2021 Bora–Hansgrohe season

Bora–Hansgrohe
2021 season
UCI codeBOH
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank7th
Manager Ralph Denk (GER)
Main sponsor(s)
Based Germany
BicyclesSpecialized
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall4
Stage race stages19
National Championships4
Most wins Pascal Ackermann (GER) (9)
Best ranked rider Maximilian Schachmann (GER) (22nd)
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The 2021 season for Bora–Hansgrohe was its 12th season overall and its fifth season as a UCI WorldTeam. It was also the fifth season under the current name.

Team roster

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As of 10 June 2021.[1][2][3]
Rider Date of birth
 Pascal Ackermann (GER) (1994-01-17)17 January 1994 (aged 26)
 Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) (1999-05-25)25 May 1999 (aged 21)
 Erik Baška (SVK) (1994-01-12)12 January 1994 (aged 26)
 Cesare Benedetti[a] (POL) (1987-08-03)3 August 1987 (aged 33)
 Maciej Bodnar (POL) (1985-03-07)7 March 1985 (aged 35)
 Emanuel Buchmann (GER) (1992-11-18)18 November 1992 (aged 28)
 Marcus Burghardt (GER) (1983-06-30)30 June 1983 (aged 37)
 Matteo Fabbro (ITA) (1995-04-10)10 April 1995 (aged 25)
 Patrick Gamper (AUT) (1997-02-18)18 February 1997 (aged 23)
 Felix Großschartner (AUT) (1993-12-23)23 December 1993 (aged 27)
 Lennard Kämna (GER) (1996-09-09)9 September 1996 (aged 24)
 Wilco Kelderman (NED) (1991-03-25)25 March 1991 (aged 29)
 Patrick Konrad (AUT) (1991-10-13)13 October 1991 (aged 29)
 Martin Laas (EST) (1993-09-15)15 September 1993 (aged 27)
 Jordi Meeus (BEL) (1998-07-01)1 July 1998 (aged 22)
Rider Date of birth
 Daniel Oss (ITA) (1987-01-13)13 January 1987 (aged 33)
 Anton Palzer[b] (GER) (1993-03-11)11 March 1993 (aged 27)
 Nils Politt (GER) (1994-03-06)6 March 1994 (aged 26)
 Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT) (1992-01-10)10 January 1992 (aged 28)
 Juraj Sagan (SVK) (1988-12-23)23 December 1988 (aged 32)
 Peter Sagan (SVK) (1990-01-26)26 January 1990 (aged 30)
 Maximilian Schachmann (GER) (1994-01-09)9 January 1994 (aged 26)
 Ide Schelling (NED) (1998-02-06)6 February 1998 (aged 22)
 Andreas Schillinger (GER) (1983-07-13)13 July 1983 (aged 37)
 Michael Schwarzmann (GER) (1991-01-07)7 January 1991 (aged 29)
 Rüdiger Selig (GER) (1989-02-19)19 February 1989 (aged 31)
 Matthew Walls (GBR) (1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 22)
 Frederik Wandahl (DEN) (2001-05-09)9 May 2001 (aged 19)
 Ben Zwiehoff (GER) (1994-02-22)22 February 1994 (aged 26)
  1. ^ In August 2021, Benedetti began racing under a Polish licence after becoming a naturalised citizen, having previously racing under an Italian licence.[4]
  2. ^ Palzer officially joined the team on 1 April, after the conclusion of the ski mountaineering season.[5]

Season victories

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Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
14 March Paris–Nice, Overall UCI World Tour  Maximilian Schachmann (GER)  France [22]
26 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 5 UCI World Tour  Lennard Kämna (GER)  Spain Manresa [23]
27 March Volta a Catalunya, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Spain Mataró [24]
23 April Tour of the Alps, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Felix Großschartner (AUT)  Italy Riva del Garda [25]
28 April Tour de Romandie, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Switzerland Martigny [26]
13 May Tour de Hongrie, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Jordi Meeus (BEL)  Hungary Nagykanizsa [27]
17 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 10 UCI World Tour  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Italy Foligno [28][29]
30 May Giro d'Italia, Points classification UCI World Tour  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Italy [30][31]
31 May Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Lukas Pöstlberger (AUT)  France Saugues [32]
4 June Grosser Preis des Kantons Aargau UCI Europe Tour  Ide Schelling (NED)  Switzerland Leuggern [33]
3 July Sibiu Cycling Tour, Prologue (ITT) UCI Europe Tour  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Romania Sibiu [34]
4 July Sibiu Cycling Tour, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Giovanni Aleotti (ITA)  Romania Păltiniș [35]
6 July Sibiu Cycling Tour, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Romania Sibiu [36]
6 July Sibiu Cycling Tour, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Giovanni Aleotti (ITA)  Romania [36]
6 July Sibiu Cycling Tour, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Romania [37]
6 July Sibiu Cycling Tour, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Giovanni Aleotti (ITA)  Romania [38]
8 July Tour de France, Stage 12 UCI World Tour  Nils Politt (GER)  France Nîmes [39][40]
13 July Tour de France, Stage 16 UCI World Tour  Patrick Konrad (AUT)  France Saint-Gaudens [41][42]
15 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Italy Oristano [43]
16 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Italy Cagliari [44]
18 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Italy Cagliari [45]
18 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Italy [45]
18 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Young rider classification UCI Europe Tour  Giovanni Aleotti (ITA)  Italy [45]
6 August Arctic Race of Norway, Stage 2 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Martin Laas (EST)  Finland Kilpisjärvi [46]
22 August Tour of Norway, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Matthew Walls (GBR)  Norway Stavanger [47]
26 August Deutschland Tour, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Germany Schwerin [48]
28 August Deutschland Tour, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Nils Politt (GER)  Germany Erlangen [49]
29 August Deutschland Tour, Overall UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Nils Politt (GER)  Germany [50]
29 August Deutschland Tour, Points classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Pascal Ackermann (GER)  Germany [50]
19 September Okolo Slovenska, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Slovakia [51]
19 September Okolo Slovenska, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Slovakia [51]
7 October Gran Piemonte UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries
 Matthew Walls (GBR)  Italy Borgosesia [52]
7 October Paris–Bourges UCI Europe Tour  Jordi Meeus (BEL)  France Bourges [53]

National, Continental, and World Champions

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Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
17 June Polish National Time Trial Championships  Maciej Bodnar (POL)  Poland Chmielno [54]
20 June Austrian National Road Race Championships  Patrick Konrad (AUT)  Austria Kufstein [55]
20 June German National Road Race Championships  Maximilian Schachmann (GER)  Germany Filderstadt [56]
20 June Slovak National Road Race Championships  Peter Sagan (SVK)  Slovakia Bánovce nad Bebravou [57]

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