summer Olympics Paralympic Games
Continental championships	African European Oceanian
National championships	National road cycling championships
UCI cycling teams	UCI WorldTeams UCI ProTeams and Continental teams UCI Women's Teams

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