2021 Volta a Catalunya
The 2021 Volta a Catalunya was a road cycling stage race that took place between 22 and 28 March 2021 in Spain. It was the 100th edition of the Volta a Catalunya and the seventh race of the 2021 UCI World Tour.
Teams
All nineteen UCI WorldTeams were joined by five UCI ProTeams to make up the twenty-four teams that participated in the race. Each team entered seven riders for a total of 168 riders, of which 131 finished. was initially scheduled to participate, but they withdrew before the start of the race after three staff members tested positive for COVID-19. withdrew before the start of stage 5 after two staff members tested positive for COVID-19.UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
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Stages
Stage 1
;22 March 2021 — Calella to Calella,Stage 2
;23 March 2021 — Pla de l'Estany to Pla de l'Estany,Stage 3
;24 March 2021 — Canal Olímpic de Catalunya to Vallter 2000,Stage 4
;25 March 2021 — Ripoll to Port Ainé,Stage 5
;26 March 2021 — La Pobla de Segur to Manresa,Stage 6
;27 March 2021 — Tarragona to Mataró,Stage 7
;28 March 2021 — Barcelona to Barcelona,Classification leadership table
- On stage 2, Natnael Berhane, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the blue-striped jersey, because first-placed Andreas Kron wore the green-striped jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Rémy Rochas, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the orange-striped jersey.
- On stage 3, Brandon McNulty, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the orange-striped jersey, because first-placed João Almeida wore the green-striped jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stage 4, Rohan Dennis, who was second in the sprints classification, wore the blue-striped jersey, because first-placed Adam Yates wore the green-striped jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Esteban Chaves, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the red-striped jersey.
- On stages 5–7, Koen Bouwman, who was third in the mountains classification, wore the red-striped jersey, because first-placed Esteban Chaves wore the blue-striped jersey as the leader of the points classification, and second-placed Adam Yates wore the green-striped jersey as the leader of the general classification.