2021 La Drôme Classic

The 2021 Royal Bernard Drôme Classic was the eighth edition of the Royal Bernard Drôme Classic cycle race. It was held on 28 February 2021 as a category 1.Pro race on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries.^[2] For the first time since 2014, the race did not start and/or finish in Livron-sur-Drôme. Instead, the race started and finished in nearby Eurre and featured five climbs, including a triple ascent of the Mur d'Eurre, the last of which summited with five kilometers left.^[1][3] It formed a pair of races on the same weekend with the 2021 Faun-Ardèche Classic, held on the previous day, with both races being organized by Boucles Drôme Ardèche.

2021 Royal Bernard Drôme Classic

2021 UCI Europe Tour 2021 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates	28 February 2021
Stages	1
Distance	179.2[1] km (111.3 mi)
Winning time	4h 23' 18"
Results
Winner  Andrea Bagioli (ITA) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)   Second  Daryl Impey (RSA) (Israel Start-Up Nation)   Third  Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN) (Deceuninck–Quick-Step)
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Teams

Eleven of the nineteen UCI WorldTeams, seven UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the twenty-one teams that participated in the race. All but two teams entered the maximum of seven riders; Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux entered six and St. Michel–Auber93 entered five, for a total of 144 riders, almost all of whom contested the previous day's Faun-Ardèche Classic. 125 riders finished.^[4][5]

UCI WorldTeams

• AG2R Citroën Team
• Astana–Premier Tech
• Cofidis
• Deceuninck–Quick-Step
• EF Education–Nippo
• Groupama–FDJ
• Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
• Israel Start-Up Nation
• Team Qhubeka Assos
• Trek–Segafredo
• UAE Team Emirates

UCI ProTeams

• Alpecin–Fenix
• Arkéa–Samsic
• B&B Hotels p/b KTM
• Bingoal WB
• Caja Rural–Seguros RGA
• Delko
• Total Direct Énergie

UCI Continental Teams

• St. Michel–Auber93
• Swiss Racing Academy
• Xelliss–Roubaix–Lille Métropole

Result

Result^[6][7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Andrea Bagioli (ITA)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	4h 23' 18"
2	Daryl Impey (RSA)	Israel Start-Up Nation	+ 11"
3	Mikkel Frølich Honoré (DEN)	Deceuninck–Quick-Step	+ 11"
4	Julien Simon (FRA)	Total Direct Énergie	+ 11"
5	Simon Clarke (AUS)	Team Qhubeka Assos	+ 11"
6	Dorian Godon (FRA)	AG2R Citroën Team	+ 11"
7	Biniam Girmay (ERI)	Delko	+ 11"
8	Cyril Gautier (FRA)	B&B Hotels p/b KTM	+ 11"
9	Warren Barguil (FRA)	Arkéa–Samsic	+ 11"
10	Petr Vakoč (CZE)	Alpecin–Fenix	+ 11"