# 2021 Tour de Wallonie

The 2021 Tour de Wallonie (known as the Ethias–Tour de Wallonie for sponsorship reasons) was a five-stage men's professional road cycling race mainly held in the Belgian region of Wallonia. It was a 2.Pro race as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars. It was the forty-eighth edition of the Tour de Wallonie, which started on 20 July and finished on 24 July.

## Teams

Thirteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and five UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. With six riders each, Arkéa–Samsic, Baloise–Trek Lions, and Hagens Berman Axeon were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. 172 riders started the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Cofidis
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* EF Education–Nippo
* Groupama–FDJ
* Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
* Israel Start-Up Nation
* Lotto–Soudal
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Team Qhubeka NextHash
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Alpecin–Fenix
* Arkéa–Samsic
* B&B Hotels p/b KTM
* Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Team TotalEnergies
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* Baloise–Trek Lions
* Hagens Berman Axeon
* Pauwels Sauzen–Bingoal
* Riwal Cycling Team
* Tarteletto–Isorex

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 20 July | Genappe to Héron | 185.7 km (115.4 mi) | | Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| 2 | 21 July | Verviers to Herve Zolder to Zolder | 184 km (114 mi) 120 km (75 mi) | | Hilly stage Flat stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| 3 | 22 July | Plombières to Érezée Waimes to Érezée | 179.9 km (111.8 mi) 177 km (110 mi) | | Hilly stage | Quinn Simmons (USA) |
| 4 | 23 July | Neufchâteau to Fleurus | 206 km (128 mi) | | Hilly stage | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) |
| 5 | 24 July | Dinant to Quaregnon | 183.1 km (113.8 mi) | | Hilly stage | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) |
| Total | Total | Total | 938.7 km (583.3 mi) 871.8 km (541.7 mi) | 938.7 km (583.3 mi) 871.8 km (541.7 mi) | 938.7 km (583.3 mi) 871.8 km (541.7 mi) | 938.7 km (583.3 mi) 871.8 km (541.7 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 20 July 2021 — Genappe to Héron, 185.7 km (115.4 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 21' 36" |
| 2 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 3 | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 4 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 5 | Rui Oliveira (POR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 6 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 7 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Piet Allegaert (BEL) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 9 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 0" |
| 10 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 21' 26" |
| 2 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 4" |
| 3 | Dries De Bondt (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 4" |
| 4 | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 6" |
| 5 | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 7" |
| 6 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 8" |
| 7 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 9" |
| 8 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 9" |
| 9 | Tom Paquot (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 9" |
| 10 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 21 July 2021 — Verviers to Herve, 184 km (114 mi) Zolder to Zolder, 120 km (75 mi)

Stage 2 was originally due to be cancelled due to the damage and consequences of the 2021 European floods in Wallonia. However, on 20 July, it was announced that the stage would be replaced by a 40-lap criterium on the Circuit Zolder in Limburg.
Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 2h 34' 42" |
| 2 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 3 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 4 | Piet Allegaert (BEL) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 5 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 6 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 0" |
| 8 | Alexis Renard (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 9 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 10 | John Degenkolb (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 6h 56' 08" |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 3 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 4" |
| 4 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 4" |
| 5 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 4" |
| 6 | Dries De Bondt (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 4" |
| 7 | Erik Resell (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 5" |
| 8 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 6" |
| 9 | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 6" |
| 10 | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 7" |

### Stage 3
#### 22 July 2021 — Plombières Waimes to Érezée, 179.9 km (111.8 mi) 177 km (110 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 4h 07' 19" |
| 2 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Alexis Renard (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 13" |
| 4 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Cofidis | + 13" |
| 5 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 13" |
| 6 | Maxim Van Gils (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 17" |
| 7 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 25" |
| 8 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 25" |
| 9 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 25" |
| 10 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 25" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 11h 03' 27" |
| 2 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 3" |
| 3 | Alexis Renard (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 19" |
| 4 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Cofidis | + 23" |
| 5 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 23" |
| 6 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 26" |
| 7 | Maxim Van Gils (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 27" |
| 8 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 31" |
| 9 | Jenthe Biermans (BEL) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 32" |
| 10 | Juan Pedro López (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 32" |

### Stage 4
#### 23 July 2021 — Neufchâteau to Fleurus, 206 km (128 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 55' 16" |
| 2 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 0" |
| 3 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Luca Mozzato (ITA) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 0" |
| 5 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 6 | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 7 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 8 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 9 | Florian Sénéchal (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 10 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 15h 58' 43" |
| 2 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 3" |
| 3 | Alexis Renard (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 19" |
| 4 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Cofidis | + 23" |
| 5 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 23" |
| 6 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 26" |
| 7 | Maxim Van Gils (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 27" |
| 8 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 31" |
| 9 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 31" |
| 10 | Fabio Van den Bossche (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 32" |

