| 2021 Adriatica Ionica Race | |
| Series: | 2021 UCI Europe Tour |
| Date: | 15–17 June 2021 |
| Stages: | 3 |
| Distance: | 491.0 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 11h 19' 56" |
| First: | Lorenzo Fortunato |
| First Nat: | ITA |
| First Color: | blue |
| Second: | Merhawi Kudus |
| Second Nat: | ERI |
| Third: | Vadim Pronskiy |
| Third Nat: | KAZ |
| Points: | Elia Viviani |
| Points Nat: | ITA |
| Points Team: | Italy |
| Points Color: | red |
| Mountains: | Lorenzo Fortunato |
| Mountains Nat: | ITA |
| Mountains Color: | green |
| Youth: | Vadim Pronskiy |
| Youth Nat: | KAZ |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Previous: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 Adriatica Ionica Race/Sulle Rotte della Serenissima was a road cycling stage race that took place between 15 and 17 June 2021 in the northeastern Italy.[1] It was the third edition of the Adriatica Ionica Race and a category 2.1 event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.[2]
After the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race made its return in 2021, though it was forced to downscale to three stages from the usual five.[3] [4]
One UCI WorldTeam, six UCI ProTeams, seven UCI Continental teams, and two national teams made up the sixteen teams that participated in the race.[5] With six riders each, and were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. Of the 110 riders who started the race, 88 finished.[6]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
The full race route details were revealed in a press conference on 10 June 2021.[7]
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 June | Trieste to Aviano | 185.3km (115.1miles) | Flat stage | |||
| 2 | 16 June | Vittorio Veneto to Cima Grappa | 148.2km (92.1miles) | Mountain stage | |||
| 3 | 17 June | Ferrara to Comacchio | 157.5km (97.9miles) | Flat stage | |||
| Total | 491km (305miles) | ||||||
The first stage, in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, headed west from Trieste, with a slightly undulating route and one categorized climb on the way to Aviano.
The second and queen stage sees the race continue heading west, from Vittorio Veneto in the Veneto region, with a summit finish atop the Cima Grappa at above sea level.
With the third and final stage, the race heads south into Emilia-Romagna: starting in Ferrara, riders will race towards the Adriatic coast and finish in Comacchio. Though this stage lacks much elevation gain, it does feature two laps of a 34km (21miles) circuit in the second half of the stage that includes three sectors of dirt roads per lap.