2021 Le Samyn
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2021 Le Samyn
| image = Le Samyn-2021 poster.jpg
| image_caption =
| image_size =300
| series =2021 UCI Europe Tour
| race_no =
| season_no =
| date = 2 March 2021
| stages =1
| distance = 205.4{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=16-17}}
| unit = km
| speed =
| time = 4h 34' 29"
| first = Tim Merlier
| first_nat = BEL
| first_team = {{UCI team code|AFC|2021}}
| second = Rasmus Tiller
| second_nat = NOR
| second_team = {{UCI team code|UXT|2021}}
| third = Andrea Pasqualon
| third_nat = ITA
| third_team = {{UCI team code|IWG|2021}}
| previous = 2020
| next = 2022
}}
The 2021 Le Samyn was the 53rd edition of the Le Samyn road cycling one day race in Belgium. It was a 1.1-rated event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the first event in the 2021 Belgian Road Cycling Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/calendar/CompetitionDetail?competitionId=62221&year=2021|title=Le Samyn 2021|publisher=UCI|access-date=1 March 2021}} The {{convert|205.4|km}} long race started in Quaregnon and finished in Dour, with almost four laps of a finishing circuit that featured several cobbled sections and climbs.{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=16-17}}{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-samyn/2021/result/today/profiles|title=Profile of Le Samyn 2021|work=La Flamme Rouge|publisher=ProCyclingStats|access-date=1 March 2021}}
Teams
Seven UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI ProTeams, and nine UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. All but five teams entered the maximum squad of seven riders; these five teams are {{UCI team code|ARK men|2021}}, {{UCI team code|COF|2021}}, {{UCI team code|DKO|2021}}, {{UCI team code|LPC|2021}}, and {{UCI team code|RLY|2021}}, each entering six riders. 125 of 170 riders finished the race.{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|p=15}}{{cite web|url=https://www.lesamyn.be/brouillon-auto/|title=Liste définitives des participants|language=French|trans-title=Definitive list of participants|publisher=Le Samyn|date=1 March 2021|access-date=1 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-samyn/2021/result|title=Le Samyn 2021 Startlist|publisher=ProCyclingStats|access-date=1 March 2021}}
UCI WorldTeams
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- {{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|COF|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|DQT|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|IWG|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|ISN|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|LTS|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|TQA|2021a}}
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UCI ProTeams
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- {{UCI team code|AFC|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|ARK men|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|BBK|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|BWB|2021a}}
- {{UCI team code|DKO|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|RLY|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|SVB|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|TDE|2021a}}
- {{UCI team code|UXT|2021}}
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UCI Continental Teams
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- {{UCI team code|BCY|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|DHB|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|DDS|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|CGF|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|JVD|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|LPC|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|LCT|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|SEG|2021}}
- {{UCI team code|TIS|2021}}
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Result
{{cyclingresult start|title=Result{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/le-samyn-2021/elite-men/results/|title=Tim Merlier wins Le Samyn|first=Patrick|last=Fletcher|publisher=CyclingNews|date=2 March 2021|access-date=2 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/race/gp-samyn/2021/result|title=Le Samyn 2021 Result|publisher=ProCyclingStats|date=2 March 2021|access-date=2 March 2021}}}}
{{cyclingresult|1|Tim Merlier|BEL|{{UCI team code|AFC|2021}}|4h 34' 29"}}
{{cyclingresult|2|Rasmus Tiller|NOR|{{UCI team code|UXT|2021}}|+ 0"}}
{{cyclingresult|3|Andrea Pasqualon|ITA|{{UCI team code|IWG|2021}}|+ 0"}}
{{cyclingresult|4|Sep Vanmarcke|BEL|{{UCI team code|ISN|2021}}|+ 0"}}
{{cyclingresult|5|Hugo Hofstetter|FRA|{{UCI team code|ISN|2021}}|+ 0"}}
{{cyclingresult|6|Amaury Capiot|BEL|{{UCI team code|ARK men|2021}}|+ 0"}}
{{cyclingresult|7|John Degenkolb|GER|{{UCI team code|LTS|2021}}|+ 0"}}
{{cyclingresult|8|Dimitri Claeys|BEL|{{UCI team code|TQA|2021a}}|+ 0"}}
{{cyclingresult|9|Timothy Dupont|BEL|{{UCI team code|BWB|2021a}}|+ 0"}}
{{cyclingresult|10|Milan Menten|BEL|{{UCI team code|BWB|2021a}}|+ 0"}}
{{cyclingresult end}}
References
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= Sources =
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- {{cite book|url=https://www.lesamyn.be/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Technische_Gids_Le_Samyn_2021_web_def1.pdf|title=Le Samyn Livre de Route 2021|language=French|trans-title=Le Samyn Roadbook 2021|publisher=Le Samyn|year=2021|ref={{harvid|Roadbook|2021}}}}
{{Refend}}
External links
- {{official|https://www.lesamyn.be/}}
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