2024 Tour of Norway (2.Pro), Norway

13th edition: May 23 - 26, 2024

Tour of Norway podium history | 2023 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4

Map of the 2024 Tour of Norway

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Sunday, May 26: 4th & Final Stage, Stavanger - Stavanger, 123.8 km

Stage 4 map & profile

Alexander Kristoff wins stage four. Photo: Szymon Gruchalski

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Weather at the start/finish city of Stavanger at 2:00 PM, local time: 23C (73F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the southeast at 21 km/hr (13 mph). There is a 17% chance of rain.

The stage: Tour of Norway 2024 will once again finish with the traditional stage in Stavanger.

The stage starts and ends at Torget in Stavanger and will host the final attacks and challenges in the battle for overall victory. Last year, the Norwegian favorite, Alexander Kristoff, won the final stage to Stavanger after a close photofinish!

The general classification and the final stage of Tour of Norway 2024 will be decided on the last laps around Stavanger, where the riders will challenge the steep and short hill “Grisebakken”.

The race: Here's the report from GC second-place Bart Lemmen's Team Visma | Lease a Bike.

Bart Lemmen finishes second in the general classification of the Tour of Norway after a collective top performance in the final stage, in which Van Aert rushes to third place.

Bart Lemmen finished second in the general classification of the Tour of Norway. The Dutchman from Team Visma | Lease a Bike did not relinquish the podium spot in the final stage. Wout van Aert finished third today after a strong sprint, won by Norwegian Kristoff.

At the start of the final stage, the interests were high for the team. Bart Lemmen was defending his place on the podium in the general classification and the team of team leaders Frans Maassen and Arthur van Dongen was also not without chances for the stage win.

That became clear in the first of many attacks the team mounted. Menno Huising tried it three laps from the end on the ascent of the Grisabakken. Unfortunately, without success. Koen Bouwman suffered the same fate moments later. The pace in the peloton remained high and a little later a group of fifteen riders got away. This included Wout van Aert and Per Strand Hagenes.

At the start of the last lap everything came together again and Per took off alone. Just before the ascent of the Grisabakken the peloton came back and again three riders managed to create a gap. This time Lemmen jumped along, but it soon became clear that the depleted peloton would come back.

‘It's a pity the peloton came back, because with Bart in the leading group it was the perfect situation for us. He was second in the classification and didn't had to ride,’ said the sprinting Van Aert.

‘At about 300 metres from the finish I got boxed in, so I couldn't quite ride the sprint I wanted to ride. It was my own fault,’ Van Aert reflected.

The other main rider of Team Visma | Lease a Bike, Bart Lemmen afterwards: ‘I didn't specifically have a plan to keep the later winner Laurence from the final victory. I did want to see what would happen if the race was made tough and we could get away with some strong riders,’ Lemmen said.

‘I had a very good day today and could also count on an incredibly strong team. It was the first time I rode with Wout and it's really incredible how strong he is. A pleasure to ride with,’ Lemmen concludes.

And here is the race organizer's final report:

Once again, it was time for a cycling festival in the traditional final stage in Stavanger, as the 2024 Tour of Norway was to be decided. Unlike previous editions where a longer loop was raced before the local rounds in Stavanger, this year the riders would tackle six laps of 21 km each. The course included the notoriously steep "Grisabakken," and there was great excitement to see if the local hope, Alexander Kristoff, could once again take the victory on the finishing straight in Vågen.

It didn't take long for a breakaway of six riders to form. Today's breakaway consisted of Kim Heiduk (INEOS Grenadiers), Natnael Tesfatsion (Lidl-Trek), Marcel Campburí (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team), Hannes Wilksch (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), Jakub Otruba (ATT Investments), and Laurent Gervais (Project Echelon). Later, they were joined by Jelle Johannink (TDT-Unibet), who attacked from the peloton and caught up with the breakaway with 57 km remaining.

In the peloton, Uno-X and Alpecin-Deceuninck took control and never allowed the breakaway a gap of more than 2 minutes.

The first King of the Mountains sprint of the day went to Hannes Wilksch (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), who collected four points in the mountain jersey competition. The man leading the competition, Eirik Vang Aas (Norway), started the stage with a total of 22 points, and with a maximum of 16 points available today, his jersey seemed safe without any of his competitors in the breakaway.

