The 2021 Benelux Tour is a road cycling stage race that took place from 30 August to 5 September 2021 in Belgium and the Netherlands. It was the first edition of the newly rebranded Benelux Tour and the 17th edition overall. The race was the 26th event on the 2021 UCI World Tour calendar.
Teams All nineteen UCI WorldTeams and three UCI ProTeams made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race. and , with six riders each, were the only teams to not field a full squad of seven riders; was also reduced to six riders after a late non-starter. Of the 151 riders who started the race, 93 finished.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
Route + Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner 1 30 August Surhuisterveen to Dokkum Flat stage 2 31 August Lelystad to Lelystad Individual time trial 3 1 September Essen to Hoogerheide Flat stage 4 2 September Aalter to Ardooie Flat stage 5 3 September Riemst to Bilzen Hilly stage 6 4 September Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to Houffalize Hilly stage 7 5 September Namur to Geraardsbergen Hilly stage Total
Stages Stage 1 30 August 2021 – Surhuisterveen to Dokkum,
Stage 2 31 August 2021 – Lelystad to Lelystad, (ITT)
Stage 3 1 September 2021 – Essen to Hoogerheide,
Stage 4 2 September 2021 – Aalter to Ardooie,
Stage 5 3 September 2021 – Riemst to Bilzen,
Stage 6 4 September 2021 – Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve to Houffalize,
Stage 7 5 September 2021 – Namur to Geraardsbergen,
Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Combativity classification Team classification 1 Tim Merlier Tim Merlier Tim Merlier Arjen Livyns 2 Stefan Bissegger Stefan Bissegger Stefan Bissegger 3 Taco van der Hoorn Phil Bauhaus Luke Durbridge 4 Tim Merlier Tim Merlier Arjen Livyns 5 Caleb Ewan Stefan Küng 6 Sonny Colbrelli Sonny Colbrelli 7 Matej Mohorič Danny van Poppel Final Arjen Livyns
On stage 2, Phil Bauhaus, who was second in the points classification, wore the teal jersey, because first-placed Tim Merlier wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Tim Merlier wore the teal jersey on stage 3 with Stefan Bissegger as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the combativity classification
General classification
Points classification
Combativity classification
Team classification
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