2021 French Road Cycling Cup

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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

## External links

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