The next two climbs up Grisabakken also went to the German Wilksch, who faced little competition for the points from his breakaway companions. In the peloton, Visma | Lease a Bike riders began to make their move, clearly aiming to get away. Wout van Aert showed himself at the front of the peloton and was eager to attack. The attacks from the peloton caused the gap to the breakaway to drop, and it was suddenly down to just 15 seconds. With visual contact with the breakaway, the peloton eased up slightly before tackling Grisabakken for the fifth time.

With 31 kilometers to go, the seven breakaway riders were caught by the main peloton, led by the Norwegian champion Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility).

The penultimate climb up Grisabakken caused significant splits in the peloton after attacks from Q36.5 Pro Cycling and Intermarché-Wanty. A group of 15 riders gained a gap, including overall leader Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike), and Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility).

This group cooperated poorly, and almost all of them were caught as the riders started the final of six laps. Only Per Strand Hagenes (Visma | Lease a Bike) continued to drive and built a gap of over 20 seconds. In the peloton, Uno-X Mobility took control in the chase of their countryman, before Lidl-Trek really picked up the pace heading into Grisabakken. The rider from Sandnes held off the peloton's chase for a long time but eventually had to give in. It was now time for fireworks up Grisabakken - one last time in this year's Tour of Norway.

Entering Grisabakken, the peloton was led by the man who won the first stage of this year's Tour of Norway, Thibau Nys, who was setting up for Mathias Vacek. A powerful attack from the Czech champion left only two riders able to hang on, overall leader Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck) and Bart Lemmen, who was in 2nd place overall before today's stage. Behind them, a smaller group was chasing and had visual contact with the three ahead, with the main peloton following close behind. The Lidl-Trek rider received little help from the other two, and the attack would not hold. The main peloton came roaring in, with Uno-X having played their cards well and setting everything up for the man who had won this finish twice in a row before the stage.

No one knows the finish in Vågen better than Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X Mobility), who convincingly took the victory ahead of yesterday's winner, Jordi Meus (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Wout van Aert (Visma | Lease a Bike).

The overall victory went to Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck), ahead of Bart Lemmen (Visma | Lease a Bike) and Ådne Holter (Uno-X Mobility). The youth jersey went to Czech Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek), while Eirik Vang Aas (Norway) ultimately won the mountain jersey.

Complete results:

123.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 46.697 km/hr

1	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	2hr 39min 4sec
2	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
3	Wout Van Aert	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
4	Pavel Bittner	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
5	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
6	Axel Laurance	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
7	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
8	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
9	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
10	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
11	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
12	Ethan Hayter	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
13	Andre Drege	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
14	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
15	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
16	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
17	Juri Hollmann	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
18	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
19	Adrien Maire	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
20	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
21	Carl Fredrik Hagen	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
22	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
23	Francesco Busatto	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
24	Ben Zwiehoff	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
25	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
26	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	@ 5sec
27	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
28	Lennert Teugels	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
29	Floris De Tier	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
30	Adam Toupalik	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
31	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
32	Owen Geleijn	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
33	Martijn Tusveld	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
34	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
35	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
36	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
37	Filip Reha	ATT Investments	s.t.
38	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
39	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
40	Alexander Hajek	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
41	Elia Viviani	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
42	Koen Bouwman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
43	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
44	Henrik Fjellheim	National Team Norway	s.t.
45	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
46	Aj August	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
47	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
48	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	0:17
49	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:30
50	Emil Herzog	BORA-hansgrohe	0:32
51	Lucas Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:52
52	Baptiste Huyet	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
53	Simon Vanicek	ATT Investments	0:56
54	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
55	Arno Claeys	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
56	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	National Team Norway	s.t.
57	Kamil Malecki	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
58	Sean Flynn	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
59	Jakub Otruba	ATT Investments	s.t.
60	Lucas Jacques	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
61	Karel Camrda	ATT Investments	s.t.
62	Matthias Schwarzbacher	ATT Investments	s.t.
63	Scott McGill	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
64	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:08
65	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
66	Brendan Rhim	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
67	Walter Calzoni	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:29
68	Eirik Vang Aas	National Team Norway	1:51
69	Trym Brennsæter	National Team Norway	s.t.
70	Cesare Benedetti	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
71	Natnael Tesfazion	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
72	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
73	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
74	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
75	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
76	Toon Vandebosch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	3:18
77	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	4:02
78	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	4:10
79	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
80	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
81	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
82	Idar Andersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
83	Kalle Kvam	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
84	Samuel Boardman	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
85	Ramses Debruyne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	4:45
86	Romain Combaud	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	6:40
87	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
88	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
89	Johan Ravnøy	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
90	Halvor Utengen Sandstad	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
91	Jesper Stiansen	National Team Norway	s.t.
92	Tim Naberman	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
93	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Kristoffer Skjerping	National Team Norway	7:12
95	Matus Stocek	ATT Investments	8:30
96	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
97	Marcel Camprubí	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
98	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
99	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	s.t.

