The 2021 AJ Bell Women's Tour was the seventh staging of

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, a women's cycling

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held in the United Kingdom. It ran from 4 to 9 October 2021, as part of the

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. The race was won by Dutch rider

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of , beating French rider

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of by over a minute. Third place overall was French rider

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of . The points classification was won by

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, who won two stages of the race. The mountains classification was won by

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, the sprints classification was won by

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, and won the team classification. The race was criticised for not providing live television coverage – a requirement of the

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– with highlights available on

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and

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Route

Classification leadership table

Final standings

Notes

References

External links

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