### Stage 5
#### 24 July 2021 — Dinant to Quaregnon, 183.1 km (113.8 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 4h 32' 31" |
| 2 | Rüdiger Selig (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 3 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 0" |
| 4 | Luca Mozzato (ITA) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | + 0" |
| 5 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 6 | Jake Stewart (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ | + 0" |
| 7 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 8 | Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Nick van der Lijke (NED) | Riwal Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 20h 31' 13" |
| 2 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Alexis Renard (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 20" |
| 4 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Cofidis | + 24" |
| 5 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 24" |
| 6 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 27" |
| 7 | Maxim Van Gils (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 28" |
| 8 | Sean Quinn (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 31" |
| 9 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 32" |
| 10 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 32" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Sprints classification | Young rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Tom Paquot | Dries De Bondt | Stan Dewulf | UAE Team Emirates | Alexis Gougeard |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen | Dylan Groenewegen | Dylan Groenewegen | Tom Paquot | Dries De Bondt | Juan Pedro López | UAE Team Emirates | Dries De Bondt |
| 3 | Quinn Simmons | Quinn Simmons | Quinn Simmons | Florian Vermeersch | Quinten Hermans | Quinn Simmons | Trek–Segafredo | Tom Van Asbroeck |
| 4 | Dylan Groenewegen | Quinn Simmons | Dylan Groenewegen | Florian Vermeersch | Dries De Bondt | Quinn Simmons | Trek–Segafredo | Toon Aerts |
| 5 | Fabio Jakobsen | Quinn Simmons | Dylan Groenewegen | Florian Vermeersch | Dries De Bondt | Quinn Simmons | Trek–Segafredo | Sean Quinn |
| Final | Final | Quinn Simmons | Dylan Groenewegen | Florian Vermeersch | Dries De Bondt | Quinn Simmons | Trek–Segafredo | Not awarded |
* On stage 2, Hugo Hofstetter, who was second in the points classification, wore the yellow jersey, because first-placed Dylan Groenewegen wore the orange jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 3, Fabio Jakobsen wore the yellow jersey for the same reason.
* On stage 4, Fabio Jakobsen, who was second in the points classification, wore the yellow jersey, because first-placed Quinn Simmons wore the orange jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Stan Dewulf, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the red jersey on stages 4 and 5.

## Final classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the sprints classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
| Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 20h 31' 13" |
| 2 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Alexis Renard (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 20" |
| 4 | Fernando Barceló (ESP) | Cofidis | + 24" |
| 5 | Pascal Eenkhoorn (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 24" |
| 6 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 27" |
| 7 | Maxim Van Gils (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 28" |
| 8 | Sean Quinn (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 31" |
| 9 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 32" |
| 10 | Milan Menten (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 32" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Dylan Groenewegen (NED) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 50 |
| 2 | Fabio Jakobsen (NED) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 50 |
| 3 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 39 |
| 4 | Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | 34 |
| 5 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 33 |
| 6 | Giacomo Nizzolo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | 26 |
| 7 | Gianni Vermeersch (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 21 |
| 8 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | 20 |
| 9 | Luca Mozzato (ITA) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 20 |
| 10 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 20 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 32 |
| 2 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 26 |
| 3 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 18 |
| 4 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | 16 |
| 5 | Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 16 |
| 6 | Tom Paquot (BEL) | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 16 |
| 7 | Thomas Joseph (BEL) | Tarteletto–Isorex | 16 |
| 8 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 14 |
| 9 | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 14 |
| 10 | Loïc Vliegen (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 10 |

### Sprints classification

Final sprints classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Dries De Bondt (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 16 |
| 2 | Quinten Hermans (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 14 |
| 3 | Sean Quinn (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | 8 |
| 4 | Ward Vanhoof (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 8 |
| 5 | Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 8 |
| 6 | Erik Resell (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 8 |
| 7 | Florian Vermeersch (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | 8 |
| 8 | Julius van den Berg (NED) | EF Education–Nippo | 7 |
| 9 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 6 |
| 10 | Fabio Van den Bossche (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | 5 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | 20h 31' 13" |
| 2 | Stan Dewulf (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Alexis Renard (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 20" |
| 4 | Maxim Van Gils (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 28" |
| 5 | Sean Quinn (USA) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 31" |
| 6 | Fabio Van den Bossche (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 33" |
| 7 | Juan Pedro López (ESP) | Trek–Segafredo | + 33" |
| 8 | Stefano Oldani (ITA) | Lotto–Soudal | + 35" |
| 9 | André Carvalho (POR) | Hagens Berman Axeon | + 36" |
| 10 | Alessandro Covi (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 36" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Trek–Segafredo | 61h 35' 02" |
| 2 | Cofidis | + 13" |
| 3 | Lotto–Soudal | + 17" |
| 4 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 25" |
| 5 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 2' 27" |
| 6 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 3' 07" |
| 7 | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 3' 45" |
| 8 | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 4' 15" |
| 9 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 5' 50" |
| 10 | Riwal Cycling Team | + 6' 12" |