2021 EF Education–Nippo season

The 2021 season for the EF Education–Nippo team was its thirteen season as a UCI WorldTeam and its nineteenth overall. For this season, Japanese construction company Nippo Corporation, which had sponsored French UCI ProTeam Nippo–Delko–One Provence last season, joined the team as a co-title sponsor, as did several of the French team's riders.[1]

EF Education–Nippo
2021 season
UCI codeEFN
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank16th
Manager Jonathan Vaughters (USA)
Main sponsor(s)
BasedUnited States Boulder, Colorado, United States
BicyclesCannondale
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races3
Stage race stages12
National Championships1
Most Wins Magnus Cort (DEN) (6)
Best ranked rider Neilson Powless (USA) (52nd)
Jersey

Team roster
As of June 15, 2021.[2][3]
Rider Date of birth
 Daniel Arroyave (COL) (2000-06-19)June 19, 2000 (aged 20)
 Will Barta (USA) (1996-01-04)January 4, 1996 (aged 24)
 Fumiyuki Beppu (JPN) (1983-04-10)April 10, 1983 (aged 37)
 Alberto Bettiol (ITA) (1993-10-29)October 29, 1993 (aged 27)
 Stefan Bissegger (SUI) (1998-09-13)September 13, 1998 (aged 22)
 Jonathan Caicedo (ECU) (1993-04-28)April 28, 1993 (aged 27)
 Diego Camargo (COL) (1998-05-03)May 3, 1998 (aged 22)
 Simon Carr (GBR) (1998-08-29)August 29, 1998 (aged 22)
 Hugh Carthy (GBR) (1994-07-09)July 9, 1994 (aged 26)
 Magnus Cort (DEN) (1993-01-16)January 16, 1993 (aged 27)
 Lawson Craddock (USA) (1992-02-20)February 20, 1992 (aged 28)
 Mitchell Docker (AUS) (1986-10-02)October 2, 1986 (aged 34)
 Julien El Fares (FRA) (1985-06-01)June 1, 1985 (aged 35)
 Ruben Guerreiro (POR) (1994-07-06)July 6, 1994 (aged 26)
 Sergio Higuita (COL) (1997-08-01)August 1, 1997 (aged 23)
Rider Date of birth
 Moreno Hofland (NED) (1991-08-31)August 31, 1991 (aged 29)
 Alex Howes (USA) (1988-01-01)January 1, 1988 (aged 33)
 Jens Keukeleire (BEL) (1988-11-23)November 23, 1988 (aged 32)
 Sebastian Langeveld (NED) (1985-01-17)January 17, 1985 (aged 35)
 Lachlan Morton (AUS) (1992-01-02)January 2, 1992 (aged 28)
 Hideto Nakane (JPN) (1990-05-02)May 2, 1990 (aged 30)
 Logan Owen (USA) (1995-03-23)March 23, 1995 (aged 25)
 Neilson Powless (USA) (1996-09-03)September 3, 1996 (aged 24)
 Jonas Rutsch (GER) (1998-01-24)January 24, 1998 (aged 22)
 Tom Scully (NZL) (1990-01-14)January 14, 1990 (aged 30)
 Rigoberto Urán (COL) (1987-01-26)January 26, 1987 (aged 33)
 Michael Valgren (DEN) (1992-02-07)February 7, 1992 (aged 28)
 Julius van den Berg (NED) (1996-10-23)October 23, 1996 (aged 24)
 Tejay van Garderen[lower-alpha 1] (USA) (1988-08-12)August 12, 1988 (aged 32)
 James Whelan (AUS) (1996-07-11)July 11, 1996 (aged 24)
  1. Tejay van Garderen retired after the United States National Road Race Championships on June 20.[4]

Season victories
DateRaceCompetitionRiderCountryLocationRef.
March 9Paris–Nice, Stage 3 (ITT)UCI World Tour Stefan Bissegger (SUI) FranceGien[31]
March 14Paris–Nice, Stage 8UCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) FranceLevens[32]
May 27Giro d'Italia, Stage 18UCI World Tour Alberto Bettiol (ITA) ItalyStradella[33][34]
June 9Tour de Suisse, Stage 4UCI World Tour Stefan Bissegger (SUI)  SwitzerlandGstaad[35]
June 12Tour de Suisse, Stage 7 (ITT)UCI World Tour Rigoberto Urán (COL)  SwitzerlandAndermatt[36]
June 13Tour de Suisse, Points classificationUCI World Tour Stefan Bissegger (SUI)  Switzerland[37]
June 13Route d'Occitanie, Stage 4UCI Europe Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) FranceDuilhac-sous-Peyrepertuse[38][39]
June 13Route d'Occitanie, Young rider classificationUCI Europe Tour Simon Carr (GBR) France[39]
July 31Clásica de San SebastiánUCI World Tour Neilson Powless (USA) SpainSan Sebastián[40]
August 7Vuelta a Burgos, Stage 5UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Hugh Carthy (GBR) SpainLagunas de Neila[41]
August 15Tour de Pologne, Stage 7UCI World Tour Julius van den Berg (NED) PolandKraków[42]
August 19Vuelta a España, Stage 6UCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) SpainAlto de Cullera[43][44]
August 26Vuelta a España, Stage 12UCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) SpainCórdoba[45][46]
August 31Benelux Tour, Stage 2 (ITT)UCI World Tour Stefan Bissegger (SUI) NetherlandsLelystad[47]
September 3Vuelta a España, Stage 19UCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) SpainMonforte de Lemos[48][49]
September 5Vuelta a España, Super-combativity awardUCI World Tour Magnus Cort (DEN) Spain[50][51]
September 15Giro della ToscanaUCI Europe Tour Michael Valgren (DEN) ItalyPontedera[52]
September 16Coppa SabatiniUCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 Michael Valgren (DEN) ItalyPeccioli[53]

National, Continental, and World Champions
DateDisciplineJerseyRiderCountryLocationRef.
June 17United States National Time Trial Championships Lawson Craddock (USA) United StatesKnoxville[54]

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