The 2021 French Road Cycling Cup was the 30th edition of the

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. The number of events was restored to 16 as many events returned to the calendar after having been cancelled in the 2020 edition due to the

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. The pandemic strongly impacted the schedule again, as four events have been rescheduled from

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. The defending champion from the previous season was

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of . Despite winning three races, the most of any rider in this edition of the cup,

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() finished second to

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(), who won two races and secured five other top-ten finishes. By virtue of winning the individual general classification, Godon also won the young rider classification. completed the sweep by winning the teams classification, after having led it for all but one round; this was the team's third consecutive win in that classification.

Events

The calendar featured the regular 16 events again, after last season when cancellations due to the

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reduced the cup to only eight races.

Final cup standings

, ''after the

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Individual

All competing riders were eligible for this classification.

Young rider classification

All riders younger than 25 were eligible for this classification.

Teams

Only French teams were eligible for this classification.

Notes

References

External links

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French Road Cycling Cup

Road Cycling Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As users of the road, road cyclists are generally expected to obey the same laws a ...