Tour of the Alps 2021

Simon Yates wins Tour of the Alps

The short and demanding stage 5 of the 2021 Tour of the Alps was won by Felix Grossschartner (Bora-Hansgrohe) while Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange) used his teammates to keep the race under control on the two laps of the Riva del Garda finishing circuit and take the overall title. 

After the start in Valle delle Chiese, a 16-rider breakaway make a final selection on the first ascent of the circuit’s climb, the Lago di Tenno. Grossschartner took his opportunity on the second lap, going clear on the 10km descent back into Riva del Garda and crossed the line 40 seconds clear of the chasers, Nicolas Roche (Team DSM) and Alessandro De Marchi (Israel Start-Up Nation), who took second and third places, respectively. Gianni Moscon (Ineos Grenadiers) led home the reduced bunch a few seconds later.

Yates, who scored the third stage race win of his career, retained his 58-second advantage over Pello Bilbao (Bahrain McLaren), with Alexandr Vlasov (Astana-Premier Tech) securing third overall on the GC podium. 

Jefferson Cepeda (Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec), who finished fourth on GC, secured the young rider classification, De Marchi won the mountains classification, while Felix Engelhardt (Tirol KTM Cycling Team) took the sprint classification. Ineos Grenadiers was recognized as the best team for the five-day race.

Tour of the Alps teams

• AG2R Citroën Team
• Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec
• Astana-Premier Tech
• Bahrain-Victorious
• Bardiani CSF Faizane'
• Bora-Hansgrohe
• Caja Rural-Seguros RGA
• EF Education-Nippo
• Eolo-Kometa Cycling Team
• Gazprom-RusVelo
• Groupama - FDJ
• Ineos Grenadiers
• Israel Start-up Nation
• Italy
• Team Arkéa Samsic
• Team BikeExchange
• Team DSM
• Team Qhubeka Assos
• Tirol KTM Cycling Team
• Trek-Segafredo
• UAE-Team Emirates
• Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
• Vini Zabu' Brado KTM