The 2021 Tour of the Basque Country was a road cycling stage race that took place between 5 and 10 April 2021 in the titular region in northern Spain. It was the 60th edition of the Tour of the Basque Country and the 13th race of the 2021 UCI World Tour.

Teams All nineteen UCI WorldTeams and five UCI ProTeams participated in the race. Of these twenty-four teams, only , with six riders, did not field the maximum allowed of seven riders. From the 165 riders who started the race, 103 finished.

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route The full route of the 2021 Tour of the Basque Country was announced on 26 February 2021. +Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Route Distance Type Winner 1 5 April Bilbao to Bilbao Individual time trial 2 6 April Zalla to Sestao Hilly stage 3 7 April Amurrio to Ermualde (Laudio) Medium-mountain stage 4 8 April Gasteiz to Hondarribia Hilly stage 5 9 April Hondarribia to Ondarroa Hilly stage 6 10 April Ondarroa to Arrate (Eibar) Mountain stage Total

Stages Stage 1 5 April 2021 — Bilbao to Bilbao, , (ITT)

Stage 2 6 April 2021 — Zalla to Sestao,

Stage 3 7 April 2021 — Amurrio to Ermualde (Laudio),

Stage 4 8 April 2021 — Gasteiz to Hondarribia,

Stage 5 9 April 2021 — Hondarribia to Ondarroa,

Stage 6 10 April 2021 — Ondarroa to Arrate (Eibar),

Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Basque rider classification Team classification Combativity award 1 Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Tadej Pogačar Brandon McNulty Alex Aranburu Brandon McNulty 2 Alex Aranburu Maximilian Schachmann Alex Aranburu 3 Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Tadej Pogačar Mikel Landa Oier Lazkano 4 Ion Izagirre Brandon McNulty Brandon McNulty Pello Bilbao Juan Pedro López 5 Mikkel Frølich Honoré Carlos Canal 6 David Gaudu Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Jonas Vingegaard Hugh Carthy Final Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Primož Roglič Jonas Vingegaard Pello Bilbao Not awarded

On stage 2, Jonas Vingegaard, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second-placed Brandon McNulty wore the blue jersey as the leader of the young rider classification. On stage 3, Alex Aranburu, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 4, Alex Aranburu, who was third in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Primož Roglič wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification, and second-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. On stage 4, Brandon McNulty, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the polka-dot jersey as the leader of the mountains classification. On stages 5 and 6, Jonas Vingegaard, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the blue jersey, because first-placed Brandon McNulty wore the yellow jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Final classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the Basque rider classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the team classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the combativity award Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Basque rider classification

Team classification

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