The 2021 Volta a Portugal (known as the 2021 Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta

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for sponsorship reasons) was the 82nd edition of the

Volta a Portugal The Volta a Portugal ( en, Tour of Portugal), also known as Volta a Portugal em Bicicleta ( en, Tour of Portugal on Bicycle), is an annual multi-stage road bicycle racing competition held in Portugal. The competition takes place during a two-week s ...

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(not counting 2020 Volta a Portugal Edição Especial), which was held from 4 to 15 August 2021. It was a

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event on the

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calendar.

Summary

Before the beginning of stage 3, retired from the race due to COVID-19 positive tests among their riders. Before the beginning of stage 5 another team, retired due to same reason, and also two riders from and another two from In the end of that same stage, reached the top of individual general classification with Daniel Freitas. However, in the following morning another positive test to COVID-19 to one of its riders, dictated the withdraw from the race for the team, with

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wearing again the yellow jersey.

Teams

One

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, six UCI ProTeams, and eleven

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teams made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race. Each team entered a squad of seven riders, for a total of 126 riders who started the race. 88 riders finished. UCI WorldTeams * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * * * * * * * * * * *

Schedule

Stages

Prologue

;4 August 2021 —

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, ( ITT)

Stage 1

;5 August 2021 —

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Stage 2

;6 August 2021 —

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to Castelo Branco,

Stage 3

;7 August 2021 —

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( Torre),

Stage 4

;8 August 2021 — Belmonte to Guarda,

Stage 5

;10 August 2021 —

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( Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Assunção),

Stage 6

;11 August 2021 —

Viana do Castelo Viana do Castelo () is a municipality and seat of the district of Viana do Castelo in the Norte Region of Portugal. The population in 2011 was 88,725, in an area of 319.02 km². The urbanized area of the municipality, comprising the city, ...

Fafe Fafe () is a municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately (. The city itself had a population of 14,144 in 2001. The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Socia ...

Stage 7

;12 August 2021 —

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to Bragança,

Stage 8

;13 August 2021 — Bragança to

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(

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Stage 9

;14 August 2021 —

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( Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Graça),

Stage 10

;15 August 2021 —

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to Viseu, ( ITT)

Classification leadership table

* On stage 2,

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, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed

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wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Ben King will wear the green jersey on stage 8. * On stage 4, Hugo Nunes, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the polka dot jersey, because first-placed

wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. * Before stage 6, , the team of general classification leader Daniel Freitas, withdrew due to a suspected

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case within the team. As a result, on stage 6, second-placed Alejandro Marque wore the yellow jersey.

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Portuguese rider classification

Combination classification

Team classification

References

Sources

External links

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