# 2021 European Road Championships

The 2021 European Road Cycling Championships was the 27th running of the European Road Cycling Championships, that took place from 8 to 12 September 2021 in Trentino, Italy. The event consisted of a total of 6 road races and 7 time trials.

## Location

On 10 June 2019 it was announced that, Trentino would host the event from 9 to 13 September 2020, however due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event was postponed to 2021, and in its place the 2020 events were instead hosted by Plouay in France.

## Race schedule

All times are in CEST (UTC+2).
| Date | Timings | Timings | Event | Distance |
| Time trial events |||||
| 8 September | 9:15 | 10:20 | Junior women | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) (2x laps for relay) |
| 8 September | 10:45 | 12:00 | Junior men | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) (2x laps for relay) |
| 8 September | 14:30 | 17:00 | Mixed team relay | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) (2x laps for relay) |
| 9 September | 9:15 | 10:15 | Under-23 women | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) (2x laps for relay) |
| 9 September | 10:45 | 11:45 | Elite women | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) (2x laps for relay) |
| 9 September | 14:15 | 15:35 | Under-23 men | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) (2x laps for relay) |
| 9 September | 16:00 | 17:35 | Elite men | 22.4 km (13.9 mi) (2x laps for relay) |
| Road race events |||||
| 10 September | 9:00 | 11:50 | Junior men | 107.2 km (66.6 mi) |
| 10 September | 13:50 | 16:00 | Junior women | 67.6 km (42.0 mi) |
| 10 September | 16:30 | 18:40 | Under-23 women | 80.8 km (50.2 mi) |
| 11 September | 9:00 | 12:10 | Under-23 men | 133.6 km (83.0 mi) |
| 11 September | 14:15 | 17:00 | Elite women | 107.2 km (66.6 mi) |
| 12 September | 12:30 | 17:00 | Elite men | 179.2 km (111.3 mi) |

## Medal summary
### Elite

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Elite Events |||||||
| Road race details | Sonny Colbrelli Italy | 4:19:45 | Remco Evenepoel Belgium | 4:19:45 | Benoît Cosnefroy France | 4:21:15 |
| Time trial details | Stefan Küng Switzerland | 24:29.80 | Filippo Ganna Italy | 24:37.50 | Remco Evenepoel Belgium | 24:44.46 |
| Women's Elite Events |||||||
| Road race details | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | 2:50:35 | Liane Lippert Germany | 2:51:53 | Rasa Leleivytė Lithuania | 2:51:53 |
| Time trial details | Marlen Reusser Switzerland | 27:12.95 | Ellen van Dijk Netherlands | 27:32.26 | Lisa Brennauer Germany | 28:15.22 |

### Under-23

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Under-23 Events |||||||
| Road race | Thibau Nys Belgium | 3:06:57 | Filippo Baroncini Italy | 3:06:57 | Juan Ayuso Pesquera Spain | 3:06:57 |
| Time trial | Johan Price-Pejtersen Denmark | 25:35.29 | Søren Wærenskjold Norway | 26:08.98 | Daan Hoole Netherlands | 26:09.76 |
| Women's Under-23 Events |||||||
| Road race | Silvia Zanardi Italy | 2:11:15 | Kata Blanka Vas Hungary | 2:11:17 | Évita Muzic France | 2:11:17 |
| Time trial | Vittoria Guazzini Italy | 29:02.08 | Hannah Ludwig Germany | 29:40.97 | Elena Pirrone Italy | 29:47.92 |

### Junior

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Men's Junior Events |||||||
| Road race | Romain Grégoire France | 2:35:42 | Per Strand Hagenes Norway | 2:35:42 | Lenny Martinez France | 2:35:42 |
| Time trial | Alec Segaert Belgium | 26:26.61 | Cian Uijtdebroeks Belgium | 26:31.70 | Eddy Le Huitouze France | 27:06.99 |
| Women's Junior Events |||||||
| Road race | Linda Riedmann Germany | 1:53:09 | Eleonora Ciabocco Italy | 1:53:09 | Eglantine Rayer France | 1:53:11 |
| Time trial | Alena Ivanchenko Russia | 29:11.82 | Antonia Niedermaier Germany | 29:43.61 | Elise Uijen Netherlands | 30:05.35 |

### Mixed team relay

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| Time trial details | Italy Matteo Sobrero Filippo Ganna Alessandro De Marchi Elena Cecchini Marta Cavalli Elisa Longo Borghini | 51:59.01 | Germany Miguel Heidemann Justin Wolf Max Walscheid Corinna Lechner Mieke Kröger Tanja Erath | 52:20.08 | Netherlands Koen Bouwman Jos van Emden Bauke Mollema Floortje Mackaij Amy Pieters Demi Vollering | 52:25.28 |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Host nation (Italy))
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Italy (ITA)* | 4 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SWI) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | Denmark (DEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Hungary (HUN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Lithuania (LTU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | Totals (12 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 |