| 2021 UCI Europe Tour 2021 UCI ProSeries | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 17 March 2021 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 195[1] km (121.2 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 4h 36' 44" | ||||||||||||
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The 2021 Danilith Nokere Koerse was the 75th edition of the Nokere Koerse road cycling one day race, which was held on 16 March 2021, starting in Deinze and finishing in the titular town of Nokere.[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]
Ludovic Robeet and Damien Gaudin had been part of the initial eight-man breakaway of the race, and with 15 kilometers to go, they dropped their breakaway companions just before a late cobble sector. In the final two kilometers, with them being in sight of the peloton, Robeet dropped Gaudin with a hard acceleration to solo away for his second professional win. Gaudin managed to hold on and finish in second place ahead of the peloton. Meanwhile, Luca Mozzato, who had been one of the late attackers that unsuccessfully tried to bridge across to the leading duo, managed to just stay ahead of the peloton to finish third on the line ahead of Jordi Meeus, who was the fastest of the bunch behind.[4][5]
- ^ "75th Danilith Nokere Koerse Men Elite Timetable" (PDF). 2021 Nokere Koerse. VZW Nokere Sport. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ "Danilith Nokere Koerse". UCI. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Dreier, Fred (16 March 2021). "A look at this week's packed pro racing calendar". VeloNews. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (17 March 2021). "Ludovic Robeet wins Nokere Koerse". CyclingNews. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Bonville-Ginn, Tim (17 March 2021). "Ludovic Robeet solos to Nokere Koerse 2021 victory from the breakaway". CyclingWeekly. Retrieved 17 March 2021.