 

Final GC after stage 4:

• GC winner: Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Mountains classification winner: Eirik Vang Aas (National Team Norway)
• Best young rider: Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification winner: Uno-X mobility

643.7 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.145 km/hr

1	Axel Laurance	Alpecin-Deceuninck	14hr 55min 10sec
2	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	@ 12sec
3	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:13
4	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	0:21
5	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:33
6	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	0:40
7	Ethan Hayter	INEOS Grenadiers	0:46
8	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	0:52
9	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:53
10	Carl Fredrik Hagen	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:54
11	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	0:55
12	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:58
13	Adrien Maire	TDT-Unibet	0:59
14	Koen Bouwman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:15
15	Floris De Tier	Bingoal-WB	1:26
16	Ben Zwiehoff	BORA-hansgrohe	1:32
17	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	1:33
18	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:35
19	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:36
20	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:38
21	Alexander Hajek	BORA-hansgrohe	1:54
22	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:57
23	Jakub Otruba	ATT Investments	2:06
24	Henrik Fjellheim	National Team Norway	2:11
25	Aj August	INEOS Grenadiers	2:31
26	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:47
27	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	3:00
28	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:33
29	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Wanty	3:48
30	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	4:19
31	Martijn Tusveld	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	4:19
32	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	4:56
33	Juri Hollmann	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:06
34	Francesco Busatto	Intermarché-Wanty	5:09
35	Karel Camrda	ATT Investments	5:13
36	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	5:24
37	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	5:33
38	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	5:54
39	Trym Brennsæter	National Team Norway	6:20
40	Idar Andersen	Uno-X Mobility	6:28
41	Natnael Tesfazion	Lidl-Trek	7:05
42	Lucas Jacques	Bingoal-WB	8:11
43	Andre Drege	Team Coop-Repsol	8:29
44	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	8:30
45	Adam Toupalik	TDT-Unibet	8:40
46	Lucas Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:55
47	Toon Vandebosch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	8:56
48	Baptiste Huyet	TDT-Unibet	9:06
49	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	National Team Norway	9:12
50	Arno Claeys	Team Flanders-Baloise	9:26
51	Kalle Kvam	Team Coop-Repsol	9:43
52	Walter Calzoni	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	10:11
53	Emil Herzog	BORA-hansgrohe	11:20
54	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	11:24
55	Cesare Benedetti	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
56	Sean Flynn	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	11:46
57	Owen Geleijn	TDT-Unibet	11:48
58	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	11:57
59	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	12:03
60	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	12:16
61	Marcel Camprubí	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	12:31
62	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	13:05
63	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	13:07
64	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:14
65	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	13:17
66	Wout Van Aert	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:30
67	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	13:31
68	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	13:48
69	Romain Combaud	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	14:08
70	Kamil Malecki	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	14:43
71	Pavel Bittner	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	14:47
72	Lennert Teugels	Bingoal-WB	15:07
73	Elia Viviani	INEOS Grenadiers	15:14
74	Eirik Vang Aas	National Team Norway	15:22
75	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	15:40
76	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-WB	16:03
77	Brendan Rhim	Project Echelon Racing	16:20
78	Ramses Debruyne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	16:32
79	Jesper Stiansen	National Team Norway	16:34
80	Filip Reha	ATT Investments	17:05
81	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	17:15
82	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	17:41
83	Matthias Schwarzbacher	ATT Investments	17:50
84	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	18:08
85	Halvor Utengen Sandstad	Team Coop-Repsol	18:52
86	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	19:04
87	Scott McGill	Project Echelon Racing	19:20
88	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	20:47
89	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	21:02
90	Simon Vanicek	ATT Investments	21:25
91	Kristoffer Skjerping	National Team Norway	21:44
92	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	21:49
93	Tim Naberman	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	23:51
94	Johan Ravnøy	Team Coop-Repsol	25:02
95	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	26:10
96	Samuel Boardman	Project Echelon Racing	26:34
97	Matus Stocek	ATT Investments	27:23
98	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing	28:07
99	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	31:36

