# 2021 Holland Ladies Tour

The 2021 Holland Ladies Tour, also known as the 2021 Simac Ladies Tour is a road cycling stage race that took place in the Netherlands between 24 and 29 August 2021. It was the 23rd edition of the Holland Ladies Tour, and part of the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour.

## Teams

All nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and seven UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the sixteen teams that participated the race.
UCI Women's WorldTeams
* Alé BTC Ljubljana
* Canyon–SRAM
* Team DSM
* FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
* Liv Racing
* Movistar Team
* SD Worx
* Team BikeExchange
* Trek–Segafredo
UCI Women's Continental Teams
* Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling
* GT Krush Tunap
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Lotto–Soudal Ladies
* NXTG Racing
* Parkhotel Valkenburg
* Valcar–Travel & Service

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| P | 24 August | Ede to Ede | 2.4 km (1.5 mi) | | Individual time trial | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| 1 | 25 August | Zwolle to Hardenberg | 134.8 km (83.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Alison Jackson (CAN) |
| 2 | 26 August | Gennep to Gennep | 17.0 km (10.6 mi) | | Individual time trial | Marlen Reusser (SWI) |
| 3 | 27 August | Stramproy to Weert | 120.3 km (74.8 mi) | | Flat stage | Lonneke Uneken (NED) |
| 4 | 28 August | Geleen to Sweikhuizen | 148.9 km (92.5 mi) | | Hilly stage | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| 5 | 29 August | Arnhem to Arnhem | 149.4 km (92.8 mi) | | Hilly stage | Marianne Vos (NED) |
| Total | Total | Total | 572.8 km (355.9 mi) | 572.8 km (355.9 mi) | 572.8 km (355.9 mi) | 572.8 km (355.9 mi) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 24 August 2021 – Ede to Ede, 2.4 km (1.5 mi)

Prologue Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3' 01" |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5" |
| 3 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 6" |
| 4 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | + 6" |
| 5 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Team DSM | + 7" |
| 6 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | SD Worx | + 7" |
| 7 | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | Valcar–Travel & Service | + 8" |
| 8 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 8" |
| 9 | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 8" |
| 10 | Charlotte Kool (NED) | NXTG Racing | + 8" |
General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3' 01" |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5" |
| 3 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 6" |
| 4 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | + 6" |
| 5 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Team DSM | + 7" |
| 6 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | SD Worx | + 7" |
| 7 | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | Valcar–Travel & Service | + 8" |
| 8 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 8" |
| 9 | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 8" |
| 10 | Charlotte Kool (NED) | NXTG Racing | + 8" |

### Stage 1
#### 25 August 2021 – Zwolle to Hardenberg, 134.8 km (83.8 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alison Jackson (CAN) | Liv Racing | 3h 18' 20" |
| 2 | Maëlle Grossetête (FRA) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 0" |
| 3 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Team DSM | + 4" |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 4" |
| 5 | Charlotte Kool (NED) | NXTG Racing | + 4" |
| 6 | Barbara Guarischi (ITA) | Movistar Team | + 4" |
| 7 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | + 4" |
| 8 | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | Valcar–Travel & Service | + 4" |
| 9 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 4" |
| 10 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | + 4" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alison Jackson (CAN) | Liv Racing | 3h 21' 25" |
| 2 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 3 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Team DSM | + 3" |
| 4 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5" |
| 5 | Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 6" |
| 6 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | + 6" |
| 7 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | SD Worx | + 7" |
| 8 | Maëlle Grossetête (FRA) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 8" |
| 9 | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) | Valcar–Travel & Service | + 8" |
| 10 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 8" |

### Stage 2
#### 26 August 2021 – Gennep to Gennep, 17.0 km (10.6 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marlen Reusser (SWI) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 20' 41" |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 18" |
| 3 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | SD Worx | + 41" |
| 4 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 50" |
| 5 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | + 1' 01" |
| 6 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | + 1' 18" |
| 7 | Sarah Roy (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 1' 28" |
| 8 | Julie Leth (DEN) | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | + 1' 30" |
| 9 | Alice Barnes (GBR) | Canyon–SRAM | + 1' 31" |
| 10 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 37" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marlen Reusser (SWI) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 3h 42' 17" |
| 2 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 12" |
| 3 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | SD Worx | + 39" |
| 4 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 47" |
| 5 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | + 1' 01" |
| 6 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | + 1' 19" |
| 7 | Alice Barnes (GBR) | Canyon–SRAM | + 1' 29" |
| 8 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 29" |
| 9 | Sarah Roy (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 1' 31" |
| 10 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 34" |

