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2021 French Road Cycling Cup

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The 2021 French Road Cycling Cup was the 30th edition of the French Road Cycling Cup.

The number of events was restored to 16 as many events returned to the calendar after having been cancelled in the 2020 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France. The pandemic strongly impacted the schedule again, as four events have been rescheduled from spring to autumn.

The defending champion from the previous season was Nacer Bouhanni of Arkéa–Samsic.

Despite winning three races, the most of any rider in this edition of the cup, Elia Viviani (Cofidis) finished second to Dorian Godon (AG2R Citroën Team), who won two races and secured five other top-ten finishes.[1] By virtue of winning the individual general classification, Godon also won the young rider classification.[2] AG2R Citroën Team completed the sweep by winning the teams classification, after having led it for all but one round; this was the team's third consecutive win in that classification.[3]

Events

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The calendar featured the regular 16 events again, after last season when cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic reduced the cup to only eight races.

Date Event Winner Team Series leader(s) Leading Team
31 January Grand Prix La Marseillaise  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team
28 March Cholet-Pays de la Loire  Elia Viviani (ITA) Cofidis  Elia Viviani (ITA)
4 April La Roue Tourangelle  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ  Arnaud Démare (FRA)
16 May Tro-Bro Léon  Connor Swift (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic  Connor Swift (GBR) Arkéa–Samsic
22 May Tour du Finistère  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team
16 June Paris–Camembert  Dorian Godon (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team  Dorian Godon (FRA)
15 August Polynormande  Valentin Madouas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ
5 September Tour du Doubs  Dorian Godon (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team
12 September Grand Prix de Fourmies  Elia Viviani (ITA) Cofidis
19 September Grand Prix d'Isbergues  Elia Viviani (ITA) Cofidis  Elia Viviani (ITA)
21 September[a] Grand Prix de Denain  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix
1 October[b] Route Adélie  Arvid de Kleijn (NED) Rally Cycling
2 October[c] Classic Loire Atlantique  Alan Riou (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic  Dorian Godon (FRA)
9 October[d] Tour de Vendée  Bram Welten (NED) Arkéa–Samsic
16 October[e] Grand Prix du Morbihan  Arne Marit (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
17 October[f] Boucles de l'Aulne  Stan Dewulf (BEL) AG2R Citroën Team

Final cup standings

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As of 17 October 2021, after the Boucles de l'Aulne[1][2][3]

Individual

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All competing riders were eligible for this classification.

Pos. Rider Team Points
1  Dorian Godon (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 191
2  Elia Viviani (ITA) Cofidis 175
3  Valentin Madouas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 138
4  Bram Welten (NED) Arkéa–Samsic 105
5  Benoît Cosnefroy (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 90
6  Arnaud Démare (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 84
7  Pierre-Luc Périchon (FRA) Cofidis 77
8  Biniam Girmay (ERI) Delko/Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 74
9  Jason Tesson (FRA) St. Michel–Auber93 69
10  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 69

Young rider classification

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All riders younger than 25 were eligible for this classification.

Pos. Rider Team Points
1  Dorian Godon (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 191
2  Valentin Madouas (FRA) Groupama–FDJ 138
3  Bram Welten (NED) Arkéa–Samsic 105
4  Biniam Girmay (ERI) Delko/Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 74
5  Jason Tesson (FRA) St. Michel–Auber93 69
6  Stan Dewulf (BEL) AG2R Citroën Team 50
7  Alan Riou (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic 50
8  Arne Marit (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 50
9  Jasper Philipsen (BEL) Alpecin–Fenix 50
10  Aurélien Paret-Peintre (FRA) AG2R Citroën Team 50

Teams

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Only French teams were eligible for this classification.

Pos. Team Points
1 AG2R Citroën Team 146
2 Arkéa–Samsic 129
3 Cofidis 113
4 Team TotalEnergies 104
5 B&B Hotels p/b KTM 95
6 Groupama–FDJ 93
7 St. Michel–Auber93 67
8 Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole 61
9 Delko 55

Notes

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  1. ^ Originally scheduled on 18 March, but rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  2. ^ Originally scheduled on 2 April, but rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3. ^ Originally scheduled on 27 March, but rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Originally scheduled on 3 October, but rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  5. ^ Originally scheduled on 15 May, but rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  6. ^ Originally scheduled on 23 May, but rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

References

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  1. ^ a b "CLASSEMENT GENERAL INDIVIDUEL" [Individual General Classification] (PDF) (in French). French Cycling Federation. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b "CLASSEMENT GENERAL INDIVIDUEL DES JEUNES" [Individual Young Rider Classification] (PDF) (in French). French Cycling Federation. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "CLASSEMENT GENERAL PAR EQUIPES" [Team General Classification] (PDF) (in French). French Cycling Federation. 17 October 2021. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
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