The 2021 Thüringen Ladies Tour (known as the Internationale LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd edition of the Thüringen Ladies Tour, a women's road cycling stage race being held between 25 and 30 May 2021 in the state of Thuringia in central Germany. Given the cancellation of the 2020 edition, this edition was the first since its promotion after the 2019 season to a category 2.Pro event in the UCI Women's ProSeries.[1][2]
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Dates | 25–30 May 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance | 672.6 km (417.9 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Winning time | 17h 53' 35" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
editSix of the nine UCI Women's WorldTeams, six UCI Women's Continental Teams, three national teams, and two elite amateur domestic teams made up the seventeen teams that participated the race. Five teams chose not to field the maximum allowed squad of six riders; these teams were FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope, Maxx–Solar Lindig, Team Jumbo–Visma, Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank, and Trek–Segafredo, and they each entered five riders. 97 riders started the race, of which 83 finished.[3]
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
National Teams
Elite Amateur Domestic Teams
- Maxx–Solar Lindig
- RSG Gießen Biehle
Route
editStage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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1 | 25 May | Schmölln to Schmölln | 88.9 km (55.2 mi) | Flat stage | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | |
2 | 26 May | Gera to Gera | 125.1 km (77.7 mi) | Flat stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | |
3 | 27 May | Schleiz to Schleiz | 116.5 km (72.4 mi) | Hilly stage | Lucinda Brand (NED) | |
4 | 28 May | Dörtendorf to Dörtendorf | 101.0 km (62.8 mi) | Hilly stage | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | |
5 | 29 May | Weimar to Weimar | 143.3 km (89.0 mi) | Hilly stage | Lucinda Brand (NED) | |
6 | 30 May | Gotha to Gotha | 97.8 km (60.8 mi) | Flat stage | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | |
Total | 672.6 km (417.9 mi) |
Stages
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Stage 2
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
edit- 28 May 2021 – Dörtendorf to Dörtendorf, 101.0 km (62.8 mi)[14]
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Stage 5
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Stage 6
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Classification leadership table
editStage | Winner |
General classification |
Sprints classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Most active rider award |
Amateur rider classification |
Team classification |
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1 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | Liane Lippert | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | Lizzie Deignan | Katharina Fox | Trek–Segafredo |
2 | Lorena Wiebes | Kathrin Hammes | Katharina Fox | Helena Bieber | ||||
3 | Lucinda Brand | |||||||
4 | Lotte Kopecky | Lucinda Brand | Lotte Kopecky | Kristen Faulkner | Beate Zanner | |||
5 | Lucinda Brand | Lucinda Brand | Lisa Klein | |||||
6 | Lorena Wiebes | Lotte Kopecky | Karlijn Swinkels | |||||
Final | Lucinda Brand | Lotte Kopecky | Kathrin Hammes | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen | Not awarded | Beate Zanner | Trek–Segafredo |
- On stage 2, Anna Henderson, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the pink jersey, because first placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Lorena Wiebes, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the red jersey, and Lucinda Brand, who finished second on stage 1, wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey.[7][23]
- On stage 3, Clara Copponi, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second placed Lorena Wiebes wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey.[24]
- On stage 3, Katharina Fox, who was third in the sprints classification, wore the pink jersey, because first placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification and second placed Lotte Kopecky wore the Belgian national champion's jersey as the defending Belgian national road race champion. Because Fox was also the most active rider, Ella Harris, who was deemed the second most active rider on that stage, wore the blue-and-white jersey.[24]
- On stage 4, Lucinda Brand, who was third in the sprints classification, wore the pink jersey, because first placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification and second placed Lotte Kopecky wore the Belgian national champion's jersey as the defending Belgian national road race champion. As a result, Amy Pieters, who finished fourth on stage 3 behind Brand, Norsgaard Jørgensen, and Kopecky, wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey.[25]
- On stage 4, Léa Curinier, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the red jersey, because first placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification.[25]
- On stage 5, Liane Lippert, who was third on stage 4, wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey, because first placed Lotte Kopecky wore the pink jersey as the leader of the sprints classification, and second placed Lucinda Brand wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification.[26]
- On stage 6, Lorena Wiebes, who was fourth in the sprints classification, wore the pink jersey, because first placed Lucinda Brand wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification, second placed Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen wore the red jersey as the leader of the young rider classification, and third placed Lotte Kopecky wore the Belgian national champion's jersey as the defending Belgian national road race champion. Because Brand was also the winner of stage 5, while Wiebes and Norsgaard Jørgensen finished second and third, respectively, Alexis Ryan, who finished fourth on stage 5, wore the black-and-white stage winner's jersey.[27]
Final classification standings
editLegend[28] | |||
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Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the most active rider award | ||
Denotes the winner of the sprints classification | Denotes the winner of the stage | ||
Denotes the winner of the mountains classification | Denotes the winner of the amateur rider classification | ||
Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
General classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | 17h 53' 35" |
2 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Belgium | 9" |
3 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | 18" |
4 | Liane Lippert (GER) | Team DSM | 40" |
5 | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 42" |
6 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | 50" |
7 | Tiffany Cromwell (AUS) | Canyon–SRAM | 1' 03" |
