2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes | |
Series: | 2021 UCI Women's World Tour |
Race No: | 8 |
Season No: | 20 |
Date: | 25 April 2021 |
Distance: | 141 |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 3h 54' 31" |
First: | Demi Vollering |
First Nat: | NED |
Second: | Annemiek van Vleuten |
Second Nat: | NED |
Third: | Elisa Longo Borghini |
Third Nat: | ITA |
Previous: | 2020 |
Next: | 2022 |
The fifth edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, a road cycling one-day race in Belgium, was held on 25 April 2021. It was the eight event of the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour. The race started in Bastogne and finished in Liège; the route included seven categorised climbs over a total distance of 141km (88miles).[1]
Similar to the 2019 and 2020 editions, the race finished in Liège.[2] At 141km (88miles), the race was approximately half the distance of the men's event. It started in Bastogne, from where it headed north to finish in Liège on the same location as the men's race. The route featured seven categorised climbs: the Côte de Wanne, Côte de la Haute-Levée, Col de Rosier, Côte de Desnié, Côte de La Redoute, Côte des Forges and Côte de la Roche aux faucons.
Nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and fourteen UCI Women's Continental Teams competed in the race.[3]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
See main article: 2021 UCI Women's World Tour.