The 2021 Bredene Koksijde Classic was the 18th edition of the Bredene Koksijde Classic road cycling one day race, which was held on 19 March 2021, starting and finishing in the titular towns of

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and

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, respectively. The 1.Pro-category race was initially scheduled to be a part of the inaugural edition of the

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, but after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the

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, it made its UCI ProSeries debut in

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, while also still being a part of the

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. The race was won in a sprint by

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() ahead of

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() and

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().

Teams

Twelve of the nineteen

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s, ten UCI ProTeams, and three

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teams made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. There were several teams that entered less than the maximum of seven riders: , , , , , and each entered six, while only entered five. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * *

Result

References

External links

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