# 2021 Vuelta a Burgos

The 2021 Vuelta a Burgos was a men's road cycling stage race that took place from 3 to 7 August 2021 in the Spanish province of Burgos. It was the 43rd edition of the Vuelta a Burgos, and was rated as a 2.Pro event as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars.

## Teams

Thirteen of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams are joined by eight UCI ProTeams to make up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. Bora–Hansgrohe and UAE Team Emirates, with six riders each, were the only teams not to enter a full squad of seven riders; in total, 146 riders started the race. 127 riders finished.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Astana–Premier Tech
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* EF Education–Nippo
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Israel Start-Up Nation
* Movistar Team
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team BikeExchange
* Team DSM
* Team Qhubeka NextHash
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Alpecin–Fenix
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Burgos BH
* Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
* Eolo–Kometa
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Team TotalEnergies

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 3 August | Burgos (Catedral) to Burgos (El Castillo) | 161 km (100 mi) | | Hilly stage | Edward Planckaert (BEL) |
| 2 | 4 August | Tardajos to Briviesca | 175 km (109 mi) | | Flat stage | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) |
| 3 | 5 August | Busto de Bureba to Espinosa de los Monteros | 173 km (107 mi) | | Mountain stage | Romain Bardet (FRA) |
| 4 | 6 August | Roa to Aranda de Duero | 149 km (93 mi) | | Flat stage | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) |
| 5 | 7 August | Comunero de Revenga [es] to Lagunas de Neila [es] | 146 km (91 mi) | | Mountain stage | Hugh Carthy (GBR) |
| Total | Total | Total | 804 km (500 mi) | 804 km (500 mi) | 804 km (500 mi) | 804 km (500 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 3 August 2021 – Burgos (Catedral) to Burgos (El Castillo), 161 km (100 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edward Planckaert (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 3h 34' 42" |
| 2 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 1" |
| 4 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1" |
| 5 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 3" |
| 6 | Robert Stannard (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 9" |
| 7 | Miguel Flórez (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 9" |
| 8 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Burgos BH | + 9" |
| 9 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 9" |
| 10 | Kévin Ledanois (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 9" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Edward Planckaert (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 3h 34' 42" |
| 2 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 1" |
| 4 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1" |
| 5 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 3" |
| 6 | Robert Stannard (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 9" |
| 7 | Miguel Flórez (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 9" |
| 8 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Burgos BH | + 9" |
| 9 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 9" |
| 10 | Kévin Ledanois (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 9" |

### Stage 2
#### 4 August 2021 – Tardajos to Briviesca, 175 km (109 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 55' 39" |
| 2 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team DSM | + 0" |
| 3 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Jordi Meeus (BEL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 5 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 6 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (RSA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 0" |
| 7 | Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 8 | Chris Lawless (GBR) | Team TotalEnergies | + 0" |
| 9 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | 7h 30' 21" |
| 2 | Edward Planckaert (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 3 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 1" |
| 4 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1" |
| 5 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 3" |
| 6 | Robert Stannard (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 9" |
| 7 | Jetse Bol (NED) | Burgos BH | + 9" |
| 8 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 9" |
| 9 | Miguel Flórez (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 9" |
| 10 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 9" |

### Stage 3
#### 5 August 2021 – Busto de Bureba to Espinosa de los Monteros, 173 km (107 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | 4h 14' 14" |
| 2 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 39" |
| 3 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 39" |
| 4 | Mikel Nieve (ESP) | Team BikeExchange | + 39" |
| 5 | Tobias Bayer (AUT) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 50" |
| 6 | Mark Padun (UKR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 50" |
| 7 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 50" |
| 8 | Aleksandr Vlasov (RUS) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 50" |
| 9 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 50" |
| 10 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 50" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | 11h 44' 38" |
| 2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 45" |
| 3 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 58" |
| 4 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 1' 00" |
| 5 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 00" |
| 6 | Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 00" |
| 7 | Mark Padun (UKR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 05" |
| 8 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 07" |
| 9 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 33" |
| 10 | Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 45" |

### Stage 4
#### 6 August 2021 – Roa to Aranda de Duero, 149 km (93 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 20' 28" |
| 2 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 0" |
| 3 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | + 0" |
| 4 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 5 | Jordi Meeus (BEL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 0" |
| 6 | Marc Sarreau (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 8 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Itamar Einhorn (ISR) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
| 10 | José Joaquín Rojas (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | 15h 05' 06" |
| 2 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 45" |
| 3 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 00" |
| 4 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 1' 00" |
| 5 | Mark Padun (UKR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 05" |
| 6 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 07" |
| 7 | Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 08" |
| 8 | Domenico Pozzovivo (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 1' 18" |
| 9 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 41" |
| 10 | Jaakko Hänninen (FIN) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 53" |

