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The final climb up to Voss Resort\u2014a nearly 4-kilometer ascent with a 6% average gradient\u2014proved decisive. Thibau Nys (Lidl-Trek) lived up to his favorite status, securing a convincing victory ahead of Norwegian \u00c5dne Holter (Uno-X Mobility) and Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck).<\/p>\n<p>The longest stage, spanning 205 kilometers, started in the beautiful town of Odda and ended with a demanding climb up to Gullingen\u20145.8 kilometers long with an average gradient of nearly 9%. Reigning U23 world champion Axel Laurance showcased his strength, winning the stage and taking over the overall lead. Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers) and Bart Lemmen (Visma | Lease a Bike) followed in the next positions, while \u00c5dne Holter was once again the best Norwegian, finishing 6th.<\/p>\n<p>The 178-kilometer stage from V\u00e5r Energi Arena Sola to Egersund presented a golden opportunity for the sprinters. A four-man breakaway stayed clear for much of the day but was caught before the finish. In a thrilling mass sprint, Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe)\u2014winner of the final stage in the previous year&#8217;s Tour de France\u2014demonstrated his class by outpacing Pavel Bittner (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL) and Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) in the final meters.<\/p>\n<p>The final stage in Stavanger featured a challenging circuit with multiple categorized climbs. Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility) used his experience and sprinting strength to secure his third consecutive stage win, much to the delight of the home crowd. This performance reaffirmed Kristoff\u2019s continued strong presence in international cycling.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"850\">\n<p><strong>2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was a historic start to this years Tour of Norway.\u00a0For the first time since the amazing\u00a0World Championships in Bergen in 2017, a cycling race was held up Mount Fl\u00f8yen. The Tour of Norway 2023 began with a prologue starting at Bryggen in Bergen and finished\u00a0at the top of Fl\u00f8yen. The fastest up Fl\u00f8yen was the British rider Ben Tulett from INEOS Grenadiers, who would go on to maintain his lead until the end of the race in Stavanger.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The first stage was a shortened version due to challenging weather conditions, which led to the start being moved from R\u00f8ldal to Jondal. The riders had to cover 85 kilometers in hilly terrain before reaching the finish line at Hovden. Mike Teunissen proved to be the fastest in the slight uphill sprint and secured his first victory for Intermarch\u00e9 &#8211; Wanty on a rainy day and cold day.<\/p>\n<p>Another hilly stage with a hilltop finish was on the agenda for the 2nd stage, which took place between Valle and Stavanger. The Belgian rising star, Thibau Nys from Trek &#8211; Segafredo, outpaced the rest of the peloton\u00a0up to Ullandhaug and claimed victory.<\/p>\n<p>True to tradition, the Tour of Norway 2023 concluded with the stage finishing in V\u00e5gen,\u00a0Stavanger. Once again, there were numerous attacks up the steep and short\u00a0Grisabakken, but it ultimately ended in a mass sprint in a reduced peloton. For the second year in a row, the home\u00a0favorite Alexander Kristoff took the victory, marking Uno-X Pro Cycling Team&#8217;s first victory in\u00a0Tour of Norway. Ben Tulett held onto the overall lead from start to finish, securing INEOS Grenadiers&#8217; fourth overall victory in the history of the race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211;\u00a0Tour of Norway 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>2022<\/strong><br \/>\nTour of Norway\u00a0took another step in 2022. The race consisted of 6 stages, including sprint-, hill- and mountain finishes. 9 World Tour teams, 6 Pro Continental and 3 Continental teams was on the startline in Bergen.<\/p>\n<p>The Belgian talent, Remco Evenepoel (Quick-step Alpha Vinyl team) was strongest on the uphill section to Voss on stage 1.<\/p>\n<p>Ineos Grenadiers made an unforgettable effort on stage 2, where they split up the peloton on the Dyranut climb and in the crosswind at Hardangervidda. The defending champion from 2021,\u00a0Ethan Hayter, completed the day for Ineos Grenadiers an won the sprint in Geilo.<\/p>\n<p>Stage 3 was the Queen stage in this years edition with finish at Gaustatoppen. Remco Evenepoel showed his strength and laid the foundation for the\u00a0overall win.<\/p>\n<p>Marco Haller won the sprint in\u00a0Kristiansand on stage 4, and won his first professional win since\u00a0Tour des Fjords 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Remco Evenepoel took his third win in Sandnes, where he caught Ben Healy (EF Education-Easypost) on the last kilometer, to take the win in a reduced group.<\/p>\n<p>Alexander Kristoff (Intermarch\u00e8)-Wanty-Gobert) made the 2022-edition unforgettable by winning the\u00a0final stage in his hometown, Stavanger. Remco Evenepoel\u00a0won the overall classification, while Tobias Halland Johannesen (Uno-X Pro Cycling) won the points classsication and Joel Nicolau (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) won the K.O.M. classification.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2022&amp;l=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway 2022<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2021<\/strong><br \/>\nDespite COVID-19, it was possible to complete the 2021 edition of Tour of Norway. The race consisted of 4 stages, which all was placed in the southeast part of Norway. There was 8 WorldTour teams on the start line, when the race started in Egersund. The first stage finished in Sokndal, where Ethan Hayter won. Hayter also won stage 2 to Sirdal, wherefrom he laid the foundation for the overall win. The former World Champion, Mads Pedersen, won stage 3 to J\u00f8rpeland. The final stage finished in Stavanger, where Mathew Walls sprinted his way to the stage win. Ethan Hayter defended the leader jersey from start to finish and won the overall victory.