2021 Le Samyn
The 2021 Le Samyn was the 52nd edition of the Le Samyn road cycling one day race in Belgium. It was a 1.1-rated event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the first event in the 2021 Belgian Road Cycling Cup.[2] The 205.4 kilometres (127.6 mi) long race started in Quaregnon and finished in Dour, with almost four laps of a finishing circuit that featured several cobbled sections and climbs.[1][3]
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| Dates | 2 March 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 205.4[1] km (127.6 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 34' 29" | ||||||||||||
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Teams
    
Seven UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI ProTeams, and nine UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. All but five teams entered the maximum squad of seven riders; these five teams are Arkéa–Samsic, Cofidis, Delko, Leopard Pro Cycling, and Rally Cycling, each entering six riders. 125 of 170 riders finished the race.[4][5][6]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Result
    
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .svg.png.webp) Tim Merlier (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | 4h 34' 29" | 
| 2 |  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" | 
| 3 |  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" | 
| 4 | .svg.png.webp) Sep Vanmarcke (BEL) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" | 
| 5 |  Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" | 
| 6 | .svg.png.webp) Amaury Capiot (BEL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" | 
| 7 |  John Degenkolb (GER) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" | 
| 8 | .svg.png.webp) Dimitri Claeys (BEL) | Team Qhubeka Assos | + 0" | 
| 9 | .svg.png.webp) Timothy Dupont (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 0" | 
| 10 | .svg.png.webp) Milan Menten (BEL) | Bingoal WB | + 0" | 
References
    
- Roadbook 2021, pp. 16–17.
- "Le Samyn 2021". UCI. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- "Profile of Le Samyn 2021". La Flamme Rouge. ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- Roadbook 2021, p. 15.
- "Liste définitives des participants" [Definitive list of participants] (in French). Le Samyn. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- "Le Samyn 2021 Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- Fletcher, Patrick (2 March 2021). "Tim Merlier wins Le Samyn". CyclingNews. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
- "Le Samyn 2021 Result". ProCyclingStats. 2 March 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
Sources
    
- Le Samyn Livre de Route 2021 [Le Samyn Roadbook 2021] (PDF) (in French). Le Samyn. 2021.