The 2021

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were held throughout the year and were organised by the UCI member federations. They began in

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with the men's

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event on 26 January.

Jerseys

The winner of each national championship wears the national jersey in all their races for the next year in the respective discipline, apart from the

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and the

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, or unless they are wearing a classification leader's jersey in a stage race. Most national champion jerseys tend to represent a country's flag or use the colours from it, like the Spanish and British jerseys, respectively. Jerseys may also feature traditional sporting colours of a country that are not derived from a national flag, such as the

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jerseys of Australian national champions.

2021 champions

Men's Elite

Champions in UCI Men's teams

Women's Elite

Champions in UCI Women's teams

References

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National road cycling championships National road cycling championships are held annually by host nations in each cycle racing discipline. The annual events can take place at any time of the year. European nations usually holds their annual events in June, during a designed break ...