2021 Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge | |
Series: | 2021 UCI Europe Tour |
Date: | 8 June 2021 |
Stages: | 1 |
Distance: | 154[1] |
Unit: | km |
Time: | 4h 30' 04" |
First: | Miguel Ángel López |
First Nat: | COL |
Second: | Óscar Rodríguez |
Second Nat: | ESP |
Third: | Enric Mas |
Third Nat: | ESP |
Previous: | 2020 |
Next: | 2022 |
The 2021 Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge was the third edition of the Mont Ventoux Dénivelé Challenge road cycling one-day race, which was a category 1.1 event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour. After the 2020 edition was postponed to August due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the race returned to its usual mid-June time slot.[2] [3]
The 154km (96miles) long race in the southeastern French province of Provence started in Vaison-la-Romaine and featured two ascents of Mont Ventoux, with the race finishing at the summit of the second ascent. The first ascent took the eastern route from Sault, while the second ascent took the southern route from Bédoin.[4]
Seven of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the twenty teams that participated in the race.[5] All but six teams entered a full squad of seven riders:,, and each entered six riders, while,, and each entered five riders.[6] With one late non-starter from, there were 130 riders who started the race, from which 86 finished.[7]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams