2021 Challenge by La Vuelta

2021 Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta
2021 UCI Women's World Tour, race 15 of 18
Race details
Dates2–5 September 2021
Stages4
Distance341.3 km (212.1 mi)
Winning time8h 40' 18"
Results
Winner  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Movistar Team)
  Second  Marlen Reusser (SUI) (Alé BTC Ljubljana)
  Third  Elise Chabbey (SUI) (Canyon–SRAM)
Points  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (Liv Racing)
  Team Canyon–SRAM
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The 2021 Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta was a women's road cycling stage race that was held in the region of Galicia in northwestern Spain from 2 to 5 September 2021. It was the seventh edition of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta and was the fifteenth event on the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour calendar.[1][2] As with previous editions, the final day of the race coincided with the final day of the Vuelta a España.

Teams

All nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and fifteen UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the twenty-four teams that participated in the race.[3] Several teams did not enter a full squad of six riders: Alé BTC Ljubljana, Eneicat–RBH Global–Martín Villa, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope, InstaFund Racing, and Team BikeExchange each entered five riders, while Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling only entered four. In total, 137 riders started the race, of which 111 finished.[2]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Route

The 2021 edition increased the number of stages to 4, with the race finishing in Santiago de Compostela.[4] As usual, the final stage took place in conjunction with the final stage of the 2021 Vuelta a España.

Stage characteristics and winners[5]
Stage Date Course Distance Type Winner
1 2 September Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda to A Rúa 118.7 km (73.8 mi) Hilly stage  Marlen Reusser (SUI)
2 3 September Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda 7.3 km (4.5 mi) Mountain time trial  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
3 4 September Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda to O Pereiro de Aguiar 107.9 km (67.0 mi) Hilly stage  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
4 5 September As Pontes to Santiago de Compostela 107.4 km (66.7 mi) Flat stage  Lotte Kopecky (BEL)
Total 341.3 km (212.1 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

2 September 2021 — Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda to A Rúa, 118.7 km (73.8 mi)[6]
Stage 1 Result[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Marlen Reusser (SUI) Alé BTC Ljubljana 3h 07' 46"
2  Coryn Rivera (USA) Team DSM + 22"
3  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 22"
4  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Liv Racing + 22"
5  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service + 1' 48"
6  Anna Henderson (GBR) Team Jumbo–Visma + 1' 48"
7  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Liv Racing + 1' 48"
8  Alison Jackson (CAN) Liv Racing + 1' 48"
9  Marie Le Net (FRA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 1' 48"
10  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team DSM + 1' 48"
General classification after Stage 1[7][8]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Marlen Reusser (SUI) Alé BTC Ljubljana 3h 07' 36"
2  Coryn Rivera (USA) Team DSM + 26"
3  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 28"
4  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Liv Racing + 32"
5  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service + 1' 58"
6  Anna Henderson (GBR) Team Jumbo–Visma + 1' 58"
7  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Liv Racing + 1' 58"
8  Alison Jackson (CAN) Liv Racing + 1' 58"
9  Marie Le Net (FRA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 1' 58"
10  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team DSM + 1' 58"

Stage 2

3 September 2021 — Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda, 7.3 km (4.5 mi) (ITT)[9]
Stage 2 Result[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 19' 08"
2  Marlen Reusser (SUI) Alé BTC Ljubljana + 20"
3  Marta Cavalli (ITA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 28"
4  Kristen Faulkner (USA) Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank + 48"
5  Leah Thomas (USA) Movistar Team + 59"
6  Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM + 1' 00"
7  Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 1' 15"
8  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 1' 20"
9  Urška Žigart (SLO) Team BikeExchange + 1' 23"
10  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Liv Racing + 1' 24"
General classification after Stage 2[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Marlen Reusser (SUI) Alé BTC Ljubljana 3h 27' 03"
2  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Liv Racing + 1' 36"
3  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team + 1' 39"
4  Coryn Rivera (USA) Team DSM + 1' 45"
5  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 1' 48"
6  Marta Cavalli (ITA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 2' 06"
7  Kristen Faulkner (USA) Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank + 2' 26"
8  Leah Thomas (USA) Movistar Team + 2' 37"
9  Juliette Labous (FRA) Team DSM + 2' 38"
10  Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 2' 54"

