2021 Tour de Luxembourg explained

2021 Tour de Luxembourg
Series:	2021 UCI Europe Tour 2021 UCI ProSeries
Date:	14 – 18 September 2021
Stages:	5
Distance:	724.5
Unit:	km
Time:	17h 20' 44"
First:	João Almeida
First Nat:	POR
First Color:	yellow
Second:	Marc Hirschi
Second Nat:	SUI
Third:	Mattia Cattaneo
Third Nat:	ITA
Points:	João Almeida
Points Nat:	POR
Points Color:	cyan
Mountains:	Kenny Molly
Mountains Nat:	BEL
Mountains Color:	teal Cape Epic
Youth:	João Almeida
Youth Nat:	POR
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2020
Next:	2022

The 2021 Tour de Luxembourg was the 81st edition of the Tour de Luxembourg road cycling stage race. It was held from 14 and 18 September, as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries.^{[1] [2]}

Teams

Eight UCI WorldTeams, twelve UCI ProTeams, and one UCI Continental team made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. Each team entered a squad of six riders.^[3] After a late non-starter from, a total of 125 riders started the race; 103 riders finished.^[4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[5]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	14 September	Luxembourg City (d'Coque) to Luxembourg City (Kirchberg)	140km (90miles)		Hilly stage
2	15 September	Steinfort to Esch-sur-Sûre (Eschdorf)	186.1km (115.6miles)		Mountain stage
3	16 September	Mondorf-les-Bains to Mamer	189.3km (117.6miles)		Hilly stage
4	17 September	Dudelange to Dudelange	25.4km (15.8miles)		Individual time trial
5	18 September	Mersch to Luxembourg City (Limpertsberg)	183.7km (114.1miles)		Hilly stage
Total			724.5km (450.2miles)

Stages

Stage 1

14 September 2021 — Luxembourg City (d'Coque) to Luxembourg City (Kirchberg), 140km (90miles)^[6]

Stage 2

15 September 2021 — Steinfort to Esch-sur-Sûre (Eschdorf), 186.1km (115.6miles)^[7]

Stage 3

16 September 2021 — Mondorf-les-Bains to Mamer, 189.3km (117.6miles)^[8]

Stage 4

17 September 2021 — Dudelange to Dudelange, 25.4km (15.8miles) (ITT)^[9]

Stage 5

18 September 2021 — Mersch to Luxembourg City (Limpertsberg), 183.7km (114.1miles)^[10]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Coureur le plus sympathique
1	João Almeida	João Almeida	João Almeida	Kenny Molly	João Almeida		Thibaut Pinot
2	Marc Hirschi	Marc Hirschi			Marc Hirschi		Bauke Mollema
3	Sacha Modolo						Vincenzo Nibali
4	Mattia Cattaneo	João Almeida			João Almeida		Nairo Quintana
5	David Gaudu						Ben Gastauer
Final		João Almeida			João Almeida

• On stage 2, Bauke Mollema, who was second in the points classification, wore the cyan jersey, because first-placed João Almeida wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Marc Hirschi will wear the cyan jersey on stage 5.
• On stage 2, Marc Hirschi, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed João Almeida wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
• On stages 3 and 4, David Gaudu, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Marc Hirschi wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed João Almeida wore the cyan jersey as the leader of the points classification. Gaudu continued to wear the white jersey on stage 5, but with Hirschi and Almeida having exchanged leader's jerseys.

Final classification standings

Team classification

Notes and References

1. Web site: A selective route for the Škoda Tour Luxembourg. Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. 8 August 2021. 13 September 2021.
2. Web site: Skoda - Tour de Luxembourg. Union Cycliste Internationale. 13 September 2021.
3. Web site: Teams - Skoda Tour Luxembourg. Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914005159/https://skodatour.lu/teams/. 14 September 2021.
4. Web site: Liste des Partants. French. List of Participants. Tour de Luxembourg. Matsport. 13 September 2021. 13 September 2021.
5. Web site: Stages - Skoda Tour Luxembourg. Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210909073918/https://skodatour.lu/stages/. 9 September 2021.
6. Web site: Stage 1 LUXEMBOURG - LUXEMBOURG 14/09/2021. Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914012843/https://skodatour.lu/stages/stage1/. 14 September 2021.
7. Web site: Stage 2 STEINFORT - ESCH-SUR-SÛRE 15/09/2021. Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914012708/https://skodatour.lu/stages/stage2/. 14 September 2021.
8. Web site: Stage 3 MONDORF-LES-BAINS - MAMER 16/09/2021. Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914012931/https://skodatour.lu/stages/stage3/. 14 September 2021.
9. Web site: Stage 4 DUDELANGE - DUDELANGE 17/09/2021. Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914014107/https://skodatour.lu/stages/stage4/. 14 September 2021.
10. Web site: Stage 5 MERSCH - LUXEMBOURG 18/09/2021. Tour de Luxembourg. TDL Organisation. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210914014701/https://skodatour.lu/stages/stage-5/. 14 September 2021.