The 2021 Milano–Torino was the 102nd edition of the

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. It was held on 6 October 2021 as part of the

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and the

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calendars. After the previous edition's route favoured the sprinters, the race returned to a more hilly route that favoured the climbers, despite being mostly flat. The race started in

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on the outskirts of

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and headed due southwest, though after around , the route took a nearly U-shaped diversion to the north from

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, which included the

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and

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hills midway through, before continuing the southwest direction from

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. In the final , riders took on two ascents of the

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hill, which had an average gradient of 9.1 percent, on the outskirts of

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. The first ascent was long, and after descending back down into

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, riders took on the second ascent, which climbed up a further to the finish line.

Teams

15 of the 19

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s and eight

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s made up the 23 teams that participated in the race. Each team entered a full squad of seven riders, although had one non-starter. Of the 160 riders who started the race, 109 finished, while a further two riders finished outside of the time limit. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * *

Result

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milano-Torino, 2021

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