2021 Team Bahrain Victorious season

Team Bahrain Victorious
2021 season
Team Bahrain Victorious leading the peloton on Stage 1 of the Tour of Slovenia
UCI codeTBV
StatusUCI WorldTeam
World Tour Rank5th
OwnerNasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa
Manager Milan Eržen (SLO)
Based Bahrain
BicyclesMerida
GroupsetShimano
Season victories
One-day races2
Stage race overall3
Stage race stages22
National Championships4
Most wins Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) (10)
Best ranked rider Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) (6th)
Jersey
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The 2021 season for Team Bahrain Victorious was the fifth season in the team's existence, all of which have been as a UCI WorldTeam. After just one year, British car manufacturer McLaren withdrew from its co-title sponsorship, citing a desire to "focus on motorsport after the uncertainty caused ... by the coronavirus pandemic."[1][2] The team then took on the name of Victorious Stables, a horse racing stable owned by team owner Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, with the adjective serving as "a constant reminder of [the team's] goal to achieve success at the highest level both on and off the bike."[3]

Team roster

As of 10 June 2021.[4][5]
Rider Date of birth
 Yukiya Arashiro (JPN) (1984-09-22)22 September 1984 (aged 36)
 Phil Bauhaus (GER) (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 (aged 26)
 Pello Bilbao (ESP) (1990-02-25)25 February 1990 (aged 30)
 Santiago Buitrago (COL) (1999-09-26)26 September 1999 (aged 21)
 Eros Capecchi (ITA) (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 34)
 Damiano Caruso (ITA) (1987-10-12)12 October 1987 (aged 33)
 Sonny Colbrelli (ITA) (1990-05-17)17 May 1990 (aged 30)
 Scott Davies (GBR) (1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 25)
 Feng Chun-kai (TWN) (1988-11-02)2 November 1988 (aged 32)
 Jack Haig (AUS) (1993-09-06)6 September 1993 (aged 27)
 Marco Haller (AUT) (1991-04-01)1 April 1991 (aged 29)
 Heinrich Haussler (AUS) (1984-02-25)25 February 1984 (aged 36)
 Kevin Inkelaar (NED) (1997-07-08)8 July 1997 (aged 23)
 Mikel Landa (ESP) (1989-12-13)13 December 1989 (aged 31)
Rider Date of birth
 Ahmed Madan (BHR) (2000-08-25)25 August 2000 (aged 20)
 Gino Mäder (SUI) (1997-01-04)4 January 1997 (aged 23)
 Jonathan Milan (ITA) (2000-10-01)1 October 2000 (aged 20)
 Matej Mohorič (SLO) (1994-10-19)19 October 1994 (aged 26)
 Domen Novak (SLO) (1995-07-12)12 July 1995 (aged 25)
 Mark Padun (UKR) (1996-07-06)6 July 1996 (aged 24)
 Hermann Pernsteiner (AUT) (1990-08-07)7 August 1990 (aged 30)
 Wout Poels (NED) (1987-10-01)1 October 1987 (aged 33)
 Marcel Sieberg (GER) (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 38)
 Dylan Teuns (BEL) (1992-03-01)1 March 1992 (aged 28)
 Jan Tratnik (SLO) (1990-02-23)23 February 1990 (aged 30)
 Rafael Valls (ESP) (1987-06-25)25 June 1987 (aged 33)
 Stephen Williams (GBR) (1996-06-09)9 June 1996 (aged 24)
 Alfred Wright (GBR) (1999-06-13)13 June 1999 (aged 21)

