2021 Bredene Koksijde Classic

The 2021 Bredene Koksijde Classic was the 18th edition of the Bredene Koksijde Classic road cycling one day race, which was held on 19 March 2021, starting and finishing in the titular towns of Bredene and Koksijde, respectively.^[2] The 1.Pro-category race was initially scheduled to be a part of the inaugural edition of the UCI ProSeries, but after the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it made its UCI ProSeries debut in 2021, while also still being a part of the 2021 UCI Europe Tour.^[3]

2021 Bredene Koksijde Classic

2021 UCI Europe Tour 2021 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates	19 March 2021
Stages	1
Distance	199.2[1] km (123.8 mi)
Winning time	4h 12' 43"
Results
Winner  Tim Merlier (BEL) (Alpecin–Fenix)   Second  Mads Pedersen (DEN) (Trek–Segafredo)   Third  Florian Sénéchal (FRA) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
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The race was won in a sprint by Tim Merlier (Alpecin–Fenix) ahead of Mads Pedersen (Trek–Segafredo) and Florian Sénéchal (Deceuninck–Quick-Step).^[4]

Teams

Twelve of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. There were several teams that entered less than the maximum of seven riders: Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè, Cofidis, Ineos Grenadiers, Lotto–Soudal, Total Direct Énergie, and Trek–Segafredo each entered six, while Israel Start-Up Nation only entered five.^[5][6]

UCI WorldTeams

• Bora–Hansgrohe
• Cofidis
• Deceuninck–Quick-Step
• Groupama–FDJ
• Ineos Grenadiers
• Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
• Israel Start-Up Nation
• Lotto–Soudal
• Team DSM
• Team Qhubeka Assos
• Trek–Segafredo
• UAE Team Emirates

UCI ProTeams

• Alpecin–Fenix
• Arkéa–Samsic
• B&B Hotels p/b KTM
• Bardiani–CSF–Faizanè
• Bingoal WB
• Delko
• Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
• Total Direct Énergie
• Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
• Vini Zabù

UCI Continental Teams

• BEAT Cycling
• Tarteletto–Isorex
• Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole

Result

Result^[4]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Alpecin–Fenix	4h 12' 43"
2	Mads Pedersen (DEN)	Trek–Segafredo	+ 0"
3	Florian Sénéchal (FRA)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 0"
4	Tom Van Asbroeck (BEL)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 0"
5	Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROU)	Delko	+ 0"
6	Stanisław Aniołkowski (POL)	Bingoal WB	+ 0"
7	Max Walscheid (GER)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 0"
8	Bram Welten (NED)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
9	Nils Politt (GER)	Bora–Hansgrohe	+ 0"
10	Cyril Lemoine (FRA)	B&B Hotels p/b KTM	+ 0"