2021 Le Samyn

The 2021 Le Samyn was the 53rd edition of the Le Samyn road cycling one day race in Belgium. It was a 1.1-rated event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the first event in the 2021 Belgian Road Cycling Cup.^[2] The 205.4 kilometres (127.6 mi) long race started in Quaregnon and finished in Dour, with almost four laps of a finishing circuit that featured several cobbled sections and climbs.^[1][3]

2021 Le Samyn

2021 UCI Europe Tour
Race details
Dates	2 March 2021
Stages	1
Distance	205.4[1] km (127.6 mi)
Winning time	4h 34' 29"
Results
Winner  Tim Merlier (BEL) (Alpecin–Fenix)   Second  Rasmus Tiller (NOR) (Uno-X Pro Cycling Team)   Third  Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) (Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux)
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Teams

Seven UCI WorldTeams, nine UCI ProTeams, and nine UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-five teams that participated in the race. All but five teams entered the maximum squad of seven riders; these five teams are Arkéa–Samsic, Cofidis, Delko, Leopard Pro Cycling, and Rally Cycling, each entering six riders. 125 of 170 riders finished the race.^[4][5][6]

UCI WorldTeams

• AG2R Citroën Team
• Cofidis
• Deceuninck–Quick-Step
• Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
• Israel Start-Up Nation
• Lotto–Soudal
• Team Qhubeka Assos

UCI ProTeams

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

UCI Continental Teams

• BEAT Cycling
• Canyon dhb SunGod
• Development Team DSM
• Groupama–FDJ Continental Team
• Jumbo–Visma Development Team
• Leopard Pro Cycling
• Lviv Cycling Team
• SEG Racing Academy
• Tarteletto–Isorex

Result

Result^[7][8]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Tim Merlier (BEL)	Alpecin–Fenix	4h 34' 29"
2	Rasmus Tiller (NOR)	Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	+ 0"
3	Andrea Pasqualon (ITA)	Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux	+ 0"
4	Sep Vanmarcke (BEL)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 0"
5	Hugo Hofstetter (FRA)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 0"
6	Amaury Capiot (BEL)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 0"
7	John Degenkolb (GER)	Lotto–Soudal	+ 0"
8	Dimitri Claeys (BEL)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 0"
9	Timothy Dupont (BEL)	Bingoal WB	+ 0"
10	Milan Menten (BEL)	Bingoal WB	+ 0"