Season victories

Date Race Competition Rider Country Location Ref.
14 February Tour de la Provence, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Phil Bauhaus (GER)  France Salon-de-Provence [20]
22 April Tour of the Alps, Stage 4 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Pello Bilbao (ESP)  Italy Valle del Chiese (Pieve di Bono) [21]
29 April Tour de Romandie, Stage 2 UCI World Tour  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Switzerland Saint-Imier [22]
2 May Tour de Romandie, Points classification UCI World Tour  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Switzerland [23]
12 May Tour de Hongrie, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Phil Bauhaus (GER)  Hungary Kaposvár [24]
13 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Gino Mäder (SUI)  Italy Ascoli Piceno (San Giacomo) [25][26]
14 May Tour de Hongrie, Stage 3 UCI Europe Tour  Phil Bauhaus (GER)  Hungary Tata [27]
16 May Tour de Hongrie, Points classification UCI Europe Tour  Phil Bauhaus (GER)  Hungary [28]
29 May Giro d'Italia, Stage 20 UCI World Tour  Damiano Caruso (ITA)  Italy Valle Spluga (Alpe Motta) [29][30]
1 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 3 UCI World Tour  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  France Saint-Haon-le-Vieux [31]
5 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Mark Padun (UKR)  France La Plagne [32]
6 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Stage 8 UCI World Tour  Mark Padun (UKR)  France Les Gets [33][34]
6 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Points classification UCI World Tour  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  France [33][34]
6 June Critérium du Dauphiné, Mountains classification UCI World Tour  Mark Padun (UKR)  France [33][34]
9 June Tour of Slovenia, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Phil Bauhaus (GER)  Slovenia Rogaška Slatina [35]
13 June Tour of Slovenia, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Phil Bauhaus (GER)  Slovenia Novo Mesto [36][37]
13 June Tour of Slovenia, Points classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  Slovenia [37]
13 June Tour de Suisse, Stage 8 UCI World Tour  Gino Mäder (SUI)  Switzerland Andermatt [38]
2 July Tour de France, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  France Le Creusot [39][40]
3 July Tour de France, Stage 8 UCI World Tour  Dylan Teuns (BEL)  France Le Grand-Bornand [41][42]
16 July Tour de France, Stage 19 UCI World Tour  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  France Libourne [43][44]
18 July Settimana Ciclistica Italiana, Mountains classification UCI Europe Tour  Santiago Buitrago (COL)  Italy [45]
18 July Tour de France, Team classification UCI World Tour [a]  France [46][47]
7 August Vuelta a Burgos, Overall UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		  Mikel Landa (ESP)  Spain [48][49]
7 August Vuelta a Burgos, Team classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 [b]  Spain [49]
9 August Tour de Pologne, Stage 1 UCI World Tour  Phil Bauhaus (GER)  Poland Chełm [50]
22 August Vuelta a España, Stage 9 UCI World Tour  Damiano Caruso (ITA)  Spain Alto de Velefique [51][52]
29 August Deutschland Tour, Team classification UCI Europe Tour
UCI ProSeries		 [c]  Germany [53]
4 September Benelux Tour, Stage 6 UCI World Tour  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Belgium Houffalize [54]
5 September Benelux Tour, Stage 7 UCI World Tour  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  Belgium Geraardsbergen [55]
5 September Benelux Tour, Overall UCI World Tour  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Belgium [55]
5 September Benelux Tour, Team classification UCI World Tour [d]  Belgium [55]
5 September Vuelta a España, Young rider classification UCI World Tour  Gino Mäder (SUI)  Spain [56][57]
5 September Vuelta a España, Team classification UCI World Tour [e]  Spain [56][57]
18 September Memorial Marco Pantani UCI Europe Tour  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Italy Cesenatico [58]
28 September CRO Race, Stage 1 UCI Europe Tour  Phil Bauhaus (GER)  Croatia Varaždin [59]
2 October CRO Race, Stage 5 UCI Europe Tour  Stephen Williams (GBR)  Croatia Opatija [60]
3 October CRO Race, Overall UCI Europe Tour  Stephen Williams (GBR)  Croatia [61][62]
3 October CRO Race, Team classification UCI Europe Tour [f]  Croatia [62]
3 October Paris–Roubaix UCI World Tour  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  France Roubaix [63]

National, Continental, and World Champions

Jan Tratnik on the way to winning the Slovenian National Time Trial Championships, in which he beat defending champion Tadej Pogačar and 2017 winner Jan Polanc (both UAE Team Emirates)
Date Discipline Jersey Rider Country Location Ref.
17 June Slovenian National Time Trial Championships  Jan Tratnik (SLO)  Slovenia Koper [64]
20 June Slovenian National Road Race Championships  Matej Mohorič (SLO)  Slovenia Koper [65]
20 June Italian National Road Race Championships  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Italy Imola [66]
12 September European Road Race Championships  Sonny Colbrelli (ITA)  Italy Trento [67]
1 November Taiwanese National Road Race Championships  Feng Chun-kai (TWN)  Taiwan Taitung County [68]

Notes

  1. ^ The riders in the squad were Pello Bilbao, Sonny Colbrelli, Jack Haig, Marco Haller, Matej Mohorič, Wout Poels, Dylan Teuns, and Fred Wright.
  2. ^ The riders in the squad were Yukiya Arashiro, Santiago Buitrago, Damiano Caruso, Mikel Landa, Gino Mäder, Mark Padun, and Stephen Williams.
  3. ^ The riders in the squad were Phil Bauhaus, Marco Haller, Domen Novak, Hermann Pernsteiner, Marcel Sieberg, and Dylan Teuns.
  4. ^ The riders in the squad were Phil Bauhaus, Sonny Colbrelli, Heinrich Haussler, Jonathan Milan, Matej Mohorič, Marcel Sieberg, and Fred Wright.
  5. ^ The riders in the squad were Yukiya Arashiro, Damiano Caruso, Jack Haig, Mikel Landa, Gino Mäder, Mark Padun, Wout Poels, and Jan Tratnik.
  6. ^ The riders in the squad were Phil Bauhaus, Santiago Buitrago, Mikel Landa, Domen Novak, Mark Padun, Hermann Pernsteiner, and Stephen Williams.

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