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one day race, which was held on 16 September 2021 as part of the

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and the

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calendars. The race's hilly route covered in and around

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, located in the

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, and had three parts, each of which started and finished in Peccioli. The first part was a circuit that featured the hills of

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, and the ''Piazza del Popolo'' hill in Peccioli. Riders then took on five laps of a circuit with all the aforementioned hills except Lajatico. The race concluded with three laps of a circuit, which finished atop the ''Via Mazzini'' hill in Peccioli. With around to go, as the peloton was beginning the first of three laps of the final circuit, a group of eight riders made a decisive move, attacking from the peloton.

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() was the first to try a solo attack, but he was brought back with under to go. In the final kilometre,

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() tried to accelerate away but was quickly closed down, before Powless's teammate

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, winner of the

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the day before, made what would be the winning acceleration. Only

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(), the recently crowned European road race champion, was able to follow Valgren. In the finishing straight, Valgren continued to accelerate, distancing Colbrelli for the victory. From the rest of the contending octet,

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() finished third.

Teams

Seven of the 19

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s, eight

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s, two

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teams, and the Italian national team made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race. Each team entered a squad of seven riders, for a total of 126 riders. Only 49 riders finished the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * National Teams *

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Result

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coppa Sabatini, 2021

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