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.
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | May/June |
| Region | Norway |
| Discipline | Road |
| Organiser | Cycling Event Norway AS |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2011 |
| Editions | 12 (as of 2023) |
| First winner |  Wilco Kelderman (NED) |
| Most wins |  Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) (3 wins) |
| Most recent |  Ben Tulett (GBR) |
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 edit
Wins per country edit
| Wins | Country |
|---|---|
4 |
Norway
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2 |
Great Britain Netherlands
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1 |
 Belgium Denmark Poland Spain
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Classifications edit
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 edit
- ^ "Tour of Norway". FirstCycling.com. 2023.
- ^ "Tour of Norway (Nor) - Cat.2.ProS". Memoire-du-cyclisme.eu (in French). Retrieved 31 December 2021.