### Stage 5
#### 7 August 2021 – Comunero de Revenga [es] to Lagunas de Neila [es], 146 km (91 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | EF Education–Nippo | 3h 23' 53" |
| 2 | Einer Rubio (COL) | Movistar Team | + 5" |
| 3 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange | + 7" |
| 4 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 13" |
| 5 | Jay Vine (AUS) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 14" |
| 6 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 16" |
| 7 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 29" |
| 8 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 37" |
| 9 | Mark Padun (UKR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 39" |
| 10 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 43" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 18h 30' 00" |
| 2 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 36" |
| 3 | Mark Padun (UKR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 43" |
| 4 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 49" |
| 5 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 51" |
| 6 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 53" |
| 7 | Einer Rubio (COL) | Movistar Team | + 58" |
| 8 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 09" |
| 9 | Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 21" |
| 10 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 39" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Spanish rider classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| 1 | Edward Planckaert | Edward Planckaert | Edward Planckaert | Edward Planckaert | Santiago Buitrago | Gonzalo Serrano | Team Bahrain Victorious | Sep Vanmarcke |
| 2 | Juan Sebastián Molano | Gonzalo Serrano | Edward Planckaert | Edward Planckaert | Santiago Buitrago | Gonzalo Serrano | Team Bahrain Victorious | Carlos Canal |
| 3 | Romain Bardet | Romain Bardet | Romain Bardet | Romain Bardet | Santiago Buitrago | Mikel Landa | Team Bahrain Victorious | Oier Lazkano |
| 4 | Juan Sebastián Molano | Romain Bardet | Juan Sebastián Molano | Romain Bardet | Santiago Buitrago | Mikel Landa | Team Bahrain Victorious | Diego Rubio |
| 5 | Hugh Carthy | Mikel Landa | Juan Sebastián Molano | Romain Bardet | Einer Rubio | Mikel Landa | Team Bahrain Victorious | Mikel Bizkarra |
| Final | Final | Mikel Landa | Juan Sebastián Molano | Romain Bardet | Einer Rubio | Mikel Landa | Team Bahrain Victorious | Not awarded |
* On stage 2, Vincenzo Albanese, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Edward Planckaert wore the violet jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Johan Jacobs, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the red jersey.
* On stage 3, Johan Jacobs, who remained in second in the mountains classification, continued to wear the red jersey, but first-placed Edward Planckaert now wore the green jersey as the leader of the points classification.
* On stage 4, Edward Planckaert, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Romain Bardet wore the violet jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Geoffrey Bouchard, who was second in the mountains 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 mountains classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 18h 30' 00" |
| 2 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | + 36" |
| 3 | Mark Padun (UKR) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 43" |
| 4 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 49" |
| 5 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 51" |
| 6 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 53" |
| 7 | Einer Rubio (COL) | Movistar Team | + 58" |
| 8 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 1' 09" |
| 9 | Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 1' 21" |
| 10 | Sébastien Reichenbach (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 1' 39" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Juan Sebastián Molano (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | 50 |
| 2 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | 37 |
| 3 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 33 |
| 4 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | 32 |
| 5 | Jon Aberasturi (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 32 |
| 6 | Matteo Trentin (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | 30 |
| 7 | Edward Planckaert (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 28 |
| 8 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | 27 |
| 9 | Jordi Meeus (BEL) | Bora–Hansgrohe | 26 |
| 10 | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | EF Education–Nippo | 25 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | 30 |
| 2 | Hugh Carthy (GBR) | EF Education–Nippo | 30 |
| 3 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 30 |
| 4 | Einer Rubio (COL) | Movistar Team | 25 |
| 5 | Geoffrey Bouchard (FRA) | AG2R Citroën Team | 25 |
| 6 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange | 20 |
| 7 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | 19 |
| 8 | Oier Lazkano (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | 18 |
| 9 | Mikel Bizkarra (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | 17 |
| 10 | Fabio Aru (ITA) | Team Qhubeka NextHash | 16 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Einer Rubio (COL) | Movistar Team | 18h 30' 58" |
| 2 | Santiago Buitrago (COL) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 11" |
| 3 | Andrés Ardila (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 1' 44" |
| 4 | Tobias Bayer (AUT) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 3' 42" |
| 5 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 3' 42" |
| 6 | Thymen Arensman (NED) | Team DSM | + 5' 30" |
| 7 | Lars van den Berg (NED) | Groupama–FDJ | + 9' 03" |
| 8 | Jokin Murguialday (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 10' 37" |
| 9 | Carlos García Pierna (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 11' 46" |
| 10 | Matis Louvel (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 13' 03" |

### Spanish rider classification

Final Spanish rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 18h 30' 00" |
| 2 | David de la Cruz (ESP) | UAE Team Emirates | + 51" |
| 3 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 4' 40" |
| 4 | Urko Berrade (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 4' 58" |
| 5 | Ángel Madrazo (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 5' 22" |
| 6 | Óscar Rodríguez (ESP) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 5' 41" |
| 7 | Mikel Iturria (ESP) | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 6' 22" |
| 8 | Víctor de la Parte (ESP) | Team TotalEnergies | + 6' 41" |
| 9 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Caja Rural–Seguros RGA | + 6' 48" |
| 10 | Luis León Sánchez (ESP) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 9' 13" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Team Bahrain Victorious | 55h 31' 44" |
| 2 | Astana–Premier Tech | + 7' 40" |
| 3 | Movistar Team | + 8' 53" |
| 4 | UAE Team Emirates | + 8' 57" |
| 5 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 9' 44" |
| 6 | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 9' 53" |
| 7 | Team DSM | + 10' 28" |
| 8 | Team BikeExchange | + 12' 58" |
| 9 | Euskaltel–Euskadi | + 14' 43" |
| 10 | Burgos BH | + 14' 44" |