The Giro d’Italia Donne 2021 (also known as Giro Rosa) was the 32nd edition of the Giro d’Italia Femminile, a road cycling stage race for women. The third stage on July 4, 2021 was a 135-kilometer road race and went from Casale Monferrato to Ovada.

In this stage, the women riders from the Netherlands showed their skills. They took the first two places. Marianne Vos from Team Jumbo-Visma took the victory ahead of Lucinda Brand from Team Trek-Segafredo. Third place went to German professional cyclist Liane Lippert of Team DSM.
The overall ranking of the top ten riders:

1              Marianne Vos (NED)     Team Jumbo–Visma     
2              Lucinda Brand (NED)     Trek–Segafredo             
3              Liane Lippert (GER)       Team DSM        
4              Elise Chabbey (SUI)       Canyon–SRAM                
5              Lisa Brennauer (GER)   Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling
6              Coryn Rivera (USA)       Team DSM        
7              Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen (DEN)        Movistar Team
8              Marta Bastianelli (ITA)                 Alé BTC Ljubljana
9              Ilaria Sanguineti (ITA)   Valcar–Travel & Service
10            Marta Lach (POL)           Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling         

The 2021 Giro d’Italia Donne (commonly known as the Giro Rosa) was the 32nd edition of the Giro d’Italia Femminile women’s road cycling stage race. The second stage was a road race over 100.1 kilometers from Boves to Prato Nevoso.

In this stage the SD Worx team showed its class and took the first three places. The winner was Anna van der Breggen ahead of Ashleigh Moolman and Demi Vollering.

The overall ranking of the top ten drivers :
1              Anna van der Breggen (NED)    SD Worx             
2              Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)           SD Worx
3              Demi Vollering (NED)   SD Worx             
4              Marta Cavalli (ITA)         FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope   
5              Erica Magnaldi (ITA)      Ceratizit–WNT Pro Cycling         
6              Gaia Realini (ITA)            Isolmant–Premac–Vittoria        
7              Mavi García (ESP)           Alé BTC Ljubljana           
8              Amanda Spratt (AUS)   Team BikeExchange      
9              Tatiana Guderzo (ITA) Alé BTC Ljubljana           
10            Juliette Labous (FRA)   Team DSM

The 2021 Giro d’Italia Donne (commonly known as the Giro Rosa) was the 32nd edition of the Giro d’Italia Femminile women’s road cycling stage race. The race started on 2 July with a Team Time Trial over 26.7 kilometers from Fossano to Cuneo.

Ten teams took part in the time trial. The winner of the race was the Trek-Segafredo team. The professional women rode the course in 33 minutes and 40 seconds. Team SD Worx followed in second place eight seconds later and Team Alé BTC Ljubljana in third place, 40 seconds behind the leader. The other placings: Canyon-SRAM, Movistar Team, Team Jumbo-Visma, Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling, Tibco-Silicon Valley Bank, Team DSM and Team BikeExchange.

The German Elite Road Cycling Championships 2021 took place on June 19 and 20, 2021 in Stuttgart and the surrounding region. The road race of the German Road Cycling Championships started in Filderstadt-Bernhausen on June 20, 2021. From there it went to the circuit to Stuttgart-Degerloch, where the and the men completed 25 laps (185.3 km). In each lap, 122 meters of altitude had to be covered. Out of 198 starters, 48 riders crossed the finish line.

Winner of the road race was Maximilian Schachmann, who won his second German championship title in the road race after 2019. Second place went to Jonas Koch and third place went to Georg Zimmermann.

The German Road Cycling Championships Elite 2021 took place on June 19 and 20, 2021 in Stuttgart and the surrounding region. The road race of the German Road Cycling Championships started on June 20, 2021 in Filderstadt-Bernhausen. From there, the race headed to the circuit in Stuttgart-Degerloch, where the women completed 14 laps (107.2 km). In each lap 122 meters of altitude had to be covered. Out of 91 female athletes, 36 crossed the finish line.

The winner of the elite women’s road race was Lisa Brennauer, who had already won the individual time trial. Second place went to Liane Lippert ahead of Ricarda Bauernfeind in third place. On the other places: Kathrin Hammes, Hannah Ludwig, Carolin Schiff, Clara Koppenburg, Lisa Klein, Tanja Erath and Corinna Lechner.

The German Road Cycling Championships are held annually and are organized by the German Cycling Federation. Competitions in road racing, individual time trials and the German mountain championships are organized. The 2021 edition of the German Cycling Championships, which was still affected by the Corona Pandemic, took place in the Stuttgart region without spectators. In addition to the men’s and women’s elite, Germany’s young cyclists also raced, including the U23.

Here you can find pictures of the 30.5 kilometer long individual time trial (Individual Time Trail ITT ) of the U23 men on June 19, 2021. Start and finish was the town of Öschelbronn in Baden Württemberg. Winner of the individual time trial was Michel Heßmann ahead of Maurice Ballerstedt and Jon Knolle.

The German Road Cycling Championships are held annually and are organized by the Federation of German Cyclists. Organized are competitions in road racing, individual time trial and the German mountain championships. The 2021 edition of the German Cycling Championships, still marked by the Corona Pandemic, took place in the Stuttgart region without spectators. Over two days – from Saturday, June 19 to Sunday, June 20, 2021 – the titles were awarded in the men’s/women’s elite and U23 individual time trial and the women’s and men’s elite road race.

Here you can find pictures of the 30.5 kilometer Individual Time Trail ITT of the men’s elite on June 19, 2021, starting and finishing in Öschelbronn in Baden Württemberg. 67 of 70 registered starters finished the race. The winner of the individual time trial was Tony Martin ahead of Miguel Heidemann and Max Walscheid.

