Tour de l’Ardèche 2021
Male Team 08 - 14 Sep

Tour de l'Ardèche

817 Kilometers 7 Stages
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Participants list

  1. Alicia González
  2. Alba Teruel
  3. Sheyla Gutiérrez
  4. Paula Patiño
  5. Barbara Guarischi
  6. Leah Thomas
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Timetable

Although stages three and six end after 6pm CEST, most days will be finished between 1600 and 1700. Since there’s no TV, the time schedules are quite volatile.

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Bonus

There’s NO bonuses available in this race.

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Social Media

Sadly, information for this race has usually been scarce, which makes it hard to follow. There’s only one official social media profile: the TCFIA’s Facebook page.

Stages

Analysis

01
Aubenas - Barjac (111.9km)
08 September
  1. 01 Arlenis Sierra A.R. Monex 3h10'02"
  2. 02 Marta Bastianelli Alé BTC Ljubljana "
  3. 03 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team "
  4. 12 Leah Thomas Movistar Team "
  5. 22 Paula Patiño Movistar Team "
  6. 56 Alicia González Movistar Team +17"
  7. 59 Alba Teruel Movistar Team +39"
  8. 75 Barbara Guarischi Movistar Team +3'23"
02
Anneyron - Beauchastel (122.6km)
09 September
  1. 01 Leah Thomas Movistar Team 3h24'44"
  2. 02 Lizzie Deignan Trek-Segafredo +9"
  3. 03 Thalita De Jong Bingoal Casino – Chevalmeire "
  4. 15 Paula Patiño Movistar Team +7'01"
  5. 46 Alicia González Movistar Team +11'33"
  6. 50 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team "
  7. 78 Barbara Guarischi Movistar Team +14'23"
  8. 83 Alba Teruel Movistar Team "
03
Avignon (133.9km)
10 September
  1. 01 Chloe Hosking Trek-Segafredo 3h391'10"
  2. 02 Barbara Guarischi Movistar Team "
  3. 03 Charlotte Kool NXTG Racing "
  4. 18 Alicia González Movistar Team "
  5. 31 Leah Thomas Movistar Team "
  6. 37 Paula Patiño Movistar Team "
  7. 54 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team "
  8. 60 Alba Teruel Movistar Team "
04
Aumont-Aubrac - Mont Lozère (119.6km)
11 September
  1. 01 Ruth Winder Trek-Segafredo 3h28'23"
  2. 02 Leah Thomas Movistar Team +2'18"
  3. 03 Mavi García Alé BTC Ljubljana "
  4. 26 Paula Patiño Movistar Team +4'22"
  5. 68 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team +14'36"
  6. 77 Alba Teruel Movistar Team +17'22"
  7. 78 Alicia González Movistar Team "
  8. 83 Barbara Guarischi Movistar Team "
05
St-Jean-en-Royans (113.5km)
12 September
  1. 01 Marta Bastianelli Alé BTC Ljubljana 3h31'00"
  2. 02 Emma Langley Team TIBCO – SVB +22"
  3. 03 Lucinda Brand Trek-Segafredo +41"
  4. 05 Leah Thomas Movistar Team +2'04"
  5. 21 Paula Patiño Movistar Team +7'18"
  6. 43 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team +22'26"
  7. 45 Alicia González Movistar Team "
  8. 66 Barbara Guarischi Movistar Team +23'42"
  9. 90 Alba Teruel Movistar Team +23'49"
06
Anduze - Goudargues (138.6km)
13 September
  1. 01 Teniel Campbell Team BikeExchange 3h33'57"
  2. 02 Nina Kessler Team TIBCO – SVB "
  3. 03 Lauretta Hanson Trek-Segafredo "
  4. 06 Alba Teruel Movistar Team "
  5. 17 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team +3'28"
  6. 22 Leah Thomas Movistar Team "
  7. 42 Alicia González Movistar Team "
  8. 48 Barbara Guarischi Movistar Team "
  9. 49 Paula Patiño Movistar Team "
07
Le Pouzin - Privas (81.5km)
14 September
  1. 01 Lucinda Brand Trek-Segafredo 2h21'44"
  2. 02 Jeanne Korevaar Liv Racing +48"
  3. 03 Lucy Kennedy Team BikeExchange +1'06"
  4. 04 Leah Thomas Movistar Team +1'21"
  5. 24 Paula Patiño Movistar Team +3'45"
  6. 42 Sheyla Gutiérrez Movistar Team +8'07"
  7. 47 Alicia González Movistar Team +10'26"
  8. 51 Barbara Guarischi Movistar Team +16'32"
  9. 52 Alba Teruel Movistar Team "

Analysis

The Tour de l’Ardèche is one of those races which brings back the old taste of women’s cycling to those who have been following this side of the sport for long enough. It’s run by a very modest organisation, completely made of volunteers; small squads face some of the strongest teams in the WorldTour; and routes are varied and really tough, with some of the most demanding climbs in the calendar.

The four days not to lose sight of when it comes to GC contention are stage two to Beauchastel (Thursday 9th), with five climbs that include Cornas (Cat-2) and Rotisson (Cat-2) right before the end; the mountain-top finish of Mont Lozère (Cat-1), preceded by the Sommet du Goulet (Cat-1), on Saturday 11th; stage five (Sunday 12th) in St-Jean-en-Royans, with Gaudissard (Cat-1) right from the band plus Rochechinard (Cat-3) next to the end, and the mountain showdown to Privas (Tuesday 14th), climbing Fontenelle (Cat-1) and Benas (Cat-1) in a short route of only 81km.