2021 Tour of the Alps

Thirteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and one UCI Continental team made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race.{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=22-23}} UCI ProTeam {{UCI team code|WIL|2021}} was originally invited to participate, but they imposed a self-suspension on racing after one of their riders received a positive anti-doping test.{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/vini-zabu-impose-self-suspension-from-racing-after-de-bonis-epo-positive/|title=Vini Zabù impose self-suspension from racing after De Bonis EPO positive|first=Stephen|last=Farrand|publisher=CyclingNews|date=1 April 2021|access-date=18 April 2021}} Teams were allowed to field up a maximum of seven riders each, but four teams ({{UCI team code|ANS|2021}}, {{UCI team code|CJR|2021}}, {{UCI team code|TFS men|2021}}, and {{UCI team code|UAD|2021}}) each decided to only field six, for a total of 143 riders.{{cite web|url=https://d2e0ve3v41k4c6.cloudfront.net/media/upload/2021/04/18175515/Tour-of-the-Alps_Startlist.pdf|title=Startlist|work=Tour of the Alps|publisher=Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.S.D.|date=18 April 2021|access-date=18 April 2021}} Of this number, there were 116 finishers.{{cite web|url=https://www.computerauswertung.at/veranstaltungen/2021/210423/5._Etappe___stage_5___5%5E_Tappa_Result_ALL.pdf|title=Stage 5|work=Tour of the Alps|publisher=computerauswertung.at|date=23 April 2021|access-date=23 April 2021}}

UCI WorldTeams

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• {{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|APT|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|BOH|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|EFN|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|IGD|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|ISN|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|TBV|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|BEX men|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|DSM men|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|TQA|2021a}}
• {{UCI team code|TFS men|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|UAD|2021}}

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UCI ProTeams

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• {{UCI team code|ANS|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|ARK men|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|BCF|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|CJR|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|EOK|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|GAZ|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|UXT|2021}}
• {{UCI team code|WIL|2021}}

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UCI Continental Teams

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• {{UCI team code|Tirol|2021}}

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The five-day stage race started on 19 April and finished on 23 April, covering {{convert|713.6|km|abbr=on}} and around {{convert|13650|m|abbr=on}} of elevation. The race began in Brixen in South Tyrol, Italy and traveled north to cross the border into Tyrol, Austria for the remainder of stage 1 and the entirety of stage 2. On stage 3, the race once again crossed the border to head back down south into South Tyrol. Stage 4 saw the race continue to head south into Trentino, where the race finished in Riva del Garda on stage 5.{{cite web|url=https://d2e0ve3v41k4c6.cloudfront.net/media/upload/2021/04/06221517/TotA2021_Route_informations.pdf|title=Tour of the Alps Official Route 2021|work=Tour of the Alps|publisher=Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.S.D.|access-date=18 April 2021}}

;19 April 2021 — Brixen/Bressanone to Innsbruck, {{convert|140.6|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tourofthealps.eu/en/stage-1-brixenbressanone-innsbruck|title=Stage 1: Brixen/Bressanone - Innsbruck|work=Tour of the Alps|publisher=Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.S.D.|access-date=19 April 2021}}{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=35-43}}

;20 April 2021 — Innsbruck to Feichten im Kaunertal, {{convert|121.5|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tourofthealps.eu/en/stage-2-innsbruck-feichten-im-kaunertal|title=Stage 2: Innsbruck – Feichten im Kaunertal|work=Tour of the Alps|publisher=Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.S.D.|access-date=19 April 2021}}{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=45-53}}

;21 April 2021 — Imst to Naturns/Naturno, {{convert|162|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tourofthealps.eu/en/stage-3-imst-naturnsnaturno|title=Stage 3: Imst - Naturns/Naturno|work=Tour of the Alps|publisher=Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.S.D.|access-date=19 April 2021}}{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=55-63}}

;22 April 2021 — Naturns/Naturno to Valle del Chiese (Pieve di Bono), {{convert|168.6|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tourofthealps.eu/en/stage-4-naturnsnaturno-valle-del-chiesepieve-di-bono|title=Stage 4: Naturns/Naturno – Valle del Chiese/Pieve di Bono|work=Tour of the Alps|publisher=Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.S.D.|access-date=19 April 2021}}{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=65-73}}

