The 2021 Danmark Rundt (officially

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Danmark Rundt 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was a men's

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which was held from 10 to 14 August 2021. It was the 30th edition of

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, which was rated as a 2.Pro event on the

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and the

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calendars. This edition was the race's first in the

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; the 2020 edition was expected to feature in the

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UCI ProSeries but was cancelled due to the

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. The race was made up of five stages over five days and concluded with an

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in the traditional finishing town of

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Teams

Six

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s, seven UCI ProTeams, five

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teams and the Danish national team (competing as Team Postnord Danmark) made up the nineteen teams that participated in the race. , with five riders, was the only team to not enter a full squad of seven riders. In total, 131 riders started the race, of which 105 riders finished the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * * National Teams * Team PostNord Danmark

Schedule

Stages

Stage 1

;10 August 2021 – Struer to

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Stage 2

;11 August 2021 –

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Stage 4

;13 August 2021 –

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, (

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)

Classification leadership table

* On stage 2,

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, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed

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wore the cyan jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason,

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wore the green jersey on stage 3. * On stage 3, Jakub Kaczmarek, who was second in the active rider classification, wore the dark blue jersey, because first-placed

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wore the blue polka dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. For the same reason, Daniel Stampe wore the dark blue jersey on stage 4, and

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on stage 5. * On stages 4 and 5,

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, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed

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wore the cyan jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Active rider classification

Team classification

References

External links

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