2021 UCI World Tour
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| Dates | 21 February – 19 October |
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| Races | 33 |
The 2021 UCI World Tour is a series of races that include thirty-three road cycling events throughout the 2021 cycling season.[1] The tour will start with the opening stage of the UAE Tour on 21 February,[1] and is scheduled to conclude with the final stage of the Tour of Guangxi on 19 October.
Events
The 2021 calendar was announced in the autumn of 2020.[1]
Cancelled events
The Tour Down Under (19–24 January) and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (31 January) were cancelled due to the global COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
In addition, and for reasons not entirely related to the pandemic, the organisers of the Amgen Tour of California in the United States as well as those of the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic in the United Kingdom did not request to register either of their respective events for the 2021 calendar.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "The UCI reveals the 2021 calendars for the UCI WorldTour and UCI Women's WorldTour". UCI. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "2021 Tour Down Under cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ^ "UCI Calendar 2021". www.uci.org. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.