The 2021 Thüringen Ladies Tour (known as the Internationale LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd edition of the

Thüringen Ladies Tour The Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour, formerly known as the Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen (Women's Tour of Thuringia) is a stage race for women road cycle racers held every July in the German state of Thuringia. It is rated a class 2.1 event by ...

, a women's

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being held between 25 and 30 May 2021 in the state of Thuringia in central Germany. Given the cancellation of the 2020 edition, this edition was the first since its promotion after the 2019 season to a category 2.Pro event in the UCI Women's ProSeries.

Teams

Six of the nine UCI Women's WorldTeams, six UCI Women's Continental Teams, three national teams, and two elite amateur domestic teams made up the seventeen teams that participated the race. Five teams chose not to field the maximum allowed squad of six riders; these teams were , Maxx–Solar Lindig, , , and , and they each entered five riders. 97 riders started the race, of which 83 finished. UCI Women's WorldTeams * * * * * * UCI Women's Continental Teams * * * * * * National Teams * Belgium * Germany * Netherlands Elite Amateur Domestic Teams * Maxx–Solar Lindig * RSG Gießen Biehle

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;25 May 2021 –

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to Schmölln,

Stage 2

;26 May 2021 – Gera to Gera,

Stage 3

;27 May 2021 – Schleiz to Schleiz,

Stage 4

;28 May 2021 – Dörtendorf to Dörtendorf,

Stage 5

;29 May 2021 – Weimar to Weimar,

Stage 6

;30 May 2021 – Gotha to Gotha,

Classification leadership table

* On stage 2,

Anna Henderson Anna Louise Henderson (born 14 November 1998) is a British racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . She rode in the women's road race event at the 2018 UCI Road World Championships. In 2018, Henderson won the Briti ...

, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the pink jersey, because first placed

Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen Emma Cecilie Norsgaard Bjerg née Jørgensen (born 26 July 1999) is a Danish cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Her major victories include winning stage six of the 2021 Giro Rosa (now called the Giro Donne) and stage six of ...

wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Lorena Wiebes, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the red jersey, and

Lucinda Brand Lucinda Brand (born 2 July 1989) is a Dutch racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam in road racing, and UCI Cyclo-cross Pro Team in cyclo-cross. After four years with , in August 2016 announced that Brand had signed a two-year dea ...

, who finished second on stage 1, wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey. * On stage 3,

Clara Copponi Clara Copponi (born 12 January 1999) is a French professional road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She rode in the women's team pursuit event at the 2019 UEC European Track Championships in Apeldoorn, Netherla ...

, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second placed Lorena Wiebes wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey. * On stage 3, Katharina Fox, who was third in the sprints classification, wore the pink jersey, because first placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification and second placed Lotte Kopecky wore the Belgian national champion's jersey as the defending Belgian national road race champion. Because Fox was also the most active rider,

Ella Harris Ella Harris (born 18 July 1998) is a New Zealand professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Major results Sources: ;2016 : 7th Time trial, Oceania Junior Road Championships ;2019 : 4th Overall Colorado Classi ...

, who was deemed the second most active rider on that stage, wore the blue-and-white jersey. * On stage 4, Lucinda Brand, who was third in the sprints classification, wore the pink jersey, because first placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification and second placed Lotte Kopecky wore the Belgian national champion's jersey as the defending Belgian national road race champion. As a result,

Amy Pieters Amy Pieters (born 1 June 1991) is a Dutch professional road and track cyclist, who is contracted to ride for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She was a member of the Dutch team that finished sixth at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the team pursuit (togeth ...

, who finished fourth on stage 3 behind Brand, Norsgaard Jørgensen, and Kopecky, wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey. * On stage 4,

Léa Curinier Léa Curinier (born 21 April 2001) is a French professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Team, UCI Women's Continental Team . In October 2020, she rode in the women's edition of the 2020 Liège–Bastogne– ...

, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification. * On stage 5,

Liane Lippert Liane Lippert (born 13 January 1998) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Career Born in Friedrichshafen, Lippert started her career in local club ''RSV Seerose Friedrichshafen'' in 2008. In the following years sh ...

, who was third on stage 4, wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey, because first placed Lotte Kopecky wore the pink jersey as the leader of the sprints classification, and second placed Lucinda Brand wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification. * On stage 6, Lorena Wiebes, who was fourth in the sprints classification, wore the pink jersey, because first placed Lucinda Brand wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification, second placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the red jersey as the leader of the young rider classification, and third placed Lotte Kopecky wore the Belgian national champion's jersey as the defending Belgian national road race champion. Because Brand was also the winner of stage 5, while Wiebes and Norsgaard Jørgensen finished second and third, respectively,

Alexis Ryan Alexis Ryan (born August 18, 1994) is an American racing cyclist, who rides for American amateur team . She is the sister of fellow racing cyclist Kendall Ryan. In November 2015 she was announced as part of the team's inaugural squad for the 2 ...

, who finished fourth on stage 5, wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey.

Final classification standings

General classification

Sprints classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Amateur rider classification

Team classification

Notes

References

External links

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