Stage 3

4 September 2021 — Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda to O Pereiro de Aguiar, 107.9 km (67.0 mi)[12]
Stage 3 Result[13][14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 2h 41' 53"
2  Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 2' 48"
3  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 2' 48"
4  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 2' 51"
5  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team DSM + 2' 55"
6  Kata Blanka Vas (HUN) SD Worx + 3' 01"
7  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 01"
8  Marta Cavalli (ITA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 3' 01"
9  Marlen Reusser (SUI) Alé BTC Ljubljana + 3' 03"
10  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service + 7' 13"
General classification after Stage 3[13][14]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 6h 10' 25"
2  Marlen Reusser (SUI) Alé BTC Ljubljana + 1' 34"
3  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 20"
4  Marta Cavalli (ITA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 3' 38"
5  Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 4' 07"
6  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 4' 14"
7  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 4' 35"
8  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team DSM + 4' 46"
9  Kata Blanka Vas (HUN) SD Worx + 5' 07"
10  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Liv Racing + 7' 30"

Stage 4

5 September 2021 — As Pontes to Santiago de Compostela, 107.4 km (66.7 mi)[15]
Stage 4 Result[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Liv Racing 2h 29' 37"
2  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 0"
3  Anna Henderson (GBR) Team Jumbo–Visma + 4"
4  Kata Blanka Vas (HUN) SD Worx + 6"
5  Silvia Zanardi (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service + 6"
6  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service + 6"
7  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 6"
8  Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 8"
9  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team DSM + 8"
10  Riejanne Markus (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 8"
General classification after Stage 4[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 8h 40' 18"
2  Marlen Reusser (SUI) Alé BTC Ljubljana + 1' 34"
3  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 12"
4  Marta Cavalli (ITA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 3' 30"
5  Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 3' 59"
6  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 4' 04"
7  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 4' 13"
8  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team DSM + 4' 38"
9  Kata Blanka Vas (HUN) SD Worx + 4' 57"
10  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Liv Racing + 7' 58"

Classification leadership table

Stage Winner General classification
 Points classification
 Team classification
1 Marlen Reusser Marlen Reusser Marlen Reusser Alé BTC Ljubljana
2 Annemiek van Vleuten
3 Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten Canyon–SRAM
4 Lotte Kopecky Lotte Kopecky
Final Annemiek van Vleuten Lotte Kopecky Canyon–SRAM
  • On stages 2 and 3, Coryn Rivera, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Marlen Reusser wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Current classification standings

Legend[18]
Denotes the leader of the general classification Denotes the leader of the points classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 8h 40' 18"
2  Marlen Reusser (SUI) Alé BTC Ljubljana + 1' 34"
3  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 3' 12"
4  Marta Cavalli (ITA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 3' 30"
5  Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM + 3' 59"
6  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 4' 04"
7  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 4' 13"
8  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team DSM + 4' 38"
9  Kata Blanka Vas (HUN) SD Worx + 4' 57"
10  Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) Liv Racing + 7' 58"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)[16][17]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) Liv Racing 38
2  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo 34
3  Marlen Reusser (SUI) Alé BTC Ljubljana 32
4  Anna Henderson (GBR) Team Jumbo–Visma 31
5  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM 29
6  Liane Lippert (GER) Team DSM 28
7  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Valcar–Travel & Service 28
8  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 25
9  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM 25
10  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Team DSM 25

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)[16][17]
Rank Team Time
1 Germany Canyon–SRAM 26h 17' 33"
2 Spain Movistar Team + 1' 43"
3 Italy Alé BTC Ljubljana + 3' 33"
4 United States Trek–Segafredo + 5' 57"
5 Netherlands SD Worx + 6' 36"
6 France FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 6' 37"
7 Netherlands Liv Racing + 10' 38"
8 Netherlands Team Jumbo–Visma + 11' 23"
9 Australia Team BikeExchange + 11' 54"
10 Italy Valcar–Travel & Service + 13' 23"

See also

References

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