2021 Ardèche Classic

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| name = 2021 Faun-Ardèche Classic

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| series = 2021 UCI Europe Tour
2021 UCI ProSeries

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| date = 27 February 2021

| stages = 1

| distance = 171.3

| unit = km

| time = 4h 32' 37"

| first = David Gaudu

| first_nat = FRA

| first_team = {{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}

| second = Clément Champoussin

| second_nat = FRA

| second_team = {{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}

| third = Hugh Carthy

| third_nat = GBR

| third_team = {{UCI team code|EFN|2021}}

| previous = 2020

| next = 2022

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The 2021 Faun-Ardèche Classic was the 21st edition of the Faun-Ardèche Classic cycle race. The category 1.Pro race was held on 27 February 2021 as a part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/calendar/CompetitionDetail?competitionId=64242&year=2021|title=Faun-Ardèche Classic|publisher=UCI|access-date=27 February 2021}} The race started and finished in Guilherand-Granges, and featured five climbs, including a triple ascent of the short but steep Côte du Val d'Enfer, the last of which was in the final ten kilometers.{{cite web|url=https://boucles-drome-ardeche.fr/index.php/faun-ardeche-classic/|title=Faun-Ardèche Classic|work=Faun-Ardèche Classic|publisher=Boucles Drôme Ardèche|access-date=27 February 2021}} It formed a pair of races on the same weekend with the 2021 Royal Bernard Drôme Classic, held on the following day, with both races being organized by Boucles Drôme Ardèche.

Teams

Eleven of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. All but two teams entered the maximum of seven riders; {{UCI team code|IWG|2021}} entered six and {{UCI team code|AUB|2021}} entered five, for a total of 144 riders, of which 122 finished. Many of these riders also contested the Royal Bernard Drôme Classic the following day.{{cite web|url=http://boucles-drome-ardeche.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FaunArdecheClassic-ListedesEngages-1.pdf|title=Liste des engages|lang=French|trans-title=List of participants|work=Faun-Ardèche Classic|publisher=Boucles Drôme Ardèche|date=25 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021|archive-date=15 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415200910/http://boucles-drome-ardeche.fr/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/FaunArdecheClassic-ListedesEngages-1.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://boucles-drome-ardeche.fr/index.php/faun-ardeche-classic/equipes/|title=Équipes engagées|lang=French|trans-title=Participating teams|work=Faun-Ardèche Classic|publisher=Boucles Drôme Ardèche|access-date=27 February 2021}}

UCI WorldTeams

{{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}
{{UCI team code|APT|2021}}
{{UCI team code|COF|2021}}
{{UCI team code|DQT|2021}}
{{UCI team code|EFN|2021}}
{{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}
{{UCI team code|IWG|2021}}
{{UCI team code|ISN|2021}}
{{UCI team code|TQA|2021a}}
{{UCI team code|TFS men|2021}}
{{UCI team code|UAD|2021}}

UCI ProTeams

{{UCI team code|AFC|2021}}
{{UCI team code|ARK men|2021}}
{{UCI team code|BBK|2021}}
{{UCI team code|BWB|2021a}}
{{UCI team code|CJR|2021}}
{{UCI team code|DKO|2021}}
{{UCI team code|TDE|2021a}}

UCI Continental Teams

{{UCI team code|AUB|2021}}
{{UCI team code|SRA|2021}}
{{UCI team code|XRL|2021}}

Result

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result{{cite web|url=http://stsport.fr/IMG/pdf/faunardecheclassic-res.pdf|title=Faun-Ardèche Classic|work=2021 Faun-Ardèche Classic|publisher=STS Sport|date=27 February 2021|access-date=27 February 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/les-boucles-du-dus-ardeche/2021/result|title=Faun-Ardèche Classic 2021 Results|publisher=ProCyclingStats|access-date=27 February 2021}}}}

{{cyclingresult|1|David Gaudu|FRA|{{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}|4h 32' 37"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Clément Champoussin|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}|+ 0"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Hugh Carthy|GBR|{{UCI team code|EFN|2021}}|+ 11"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Mikkel Frølich Honoré|DEN|{{UCI team code|DQT|2021}}|+ 28"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Dorian Godon|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}|+ 40"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Aleksandr Vlasov|RUS|{{UCI team code|APT|2021}}|+ 40"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Aurélien Paret-Peintre|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}|+ 42"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}|+ 42"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Jonathan Hivert|FRA|{{UCI team code|BBK|2021}}|+ 46"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Quinn Simmons|USA|{{UCI team code|TFS men|2021}}|+ 46"}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://boucles-drome-ardeche.fr/}}

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