The 2021 Giro di Sicilia (known as Il Giro di Sicilia EOLO for sponsorship reasons) was the 25th edition of the

Giro di Sicilia Giro di Sicilia (English: Tour of Sicily) is a men's multi-stage bicycle race held on Sicily, Italy. The race was first held in 1907 and was won by Carlo Galetti. The race disappeared from the calendar after the 1977 edition won by Giuseppe Saron ...

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and the second edition since its revival in 2019. The race was originally scheduled for April but had been postponed due to

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restrictions, which had also caused the cancellation of the 2020 edition.

Teams

Five of the 19

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s, eight UCI ProTeams, and seven

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teams made up the 20 teams that participated in the race. and , with six riders each, were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. 133 riders started the race, of which 84 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * * * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;28 September 2021 —

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Licata Licata (, ; grc, Φιντίας, whence la, Phintias or ''Plintis''), formerly also Alicata (), is a city and ''comune'' located on the south coast of Sicily, at the mouth of the Salso River (the ancient ''Himera''), about midway between Agr ...

Stage 2

;29 September 2021 —

Selinunte Selinunte (; grc, Σελῑνοῦς, Selīnoûs ; la, Selīnūs , ; scn, Silinunti ) was a rich and extensive ancient Greek city on the south-western coast of Sicily in Italy. It was situated between the valleys of the Cottone and Modion ...

(

Castelvetrano Castelvetrano ( scn, Castiḍḍuvitranu) is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Trapani, Sicily, southern Italy. The archeological site of Selinunte is located within the municipal territory. The municipality borders with Campobello di ...

) to

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(

Palermo Palermo ( , ; scn, Palermu , locally also or ) is a city in southern Italy, the capital (political), capital of both the autonomous area, autonomous region of Sicily and the Metropolitan City of Palermo, the city's surrounding metropolitan ...

Stage 3

;30 September 2021 —

Termini Imerese Termini Imerese (; scn, Tèrmini ) , grc, Θερμαὶ αἱ Ἱμερᾶαι , grc, Θερμαὶ Ἱμέραι , or grc, Θερμὰ (Ἱμεραῖα) ; la, Thermae Himerenses; literally "Himera's hot springs". is a town of the Metropo ...

Caronia Caronia ( Sicilian: ''Carunìa'', Greek: ( Ptol.) or ( Diod. et al.), Latin: ''Calacte'' or ''Cale Acte'') is a town and ''comune'' on the north coast of Sicily, in the province of Messina, about half way between Tyndaris (modern Tindari) and ...

Stage 4

;1 October 2021 —

Sant'Agata di Militello Sant'Agata di Militello ( Sicilian: ''Sant'Àita di Militeddu'') is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Metropolitan City of Messina in the Italian region Sicily, located about east of Palermo and about west of Messina. Sant'Agata di Militello b ...

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Classification leadership table

* On stage 2,

Maximiliano Richeze Ariel Maximiliano Richeze Araquistain (born 7 March 1983) is an Argentine professional cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2006 until January 2023. Richeze won the silver medal at the 2015 Pan American Games (Men's Team Pursuit). His b ...

, who was third in the points classification, wore the cyclamen jersey, because first-placed

Juan Sebastián Molano Juan Sebastián Molano Benavides (born 11 April 1994) is a Colombian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . Career Molano was named in the startlist for the 2017 Vuelta a España. He started riding in the 2019 G ...

wore the red-and-yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed

Vincenzo Albanese Vincenzo Albanese (born 12 November 1996 in Oliveto Citra) is an Italian cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He was named in the start list for the 2017 Giro d'Italia. Major results ;2014 : 2nd Trofeo San Rocco : 6th Trofeo Buffoni ...

wore the white-and-blue jersey as the leader of the young rider classification. On stage 3,

Jakub Mareczko Jakub Mareczko (born 30 April 1994) is an Italian road cyclist of Polish origin, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . A sprinter, Mareczko is seen by the Italian national cycling coach Davide Cassani as one of the best young hopes for Italian cyc ...

wore the cyclamen jersey for the same reason, though with

Matteo Moschetti Matteo Moschetti (born 14 August 1996) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam . Career Early years As a junior, Moschetti raced on the road and track, winning the junior national team pursuit championships in 2014 with teammat ...

wearing the white-and-blue jersey.

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

External links

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