8 | Christine Majerus (LUX) | SD Worx | 1' 19" |
9 | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) | Trek–Segafredo | 1' 26" |
10 | Valerie Demey (BEL) | Belgium | 1' 28" |
Sprints classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Lotte Kopecky (BEL) | Belgium | 22 |
2 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | 19 |
3 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | 19 |
4 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Team DSM | 15 |
5 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | 9 |
6 | Emilia Fahlin (SWE) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 8 |
7 | Katharina Fox (GER) | RSG Gießen Biehle | 6 |
8 | Anna Henderson (GBR) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 6 |
9 | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) | Trek–Segafredo | 5 |
10 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | 5 |
Mountains classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Points |
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1 | Kathrin Hammes (GER) | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | 26 |
2 | Liane Lippert (GER) | Team DSM | 16 |
3 | Ella Harris (NZL) | Canyon–SRAM | 12 |
4 | Amy Pieters (NED) | SD Worx | 11 |
5 | Lisa Klein (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | 10 |
6 | Helena Bieber (GER) | RSG Gießen Biehle | 10 |
7 | Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) | SD Worx | 8 |
8 | Kirsten Wild (NED) | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | 6 |
9 | Lucinda Brand (NED) | Trek–Segafredo | 5 |
10 | Lizzie Deignan (GBR) | Trek–Segafredo | 5 |
Young rider classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN) | Movistar Team | 17h 53' 53" |
2 | Léa Curinier (FRA) | Arkéa Pro Cycling Team | 2' 24" |
3 | Hannah Ludwig (GER) | Canyon–SRAM | 3' 30" |
4 | Neve Bradbury (AUS) | Canyon–SRAM | 7' 02" |
5 | Anne Dorthe Ysland (NOR) | Team Coop–Hitec Products | 7' 26" |
6 | Lorena Wiebes (NED) | Team DSM | 7' 55" |
7 | Clara Copponi (FRA) | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 9' 57" |
8 | Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) | Team DSM | 10' 25" |
9 | Lonneke Uneken (NED) | SD Worx | 11' 33" |
10 | Katharina Hechler (GER) | Germany | 14' 38" |
Amateur rider classification
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Beate Zanner (GER) | Maxx–Solar Lindig | 18h 18' 30" |
2 | Helena Bieber (GER) | RSG Gießen Biehle | 12' 41" |
3 | Katharina Fox (GER) | RSG Gießen Biehle | 29' 08" |
4 | Lisa Fischer (GER) | Maxx–Solar Lindig | 33' 52" |
5 | Hannah Fandel (GER) | Maxx–Solar Lindig | 34' 48" |
6 | Bianca Bernhard (GER) | Maxx–Solar Lindig | 48' 43" |
Team classification
editRank | Team | Time |
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1 | Trek–Segafredo | 53h 46' 18" |
2 | SD Worx | 1' 16" |
3 | Canyon–SRAM | 1' 18" |
4 | Belgium | 5' 35" |
5 | Team DSM | 7' 34" |
6 | FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | 7' 51" |
7 | Arkéa Pro Cycling Team | 9' 08" |
8 | Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling | 9' 29" |
9 | Movistar Team | 18' 50" |
10 | Team Coop–Hitec Products | 21' 14" |
See also
editNotes
editReferences
edit- ^ "Internationale LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour". UCI. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Lukacsek, Axel (8 February 2020). "LOTTO Thüringen Ladies Tour wird aufgewertet – Auftakt am 26. Mai in Schmölln" [LOTTO Thuringia Ladies Tour is upgraded - kick-off on May 26th in Schmölln]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Teams". Thüringen Ladies Tour. T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Stages Overview 2021". Thüringen Ladies Tour. T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Rund Um Schmölln" [Around Schmölln]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (25 May 2021). "Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Emma Norsgaard wins stage 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c "Jerseys after stage 1 : Rund um Schmölln" (PDF). Thüringen Ladies Tour. T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Rund Um Gera" [Around Gera]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (26 May 2021). "Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Lorena Wiebes wins stage 2". CyclingNews. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Jerseys after stage 2 : Rund um Gera" (PDF). Thüringen Ladies Tour. T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Rund Um Schleiz" [Around Schleiz]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (27 May 2021). "Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Lucinda Brand holds off charging peloton to win stage 3". CyclingNews. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Jerseys after stage 3 : Rund um Schleiz" (PDF). Thüringen Ladies Tour. T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Rund Um Dörtendorf" [Around Dörtendorf]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b Frattini, Kirsten (28 May 2021). "Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Lotte Kopecky wins stage 4". CyclingNews. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Jerseys after stage 4 : Rund um Dörtendorf" (PDF). Thüringen Ladies Tour. T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Rund Um Weimar" [Around Weimar]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Brand wins again on stage 5". CyclingNews. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Jerseys after stage 5 : Rund um Weimar" (PDF). Thüringen Ladies Tour. T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Rund Um Gotha" [Around Gotha]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Archived from the original on 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Goddard, Ben (30 May 2021). "Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour: Brand seals victory as Wiebes wins final stage". CyclingNews. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Jerseys after stage 6 : Rund um Gotha" (PDF). Thüringen Ladies Tour. T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 30 May 2021.
- ^ "Bericht erste Etappe Rund um Schmölln" [Report of the first stage around Schmölln]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 25 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Bericht zweite Etappe Rund um Gera" [Report of the second stage around Gera]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Bericht zweite Etappe Rund um Schleiz" [Report of the third stage around Schleiz]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 27 May 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Bericht zweite Etappe Rund um Dörtendorf" [Report of the fourth stage around Dörtendorf]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Bericht fünfte Etappe Rund um Weimar" [Report of the fifth stage around Weimar]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
- ^ "Wertungstrikots 2021" [Leaders' Jerseys 2021]. Thüringen Ladies Tour (in German). T.RF Thüringer Sportmarketing GmbH. Retrieved 26 May 2021.