2021_Liège–Bastogne–Liège_(women's_race)
2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes
Cycling race
The fifth edition of Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, a road cycling one-day race in Belgium, was held on 25 April 2021. It was the eight event of the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour. The race started in Bastogne and finished in Liège; the route included seven categorised climbs over a total distance of 141 km (88 mi).[1]
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Vollering wins the sprint in Liège | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 25 April 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 141 km (87.61 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 54' 31" | ||||||||||||
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Similar to the 2019 and 2020 editions, the race finished in Liège.[2] At 141 km (88 mi), the race was approximately half the distance of the men's event. It started in Bastogne, from where it headed north to finish in Liège on the same location as the men's race. The route featured seven categorised climbs: the Côte de Wanne, Côte de la Haute-Levée, Col de Rosier, Côte de Desnié, Côte de La Redoute, Côte des Forges and Côte de la Roche aux faucons.
Nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and fourteen UCI Women's Continental Teams competed in the race.[3]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Demi Vollering (NED) |
SD Worx | 3h 54' 31" |
| 2 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) |
Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 3 |  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)  |
Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
| 4 |  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) |
Canyon–SRAM | + 0" |
| 5 | Anna van der Breggen (NED) |
SD Worx | + 2" |
| 6 | Marianne Vos (NED) |
Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 27" |
| 7 |  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) |
SD Worx | + 1' 27" |
| 8 |  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) |
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 1' 27" |
| 9 | Lucinda Brand (NED) |
Trek–Segafredo | + 1' 59" |
| 10 |  Amanda Spratt (AUS) |
Team BikeExchange | + 1' 59" |
- "2021 Route Liege-Bastogne-Liege Femmes". Liege Bastogne Liege Femmes. A.S.O. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "Faster, higher, stronger". A.S.O. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- "Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes - 2021 Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 21 April 2021.
- Knöfler, Lukas (25 April 2021). "Demi Vollering beats Annemiek van Vleuten to Liege-Bastogne-Liege Femmes title". CyclingNews. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- "Liege-Bastogne-Liege Femmes - 2021 Results". FirstCycling. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
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