# 2021 EF Education–Nippo season

The 2021 season for the EF Education–Nippo team was its thirteen season as a UCI WorldTeam and its nineteenth overall. For this season, Japanese construction company Nippo Corporation, which had sponsored French UCI ProTeam Nippo–Delko–One Provence last season, joined the team as a co-title sponsor, as did several of the French team's riders.

## Team roster

    As of June 15, 2021.
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Daniel Arroyave (COL) | Daniel Arroyave (COL) | (2000-06-19)June 19, 2000 (aged 20) |
| Will Barta (USA) | Will Barta (USA) | (1996-01-04)January 4, 1996 (aged 24) |
| Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) | Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) | (1983-04-10)April 10, 1983 (aged 37) |
| Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 27) |
| Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | (1998-09-13)September 13, 1998 (aged 22) |
| Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) | Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) | (1993-04-28)April 28, 1993 (aged 27) |
| Diego Camargo (COL) | Diego Camargo (COL) | (1998-05-03)May 3, 1998 (aged 22) |
| Simon Carr (GBR) | Simon Carr (GBR) | (1998-08-29)August 29, 1998 (aged 22) |
| Hugh Carthy (GBR) | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 26) |
| Magnus Cort (DEN) | Magnus Cort (DEN) | (1993-01-16)January 16, 1993 (aged 27) |
| Lawson Craddock (USA) | Lawson Craddock (USA) | (1992-02-20)February 20, 1992 (aged 28) |
| Mitchell Docker (AUS) | Mitchell Docker (AUS) | (1986-10-02)October 2, 1986 (aged 34) |
| Julien El Fares (FRA) | Julien El Fares (FRA) | (1985-06-01)June 1, 1985 (aged 35) |
| Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | Ruben Guerreiro (POR) | (1994-07-06)July 6, 1994 (aged 26) |
| Sergio Higuita (COL) | Sergio Higuita (COL) | (1997-08-01)August 1, 1997 (aged 23) |
| | Rider | Date of birth |
| Moreno Hofland (NED) | Moreno Hofland (NED) | (1991-08-31)August 31, 1991 (aged 29) |
| Alex Howes (USA) | Alex Howes (USA) | (1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 33) |
| Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | Jens Keukeleire (BEL) | (1988-11-23)November 23, 1988 (aged 32) |
| Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | Sebastian Langeveld (NED) | (1985-01-17)January 17, 1985 (aged 35) |
| Lachlan Morton (AUS) | Lachlan Morton (AUS) | (1992-01-02)January 2, 1992 (aged 28) |
| Hideto Nakane (JPN) | Hideto Nakane (JPN) | (1990-05-02)May 2, 1990 (aged 30) |
| Logan Owen (USA) | Logan Owen (USA) | (1995-03-23)March 23, 1995 (aged 25) |
| Neilson Powless (USA) | Neilson Powless (USA) | (1996-09-03)September 3, 1996 (aged 24) |
| Jonas Rutsch (GER) | Jonas Rutsch (GER) | (1998-01-24)January 24, 1998 (aged 22) |
| Tom Scully (NZL) | Tom Scully (NZL) | (1990-01-14)January 14, 1990 (aged 30) |
| Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 33) |
| Michael Valgren (DEN) | Michael Valgren (DEN) | (1992-02-07)February 7, 1992 (aged 28) |
| Julius van den Berg (NED) | Julius van den Berg (NED) | (1996-10-23)October 23, 1996 (aged 24) |
| Tejay van Garderen (USA) | Tejay van Garderen (USA) | (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 32) |
| James Whelan (AUS) | James Whelan (AUS) | (1996-07-11)July 11, 1996 (aged 24) |
* ↑ Tejay van Garderen retired after the United States National Road Race Championships on June 20.
| Rider | 2020 team |
| Daniel Arroyave | neo-pro (UAE Team Colombia) |
| Will Barta | CCC Team |
| Fumiyuki Beppu | Nippo–Delko–One Provence |
| Diego Camargo | neo-pro (Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Bicicletas) |
| Simon Carr | Nippo–Delko–One Provence |
| Julien El Fares | Nippo–Delko–One Provence |
| Hideto Nakane | Nippo–Delko–One Provence |
| Michael Valgren | NTT Pro Cycling |
| Rider | 2021 team |
| Sean Bennett | Team Qhubeka Assos |
| Simon Clarke | Team Qhubeka Assos |
| Kristoffer Halvorsen | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team |
| Tanel Kangert | Team BikeExchange |
| Daniel Martínez | Ineos Grenadiers |
| Sep Vanmarcke | Israel Start-Up Nation |
| Luis Villalobos | Suspended |
| Michael Woods | Israel Start-Up Nation |

## Season victories

| Date | Race | Competition | Rider | Country | Location |
| March 9 | Paris–Nice, Stage 3 (ITT) | UCI World Tour | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | France | Gien |
| March 14 | Paris–Nice, Stage 8 | UCI World Tour | Magnus Cort (DEN) | France | Levens |
| May 27 | Giro d'Italia, Stage 18 | UCI World Tour | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | Italy | Stradella |
| June 9 | Tour de Suisse, Stage 4 | UCI World Tour | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | Switzerland | Gstaad |
| June 12 | Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 (ITT) | UCI World Tour | Rigoberto Urán (COL) | Switzerland | Andermatt |
| June 13 | Tour de Suisse, Points classification | UCI World Tour | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | Switzerland | |
| June 13 | Route d'Occitanie, Stage 4 | UCI Europe Tour | Magnus Cort (DEN) | France | Duilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse |
| June 13 | Route d'Occitanie, Young rider classification | UCI Europe Tour | Simon Carr (GBR) | France | |
| July 31 | Clásica de San Sebastián | UCI World Tour | Neilson Powless (USA) | Spain | San Sebastián |
| August 7 | Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 5 | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | Spain | Lagunas de Neila [es] |
| August 15 | Tour de Pologne, Stage 7 | UCI World Tour | Julius van den Berg (NED) | Poland | Kraków |
| August 19 | Vuelta a España, Stage 6 | UCI World Tour | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Spain | Alto de Cullera |
| August 26 | Vuelta a España, Stage 12 | UCI World Tour | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Spain | Córdoba |
| August 31 | Benelux Tour, Stage 2 (ITT) | UCI World Tour | Stefan Bissegger (SUI) | Netherlands | Lelystad |
| September 3 | Vuelta a España, Stage 19 | UCI World Tour | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Spain | Monforte de Lemos |
| September 5 | Vuelta a España, Super-combativity award | UCI World Tour | Magnus Cort (DEN) | Spain | |
| September 15 | Giro della Toscana | UCI Europe Tour | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Italy | Pontedera |
| September 16 | Coppa Sabatini | UCI Europe Tour UCI ProSeries | Michael Valgren (DEN) | Italy | Peccioli |

## National, Continental, and World Champions

| Date | Discipline | Jersey | Rider | Country | Location | Ref. |
| June 17 | United States National Time Trial Championships | | Lawson Craddock (USA) | United States | Knoxville | |