The 2021 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche was the 19th edition of the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche road cycling stage race, which was held from 8 to 14 September 2021 in southeastern France. The race was categorised as a 2.1 event.^[1]

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2021 Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche

Race details
Dates	8–14 September 2021
Stages	7
Distance	821.56 km (510.5 mi)
Winning time	23h 18' 12"
Results
Winner  Leah Thomas (USA) (Movistar Team)   Second  Mavi García (ESP) (Alé BTC Ljubljana)   Third  Ane Santesteban (ESP) (Team BikeExchange) Mountains  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) (Liv Racing) Youth  Henrietta Christie (NZL) (Bepink) Combination  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) (Liv Racing) Sprints  Leah Thomas (USA) (Movistar Team)   Team Team BikeExchange
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Five of the nine UCI Women's WorldTeams, 14 UCI Women's Continental Teams, and one Elite Domestic team made up the 20 teams that participated in the race.^[2] Ten teams entered a full squad of six riders, while eight teams entered only five riders. Furthermore, two teams, Bingoal Casino–Chevalmeire and Team Farto–BTC entered only four riders. Of the 108 riders to start the race, 79 finished.^[3]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Elite Domestic Teams

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Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Sprints classification	Mountains classification	Rushes classification	Combination classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Arlenis Sierra	Arlenis Sierra	Arlenis Sierra	Katia Ragusa	Katia Ragusa	Katia Ragusa	Ally Wollaston	Movistar Team	Marissa Baks
2	Leah Thomas	Leah Thomas		Pauliena Rooijakkers		Lizzie Deignan	Marine Allione	Liv Racing	Leah Thomas
3	Chloe Hosking					Pauliena Rooijakkers			Sabrina Stultiens
4	Ruth Winder						Henrietta Christie	Trek–Segafredo	Lucie Jounier
5	Marta Bastianelli		Leah Thomas						Emma Langley
6	Teniel Campbell								Teniel Campbell
7	Lucinda Brand				Nicole Steigenga			Team BikeExchange	Lucinda Brand
Final		Leah Thomas	Leah Thomas	Pauliena Rooijakkers	Nicole Steigenga	Pauliena Rooijakkers	Henrietta Christie	Team BikeExchange	Not awarded

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• On stage 2, Marta Bastianelli, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Arlenis Sierra wore the pink jersey as the leader of the general classification. Bastianelli wore the green jersey again on stages 6 and 7, but with Leah Thomas as the leader of the general classification.
• On stage 2, Nicole Steigenga, who was second in the rushes classification, wore the violet jersey, because first-placed Katia Ragusa wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. For the same reason, Marissa Baks, who was second in the combination classification, wore the blue jersey.
• On stage 4, Lizzie Deignan, who was second in the combination classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Pauliena Rooijakkers wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. For the same reason, Thalita de Jong wore the blue jersey on stage 5, Ruth Winder on stage 6, and Emma Langley on stage 7.