For the women's race, see 2021 Paris–Roubaix Femmes.

The 2021 Paris–Roubaix was a road cycling one-day race that took place on 3 October 2021 in France.[1] It was the 118th edition of Paris–Roubaix and the 28th event of the 2021 UCI World Tour.[2][3] The race was won by Italian Sonny Colbrelli in a sprint finish.[4]

Teams

All nineteen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams participated to the race. Of the twenty-five teams, only Team BikeExchange did not compete with the maximum allowed seven riders. 96 of the 174 riders to start the race finished.[5]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Summary

Originally scheduled to take place on 11 April 2021, the race was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in France.[6] The planned race in 2020 was also cancelled due to the pandemic.[7] For the first time, Paris–Roubaix Femmes was held, taking place the day before the men's race.

Italy's Sonny Colbrelli won the race in a three-man sprint ahead of Florian Vermeersch and Mathieu van der Poel.[4] It was the first time an Italian cyclist had won the race since Andrea Tafi won the 1999 edition.[8] The Paris–Roubaix weekend was wet and rainy, for the first time for nearly 20 years.[9]

Result

Result[10][11]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) Team Bahrain Victorious 6h 01' 57"
2  Florian Vermeersch (BEL) Lotto–Soudal + 0"
3  Mathieu van der Poel (NED) Alpecin–Fenix + 0"
4  Gianni Moscon (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers + 44"
5  Yves Lampaert (BEL) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 1' 16"
6  Christophe Laporte (FRA) Cofidis + 1' 16"
7  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 1' 16"
8  Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL) Israel Start-Up Nation + 1' 16"
9  Guillaume Boivin (CAN) Israel Start-Up Nation + 1' 16"
10  Heinrich Haussler (AUS) Team Bahrain Victorious + 1' 16"

References

  1. ^ "Paris-Roubaix: Italian Sonny Colbrelli wins men's race after late drama". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  2. ^ "The UCI reveals the 2021 calendars for the UCI WorldTour and UCI Women's WorldTour". UCI. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Peter Sagan: I'm not afraid of a wet Paris-Roubaix". Cycling Weekly. 29 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Sonny Colbrelli wins Paris-Roubaix in muddy, brutal conditions". Velo News. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  5. ^ "Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ Farrand, Stephen (1 April 2021). "Paris-Roubaix postponed to October due to COVID-19 pandemic in France". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  7. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (9 October 2020). "Paris-Roubaix cancelled after COVID-19 cases rise in northern France". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Sonny Colbrelli wins epic men's 2021 Paris-Roubaix". Cycling Weekly. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Paris-Roubaix forecast: No repeat of last year's mud-fest". VeloNews.com. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2022.
  10. ^ Benson, Daniel (3 October 2021). "Colbrelli wins in his Paris-Roubaix debut". CyclingNews. Archived from the original on 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.
  11. ^ "Paris–Roubaix - 1". 2021 Paris–Roubaix. Tissot Timing. 3 October 2021. Retrieved 3 October 2021.