2021 UCI World Tour: Difference between revisions

| competition =[[UCI WorldTour]]

| dates = 21 February – 199 October

| next = ''[[2022 UCI World Tour|2022]]''

The '''2021 UCI World Tour''' iswas a series of races that includeincluded twenty-nine [[road bicycle racing|road cycling]] events throughout the [[2021 in men's road cycling|2021 cycling season]].<ref name="UCIcalendar">{{Cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/inside-uci/press-releases/the-uci-reveals-the-2021-calendars-for-the-uci-worldtour-and-uci-women%E2%80%99s-worldtour|title=The UCI reveals the 2021 calendars for the UCI WorldTour and UCI Women's WorldTour|access-date=25 October 2020|work=UCI}}</ref> The tour started with the opening stage of the [[2021 UAE Tour|UAE Tour]] on 21 February,<ref name="UCIcalendar"/> and is scheduled to concludeconcluded with [[2021 Il Lombardia|Il Lombardia]] on 9 October.

| {{flagathlete|[[MaximilianMax Schachmann]]|GER}}

| {{flagathlete|[[MaximilianMax Schachmann]]|GER}}

| 19 September{{efn|The [[2021 Eschborn–Frankfurt|Eschborn–Frankfurt]] was initially scheduled for 1 May, but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Germany]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tuttobiciweb.it/article/2021/03/18/1616080742/uci-worldtour-covid|title=UCI. Ecco i calendari rivisitati del Worldtour maschile e femminile|language=it|trans-title=UCI. Here are the revised calendars of the men's and women's Worldtour|date=18 March 2021|access-date=3 April 2021}}</ref>}}

| 3 October{{efn|[[2021 Paris–Roubaix|Paris–Roubaix]] was initially scheduled for 11 April, but was postponed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in France]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/paris-roubaix-postponed-to-october-due-to-covid-19-pandemic-in-france/|title=Paris-Roubaix postponed to October due to COVID-19 pandemic in France|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 April 2021|access-date=1 April 2021}}</ref>}}

Due to [[COVID-19 pandemic|COVID-19]]-related logistical concerns raised by teams regarding travel to Australia (including strict quarantine requirements), the [[Tour Down Under]] (19–24 January) and the [[Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race]] (31 January) were cancelled. The organisers of the Tour Down Under held a "domestic cycling festival" known as the Santos Festival of Cycling in its place, which featured races in various disciplines (including a [[National Road Series]] event).<ref>{{cite news|date=23 December 2020|title=From the ashes: Festival of Cycling rises from TDU and bushfires|work=SBS Cycling Central|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/cyclingcentral/article/2020/12/23/ashes-festival-cycling-rises-tdu-and-bushfires|access-date=24 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2021-tour-down-under-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/|title=2021 Tour Down Under cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=1 November 2020|access-date=1 November 2020}}</ref> In June, the [[Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec]] (10 September) and the [[Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal]] (12 September) were cancelled due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/gp-quebec-and-montreal-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/|title=GP Québec and Montréal cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic|publisher=CyclingNews|date=10 June 2021|access-date=10 June 2021}}</ref> In August, the [[Hamburg Cyclassics]] (15 August) and the [[Tour of Guangxi]] (14–19 October) were both cancelled at the request of their respective organisers, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2021-tour-of-guangxi-tour-of-chongming-island-and-hamburg-cyclassics-cancelled-due-to-covid-19-pandemic/|title=2021 Tour of Guangxi, Tour of Chongming Island and Hamburg Cyclassics cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic|work=[[Cyclingnews.com]]|publisher=[[Future plc]]|date=4 August 2021|accessdate=4 August 2021}}</ref>

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