### Stage 3
#### 27 August 2021 – Stramproy to Weert, 120.3 km (74.8 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | 2h 52' 41" |
| 2 | Susanne Andersen (NOR) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 3 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 4 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | SD Worx | + 0" |
| 5 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | + 0" |
| 6 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | + 0" |
| 7 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 14" |
| 8 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 14" |
| 9 | Chiara Consonni (ITA) | Valcar–Travel & Service | + 29" |
| 10 | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 29" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marlen Reusser (SWI) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | 6h 35' 27" |
| 2 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | SD Worx | + 10" |
| 3 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 12" |
| 4 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | + 47" |
| 5 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | + 50" |
| 6 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Team DSM | + 1' 07" |
| 7 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 19" |
| 8 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | + 1' 28" |
| 9 | Anouska Koster (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 29" |
| 10 | Vittoria Guazzini (ITA) | Valcar–Travel & Service | + 1' 37" |

### Stage 4
#### 28 August 2021 – Geleen to Sweikhuizen, 148.9 km (92.5 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 15' 08" |
| 2 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) | Canyon–SRAM | + 2" |
| 3 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | SD Worx | + 2" |
| 4 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | + 17" |
| 5 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | + 17" |
| 6 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 17" |
| 7 | Alison Jackson (CAN) | Liv Racing | + 17" |
| 8 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Team DSM | + 19" |
| 9 | Eugénie Duval (FRA) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 19" |
| 10 | Ella Harris (NZL) | Canyon–SRAM | + 21" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | SD Worx | 10h 50' 38" |
| 2 | Marlen Reusser (SWI) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 20" |
| 3 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 30" |
| 4 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | + 1' 03" |
| 5 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 04" |
| 6 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Team DSM | + 1' 23" |
| 7 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | + 1' 42" |
| 8 | Alison Jackson (CAN) | Liv Racing | + 2' 08" |
| 9 | Jeanne Korevaar (NED) | Liv Racing | + 2' 30" |
| 10 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 2' 39" |

### Stage 5
#### 29 August 2021 – Arnhem to Arnhem, 149.4 km (92.8 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3h 55' 58" |
| 2 | Alice Barnes (GBR) | Canyon–SRAM | + 0" |
| 3 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | + 0" |
| 4 | Amalie Dideriksen (DEN) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 5 | Alison Jackson (CAN) | Liv Racing | + 0" |
| 6 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 7 | Alicia González Blanco (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Marlen Reusser (SWI) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 0" |
| 9 | Clara Copponi (FRA) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 0" |
| 10 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 3" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | SD Worx | 10h 50' 38" |
| 2 | Marlen Reusser (SWI) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 17" |
| 3 | Ellen van Dijk (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | + 30" |
| 4 | Marianne Vos (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 51" |
| 5 | Demi Vollering (NED) | SD Worx | + 1' 03" |
| 6 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Team DSM | + 1' 20" |
| 7 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | + 1' 35" |
| 8 | Alison Jackson (CAN) | Liv Racing | + 2' 05" |
| 9 | Marta Bastianelli (ITA) | Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 2' 39" |
| 10 | Jeanne Korevaar (NED) | Liv Racing | + 2' 49" |

## Classification leadership table

| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountain classification | Young rider classification | Combativity classification |
| P | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | Marianne Vos | not awarded | Lonneke Uneken | not awarded |
| 1 | Alison Jackson | Alison Jackson | Marianne Vos | Alison Jackson | Lorena Wiebes | Alison Jackson |
| 2 | Marlen Reusser | Marlen Reusser | Ellen van Dijk | Alison Jackson | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | not awarded |
| 3 | Lonneke Uneken | Marlen Reusser | Marianne Vos | Alison Jackson | Pfeiffer Georgi | Daniek Hengeveld |
| 4 | Marianne Vos | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | Marianne Vos | Alison Jackson | Pfeiffer Georgi | Anouska Koster |
| 5 | Marianne Vos | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | Marianne Vos | Anouska Koster | Pfeiffer Georgi | Trixi Worrack |
| Final Classification | Final Classification | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak | Marianne Vos | Anouska Koster | Pfeiffer Georgi | |