;23 April 2021 — Valle del Chiese (Idroland) to Riva del Garda, {{convert|120.9|km|abbr=on}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tourofthealps.eu/en/stage-5-valle-del-chieseidroland-riva-del-garda|title=Stage 5: Valle del Chiese/Idroland - Riva del Garda|work=Tour of the Alps|publisher=Gruppo Sportivo Alto Garda A.S.D.|access-date=19 April 2021}}{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=75-83}}

In the 2021 Tour of the Alps, there were five classifications, of which four had jerseys awarded to the leaders and winners; the colors of each jersey were derived from the company that sponsored each jersey. The general classification (GC) ultimately decided which rider won the overall race, and was calculated by adding up each rider's finishing time on each stage and deducting any bonus seconds accrued. For each stage, the top three finishers got ten, six, and four bonus seconds, respectively, taken off their GC time. The rider with the fastest time after each stage and at the end of the race wore the yellow jersey, sponsored by Italian apple-producing consortium Melinda.{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=85, 88}}

The second classification was the mountains classification. Points were accumulated by being one of the first riders to summit certain climbs, which were marked as either third, second, and first-category climbs, in order of increasing difficulty. Each of the five stages had two designated climbs with points on offer; of these ten climbs, three were first-category, five were second-category, and two were third-category, for a maximum of 66 points that could be obtained by any one rider. The rider who accumulated the most mountains classification points after each stage and at the end of the race wore the light blue jersey, sponsored by Italian bank Gruppo Cassa Centrale.{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|p=85}}

The young rider classification was based on and calculated the same way as the general classification, although only under-23 riders, born on or after 1 January 1998, were eligible to contest this ranking. The highest placed under-23 rider in the GC after each stage and at the end of the race wore the white jersey, sponsored by the Austrian branch of the safety and workwear clothing manufacturer Würth Modyf.{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=85, 88}}

The other points-based classification was the sprints classification. Each of the five stages featured one intermediate sprint, which offered six, four, and two points, respectively, to the first three riders to cross the sprint line, for a maximum of 30 points that could be obtained by any one rider. The rider who accumulated the most sprints classification points after each stage and at the end of the race wore the red jersey, sponsored by Italian sports news company PMG Sport.{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|pp=85, 88}}{{cite web|url=https://www.pmgsport.it/about/|title=About - PMG Sport|publisher=Pulse Media Group SRL|access-date=18 April 2021}}

The fifth and last classification was the team classification. For this classification, the times of the first three finishers for each team were added together, and the leading team after each stage and at the end of the race was the team with the lowest cumulative time. No special jerseys or jersey numbers were awarded to the leaders and winners of this classification.{{sfn|Roadbook|2021|p=89}}

• On stage 3, Alessandro De Marchi, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the light blue jersey, because first-placed Simon Yates wore the green jersey as the leader of the general classification.

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{{cyclingresult|1|Simon Yates|GBR|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2021}}|18h 36' 06"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Pello Bilbao|ESP|{{UCI team code|TBV|2021}}|+ 58"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Aleksandr Vlasov|RUS|{{UCI team code|APT|2021}}|+ 1' 06"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Jefferson Alexander Cepeda|ECU|{{UCI team code|ANS|2021}}|+ 2' 25"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Hugh Carthy|GBR|{{UCI team code|EFN|2021}}|+ 2' 37"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Pavel Sivakov|RUS|{{UCI team code|IGD|2021}}|+ 2' 44"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Nairo Quintana|COL|{{UCI team code|ARK men|2021}}|+ 2' 54"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Ruben Guerreiro|POR|{{UCI team code|EFN|2021}}|+ 3' 12"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Romain Bardet|FRA|{{UCI team code|DSM men|2021}}|+ 3' 12"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Nick Schultz|AUS|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2021}}|+ 3' 36"}}

