# 2021 Okolo Slovenska

The 2021 Okolo Slovenska (transl. Tour of Slovakia) was the 65th edition of the Okolo Slovenska road cycling stage race. It was held from 15 and 19 September 2021, as a category 2.1 event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.

## Teams

Seven of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, five UCI ProTeams, eight UCI Continental teams, and the Slovakian national team made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. All but two teams entered a full squad of seven riders: Adria Mobil entered six, while Cycling Team Friuli ASD entered five. In total, 144 riders started the race, of which 105 finished.
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana–Premier Tech
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* Israel Start-Up Nation
* Team BikeExchange
* Team DSM
* Team Qhubeka NextHash
UCI ProTeams
* Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Team Novo Nordisk
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* Adria Mobil
* Cycling Academy Trenčín
* Cycling Team Friuli ASD
* Dukla Banská Bystrica
* Elkov–Kasper
* HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski
* Maloja Pushbikers
* Topforex–ATT Investments
National Teams
* Slovakia

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| P | 15 September | Košice | 1.6 km (0.99 mi) | | Individual time trial | Kaden Groves (AUS) |
| 1 | 16 September | Košice to Košice | 158.4 km (98.4 mi) | | Hilly stage | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) |
| 2 | 17 September | Spišské Podhradie to Dolný Kubín | 179.7 km (111.7 mi) | | Mountain stage | Jannik Steimle (GER) |
| 3 | 18 September | Dolný Kubín to Považská Bystrica | 193.2 km (120.0 mi) | | Hilly stage | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) |
| 4 | 19 September | Trenčianske Teplice to Trnava | 159.2 km (98.9 mi) | | Flat stage | Itamar Einhorn (ISR) |
| Total | Total | Total | 692.1 km (430.1 mi) | 692.1 km (430.1 mi) | 692.1 km (430.1 mi) | 692.1 km (430.1 mi) | 692.1 km (430.1 mi) |

## Stages
### Prologue
#### 15 September 2021 — Košice, 1.6 km (0.99 mi) (ITT)

Prologue Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | 1' 50" |
| 2 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Marceli Bogusławski (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 1" |
| 4 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | + 1" |
| 5 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1" |
| 6 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Team DSM | + 1" |
| 7 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2" |
| 8 | Frederik Rodenberg (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 2" |
| 9 | Jason Osborne (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 10 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3" |
General classification after Prologue :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | 1' 50" |
| 2 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Marceli Bogusławski (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 1" |
| 4 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | + 1" |
| 5 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1" |
| 6 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Team DSM | + 1" |
| 7 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2" |
| 8 | Frederik Rodenberg (DEN) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 2" |
| 9 | Jason Osborne (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 10 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3" |

### Stage 1
#### 16 September 2021 — Košice to Košice, 158.4 km (98.4 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 3h 34' 38" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 0" |
| 4 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 5 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 6 | Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 7 | Luca Coati (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 0" |
| 8 | Dominik Neuman (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | + 0" |
| 9 | Norman Vahtra (EST) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 10 | Kiko Galván (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 3h 36' 19" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 6" |
| 3 | Eirik Lunder (NOR) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 8" |
| 4 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 9" |
| 5 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 9" |
| 6 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 9" |
| 7 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 10" |
| 8 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | + 10" |
| 9 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Team DSM | + 10" |
| 10 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 11" |

### Stage 2
#### 17 September 2021 — Spišské Podhradie to Dolný Kubín, 179.7 km (111.7 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 4h 18' 30" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 4 | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 0" |
| 5 | Kiko Galván (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 0" |
| 6 | Gal Glivar (SLO) | Adria Mobil | + 0" |
| 7 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 8 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 9 | Matúš Štoček (SVK) | Topforex–ATT Investments | + 0" |
| 10 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 7h 54' 45" |
| 2 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 3" |
| 3 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4" |
| 4 | Eirik Lunder (NOR) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 12" |
| 5 | Jakub Otruba (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | + 13" |
| 6 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 13" |
| 7 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | + 14" |
| 8 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Team DSM | + 14" |
| 9 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 15" |
| 10 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 15" |

### Stage 3
#### 18 September 2021 — Dolný Kubín to Považská Bystrica, 193.2 km (120.0 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 4h 28' 47" |
| 2 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 0" |
| 3 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 4 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 5 | Antonio Puppio (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 0" |
| 6 | Giovanni Lonardi (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | + 0" |
| 7 | Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 8 | Michael Mørkøv (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 9 | Adam Ťoupalík (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | + 0" |
| 10 | Dominik Neuman (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 12h 23' 30" |
| 2 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 2" |
| 3 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 5" |
| 4 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 12" |
| 5 | Eirik Lunder (NOR) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 14" |
| 6 | Jakub Otruba (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | + 15" |
| 7 | Matěj Zahálka (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | + 16" |
| 8 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | + 16" |
| 9 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Team DSM | + 16" |
| 10 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 17" |

