The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway.[1] 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 is part of the new UCI ProSeries since 2020.

Tour of Norway
Race details
DateMay/June
RegionNorway
DisciplineRoad
OrganiserCycling Event Norway AS
Web sitewww.tourofnorway.com Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2011
Editions13 (as of 2024)
First winner Wilco Kelderman (NED)
Most wins Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (3 wins)
Most recent Axel Laurance (FRA)
2018 Tour of Norway: Stage 1 Start in Svelvik

From the 2019 season the race merged with Tour des Fjords to form a new six day stage race that covers 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.[2]

Winners

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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
2023   Great Britain Ben Tulett Ineos Grenadiers
2024   France Axel Laurance Alpecin–Deceuninck

Wins per country

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Wins Country
4
  Norway
2
  Great Britain
  Netherlands
1
  Belgium
  Denmark
  France
  Poland
  Spain

Classifications

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As of the 2023 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:

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

References

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  1. ^ "Tour of Norway". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
  2. ^ "Tour of Norway (Nor) - Cat.2.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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