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{{cyclingresult start|title=Final mountains classification (1–10)|points=yes}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Alessandro De Marchi|ITA|{{UCI team code|ISN|2021}}|25|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Márton Dina|HUN|{{UCI team code|EOK|2021}}|16}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Simon Yates|GBR|{{UCI team code|BEX men|2021}}|14|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Reuben Thompson|NZL|{{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}|10}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Thibaut Pinot|FRA|{{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}|10}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Aleksandr Vlasov|RUS|{{UCI team code|APT|2021}}|8}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Pavel Sivakov|RUS|{{UCI team code|IGD|2021}}|8}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Chris Froome|GBR|{{UCI team code|ISN|2021}}|8}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Georg Steinhauser|GER|{{UCI team code|Tirol|2021}}|6}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Nairo Quintana|COL|{{UCI team code|ARK men|2021}}|6}}

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{{cyclingresult start|title=Final young rider classification (1–10)}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Jefferson Alexander Cepeda|ECU|{{UCI team code|ANS|2021}}|18h 38' 31"|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Alejandro Osorio|COL|{{UCI team code|CJR|2021}}|+ 2' 00"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Florian Lipowitz|GER|{{UCI team code|Tirol|2021}}|+ 4' 03"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Erik Fetter|HUN|{{UCI team code|EOK|2021}}|+ 8' 03"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Attila Valter|HUN|{{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}|+ 9' 13"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Vadim Pronskiy|KAZ|{{UCI team code|APT|2021}}|+ 9' 36"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Mattias Skjelmose Jensen|DEN|{{UCI team code|TFS men|2021}}|+ 14' 07"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Andrés Ardila|COL|{{UCI team code|UAD|2021}}|+ 14' 07"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Michel Ries|LUX|{{UCI team code|TFS men|2021}}|+ 14' 30"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Georg Steinhauser|GER|{{UCI team code|Tirol|2021}}|+ 15' 03"}}

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{{cyclingresult start|title=Final sprints classification (1–10)|points=yes}}

{{cyclingresult|1|Felix Engelhardt|GER|{{UCI team code|Tirol|2021}}|12|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|2|Alessandro De Marchi|ITA|{{UCI team code|ISN|2021}}|8|20px}}

{{cyclingresult|3|Gianni Moscon|ITA|{{UCI team code|IGD|2021}}|6}}

{{cyclingresult|4|Luis León Sánchez|ESP|{{UCI team code|APT|2021}}|6}}

{{cyclingresult|5|Márton Dina|HUN|{{UCI team code|EOK|2021}}|6}}

{{cyclingresult|6|Tony Gallopin|FRA|{{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}|4}}

{{cyclingresult|7|Attila Valter|HUN|{{UCI team code|GFC|2021}}|4}}

{{cyclingresult|8|Nicolas Roche|IRL|{{UCI team code|DSM men|2021}}|4}}

{{cyclingresult|9|Davide Bais|ITA|{{UCI team code|EOK|2021}}|4}}

{{cyclingresult|10|Matteo Fabbro|ITA|{{UCI team code|BOH|2021}}|2}}

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{{cyclingresult start|title=Final team classification (1–10)|rider=no}}

{{cyclingresult|1|||{{UCI team code|IGD|2021}}|56h 01' 17"}}

{{cyclingresult|2|||{{UCI team code|DSM men|2021}}|+ 1' 49"}}

{{cyclingresult|3|||{{UCI team code|APT|2021}}|+ 7' 26"}}

{{cyclingresult|4|||{{UCI team code|ALM|2021}}|+ 9' 18"}}

{{cyclingresult|5|||{{UCI team code|BEX men|2021}}|+ 9' 21"}}

{{cyclingresult|6|||{{UCI team code|EFN|2021}}|+ 11' 51"}}

{{cyclingresult|7|||{{UCI team code|BOH|2021}}|+ 14' 56"}}

{{cyclingresult|8|||{{UCI team code|ISN|2021}}|+ 15' 19"}}

{{cyclingresult|9|||{{UCI team code|TFS men|2021}}|+ 15' 52"}}

{{cyclingresult|10|||{{UCI team code|ANS|2021}}|+ 16' 49"}}

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