2021 Tour de Wallonie explained

2021 Tour de Wallonie
Series:	2021 UCI Europe Tour 2021 UCI ProSeries
Date:	20 – 24 July 2021
Stages:	5
Distance:	871.8
Unit:	km
Time:	20h 31' 13"
First:	Quinn Simmons
First Nat:	USA
First Color:	orange
Second:	Stan Dewulf
Second Nat:	BEL
Third:	Alexis Renard
Third Nat:	FRA
Points:	Dylan Groenewegen
Points Nat:	NED
Points Color:	yellow
Mountains:	Florian Vermeersch
Mountains Nat:	BEL
Mountains Color:	white
Sprints:	Dries De Bondt
Sprints Nat:	BEL
Sprints Color:	violet
Youth:	Quinn Simmons
Youth Nat:	USA
Youth Color:	red
Previous:	2020
Next:	2022

The 2021 Tour de Wallonie (known as the Ethias–Tour de Wallonie for sponsorship reasons) was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race mainly held in the Belgian region of Wallonia. It was a 2.Pro race as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars. It was the forty-eighth edition of the Tour de Wallonie, which started on 20 July and finished on 24 July.^{[1] [2]}

Teams

Thirteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. With six riders each,,, and were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. 172 riders started the race.^{[3] [4]}

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Route	Distance	Type		Winner
1	20 July	Genappe to Héron	185.7km (115.4miles)		Hilly stage
2	21 July	Verviers to Herve Zolder to Zolder	184km (114miles) 120km (80miles)		Hilly stage Flat stage
3	22 July	Plombières to Érezée Waimes to Érezée	179.9km (111.8miles) 177km (110miles)		Hilly stage
4	23 July	Neufchâteau to Fleurus	206km (128miles)		Hilly stage
5	24 July	Dinant to Quaregnon	183.1km (113.8miles)		Hilly stage
Total			938.7km (583.3miles) 871.8km (541.7miles)

Stages

Stage 1

20 July 2021 — Genappe to Héron, 185.7km (115.4miles)^[5]

Stage 2

21 July 2021 — Verviers to Herve, 184km (114miles)^[6] Zolder to Zolder, 120km (80miles)

Stage 2 was originally due to be cancelled due to the damage and consequences of the 2021 European floods in Wallonia.^[7] However, on 20 July, it was announced that the stage would be replaced by a 40-lap criterium on the Circuit Zolder in Limburg.^[8]

Stage 3

22 July 2021 — Plombières Waimes to Érezée, 179.9km (111.8miles) 177km (110miles)^[9]

Stage 4

23 July 2021 — Neufchâteau to Fleurus, 206km (128miles)^[10]

Stage 5

24 July 2021 — Dinant to Quaregnon, 183.1km (113.8miles)^[11]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Sprints classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Dylan Groenewegen	Dylan Groenewegen	Dylan Groenewegen	Tom Paquot	Dries De Bondt	Stan Dewulf		Alexis Gougeard
2	Fabio Jakobsen					Juan Pedro López		Dries De Bondt
3	Quinn Simmons	Quinn Simmons	Quinn Simmons	Florian Vermeersch	Quinten Hermans	Quinn Simmons		Tom Van Asbroeck
4	Dylan Groenewegen		Dylan Groenewegen		Dries De Bondt			Toon Aerts
5	Fabio Jakobsen							Sean Quinn
Final		Quinn Simmons	Dylan Groenewegen	Florian Vermeersch		Quinn Simmons		Not awarded

• On stage 2, Hugo Hofstetter, who was second in the points classification, wore the yellow jersey, because first-placed Dylan Groenewegen wore the orange jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 3, Fabio Jakobsen wore the yellow jersey for the same reason.
• On stage 4, Fabio Jakobsen, who was second in the points classification, wore the yellow jersey, because first-placed Quinn Simmons wore the orange jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Stan Dewulf, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the red jersey on stages 4 and 5.

Final classification standings

Team classification

References

Sources

• Book: Guide Technique du Tour 2021. French. Technical Guide of the 2021 Tour. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 2021. .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ethias Tour de Wallonie. Union Cycliste Internationale. 12 September 2021.
2. Web site: Parcours de panache. French. Course of panache. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 23 June 2021. 20 July 2021.
3. Web site: Le peloton 2021 - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. French. The peloton 2021 - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 23 June 2021. 20 July 2021.
4. Web site: Startlist Ethias Tour de Wallonie 2021. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 19 July 2021. 20 July 2021.
5. Web site: Entre Brabant, Meuse et Hesbaye - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. French. Between Brabant, Meuse and Hesbaye - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 11 May 2021. 20 July 2021.
6. Web site: Au cœur du Pays de Herve - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. French. In the heart of the Pays de Herve - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 18 May 2021. 20 July 2021.
7. News: Rit in Ronde van Wallonië tussen Verviers en Herve geannuleerd door noodsituatie. Dutch. Tour of Wallonia between Verviers and Herve canceled due to emergency. Sporza. VRT. 19 July 2021. 20 July 2021.
8. Web site: Afgelaste etappe in Ronde van Wallonië verhuist naar Circuit van Zolder. Dutch. Canceled stage in Tour of Wallonia moves to Circuit of Zolder. Sporza. VRT. 20 July 2021. 20 July 2021.
9. Web site: Des Trois Frontières au Tramway de l'Aisne - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. French. From the Three Borders to the Aisne Tramway - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 25 May 2021. 22 July 2021.
10. Web site: Semois, Meuse et Petit Try - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. French. Semois, Meuse and Petit Try - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 1 June 2021. 20 July 2021.
11. Web site: De la Haute-Meuse au cœur du Borinage - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. French. From the Haute-Meuse to the heart of the Borinage - ETHIAS TOUR DE WALLONIE. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 7 June 2021. 20 July 2021.
12. Web site: Les Cinq Maillots de L'ethias Tour de Wallonie 2021. French. The Five Jerseys of the Ethias Tour de Wallonie 2021. Tour de Wallonie. TRW Organisation. 22 June 2021. 20 July 2021.