Tour of Norway

The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway, mainly due to good results of professional cyclists Thor Hushovd and Edvald Boasson Hagen. The race is ranked 2.HC on the UCI Europe Tour, and will become part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.

Not to be confused with Ladies Tour of Norway, Arctic Race of Norway, or Tour of Norway (1983–1992).
Tour of Norway
Race details
DateMay/June
RegionNorway
DisciplineRoad
OrganiserCycling Event Norway AS
Web sitewww.tourofnorway.com
History
First edition2011
Editions11 (as of 2022)
First winner Wilco Kelderman (NED)
Most wins Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (3 wins)
Most recent Remco Evenepoel (BEL)

From the 2019 season the race merged with Tour des Fjords to form a new six day stage race that will cover all of the southern counties of Norway; the race had previously only been held in Eastern Norway. The first edition of the new race was held from May 28 until June 2, 2019.

Winners
Year Country Rider Team
2011  Netherlands Wilco Kelderman Rabobank
2012  Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Sky
2013  Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Sky
2014  Poland Maciej Paterski CCC–Polsat–Polkowice
2015  Denmark Jesper Hansen Tinkoff–Saxo
2016  Netherlands Pieter Weening Roompot–Oranje Peloton
2017  Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen Team Dimension Data
2018  Spain Eduard Prades Euskadi–Murias
2019  Norway Alexander Kristoff UAE Team Emirates
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021  Great Britain Ethan Hayter Ineos Grenadiers
2022  Belgium Remco Evenepoel Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl Team

Classifications

As of the 2018 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:

  • Orange jersey Orange Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
  • Blue Jersey Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
  • Polkadot Jersey Polkadot Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climber classification.
  • White jersey White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
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