The 2021 Tour de Romandie was a
road cycling
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stage race
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, that took place between 27 April and 2 May 2021 in
Romandy
Romandy (french: Romandie or )Before World War I, the term French Switzerland (french: Suisse française) waalso used german: Romandie or , it, Romandia, rm, Romanda) is the French-speaking part of western Switzerland. In 2020, about 2 milli ...
, the
French-speaking part of western
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
. It was the 74th edition of the Tour de Romandie and the 17th race of the 2021 UCI World Tour.
Teams
All nineteen UCI WorldTeams and the Swiss national team participated in the race. Each of the 20 teams entered seven riders, for a total of 140 riders, of which 120 finished.
UCI WorldTeams
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National Teams
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Route
Stages
Prologue
;27 April 2021 — Oron, Vaud, Oron, (Individual time trial, ITT)
Stage 1
;28 April 2021 — Aigle to Martigny,
Stage 2
;29 April 2021 — La Neuveville to Saint-Imier,
Stage 3
;30 April 2021 — Estavayer to Estavayer,
Stage 4
;1 May 2021 — Sion, Switzerland, Sion to Thyon 2000,
Stage 5
;2 May 2021 — Fribourg to Fribourg, (Individual time trial, ITT)
Classification leadership table
* On stage 1, Geraint Thomas, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Rohan Dennis wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
References
External links
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Tour de Romandie, 2021
2021 UCI World Tour
2021 in Swiss sport
April 2021 sports events in Switzerland
May 2021 sports events in Switzerland