2021_Vuelta_a_Andalucía
2021 Vuelta a Andalucía
Cycling race
The 2021 Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta del Sol was a road cycling stage race that took place in the Andalusia region of southern Spain between 18 and 22 May 2021. It was the 67th edition of the Vuelta a Andalucía, and was rated as a category-2.Pro event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars.[2]
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| Dates | 18–22 May 2021[lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 807.6 km (501.8 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 21h 06' 55" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The race was originally scheduled for 17 to 21 February, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[1] it had to be postponed to mid-May.[3]
Nine UCI WorldTeams and seven UCI ProTeams made up the sixteen teams that participated in the race. UAE Team Emirates, with six riders, was the only team to not enter the maximum of seven riders. 111 riders started the race, of which 104 finished.[4][5]
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| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 18 May | La Cala de Mijas to Zahara de la Sierra | 152.1 km (94.5 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) |
| 2 | 19 May | Iznájar to Alcalá la Real | 183 km (114 mi) |  |
Intermediate stage |  Ethan Hayter (GBR) |
| 3 | 20 May | Beas de Segura to Villarrodrigo | 175.1 km (108.8 mi) |  |
Mountain stage |  Miguel Ángel López (COL) |
| 4 | 21 May | Baza to Cúllar Vega | 182.9 km (113.6 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  André Greipel (GER) |
| 5 | 22 May | Vera to Pulpí | 114.5 km (71.1 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Ethan Hayter (GBR) |
| Total | 807.6 km (501.8 mi) | |||||
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Stage 1
- 18 May 2021 – La Cala de Mijas to Zahara de la Sierra, 152.1 km (94.5 mi)[8][9]
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Stage 2
- 19 May 2021 – Iznájar to Alcalá la Real, 183 km (114 mi)[12][13]
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Stage 3
- 20 May 2021 – Beas de Segura to Villarrodrigo, 175.1 km (108.8 mi)[16][17]
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Stage 4
- 21 May 2021 – Baza to Cúllar Vega, 182.9 km (113.6 mi)[20][21]
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Stage 5
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| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Sprints classification |
Andalusian rider classification |
Spanish rider classification |
Combination classification | Team classification |
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| 1 | Gonzalo Serrano | Gonzalo Serrano | Gonzalo Serrano | Rui Oliveira | Thomas Sprengers | Luis Ángel Maté | Gonzalo Serrano | Gonzalo Serrano | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA |
| 2 | Ethan Hayter | Ethan Hayter | Ethan Hayter | Aaron Van Poucke | Carlos Rodríguez | Jonathan Lastra | Ethan Hayter | ||
| 3 | Miguel Ángel López | Miguel Ángel López | Miguel Ángel López | Luis Ángel Maté | Thomas Sprengers | Julen Amezqueta | Miguel Ángel López | ||
| 4 | André Greipel | ||||||||
| 5 | Ethan Hayter | Ethan Hayter | Movistar Team | ||||||
| Final | Miguel Ángel López | Ethan Hayter | Luis Ángel Maté | Thomas Sprengers | Carlos Rodríguez | Julen Amezqueta | Miguel Ángel López | Movistar Team | |
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- On stage 2, Orluis Aular, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Gonzalo Serrano wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stage 3, Gonzalo Serrano, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Ethan Hayter wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stages 4 and 5, Ethan Hayter, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Miguel Ángel López wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
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General classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) |
Movistar Team | 21h 06' 55" |
| 2 |  Antwan Tolhoek (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 20" |
| 3 | Julen Amezqueta (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 1' 10" |
| 4 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) |
Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 43" |
| 5 |  Toms Skujiņš (LAT) |
Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 47" |
| 6 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 2' 06" |
| 7 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) |
Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 13" |
| 8 |  James Piccoli (CAN) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | + 2' 24" |
| 9 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 2' 44" |
| 10 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 2' 48" |
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Points classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) |
Ineos Grenadiers | 76 |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) |
Movistar Team | 66 |
| 3 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) |
Movistar Team | 40 |
| 4 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) |
Trek–Segafredo | 39 |
| 5 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 38 |
| 6 |  Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) |
UAE Team Emirates | 33 |
| 7 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) |
Ineos Grenadiers | 29 |
| 8 | Julen Amezqueta (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 26 |
| 9 | André Greipel (GER) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 25 |
| 10 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) |
Astana–Premier Tech | 23 |
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Mountains classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 33 |
| 2 |  Rui Oliveira (POR) |
UAE Team Emirates | 27 |
| 3 |  Thomas Sprengers (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 15 |
| 4 | Héctor Carretero (ESP) |
Movistar Team | 12 |
| 5 | Álvaro Cuadros (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 11 |
| 6 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) |
Movistar Team | 10 |
| 7 | Urko Berrade (ESP) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | 8 |
| 8 |  Nikita Stalnov (KAZ) |
Astana–Premier Tech | 8 |
| 9 | Antonio Jesús Soto (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 8 |
| 10 | Julen Amezqueta (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 7 |
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Sprints classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Thomas Sprengers (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 9 |
