2021 Tro-Bro Léon

The 2021 Tro-Bro Léon was the 37th edition of Tro-Bro Léon, a one-day road cycling race in the northwestern French region of Brittany, that took place on 16 May 2021.^[2] The 1.Pro-category race was initially scheduled to be a part of the inaugural edition of the UCI ProSeries, but after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it made its UCI ProSeries debut in 2021, while also still being a part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.^[3] It was also the fourth event of the 2021 French Road Cycling Cup.

2021 Tro-Bro Léon

2021 UCI Europe Tour 2021 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates	16 May 2021
Stages	1
Distance	207^[1] km (128.6 mi)
Winning time	5h 18' 38"
Results
Winner  Connor Swift (GBR) (Arkéa–Samsic)   Second  Piet Allegaert (BEL) (Cofidis)   Third  Baptiste Planckaert (BEL) (Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux)
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This year's edition was the first since its move to the new mid-May time slot from its usual late April time slot.^[4] The race started and finished in Lannilis, and covered 207 kilometres (129 mi) of the rolling and windy roads of Brittany. Interspersed along the route were 26 ribinoù sections totalling 30.6 kilometres (19.0 mi).^[5]

Teams

Six of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, eleven UCI ProTeams, and four UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. Each team was allowed to field up to seven riders, but many teams chose to enter less than the maximum: Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux and Total Direct Énergie each entered five riders, while Alpecin–Fenix, Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB, Burgos BH, EF Education–Nippo, and Equipo Kern Pharma each entered six. With two late scratches, 136 riders started the race, of which 86 finished.^[6]

UCI WorldTeams

• AG2R Citroën Team
• Cofidis
• EF Education–Nippo
• Groupama–FDJ
• Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
• Lotto–Soudal

UCI ProTeams

• Alpecin–Fenix
• Arkéa–Samsic
• B&B Hotels p/b KTM
• Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
• Burgos BH
• Delko
• Equipo Kern Pharma
• Euskaltel–Euskadi
• Rally Cycling
• Total Direct Énergie
• Uno-X Pro Cycling Team

UCI Continental Teams

• BEAT Cycling
• Riwal Cycling Team
• St. Michel–Auber93
• Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole

Result

Result^[7][8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Connor Swift (GBR)	Arkéa–Samsic	5h 18' 38"
2	Piet Allegaert (BEL)	Cofidis	+ 0"
3	Baptiste Planckaert (BEL)	Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux	+ 0"
4	Olivier Le Gac (FRA)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 0"
5	Rasmus Tiller (NOR)	Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
6	John Degenkolb (GER)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 26"
7	Oliver Naesen (BEL)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 26"
8	Bram Welten (NED)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 26"
9	Christophe Laporte (FRA)	Cofidis	+ 26"
10	Kevin Geniets (LUX)	Groupama–FDJ	+ 26"

References

1. Technical Guide 2021, pp. 10–11.
2. "Tro-Bro Léon". UCI. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
3. Weislo, Laura (13 March 2020). "Calendar of coronavirus race cancellations". CyclingNews. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
4. "Beyond the Giro d'Italia: May racing around Europe". CyclingNews. 12 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
5. Technical Guide 2021, pp. 12–19.
6. "Les équipes engagées 2021" [Participating teams 2021] (PDF) (in French). Tro-Bro Léon. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
7. "Connor Swift takes win in photo finish at Tro-Bro Léon". CyclingNews. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
8. "Tro-Bro Léon 2021" (PDF). Tro-Bro Léon. Matsport Timing. 16 May 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

Sources

• Guide Technique 2021 [Technical Guide 2021] (PDF) (in French). Tro-Bro Léon. 2021.

External links

• Official website