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2021 Challenge by La Vuelta

2021 Challenge by La Vuelta

Cycling race

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.

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Teams

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

Route

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.

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Stages

Stage 1

2 September 2021 — Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda to A Rúa, 118.7 km (73.8 mi)[6]
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Stage 2

3 September 2021 — Estación de Montaña de Manzaneda, 7.3 km (4.5 mi) (ITT)[9]
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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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Classification leadership table

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  • 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.

Current classification standings

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General classification

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Points classification

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Team classification

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See also

References

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