| 2 | Julian Mertens (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 6 |
| 3 | Aaron Van Poucke (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 6 |
| 4 | Ander Okamika (ESP) |
Burgos BH | 4 |
| 5 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 4 |
| 6 | Antonio Jesús Soto (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 3 |
| 7 | Timo Roosen (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 2 |
| 8 | Unai Cuadrado (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 2 |
| 9 | Robbe Ghys (BEL) |
Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 2 |
| 10 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 1 |
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Andalusian rider classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) |
Ineos Grenadiers | 21h 08' 38" |
| 2 | Luis Ángel Maté (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 12' 30" |
| 3 | Álvaro Cuadros (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 26' 05" |
| 4 | Juan José Lobato (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 47' 23" |
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Spanish rider classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Julen Amezqueta (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 21h 08' 05" |
| 2 | Carlos Rodríguez (ESP) |
Ineos Grenadiers | + 33" |
| 3 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 56" |
| 4 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 1' 34" |
| 5 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 38" |
| 6 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) |
Movistar Team | + 2' 40" |
| 7 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) |
Movistar Team | + 3' 59" |
| 8 | Roger Adrià (ESP) |
Equipo Kern Pharma | + 4' 07" |
| 9 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) |
Burgos BH | + 4' 48" |
| 10 | Gotzon Martín (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 9' 39" |
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Combination classification
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| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Miguel Ángel López (COL) |
Movistar Team | 9 |
| 2 | Julen Amezqueta (ESP) |
Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 21 |
| 3 | Toms Skujiņš (LAT) |
Trek–Segafredo | 21 |
| 4 | Ethan Hayter (GBR) |
Ineos Grenadiers | 26 |
| 5 | Antwan Tolhoek (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 29 |
| 6 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) |
Movistar Team | 37 |
| 7 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) |
Euskaltel–Euskadi | 38 |
| 8 | James Piccoli (CAN) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 44 |
| 9 |  Robert Stannard (AUS) |
Team BikeExchange | 46 |
| 10 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) |
UAE Team Emirates | 50 |
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Team classification
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| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Movistar Team | 63h 26' 58" |
| 2 | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 23" |
| 3 | Trek–Segafredo | + 6' 22" |
| 4 | Team BikeExchange | + 6' 43" |
| 5 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 7' 31" |
| 6 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 8' 44" |
| 7 | Astana–Premier Tech | + 9' 51" |
| 8 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 13' 34" |
| 9 | Burgos BH | + 16' 28" |
| 10 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 17' 33" |
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- The race was originally scheduled for 17 to 21 February, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had to be postponed and rescheduled.[1]
- Fotheringham, Alasdair (22 January 2021). "Vuelta a Andalucía requests postponement until May due to COVID-19 pandemic". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- "Vuelta a Andalucía Ruta del Sol". UCI. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Weislo, Laura (18 March 2021). "New dates for Algarve, Andalucía, Ronde van Drenthe in revised 2021 calendars". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Road Book 2021, p. 17.
- "Listado de Participantes" [List of Participants] (PDF). Vuelta a Andalucía (in Spanish). Deporinter. 17 March 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "La Vuelta a Andalucía ya tiene su recorrido oficial 2021" [The Vuelta a Andalucía already has its official 2021 route]. Vuelta a Andalucía (in Spanish). Deporinter. 23 March 2021. Archived from the original on 7 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Road Book 2021, p. 18.
- "Stage 1". Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Road Book 2021, pp. 28–33.
- "Ruta del Sol: Serrano wins stage 1". CyclingNews. 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "Stage 1 Classifications" (PDF). Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 18 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- "Stage 2". Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Road Book 2021, pp. 42–47.
- Puddicombe, Stephen (19 May 2021). "Ruta del Sol: Ethan Hayter wins stage 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- "Stage 2 Classifications" (PDF). Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 19 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Stage 3". Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Road Book 2021, pp. 54–59.
- Goddard, Ben (20 May 2021). "Ruta del Sol: Miguel Ángel López wins stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- "Stage 3 Classifications" (PDF). Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 20 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Stage 4". Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Road Book 2021, pp. 68–73.
- Puddicombe, Stephen (21 May 2021). "Ruta del Sol: Greipel outduels Hodeg to win stage 4". CyclingNews. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Stage 4 Classifications" (PDF). Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
- "Stage 5". Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- Road Book 2021, pp. 82–87.
- Goddard, Ben (22 May 2021). "Miguel Ángel López wins Ruta del Sol". CyclingNews. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- "Stage 5 Classifications" (PDF). Vuelta a Andalucía. Deporinter. 22 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- Road Book 2021, p. 100.
Sources
- Libro de Ruta 2021 [Road Book 2021] (PDF) (in Spanish). Deporinter. 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
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