Official statement: Tour of Norway is cancelled for 2026

This follows the government securing a majority for the national budget, which withdraws the state’s financial contribution to the event.

“For 10 years, the private and public sector, as well as volunteer cycling clubs worked together to make an international race possible – one that has put Norway on the map. It has also been a fantastic arena for developing new talent. Several of Norway’s leading riders have showcased their abilities and grown through Tour of Norway,” says Roy Hegreberg, General Manager of Tour of Norway.

After the government’s unexpected funding cut, there is no longer a financial basis to continue work on next year’s event. The board of Fjords Cycling, the organization behind Tour of Norway, has therefore decided to halt all planning. Fjords Cycling is 100% owned by volunteer cycling clubs and does not have the capital or financial c apacity to sustain the event on its own.

“I respect that the parliamentary majority sets its priorities, but I wish there had been communication in advance. This was a big surprise, and there has been little willingness to engage in dialogue with us,” Hegreberg says.

Tour of Norway has always been built and operated by and for the sport – owned by local cycling clubs, rooted in the Norwegian sports model, and with everything reinvested into making the race the best it can be. We have worked purposefully to strengthen gender equality in cycling and have delivered Scandinavia’s only top-level stage race for both women and men.

A decade-long partnership between the public sector, private sector, and volunteers now disappears without warning. With it, the positive impact the race has created for both the sport and local communities is lost.

To our 150–200 volunteers, and everyone who contributes to Tour of Norway year after year: thank you. The race exists because of you, and we are truly sorry that we cannot welcome you back in 2026.

To the teams that continue to show interest and return every year: we are deeply grateful. We hope to see you again if we succeed in bringing the race back in 2027.

To all contributors from both the private and public sectors who have supported us, and who were preparing to support the 2026 edition: we hope and believe you will stand with us as we work to build a foundation for 2027.

We will do everything we can to ensure that this is only a temporary setback – not the end of Tour of Norway.