2021 Münsterland Giro

2021 Münsterland Giro
2021 UCI Europe Tour
2021 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates3 October 2021
Stages1
Distance209[1] km (129.9 mi)
Winning time4h 11' 53"
Results
  Winner  Mark Cavendish (GBR) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
  Second  Alexis Renard (FRA) (Israel Start-Up Nation)
  Third  Morten Hulgaard (DEN) (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team)
  Mountains  Alexander Tarlton (GER) (Team Lotto–Kern Haus)
  Sprints  Josef Černý (CZE) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
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The 2021 Münsterland Giro (known as the Sparkasse Münsterland Giro for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the Münsterland Giro road cycling one day race, held mostly in the titular region of northwest Germany on 3 October 2021. This edition was the race's first in the UCI ProSeries; the 2020 edition was expected to feature in the inaugural UCI ProSeries but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]

The 209-kilometre (130 mi) race started in Enschede, just across the border in the Netherlands. After crossing into Germany, riders take on several hills, consisting of the two ascents each of the Coesfelder Berg and the Daruper Berg and one ascent of the Schöppinger Berg. The first of two sprint points was in Laer after 161 kilometres (100 mi), with a second sprint point 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) later near Altenberge. The last hill of the race, the Vorbergshugel, was 0.7 kilometres (0.43 mi) long with an average gradient of 4.3 percent; it crested with just under 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the finish line in Nienberge on the outskirts of Münster.[3][1]

Teams

Five of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, four UCI ProTeams, seven UCI Continental teams, and the German national team made up the 18 teams that participated in the race. Four teams did not enter a full squad of seven riders: Alpecin–Fenix, Israel Start-Up Nation, and Team SKS Sauerland NRW each entered six riders, while Bike Aid was the only team to enter five riders. In total, 121 riders started the race.[4][5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Result

Result[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 4h 11' 53"
2  Alexis Renard (FRA) Israel Start-Up Nation + 1"
3  Morten Hulgaard (DEN) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 2"
4  Josef Černý (CZE) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 6"
5  Niklas Märkl (GER) Team DSM + 9"
6  Rune Herregodts (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 12"
7  Adriaan Janssen (NED) Abloc CT + 12"
8  Álvaro Hodeg (COL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 58"
9  Pascal Ackermann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 1' 21"
10  André Greipel (GER) Israel Start-Up Nation + 1' 33"
Mountains classification[7]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Alexander Tarlton (GER) Team Lotto–Kern Haus 11
2  Rune Herregodts (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 6
3  André Greipel (GER) Israel Start-Up Nation 3
4  Adriaan Janssen (NED) Abloc CT 3
5  Mark Cavendish (GBR) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 2
6  Alexis Renard (FRA) Israel Start-Up Nation 2
7  Niklas Märkl (GER) Team DSM 1
8  Martin Urianstad (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team 1
9  Philipp Walsleben (GER) Alpecin–Fenix 1
Sprints classification[7]
Rank Rider Team Points
1  Josef Černý (CZE) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 6
2  Alexis Renard (FRA) Israel Start-Up Nation 3
3  Álvaro Hodeg (COL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step 2
4  Alexander Tarlton (GER) Team Lotto–Kern Haus 1

References

  1. ^ a b Roadbook 2021, pp. 17–19.
  2. ^ "Sparkassen Münsterland Giro". Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Volg hier de Sparkassen Münsterland Giro 2021" [Follow the Sparkassen Münsterland Giro 2021 here] (in Dutch). Wielerflits. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Sparkassen Münsterland Giro List of participants" (PDF). Münsterland Giro. City of Münster Sports Office. 19 September 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Startlist for Sparkassen Münsterland Giro 2021". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  6. ^ "Cavendish wins Sparkassen Münsterland Giro 2021". CyclingNews. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Sparkassen Münsterland GIRO 2021". Münsterland Giro. MikaTiming. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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