<span class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"redactor-invisible-space\"><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2021#race\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway 2021<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>2020<\/strong><br \/>\nCancelled due to COVID-19<\/p>\n<p><strong>2019<\/strong><br \/>\nTour of Norway 2019 was the first edition of the race after the fusion between Tour des Fjords AS and Tour of Norway. The 2019 edition consisted of 6 stages. Just before the race, Tour des Fjords AS arranged Hammer Stavanger. Most of the team who participated in the race stayed in Norway, why Tour of Norway had the strongest peloton that have\u00a0ever been starting in a Norwegian stagerace. 1. stage started in Stavanger and finished in Egersund. The dutch sprinter, Cees Bool, won the stage and took the leaders jersey. The race went on to S\u00f8rlandet and finished in H\u00f8nefoss, which has a long tradition for cycling races. Alexander Kristoff won\u00a0overall classification.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2019\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway 2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2018<\/strong><br \/>\nTour des Fjords<\/p>\n<p>S\u00f8rlandet was horting the 2018 edition of Tour des Fjords. There was 10 WorldTour teams on the startline, when the race started in Lindesnes and finished in Grimstad. Stage 2 went from Ris\u00f8r to Kristiansand, while the last stage started in Farsund and finished in Egersund. In previous years, the race had visited Agder, where the first ever stage of Tour des Fjords went from\u00a0Aust-Agder to\u00a0Stavanger. The landscape in the 2018 edition differentiated from previous editions by the fact that the riders rode along the coast at\u00a0Aust-Agder and Vest-Agder. The Swiss rider, Michael Albasini, won the overall classification of the race.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=70&amp;y=2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour des Fjords 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2018\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2017<\/strong><br \/>\nTour des Fjords<\/p>\n<p>Tour des Fjords 2017 consisted of 5 stages in spectalular surroundings. The first stage started in\u00a0Balestrand and finished in\u00a0F\u00f8rde in Sogn and\u00a0Fjordane. The race went on through Hardanger with stage finishes in Kopervik and Karm\u00f8y, before ending with two stages in the Stavanger region. 20 teams participated, where included\u00a0Team Dimension Data, Lotto NL-Jumbo and\u00a0Team Sunweb. It was the first time in the race history that Team Katusha and Alexander Kristoff didnt participated. Edvald Boasson Hagen won the overall classification.<\/p>\n<p>Tour des Fjords was broadcasted on TV2\u00b4s main channel and had a viewership of about 30%.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=70&amp;y=2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour des Fjords 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2017\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2016<\/strong><br \/>\nTour des Fjords<\/p>\n<p>144 riders distributed on 24 teams started the 2016 edition in Os. Among the teams was the WorldTour teams\u00a0Team Katusha, BMC Racing Team, IAM Cycling and Tinkoff. The race finished in Bergen on the first stage. The race went on to Stord and Odda in Hardanger, while the started\u00a0stage 3 in Ulvik and finished in Suldalsosen. The last two stages fnished in Stavanger and Sandnes. Alexander Kristoff won three stages and\u00a0the overall classification.\u00a0\u00a8<\/p>\n<p>The race was broadcastet internationally and on\u00a0TV2\u00b4s main channel. Econ did a study of the race which showed that there was\u00a0at least 92.000 along the routes on the five stages.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=70&amp;y=2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour des Fjords 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2016\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway 2016<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2015<\/strong><br \/>\nTour des Fjords<\/p>\n<p>The race was developed and went from\u00a0Bergen, Hordaland through Hardanger,\u00a0Haugalandet, Sunnhordaland, Ryfylke\u00a0and down to the finish in Sandnes and Stavanger. There was 21 teams with each 6 riders on the startline at the 2015 edition of Tour des Fjords. The race was won by Marco Haller.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=70&amp;y=2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour des Fjords 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2015\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2014<\/strong><br \/>\nTour des Fjords<\/p>\n<p>Tour des Fjords was developed into a 5 days race and went from\u00a0Bergen, Hordaland through\u00a0Hardanger, Haugalandet, Ryfylke and finished in the Stavanger region. There was 20\u00a0teams with each 6 riders on the startline at the 2014\u00a0edition of Tour des Fjords. The race was won by\u00a0Alexander Kristoff.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=70&amp;y=2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour des Fjords 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2014\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway 2014<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2013<\/strong><br \/>\nTour des Fjords<\/p>\n<p>Tour des Fjords was arranged as a 3 days race with 4 stages. The first stage\u00a0went from Valle in Aust-Agder to Stavanger followed by a stage in Ryfylke. The last two stages was in the Stavanger region. One of the stages was a team time trial.\u00a0There was 17\u00a0teams with each 8\u00a0riders on the startline at the 2013\u00a0edition of Tour des Fjords. The race was won by\u00a0Sergey Chernetskiy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=70&amp;y=2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour des Fjords 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2013\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway 2013<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/firstcycling.com\/race.php?r=71&amp;y=2012\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Results &#8211; Tour of Norway<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1094,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Race history - Tour of Norway","description":""},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1200","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1200","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1200"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1200\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1202,"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1200\/revisions\/1202"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1200"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}