The 2021 Paris–Nice was a
road cycling
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stage race
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held between 7 and 14 March 2021 in France. It was the 79th edition of
Paris–Nice
Paris–Nice is a professional cycling stage race in France, held annually since 1933. Raced over eight days, the race usually starts with a prologue in the Paris region and ends with a final stage either in Nice or on the Col d'Èze overlook ...
and the fourth race of the
2021 UCI World Tour
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.
Teams
Twenty-three teams participated in the race, including all nineteen
UCI WorldTeam
A UCI WorldTeam (2015–present), previously UCI ProTeam (2005–2014), is the term used by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to name a cycling team of the highest category in professional road cycling, the UCI World Tour or UCI ProTour
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s and four
UCI ProTeams. Each team entered seven riders, for a total of 161 riders, of which 127 finished the race.
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Route
Stages
Stage 1
;7 March 2021 —
Saint-Cyr-l'École
Saint-Cyr-l'École () is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris.
It used to host the training school for officers of the French army, the École spéciale militaire de Saint-Cyr (ESM), which w ...
to Saint-Cyr-l'École,
Stage 2
;8 March 2021 —
Oinville-sur-Montcient
Oinville-sur-Montcient is a commune in the Yvelines department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative divi ...
to
Amilly,
Stage 3
;9 March 2021 —
Gien
Gien () is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France.
Gien is on the river Loire, from Orléans. Gien station has rail connections to Montargis, Nevers and Paris. The town was bought for the royal domain by Philip II of Fra ...
to Gien, (
ITT)
Stage 4
;10 March 2021 —
Chalon-sur-Saône
Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; h ...
to
Chiroubles
Chiroubles () is a commune in the Rhône department in eastern France.
See also
* Chiroubles AOC, a Beaujolais wine from Chiroubles
*Communes of the Rhône department
The following is a list of the 208 communes of the Rhône department of Fra ...
,
Stage 5
;11 March 2021 —
Vienne
Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.[Bollène
Bollène (; Provençal dialect, Provençal: ''Bouleno'') is a Communes of France, commune in the Vaucluse Departments of France, department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region in southeastern France.
Geography
Bollène ...]
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Stage 6
;12 March 2021 —
Brignoles
Brignoles (; oc, Brinhòla) is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. Alongside Draguignan, it is one of two subprefectures in Var.
It was the summer residence of the counts of ...
to
Biot
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,
Stage 7
;13 March 2021 —
Nice
Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...
to
Valdeblore La Colmiane,
Stage 8
;14 March 2021 —
Nice Le Plan du Var to
Nice Levens,
Classification leadership table
* On stage 2,
Mads Pedersen, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Sam Bennett wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed
Arnaud Démare
Arnaud Démare (born 26 August 1991) is a professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2011 he won the UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships, and in 2016 he won the Milan–San Remo. He is one of five riders t ...
wore the jersey of the
French national road race champion.
* On stage 4,
Brandon McNulty
Brandon Alexander McNulty (born April 2, 1998) is an American cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In the 2016 UCI Junior World Time Trial Championships McNulty became the fourth American junior world champion after Greg LeMond, Jeff Evanshine ...
, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed
Stefan Bissegger
Stefan Bissegger (born 13 September 1998) is a Swiss professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He rode in the men's individual pursuit event at the 2018 UCI Track Cycling World Championships.
Major resu ...
wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
* On stages 5, 7, and 8,
Sam Bennett, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed
Primož Roglič
Primož Roglič (; born 29 October 1989) is a Slovenian racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . He started as a ski jumper and switched to cycling several years after an accident suffered at Planica.
At the 2017 Tour de France, Roglič bec ...
wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
References
Notes
External links
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