The 2021 Tour de Luxembourg was the 81st edition of the

Tour de Luxembourg The Tour de Luxembourg is an annual stage race in professional road bicycle racing held in Luxembourg. The Tour de Luxembourg is classified as a 2.Pro race, the highest rating below the World Tour, by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), the ...

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. It was held from 14 and 18 September, as part of the

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and the

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Teams

Eight UCI WorldTeams, twelve UCI ProTeams, and one

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team made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. Each team entered a squad of six riders. After a late non-starter from , a total of 125 riders started the race; 103 riders finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;14 September 2021 —

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( d'Coque) to Luxembourg City ( Kirchberg),

Stage 2

;15 September 2021 — Steinfort to

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(

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Stage 3

;16 September 2021 — Mondorf-les-Bains to Mamer,

Stage 4

;17 September 2021 — Dudelange to Dudelange, (

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)

Stage 5

;18 September 2021 —

Mersch Mersch ( ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, capital of the canton of Mersch. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alzette, Mamer and Eisch. , the town of Mersch, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population o ...

to Luxembourg City (

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Classification leadership table

* On stage 2,

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, who was second in the points classification, wore the cyan jersey, because first-placed João Almeida wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason,

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will wear the cyan jersey on stage 5. * On stage 2, Marc Hirschi, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed João Almeida wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. * On stages 3 and 4, David Gaudu, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Marc Hirschi wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed João Almeida wore the cyan jersey as the leader of the points classification. Gaudu continued to wear the white jersey on stage 5, but with Hirschi and Almeida having exchanged leader's jerseys.

Teams

Route

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Stage 5

Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

References

External links