The 2021 Boucles de la Mayenne () was the 46th edition of the

Boucles de la Mayenne The Boucles de la Mayenne is a road bicycle race held annually in the Mayenne department and Pays de la Loire region in France. It was first held in 1975 and from 2006 until 2019, it was organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race ...

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, which took place between 27 and 30 May 2021 in the

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department in northwestern

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. The race had been promoted from category- 2.1 race to a category-2.Pro race after the 2019 season and was due to be a part of the inaugural edition of the

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, but after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the

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, it made its UCI ProSeries debut in

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, while also still being a part of the

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Teams

Five of the nineteen

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s, fourteen UCI ProTeams, and two

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teams made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. and , with five riders each, were the only teams not to enter a full squad of six riders. However, two late scratches, one each from and , left 122 riders on the start line. 111 riders finished the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI Continental Teams * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;27 May 2021 –

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to Ambrières-les-Vallées,

Stage 2

;28 May 2021 – Vaiges to

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Stage 3

;29 May 2021 –

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to Craon,

Stage 4

;30 May 2021 – Méral to Laval,

Classification leadership table

* On stage 2, Diego Rubio, 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. * On stage 4,

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

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Teams

Route

Stages

Stage 1

Stage 2

Stage 3

Stage 4

Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Team classification

Notes

References

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