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The 2021 Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta was a women's road cycling stage race that was held in the region of Galicia in northwestern Spain from 2 to 5 September 2021. It was the seventh edition of the Ceratizit Challenge by La Vuelta and was the fifteenth event on the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour calendar.[1][2] As with previous editions, the final day of the race coincided with the final day of the Vuelta a España.
| 2021 UCI Women's World Tour, race 15 of 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 2–5 September 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 341.3 km (212.1 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 8h 40' 18" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and fifteen UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the twenty-four teams that participated in the race.[3] Several teams did not enter a full squad of six riders: Alé BTC Ljubljana, Eneicat–RBH Global–Martín Villa, FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope, InstaFund Racing, and Team BikeExchange each entered five riders, while Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling only entered four. In total, 137 riders started the race, of which 111 finished.[2]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
- Bepink
- Bizkaia–Durango
- Burgos Alimenta Women Cycling Sport
- Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling
- Eneicat–RBH Global–Martín Villa
- InstaFund Racing
- Laboral Kutxa–Fundación Euskadi
- Massi–Tactic
- Río Miera–Cantabria Deporte
- Sopela Women's Team
- Team Coop–Hitec Products
- Team Farto–BTC
- Team Jumbo–Visma
- Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
- Valcar–Travel & Service
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The 2021 edition increased the number of stages to 4, with the race finishing in Santiago de Compostela.[4] As usual, the final stage took place in conjunction with the final stage of the 2021 Vuelta a España.
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | |
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| 1 | 2 September | Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda to A Rúa | 118.7 km (73.8 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Marlen Reusser (SUI) |
| 2 | 3 September | Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda | 7.3 km (4.5 mi) |  |
Mountain time trial |  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| 3 | 4 September | Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda to O Pereiro de Aguiar | 107.9 km (67.0 mi) | |
Hilly stage | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
| 4 | 5 September | As Pontes to Santiago de Compostela | 107.4 km (66.7 mi) |  |
Flat stage |  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
| Total | 341.3 km (212.1 mi) | |||||
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Stage 1
- 2 September 2021 — Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda to A Rúa, 118.7 km (73.8 mi)[6]
Stage 2
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Stage 3
- 4 September 2021 — Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda to O Pereiro de Aguiar, 107.9 km (67.0 mi)[12]
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Stage 4
- 5 September 2021 — As Pontes to Santiago de Compostela, 107.4 km (66.7 mi)[15]
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| Stage | Winner | General classification |
Points classification |
Team classification |
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| 1 | Marlen Reusser | Marlen Reusser | Marlen Reusser | Alé BTC Ljubljana |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten | |||
| 3 | Annemiek van Vleuten | Annemiek van Vleuten | Canyon–SRAM | |
| 4 | Lotte Kopecky | Lotte Kopecky | ||
| Final | Annemiek van Vleuten | Lotte Kopecky | Canyon–SRAM | |
- On stages 2 and 3, Coryn Rivera, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Marlen Reusser wore the red jersey as the leader of the general classification.
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| Legend[18] | |||
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Denotes the leader of the general classification | |
Denotes the leader of the points classification |
General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
Movistar Team | 8h 40' 18" |
| 2 | Marlen Reusser (SUI) |
Alé BTC Ljubljana | + 1' 34" |
| 3 | Elise Chabbey (SUI) |
Canyon–SRAM | + 3' 12" |
| 4 |  Marta Cavalli (ITA) |
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 3' 30" |
| 5 |  Liane Lippert (GER) |
Team DSM | + 3' 59" |
| 6 |  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) |
Canyon–SRAM | + 4' 04" |
| 7 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
Trek–Segafredo | + 4' 13" |
| 8 | Floortje Mackaij (NED) |
Team DSM | + 4' 38" |
| 9 |  Kata Blanka Vas (HUN) |
SD Worx | + 4' 57" |
| 10 | Pauliena Rooijakkers (NED) |
Liv Racing | + 7' 58" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) |
Liv Racing | 38 |
| 2 | Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) |
Trek–Segafredo | 34 |
| 3 | Marlen Reusser (SUI) |
Alé BTC Ljubljana | 32 |
| 4 |  Anna Henderson (GBR) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | 31 |
| 5 | Elise Chabbey (SUI) |
Canyon–SRAM | 29 |
| 6 | Liane Lippert (GER) |
Team DSM | 28 |
| 7 | Elisa Balsamo (ITA) |
Valcar–Travel & Service | 28 |
| 8 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
Movistar Team | 25 |
| 9 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) |
Canyon–SRAM | 25 |
| 10 | Floortje Mackaij (NED) |
Team DSM | 25 |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Canyon–SRAM |
26h 17' 33" |
| 2 |  Movistar Team |
+ 1' 43" |
| 3 | Alé BTC Ljubljana |
+ 3' 33" |
| 4 |  Trek–Segafredo |
+ 5' 57" |
| 5 | SD Worx |
+ 6' 36" |
| 6 |  FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope |
+ 6' 37" |
| 7 | Liv Racing |
+ 10' 38" |
| 8 | Team Jumbo–Visma |
+ 11' 23" |
| 9 |  Team BikeExchange |
+ 11' 54" |
| 10 | Valcar–Travel & Service |
+ 13' 23" |
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