The German Road Cycling Championships are held annually and are organized by the German Cycling Federation. Competitions in road racing, individual time trials and the German mountain championships are organized. The 2021 edition of the German Cycling Championships, which was still affected by the Corona Pandemic, took place in the Stuttgart region without spectators. In addition to the men’s and women’s elite, Germany’s young cyclists also raced, including the U19.

Here you can find pictures of the 30.5 kilometer long individual time trial (Individual Time Trail ITT ) of the U19 men on June 19, 2021. Start and finish was the town of Öschelbronn in Baden Württemberg. Winner of the individual time trial was Emil Herzog in front of Cedric Abt and Kärsten Moritz.

The German Road Cycling Championships 2021 are held annually and are organized by the German Cycling Federation. Competitions in road racing, individual time trials and the German mountain championships are organized. The 2021 edition of the German Road Cycling Championships 2021, which was still affected by the Corona Pandemic, took place in the Stuttgart region without spectators. Over two days – from Saturday, June 19 to Sunday, June 20, 2021 – the titles were awarded in the men’s/women’s elite and U23 individual time trial and the women’s and men’s elite road race.

Here you can find pictures of the 30.5 kilometer Individual Time Trail ITT of the elite women. Start and finish were the village Öschelbronn in Baden Württemberg. Winner of the professional individual time trial was Lisa Brennauer (CERATIZIT – WNT PRO CYCLING TEAM) ahead of Lisa Klein and Hannah Ludwig (both CANYON//SRAM RACING).

As the largest cycling tour in Switzerland, the Tour de Suisse with its stages is considered the most important stage race in the Alpine Republic. It takes place every year in mid-June and is one of the major tours alongside the “Tour de France”, “Giro d’Italia” and “2Vuelta a España”.

The first stage of the men’s race of the 84th Tour de Suisse on 6 June 2021 was an individual time trial over 10.9 kilometres in Frauenkron. The Swiss Stefan Küng won with a four-second lead over his compatriot Stefan Bissegger. Italian Matia Cattaneo came third.

As the largest cycling tour in Switzerland, the Tour de Suisse with its stages is considered the most important stage race in the Alpine Republic. It takes place every year in mid-June and is one of the major tours alongside the “Tour de France”, “Giro d’Italia” and “2Vuelta a España”.

The women’s race of the Tour de Suisse 2021 (TDS Women) went over 2 stages. The second stage over 96.8 km in Frauenkron on 6 June went to the Italian Marta Bastianelli. The overall winner was Elizabeth Deignan from Team Trek-Segafredo Women who took the Tour de Suisse 2021 title ahead of Swiss road champion Elise Chabbey.

As the largest cycling tour in Switzerland, the Tour de Suisse with its stages is considered the most important stage race in the Alpine Republic. It takes place every year in mid-June and is one of the major tours alongside the “Tour de France”, “Giro d’Italia” and “2Vuelta a España”.
The women’s race of the Tour de Suisse 2021 (TDS Women) went over 2 stages. The first stage in Frauenfeld went to the Swiss road champion Elise Chabbey. After 114.3 km she finished just ahead of Elizabeth Deignan (GBR) and Mikayla HARVEY from New Zealand (CANYON//SRAM RACING.

The Festival luxembourgeois du Cyclisme Féminin Elsy Jacobs, formerly also known as the Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs, is a now legendary professional cycling race over several days for women. The race, named after Elsy Jacobs, winner of the first women’s road world championship (1958), has been held in Garnich in Luxembourg since 2008.
Last year, the stage race did not take place due to the Corona pandemic. This year, Denmark’s Emma Norsgaard Jørgensen won after two outstanding stage victories. She thus replaces Lisa Brennauer from Germany, who won the title in 2019.

The Scheldeprijs (nl., formerly also: Grote Scheldeprijs, Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen or Scheldeprijs Schoten, Engl.: Schelde Prize, Grand Schelde Prize, Schelde Prize Flanders, Schelde Prize Schoten) is the oldest one-day race in the world. Named after the river Schelde, the road cycling race was first held in Flanders, Belgium, in 1907. The route runs from Antwerp to Schoten.

In the April 2021 race, Belgian Jasper Philipsen won the Scheldeprijs. In the process, he trumped the actual title favorite, Irishman Sam Bennett. Third place went to Mark Cavendish. The best German was Pascal Ackermann from Team bora-hansgrohe in 6th place.

The Scheldeprijs (nl., formerly also: Grote Scheldeprijs, Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen or Scheldeprijs Schoten, Engl.: Schelde Prize, Grand Schelde Prize, Schelde Prize Flanders, Schelde Prize Schoten) is the oldest one-day race in the world. Named after the river Schelde, the road cycling race was first held in Flanders, Belgium, in 1907. The route runs from Antwerp to Schoten.

In 2021, the Scheldeprijs was also organised for women for the first time. The first winner was the Dutch Lorena Wiebes from Team DSM, ahead of the Danish Emma Norsgaard (Movistar Team Women) and the Italian Elisa Balsamo (Valcar – Travel & Service).

The Tour of Flanders (“De Ronde van Vlaanderen”, “Vlaanderens mooiste”) is one of the most popular one-day races in Belgium. The cycle race is one of the five monuments of cycling. The traditional women’s race now (since 2016) takes place as part of the newly introduced UCI Women’s WorldTour. “De Ronde van Vlaanderen” traditionally takes place in the spring.

The winner in 2021 (4. April) was Annemiek van Vleuten (netherland) from Movistar Team. Second place went to Lisa Brennauer (Ceratizit – WNT Pro Cycling Team) from Germany. She won the sprint ahead of Grace Brown (Team BikeExchange).