### Stage 4
#### 19 September 2021 — Trenčianske Teplice to Trnava, 159.2 km (98.9 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 3h 27' 40" |
| 2 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 4 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 5 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 0" |
| 6 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 7 | Alexander Konychev (ITA) | Team BikeExchange | + 0" |
| 8 | Andreas Stokbro (DEN) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 0" |
| 9 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 10 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 15h 51' 00" |
| 2 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 11" |
| 3 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | + 17" |
| 4 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 22" |
| 5 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 24" |
| 6 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Team DSM | + 26" |
| 7 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 27" |
| 8 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 27" |
| 9 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 30" |
| 10 | Niklas Märkl (GER) | Team DSM | + 30" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Slovakian rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| P | Kaden Groves | Kaden Groves | Not awarded | Not awarded | Julius Johansen | Peter Sagan | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | Not awarded |
| 1 | Álvaro Hodeg | Álvaro Hodeg | Eirik Lunder | Andrea Garosio | Eirik Lunder | Peter Sagan | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | Jaime Castrillo |
| 2 | Jannik Steimle | Álvaro Hodeg | Álvaro Hodeg | Andrea Garosio | Eirik Lunder | Peter Sagan | Team DSM | Jakub Otruba |
| 3 | Kristoffer Halvorsen | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Andrea Garosio | Eirik Lunder | Peter Sagan | Team DSM | Matěj Zahálka |
| 4 | Itamar Einhorn | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Andrea Garosio | Idar Andersen | Peter Sagan | Team DSM | Daniel Oss |
| Final | Final | Peter Sagan | Peter Sagan | Andrea Garosio | Idar Andersen | Peter Sagan | Team DSM | Andrea Garosio |
* For stage 1, per the race regulations, Jannik Steimle, the second-placed rider after the prologue, was assigned the green jersey of the leader of the points classification, and Marceli Bogusławski, the third-placed rider after the prologue, was assigned the polka-dot jersey of the leader of the mountains classification. However, neither rider was deemed to be officially leading those respective classifications, as no points were awarded in the prologue for either classification.
* On stage 2, Leon Heinschke, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Eirik Lunder wore the green jersey as the leader of the points classification.
* On stage 3, Peter Sagan, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Álvaro Hodeg wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 4, Hodeg wore the green jersey, having switched positions with Sagan in both the general and the points classifications; Sagan wore the yellow jersey.

## Final classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the Slovakian rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the combativity award |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 15h 51' 00" |
| 2 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 11" |
| 3 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | + 17" |
| 4 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 22" |
| 5 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 24" |
| 6 | Casper Pedersen (DEN) | Team DSM | + 26" |
| 7 | Maciej Bodnar (POL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 27" |
| 8 | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 27" |
| 9 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 30" |
| 10 | Niklas Märkl (GER) | Team DSM | + 30" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 58 |
| 2 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 34 |
| 3 | Jannik Steimle (GER) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 32 |
| 4 | Cees Bol (NED) | Team DSM | 28 |
| 5 | Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 24 |
| 6 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | 18 |
| 7 | Kaden Groves (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | 18 |
| 8 | Eirik Lunder (NOR) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 16 |
| 9 | Matěj Zahálka (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | 16 |
| 10 | Fredrik Dversnes (NOR) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 16 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Andrea Garosio (ITA) | Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè | 37 |
| 2 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | 16 |
| 3 | Tomasz Budziński (POL) | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | 13 |
| 4 | Jan Bárta (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | 12 |
| 5 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | 12 |
| 6 | Matěj Zahálka (CZE) | Elkov–Kasper | 11 |
| 7 | Fredrik Dversnes (NOR) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 10 |
| 8 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 9 |
| 9 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 8 |
| 10 | Gabriele Petrelli (ITA) | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | 6 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Idar Andersen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 15h 51' 24" |
| 2 | Niklas Märkl (GER) | Team DSM | + 6" |
| 3 | Gabriele Petrelli (ITA) | Cycling Team Friuli ASD | + 1' 09" |
| 4 | Eirik Lunder (NOR) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 9' 03" |
| 5 | Leon Heinschke (GER) | Team DSM | + 9' 07" |
| 6 | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 9' 09" |
| 7 | Matúš Štoček (SVK) | Topforex–ATT Investments | + 9' 10" |
| 8 | Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 9' 10" |
| 9 | Antonio Puppio (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 9' 11" |
| 10 | Aljaž Jarc (SLO) | Adria Mobil | + 9' 12" |

### Slovakian rider classification

Final Slovakian rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 15h 51' 00" |
| 2 | Lukáš Kubiš (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 9' 33" |
| 3 | Matúš Štoček (SVK) | Topforex–ATT Investments | + 9' 34" |
| 4 | Marek Čanecký (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 9' 38" |
| 5 | Juraj Sagan (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 14' 26" |
| 6 | Erik Baška (SVK) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 19' 22" |
| 7 | Filip Lohinský (SVK) | Slovakia | + 19' 29" |
| 8 | Samuel Oros (SVK) | Cycling Academy Trenčín | + 19' 57" |
| 9 | Patrik Tybor (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 20' 05" |
| 10 | Tobias Vančo (SVK) | Dukla Banská Bystrica | + 25' 56" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team DSM | 47h 34' 20" |
| 2 | Team BikeExchange | + 6" |
| 3 | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 12" |
| 4 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 22" |
| 5 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 3' 39" |
| 6 | Astana–Premier Tech | + 9' 13" |
| 7 | Elkov–Kasper | + 9' 16" |
| 8 | HRE Mazowsze Serce Polski | + 18' 11" |
| 9 | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 18' 19" |
| 10 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 19' 02" |