# 2021 Team DSM (men's team) season

The 2021 season for Team DSM was the team's ninth season as a UCI WorldTeam and its 17th overall. After four years with Dutch travel agency and tour operator Sunweb as the team's title sponsor, Dutch health and materials company DSM took over as the title sponsor.

## Team roster

    As of 18 November 2021.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Thymen Arensman (NED) | Thymen Arensman (NED) | (1999-12-04)4 December 1999 (aged 21) |
| Nikias Arndt (GER) | Nikias Arndt (GER) | (1991-11-18)18 November 1991 (aged 29) |
| Romain Bardet (FRA) | Romain Bardet (FRA) | (1990-11-09)9 November 1990 (aged 30) |
| Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | (1994-03-11)11 March 1994 (aged 26) |
| Cees Bol (NED) | Cees Bol (NED) | (1995-07-27)27 July 1995 (aged 25) |
| Marco Brenner (GER) | Marco Brenner (GER) | (2002-08-27)27 August 2002 (aged 18) |
| Romain Combaud (FRA) | Romain Combaud (FRA) | (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 29) |
| Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | (1998-03-25)25 March 1998 (aged 22) |
| Nico Denz (GER) | Nico Denz (GER) | (1994-02-15)15 February 1994 (aged 26) |
| Mark Donovan (GBR) | Mark Donovan (GBR) | (1999-04-03)3 April 1999 (aged 21) |
| Nils Eekhoff (NED) | Nils Eekhoff (NED) | (1998-01-23)23 January 1998 (aged 22) |
| Felix Gall (AUT) | Felix Gall (AUT) | (1998-02-27)27 February 1998 (aged 22) |
| Chad Haga (USA) | Chad Haga (USA) | (1988-08-26)26 August 1988 (aged 32) |
| Chris Hamilton (AUS) | Chris Hamilton (AUS) | (1995-05-18)18 May 1995 (aged 25) |
| Jai Hindley (AUS) | Jai Hindley (AUS) | (1996-05-05)5 May 1996 (aged 24) |
| Marc Hirschi (SUI) | Marc Hirschi (SUI) | (1998-08-24)24 August 1998 (aged 22) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Max Kanter (GER) | Max Kanter (GER) | (1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 23) |
| Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Asbjørn Kragh Andersen (DEN) | (1992-04-09)9 April 1992 (aged 28) |
| Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | Søren Kragh Andersen (DEN) | (1994-08-10)10 August 1994 (aged 26) |
| Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) | (1999-05-21)21 May 1999 (aged 21) |
| Niklas Märkl (GER) | Niklas Märkl (GER) | (1999-03-03)3 March 1999 (aged 21) |
| Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) | Joris Nieuwenhuis (NED) | (1996-02-11)11 February 1996 (aged 24) |
| Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | (1996-03-15)15 March 1996 (aged 24) |
| Nicolas Roche (IRL) | Nicolas Roche (IRL) | (1984-07-03)3 July 1984 (aged 36) |
| Martin Salmon (GER) | Martin Salmon (GER) | (1997-10-29)29 October 1997 (aged 23) |
| Michael Storer (AUS) | Michael Storer (AUS) | (1997-02-28)28 February 1997 (aged 23) |
| Florian Stork (GER) | Florian Stork (GER) | (1997-04-27)27 April 1997 (aged 23) |
| Jasha Sütterlin (GER) | Jasha Sütterlin (GER) | (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 28) |
| Martijn Tusveld (NED) | Martijn Tusveld (NED) | (1993-09-09)9 September 1993 (aged 27) |
| Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | Ilan Van Wilder (BEL) | (2000-05-14)14 May 2000 (aged 20) |
| Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | (2000-10-16)16 October 2000 (aged 20) |
* ↑ Hirschi's contract, which was originally set to expire at the end of the 2021 season, was terminated with immediate effect on 5 January. He subsequently joined UAE Team Emirates.
* ↑ After a contractual dispute between Van Wilder and Team DSM, his contracted was terminated and he joined Deceuninck–Quick-Step with immediate effect on 18 November.
| Rider | 2020 team |
| Romain Bardet | AG2R La Mondiale |
| Marco Brenner | neo-pro (Team Auto Eder Bayern) |
| Romain Combaud | Nippo–Delko–One Provence |
| Andreas Leknessund | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
| Niklas Märkl | neo-pro (Development Team Sunweb) |
| Kevin Vermaerke | neo-pro (Hagens Berman Axeon) |
| Rider | 2021 team |
| Marc Hirschi | UAE Team Emirates |
| Wilco Kelderman | Bora–Hansgrohe |
| Michael Matthews | Team BikeExchange |
| Sam Oomen | Team Jumbo–Visma |
| Robert Power | Team Qhubeka Assos |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| 21 February | Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Martijn Tusveld (NED) | France | |
| 8 March | Paris–Nice, Stage 2 | UCI World Tour | Cees Bol (NED) | France | Amilly |
| 2 May | Tour de Romandie, Young rider classification | UCI World Tour | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Switzerland | |
| 30 May | Boucles de la Mayenne, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Nils Eekhoff (NED) | France | |
| 31 July | Tour de l'Ain, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour | Michael Storer (AUS) | France | Lélex Monts-Jura |
| 31 July | Tour de l'Ain, Overall | UCI Europe Tour | Michael Storer (AUS) | France | |
| 31 July | Tour de l'Ain, Points classification | UCI Europe Tour | Michael Storer (AUS) | France | |
| 31 July | Tour de l'Ain, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour | Michael Storer (AUS) | France | |
| 5 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 3 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Spain | Espinosa de los Monteros |
| 7 August | Vuelta a Burgos, Mountains classification | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Spain | |
| 13 August | Tour de Pologne, Stage 5 | UCI World Tour | Nikias Arndt (GER) | Poland | Bielsko-Biała |
| 20 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Michael Storer (AUS) | Spain | Balcón de Alicante |
| 24 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 10 | UCI World Tour | Michael Storer (AUS) | Spain | Rincón de la Victoria |
| 28 August | Vuelta a España, Stage 14 | UCI World Tour | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Spain | Pico Villuercas |
| 5 September | Vuelta a España, Mountains classification | UCI World Tour | Michael Storer (AUS) | Spain | |
| 19 September | Okolo Slovenska, Team classification | UCI Europe Tour | | Slovakia | |