The 2021 Tre Valli Varesine was the 100th edition of the

Tre Valli Varesine The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is usually the first and most important race of Trittico Lombardo, which c ...

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one day race, which was held in the

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region of northwestern Italy on 5 October 2021. This edition was the race's first in the

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; the 2020 edition was expected to feature in the

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UCI ProSeries but was cancelled due to the

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. The race was the second of the 2021

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, which also included the

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held the day before and the

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, to be held six days later. The race began in

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, with the first of the race heading north and entering midway through the short circuit in and around

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. After climbing the

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hill, which crested with just under a kilometre from the finish line, riders passed through the finish line for the first time. Riders then took on eight laps of a circuit that was used in the

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, with each lap featuring the Montello and Casbeno hills. Following this, the race concluded with two laps of a longer circuit that added the Morosolo and

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hills in between Montello and Casbeno.

Teams

15 of the 19

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s, eight

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s, and one

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teams made up the 24 teams that participated in the race. and , with six riders each, were the only teams to not enter a full squad of seven riders. There were five non-starters from five separate teams (, , , , and ). In total, 161 riders started the race, of which only 41 finished. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams *

Result

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Coppa Bernocchi, 2021

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