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The 2021 Grand Prix de Wallonie was the 61st edition of the Grand Prix de Wallonie road cycling one day race, which was held on 14 September 2021 as part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars. This edition was the race's first in the UCI ProSeries; the 2020 edition was expected to feature in the inaugural UCI ProSeries but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The race's hilly route covered 208.1-kilometre (129.3 mi) in Wallonia from Aywaille to Namur, and finished near the Citadel of Namur. After travelling west from the start, riders reached the outskirts of Namur and entered a local circuit after 138.5 kilometres (86.1 mi). The first passage through the finish line came after 167 kilometres (104 mi), from which point riders completed the full 41.1-kilometre (25.5 mi) circuit once. The race then conclude with a 2.7-kilometre (1.7 mi) climb up to the citadel.
After a late attack from Matis Louvel (Arkéa–Samsic) in the final kilometre was brought back, Christophe Laporte (Cofidis) won the uphill sprint from a reduced bunch ahead of Louvel's teammate Warren Barguil, while Tosh Van der Sande (Lotto–Soudal) finished third.




Teams


Nine of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental teams made up the twenty teams that participated in the race. All but five teams entered a full squad of seven riders; these five teams were EF Education–Nippo, Hagens Berman Axeon, Riwal Cycling Team, Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise, and Team Qhubeka NextHash, and they each entered six riders. In total, 135 riders started the race, of which 89 finished.
UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams




Result






References






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External links


Official website

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Remco Evenepoel
• 2021 Grand Prix de Wallonie
• Grand Prix de Wallonie
• 2022 Grand Prix de Wallonie
• Dries De Bondt
• Arnaud De Lie
• Jan Bakelants
• Laurence Pithie
• Justine Ghekiere
• Milan Menten
• Sarah Defrise