Søren Wærenskjold (born 12 March 2000) is a Norwegian cyclist, who rides for UCI ProTeam Uno-X Mobility.[4][5]

Søren Wærenskjold
Wærenskjold at the 2023 Tour of Belgium
Personal information
Full nameSøren Wærenskjold
NicknameFlodhesten fra Mandal (The Hippo from Mandal)[1][2]
Born (2000-03-12) 12 March 2000 (age 24)
Mandal, Norway
Height1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Team information
Current teamUno-X Mobility
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeTime Trialist
Sprinting
Professional teams
2019–2020Joker Fuel of Norway[3]
2021–Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships (2023)
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Wollongong Under-23 time trial
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Wollongong Under-23 road race
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2021 Trentino Under-23 time trial

Major results edit

Road edit

2017
1st   Overall Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
1st   Young rider classification
1st   Points classification
National Junior Championships
2nd Time trial
3rd Road race
4th Overall Grand Prix Rüebliland
1st Stage 4
10th Overall Trofeo Karlsberg
1st   Young rider classification
10th Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
2018
1st   Time trial, National Junior Championships
1st   Overall Saarland Trofeo
1st Stage 3a
2nd Gent–Wevelgem Juniors
3rd Overall Trophée Centre Morbihan
1st Stage 2a (ITT)
5th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
2019
5th Youngster Coast Challenge
6th Ringerike GP
2020
1st   Overall International Tour of Rhodes
1st   Young rider classification
1st Stages 1 & 3
3rd Time trial, National Championships
2021
Tour de l'Avenir
1st Prologue & Stage 1
1st Prologue Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
2nd   Time trial, UEC European Under-23 Championships
2nd Time trial, National Championships
4th Time trial, UCI World Under-23 Championships
5th Circuit de Wallonie
2022
UCI World Under-23 Championships
1st   Time trial
3rd   Road race
1st   Road race, National Under-23 Championships
1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Time trial, National Championships
2nd Chrono des Nations Under-23
7th Bredene Koksijde Classic
8th Kattekoers
2023 (6 pro wins)
1st   Time trial, National Championships
1st   Overall Tour Poitou-Charentes en Nouvelle-Aquitaine
1st   Young rider classification
1st Stage 1
1st Stage 3 Saudi Tour
2nd Overall Tour of Belgium
1st Stage 3 (ITT)
4th Overall Danmark Rundt
1st Stage 1
7th Dwars door het Hageland
7th Münsterland Giro
2024 (1)
1st Stage 2 AlUla Tour
6th Scheldeprijs
9th Paris–Roubaix

Grand Tour general classification results timeline edit

Grand Tour 2023
  Giro d'Italia
  Tour de France 140
  Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP Race in Progress

Cyclo-cross edit

2018–2019
3rd National Championships
2019–2020
1st   National Championships

References edit

  1. ^ "Uno-X Mobility on Facebook". Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  2. ^ Hansen, Ole Henrik; Aarre, Magnus Krogsæter; Kristoffersen, Erlend Borren. "Stjerneskuddet forklarer dyrisk kallenavn: – Verdens farligste pattedyr" [The comet explains animalistic nickname: – The world's most dangerous mammal] (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Joker Fuel of Norway". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 6 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Uno - X Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Beloftevolle Søren Wærenskjold tekent contract bij Uno-X" [Promising Søren Wærenskjold signs contract with Uno-X]. WielerFlits (in Dutch). WielerFlits BV. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.

External links edit