{"id":2688,"date":"2025-05-30T18:42:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:42:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/?p=2688"},"modified":"2025-05-30T18:42:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T16:42:33","slug":"rising-star-came-out-on-top-in-oltedal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/rising-star-came-out-on-top-in-oltedal\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising star came out on top in Oltedal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n  <section class=\"hero-subpage\">\n\n    <div class=\"hero-subpage-grid grid-12 grid-m-8 grid-s-4 inline-padding fade-me\">\n\n      <div class=\"img-wrapper\">\n\n                  <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-1920x1280.jpg\" class=\"attachment-hero size-hero wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sg1 4984\" loading=\"eager\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>        \n        \n        <div class=\"skew\">\n\n                                \n          \n                      <a class=\"share-toggle hide-for-medium-down\">Share<\/a>\n            <div class=\"social-ballon\">\n              <ul class=\"share-list\">\n                <li class=\"facebook-icon\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=<br \/>\n<b>Warning<\/b>:  Undefined variable $link in <b>\/srv\/web4\/tourofnorway\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/themes\/tourofnorway-live\/blocks\/hero-subpage\/hero-subpage.php<\/b> on line <b>64<\/b><br \/>\n&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>\n                    <svg style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                      <path fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M17,2V2H17V6H15C14.31,6 14,6.81 14,7.5V10H14L17,10V14H14V22H10V14H7V10H10V6A4,4 0 0,1 14,2H17Z\" \/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                  <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                <li class=\"twitter-icon\">\n                  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=<br \/>\n<b>Warning<\/b>:  Undefined variable $link in <b>\/srv\/web4\/tourofnorway\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/themes\/tourofnorway-live\/blocks\/hero-subpage\/hero-subpage.php<\/b> on line <b>71<\/b><br \/>\n&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>\n                    <svg style=\"width:24px;height:24px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n                      <path fill=\"#000000\" d=\"M22.46,6C21.69,6.35 20.86,6.58 20,6.69C20.88,6.16 21.56,5.32 21.88,4.31C21.05,4.81 20.13,5.16 19.16,5.36C18.37,4.5 17.26,4 16,4C13.65,4 11.73,5.92 11.73,8.29C11.73,8.63 11.77,8.96 11.84,9.27C8.28,9.09 5.11,7.38 3,4.79C2.63,5.42 2.42,6.16 2.42,6.94C2.42,8.43 3.17,9.75 4.33,10.5C3.62,10.5 2.96,10.3 2.38,10C2.38,10 2.38,10 2.38,10.03C2.38,12.11 3.86,13.85 5.82,14.24C5.46,14.34 5.08,14.39 4.69,14.39C4.42,14.39 4.15,14.36 3.89,14.31C4.43,16 6,17.26 7.89,17.29C6.43,18.45 4.58,19.13 2.56,19.13C2.22,19.13 1.88,19.11 1.54,19.07C3.44,20.29 5.7,21 8.12,21C16,21 20.33,14.46 20.33,8.79C20.33,8.6 20.33,8.42 20.32,8.23C21.16,7.63 21.88,6.87 22.46,6Z\" \/>\n                    <\/svg>\n                  <\/a>\n                <\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n          \n        <\/div>\n\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"hero-subpage-wrapper\">\n\n        \n                  <h1>Rising star came out on top in Oltedal<\/h1>\n        \n                  <div class=\"excerpt-wrapper grid-8\">\n\n            <div class=\"line\"><\/div>\n\n                          <p class=\"excerpt\"><\/p>\n            \n          <\/div>\n        \n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n  <section class=\"text-editor block grey\">\n\n    <div class=\"text-editor-grid grid-12 grid-m-8 grid-s-4 inline-padding fade-me\">\n\n              <div class=\"text-editor-wrapper\">\n          <p>Stage 2 of the Tour of Norway offered a completely different menu compared to yesterday\u2019s opening stage.<br \/>\nThis was the longest stage of the race at 212 kilometers, and unlike yesterday\u2019s tough battle through the open J\u00e6ren landscape, today the riders faced nearly 3,600 meters of climbing. The biggest challenge came after about 130 kilometers, where the race&#8217;s only Category 1 climb brought a nearly 16-kilometer ascent up to Sirdalstoppen. Before that, the riders tackled hilly terrain that also included a Category 2 climb. If the race remained status quo heading into the final 10 kilometers, the 1.7-kilometer uphill finish to Oltedal would be a perfect opportunity for the puncheurs in the peloton to fight for victory.