The 2021 Volta a Catalunya was a road cycling stage race that took place between 22 and 28 March 2021 in Spain. It was the 100th edition of the Volta a Catalunya and the seventh race of the 2021 UCI World Tour.
Teams All nineteen UCI WorldTeams were joined by five UCI ProTeams to make up the twenty-four teams that participated in the race. Each team entered seven riders for a total of 168 riders, of which 131 finished. was initially scheduled to participate, but they withdrew before the start of the race after three staff members tested positive for COVID-19. withdrew before the start of stage 5 after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
Route +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner 1 22 March Calella to Calella Medium mountain stage 2 23 March Pla de l'Estany (Banyoles) to Pla de l'Estany (Banyoles) Individual time trial 3 24 March Canal Olímpic de Catalunya to Vallter 2000 Mountain stage 4 25 March Ripoll to Port Ainé (Pallars Sobirà) Mountain stage 5 26 March La Pobla de Segur to Manresa Medium mountain stage 6 27 March Tarragona to Mataró Hilly stage 7 28 March Barcelona to Barcelona Medium mountain stage Total
Stages Stage 1 22 March 2021 — Calella to Calella,
Stage 2 23 March 2021 — Pla de l'Estany (Banyoles) to Pla de l'Estany (Banyoles), (ITT)
Stage 3 24 March 2021 — Canal Olímpic de Catalunya to Vallter 2000,
Stage 4 25 March 2021 — Ripoll to Port Ainé (Pallars Sobirà),
Stage 5 26 March 2021 — La Pobla de Segur to Manresa,
Stage 6 27 March 2021 — Tarragona to Mataró,
Stage 7 28 March 2021 — Barcelona to Barcelona,
Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Team classification Combativity award 1 Andreas Kron Andreas Kron Andreas Kron Sylvain Moniquet Andreas Kron Sylvain Moniquet 2 Rohan Dennis João Almeida João Almeida Not awarded 3 Adam Yates Adam Yates Adam Yates Adam Yates Kiko Galván 4 Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves Lennard Kämna 5 Lennard Kämna Rémi Cavagna 6 Peter Sagan Matej Mohorič 7 Thomas De Gendt Thomas De Gendt Final Adam Yates Esteban Chaves Esteban Chaves João Almeida Not awarded
On stage 2, Natnael Berhane, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the blue-striped jersey, because first-placed Andreas Kron wore the green-striped jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Rémy Rochas, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the orange-striped jersey. On stage 3, Brandon McNulty, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the orange-striped jersey, because first-placed João Almeida wore the green-striped jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 4, Rohan Dennis, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the blue-striped jersey, because first-placed Adam Yates wore the green-striped jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Esteban Chaves, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the red-striped jersey. On stages 5–7, Koen Bouwman, who was third in the mountains classification, wore the red-striped jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the blue-striped jersey as the leader of the points classification, and second-placed Adam Yates wore the green-striped jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the team classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
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