The 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné was the 73rd edition of the

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycling road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during the first half of June. It is part ...

, a

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in the

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region of southeastern France. The race took place between 30 May and 6 June 2021.

Teams

All nineteen

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s and two UCI ProTeams made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. Each team fielded a squad of seven riders, for a total of 147 riders, from which there were 118 finishers. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * *

Route

On 22 February 2021, the race organisers, the

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(ASO), announced the route at a presentation in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...

Stages

Stage 1

;30 May 2021 —

Issoire Issoire (; Auvergnat: ''Issoire'', ''Ussoire'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne in central France. Geography Issoire is located on the river Couze, near its confluence with the Allier, SSE of Clermont-Ferrand on the P ...

to Issoire,

Stage 2

;31 May 2021 —

Brioude Brioude (; Auvergnat: ''Briude'') is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-central France. It lies on the banks of the river Allier, a tributary of the Loire. History At Brioude, the ancient ''Brivas ...

Saugues Saugues (; oc, Saug) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. Geography The town lies west of Le Puy-en-Velay. History A former stronghold of the Gévaudan, Saugues grew in the 12th century under the authority of ...

Stage 3

;1 June 2021 —

Langeac Langeac (; oc, Lanjac) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is located about 30 km west of Le Puy-en-Velay, and about 100 km southwest of Lyon. Population See also * Communes of the Haute-Loire de ...

to Saint-Haon-le-Vieux,

Stage 4

;2 June 2021 —

Firminy Firminy (; oc, Frominiu) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It lies on the river Ondaine, 13 km southwest of Saint-Étienne by rail. History The ancient name of the town was ''Firminiaco'' or ''Firminiacus'' (lit. "pla ...

Roche-la-Molière Roche-la-Molière () is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of ...

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Stage 5

;3 June 2021 —

Saint-Chamond St Chamond may refer to: * Saint Chamond otherwise Annemund, bishop of Lyon * Saint-Chamond, Loire, a French town named after him * Saint-Chamond (manufacturer), informal name for the ''Compagnie des forges et aciéries de la marine et d'Homécour ...

to Saint-Vallier,

Stage 6

;4 June 2021 —

Loriol-sur-Drôme Loriol-sur-Drôme (, literally ''Loriol on Drôme''; Vivaro-Alpine: ''L’Auriòu de Droma'') is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. Loriol is situated in the Rhône valley, between Valence and Montélimar. The neighbouri ...

Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse Le Sappey-en-Chartreuse is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territ ...

Stage 7

;5 June 2021 —

Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux Saint-Martin-le-Vinoux (; frp, Sant-Martin-lo-Vinox) is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France, named after Saint Martin and the region's vineyards. It is part of the Grenoble urban unit The urban unit of Grenoble (french: u ...

La Plagne La Plagne () is a French ski area in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise (Savoie). Since 2003, La Plagne and the neighbouring resort of Les Arcs form Paradiski's ski area. It is currently owned by Compagnie des Alpes. In 2014, La Plagne was ...

Stage 8

;6 June 2021 — La Léchère-les-Bains to

Les Gets Les Gets () is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in south-eastern France. The village's first single-person chair lift was opened in 1938 with the first chair lift on Mont Chéry in 1954. Geography L ...

Classification leadership table

* On stage 2,

Sonny Colbrelli Sonny Colbrelli (born 17 May 1990) is a retired Italian professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI WorldTeam . Career Born in Desenzano del Garda, Colbrelli has competed as a professional since the start of the 2012 season, ...

, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed

Brent Van Moer Brent Van Moer (born 12 January 1998) is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Vuelta a España. Career He won the first stage of the 2021 Critérium du Dauphiné wi ...

wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason,

Cyril Gautier Cyril Gautier (born 26 September 1987) is a French road bicycle racer, who competed as a professional from 2007 to 2022. He was named in the start list for the 2015 Vuelta a España. In August 2015, L'Équipe reported Gautier had signed for for ...

, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the blue polka-dot jersey, and

Patrick Gamper Patrick Gamper (born 18 February 1997) is an Austrian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2014 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st Ti ...

, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey.

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

Notes

References

External links

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