<\/p>\n<p>The stage started in Egersund, which has previously served as both a start and finish town in the Tour of Norway. The weather conditions were also much better today than during yesterday\u2019s shock encounter with the Norwegian summer. At the start, the temperature was around 13\u201314 degrees Celsius, partly cloudy, and with a light breeze.<\/p>\n<p>There was high activity in the peloton right from the start, with several riders trying to break away, which caused multiple splits in the first few kilometers. Kasper Haugland \u2014 riding for the Norwegian national team for the occasion (though he normally represents Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale\u2019s development team) \u2014 and Brage Aulstad (Lillehammer CK) managed to escape. The duo was later joined by the Danish veteran Emil Toudal (ColoQuick), who bridged up solo. None of these riders were considered threats in the overall standings, and the peloton eased off the gas.<\/p>\n<p>Brage Aulstad was first over the Category 2 climb at Rundtj\u00f8rn and claimed 6 points. The remaining KOM points from the front group went to Kasper Haugland and Emil Toudal. At that point, the breakaway had gained more than five minutes, and Kasper Haugland was the virtual overall leader.<\/p>\n<p>A large chase group broke away from the peloton in pursuit of the lead trio. All the major teams were represented \u2014 except Visma | Lease a Bike. The main bunch quickly took control, increased the pace, and reeled the group back in. Things seemed to settle down as expected. Between the breakaway and the main field rode a lone chaser, Jonas Walton (Project Echelon), who tried to bridge to the trio. But it turned out to be \u201cMission Impossible\u201d for the Canadian U23 time trial champion, who rejoined the peloton before the 16-kilometer climb up to Sirdalstoppen.<\/p>\n<p>Two riders launched an attack \u2014 Mikkel Bjerg (UAE) and Thomas Gloag (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) \u2014 and rapidly closed in on the breakaway. However, it was Denmark\u2019s Emil Toudal who was first over Sirdalstoppen, earning 10 points and taking the KOM jersey. Bjerg and Gloag eventually caught the leading duo after Brage Aulstad had to drop back. But their attempt to steal the stage didn\u2019t succeed.<\/p>\n<p>With 16 kilometers to go, the peloton was all together again after Uno-X Mobility had taken responsibility for reeling in the break. As the road began to rise toward the final KOM sprint, the pace quickened, and Jan Christen (UAE) was first over the top, followed by \u00c5dne Holter (Uno-X Mobility). All that remained was the final climb to the finish in Oltedal.<\/p>\n<p>Jan Christen made a solo move, but it wasn\u2019t enough. Instead, it was yesterday\u2019s runner-up, Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike), who had the strongest legs in the steep finale and claimed his eighth win of the season. Maxim Van Gils (Red Bull-BORA-Hansgrohe) finished second, while Victor Langellotti (INEOS Grenadiers) took third.<\/p>\n<p>The best Norwegian was Ludvik Holstad (Lillehammer CK) with a strong 9th place, ahead of \u00c5dne Holter (Uno-X Mobility) and Odd Christian Eiking (Unibet Tietema Rockets), who placed 10th and 11th respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Storm Ingebrigtsen (Team Coop-Repsol) finished 27th but sits 4th overall, just 16 seconds behind today\u2019s winner.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n      \n    <\/div>\n\n  <\/section>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2682,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"slim_seo":{"title":"Rising star came out on top in Oltedal - Tour of Norway","description":""},"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,45],"class_list":["post-2688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","category-men-elite-en"],"acf":[],"featured_image":"<img width=\"500\" height=\"333\" src=\"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-500x333.jpg\" class=\"attachment-article size-article\" alt=\"Sg1 4984\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/SG1_4984-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2688","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=2688"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2688\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2698,"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2688\/revisions\/2698"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2682"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2688"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tourofnorway.no\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2688"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}