# 2021 UCI World Tour

The 2021 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included twenty-nine road cycling events throughout the 2021 cycling season. The tour started with the opening stage of the UAE Tour on 21 February, and concluded with Il Lombardia on 9 October.

## Events

The 2021 calendar was announced in the autumn of 2020.
Races in the 2021 UCI World Tour :
| Race | Date | Winner | Second | Third |
| UAE Tour | 21–27 February | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Adam Yates (GBR) | João Almeida (POR) |
| Omloop Het Nieuwsblad | 27 February | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) |
| Strade Bianche | 6 March | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Egan Bernal (COL) |
| Paris–Nice | 7–14 March | Max Schachmann (GER) | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Ion Izagirre (ESP) |
| Tirreno–Adriatico | 10–16 March | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Mikel Landa (ESP) |
| Milan–San Remo | 20 March | Jasper Stuyven (BEL) | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| Volta a Catalunya | 22–28 March | Adam Yates (GBR) | Richie Porte (AUS) | Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
| Classic Brugge–De Panne | 24 March | Sam Bennett (IRL) | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | Pascal Ackermann (GER) |
| E3 Saxo Bank Classic | 26 March | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| Gent–Wevelgem | 28 March | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Matteo Trentin (ITA) |
| Dwars door Vlaanderen | 31 March | Dylan van Baarle (NED) | Christophe Laporte (FRA) | Tim Merlier (BEL) |
| Tour of Flanders | 4 April | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) |
| Tour of the Basque Country | 5–10 April | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
| Amstel Gold Race | 18 April | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Tom Pidcock (GBR) | Max Schachmann (GER) |
| La Flèche Wallonne | 21 April | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) |
| Liège–Bastogne–Liège | 25 April | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | David Gaudu (FRA) |
| Tour de Romandie | 27 April – 2 May | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Richie Porte (AUS) | Fausto Masnada (ITA) |
| Giro d'Italia | 8–30 May | Egan Bernal (COL) | Damiano Caruso (ITA) | Simon Yates (GBR) |
| Critérium du Dauphiné | 30 May – 6 June | Richie Porte (AUS) | Alexey Lutsenko (KAZ) | Geraint Thomas (GBR) |
| Tour de Suisse | 6–13 June | Richard Carapaz (ECU) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) |
| Tour de France | 26 June – 18 July | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) | Richard Carapaz (ECU) |
| Clásica de San Sebastián | 31 July | Neilson Powless (USA) | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) |
| Tour de Pologne | 9–15 August | João Almeida (POR) | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Michał Kwiatkowski (POL) |
| Vuelta a España | 14 August – 5 September | Primož Roglič (SLO) | Enric Mas (ESP) | Jack Haig (AUS) |
| Bretagne Classic Ouest–France | 29 August | Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) |
| / Benelux Tour | 30 August – 5 September | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Matej Mohorič (SLO) | Victor Campenaerts (BEL) |
| Eschborn–Frankfurt | 19 September | Jasper Philipsen (BEL) | John Degenkolb (GER) | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| Paris–Roubaix | 3 October | Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| Il Lombardia | 9 October | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | Fausto Masnada (ITA) | Adam Yates (GBR) |

### Cancelled events

Due to COVID-19-related logistical concerns raised by teams regarding travel to Australia (including strict quarantine requirements), the Tour Down Under (19–24 January) and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (31 January) were cancelled. The organisers of the Tour Down Under held a "domestic cycling festival" known as the Santos Festival of Cycling in its place, which featured races in various disciplines (including a National Road Series event). In June, the Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec (10 September) and the Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal (12 September) were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada. In August, the Hamburg Cyclassics (15 August) and the Tour of Guangxi (14–19 October) were cancelled at the request of their respective organisers, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, and for reasons not entirely related to the pandemic, the organisers of the Tour of California in the United States as well as those of the Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic in the United Kingdom did not request to register either of their respective events for the 2021 calendar.

## Teams

The nineteen WorldTeams were automatically invited to compete in events, with Alpecin–Fenix (the best performing UCI ProTeam in 2020) also receiving an automatic invitation. Other teams were invited by the organisers of each race.
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Astana–Premier Tech
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Cofidis
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* EF Education–Nippo
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
* Israel Start-Up Nation
* Lotto–Soudal
* Movistar Team
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team BikeExchange
* Team DSM
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Team Qhubeka NextHash
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates