2021 Deutschland Tour Explained

2021 Deutschland Tour
Date:26 – 29 August 2021
Series:2021 UCI Europe Tour
2021 UCI ProSeries
Stages:4
Distance:720.5
Unit:km
Time:16h 29' 41"
First:Nils Politt
First Nat:GER
First Color:red
Second:Pascal Ackermann
Second Nat:GER
Third:Alexander Kristoff
Third Nat:NOR
Points:Pascal Ackermann
Points Nat:GER
Points Color:green
Mountains:Louis Vervaeke
Mountains Nat:BEL
Mountains Color:blue
Youth:Georg Zimmermann
Youth Nat:GER
Youth Color:bluedot
Team Color:yellow number
Previous:2019
Next:2022

The 2021 Deutschland Tour was a men's road cycling stage race which took place from 26 to 29 August 2021. It was the 35th edition of the Deutschland Tour, which is rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars.[1] This edition was the race's first in the UCI ProSeries; the 2020 edition was expected to feature in the inaugural UCI ProSeries but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] [3]

Teams

Nine of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, five UCI Continental teams, and the German national team made up the twenty-two teams that participated in the race., with five riders, was the only team to not enter a full squad of six riders. With also reduced to five with one late non-starter, 130 riders started the race. Of these riders, only 72 finished.[4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Schedule

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DateRouteDistanceTypeStage winner
126 AugustStralsund to Schwerin191.4km (118.9miles)Flat stage
227 AugustSangerhausen to Ilmenau180.8km (112.3miles)Hilly stage
328 AugustIlmenau to Erlangen193.9km (120.5miles)Hilly stage
429 AugustErlangen to Nuremberg154.4km (95.9miles)Flat stage
Total720.5km (447.7miles)

Stages

Stage 1

26 August 2021 – Stralsund to Schwerin, 191.4km (118.9miles)

Stage 2

27 August 2021 – Sangerhausen to Ilmenau, 180.8km (112.3miles)

Stage 3

28 August 2021 – Ilmenau to Erlangen, 193.9km (120.5miles)

Stage 4

29 August 2021 – Erlangen to Nuremberg, 154.4km (95.9miles)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
Combativity award
1Pascal AckermannPascal AckermannPascal AckermannRobert JägelerJon KnolleJon Knolle
2Alexander KristoffKyle MurphyGeorg ZimmermannLouis Vervaeke
3Nils PolittNils PolittHenri Uhlig
4Alexander KristoffDylan Teuns
FinalNils PolittPascal Ackermann

Final classification standings

Team classification

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Deutschland Tour. UCI. 12 September 2021.
  2. Web site: August's Deutschland Tour cancelled. CyclingNews. 28 April 2020. 17 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Deutschland Tour wegen Corona abgesagt. German. Deutschland Tour canceled due to Corona. Radsport News. 28 April 2020. 17 August 2021.
  4. Web site: The Start List. Deutschland Tour. 25 August 2021. 26 August 2021. 26 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210826142801/https://www.deutschland-tour.com/fileadmin/content/Deutschland_Tour_2021/DT/PARTANTS_SUR_1_PAGE.pdf. dead.
  5. Web site: Die Trikots und Sonderwertungen der Deutschland Tour 2021. German. The jerseys and special classifications of the Deutschland Tour 2021. Deutschland Tour. 17 August 2021. 18 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210818035148/https://www.deutschland-tour.com/fileadmin/content/Pressemitteilungen/2021/PM_DT_Trikots.pdf. dead.