 

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

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Saturday, May 25: Stage 3, Sola - Egersund, 173.1 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Jordi Meeus wins stage three. Szymon Gruchalski photo

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Weather at the finish city of Egersund at 2:00 PM, local time: 19C (66F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is a 9% chance of rain.

The stage: After two stages where climbers/puncheurs had their chance, the strong sprinters will now have their opportunity. The stage from Sola to Egersund features one categorized climb, coming towards the end of the stage after 114 kilometers. Before the circuit in the Egersund area, the riders will ride along the edge of the North Sea, where crosswinds could make a difference.

Egersund has been a starting city twice in the history of the race – the 4th stage in 2013 (Tour des Fjords) and the 1st stage in 2021. The last time the Tour of Norway had a finish in Egersund was in 2019 when Cees Bol won the 1st stage. Will Alexander Kristoff take another stage victory in the Tour of Norway, or will local hope and reigning Norwegian champion Fredrik Dversnes (Uno-X Mobility) outsmart the sprinters for the win in Egersund?

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Jordi Meeus' Team Bora-hansgrohe.

Jordi Meeus claimed the first stage victory for BORA - hansgrohe at this year’s Tour of Norway. The Belgian won the 173-kilometre-long third stage from Sola to Egersund in a mass sprint. Meeus managed to stay focused during the hectic final kilometres and launched his sprint at the perfect moment. He ultimately outpaced Pavel Bittner and Alexander Kristoff, who finished in second and third place, respectively. This victory marks the 25-year-old’s first stage win since his prestigious triumph on the Champs-Élysées at last year’s Tour de France. The Tour of Norway concludes tomorrow with a hilly stage around Stavanger.

From the finish line:
“Winning is always nice. It was a pretty hectic finale – not just in the peloton, but also due to strong crosswinds from the right. Despite the many position battles, I stayed calm and concentrated. The timing for the sprint was perfect. I’m very happy to celebrate my first victory of the season.” – Jordi Meeus

“We wanted to give Jordi the best possible chance by controlling the breakaway, and he delivered brilliantly. His sprint was outstanding, and we’re very happy to see him back to winning. An ideal outcome for the whole team.” – Shane Archbold, Sports Director

Complete results:

173.1 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.470 km/hr

1	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	3hr 53min 33sec
2	Pavel Bittner	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
3	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
4	Wout Van Aert	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
5	Elia Viviani	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
6	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
7	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
8	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
9	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
10	Halvor Utengen Sandstad	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
11	Simon Vanicek	ATT Investments	s.t.
12	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
13	Axel Laurance	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
14	Kamil Malecki	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
15	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
16	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
17	Scott McGill	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
18	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
19	Jesper Stiansen	National Team Norway	s.t.
20	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
21	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
22	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
23	Adrien Maire	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
24	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
25	Trym Brennsæter	National Team Norway	s.t.
26	Matthias Schwarzbacher	ATT Investments	s.t.
27	Owen Geleijn	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
28	Andre Drege	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
29	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
30	Floris De Tier	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
31	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	National Team Norway	s.t.
32	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
33	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
34	Carl Fredrik Hagen	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
35	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
36	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
37	Emil Herzog	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
38	Marcel Camprubí	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
39	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
40	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
41	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
42	Kristoffer Skjerping	National Team Norway	s.t.
43	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
44	Ethan Hayter	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
45	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
46	Ben Zwiehoff	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
47	Alexander Hajek	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
48	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
49	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
50	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
51	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
52	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
53	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
54	Koen Bouwman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
55	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
56	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
57	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
58	Francesco Busatto	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
59	Henrik Fjellheim	National Team Norway	s.t.
60	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
61	Juri Hollmann	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
62	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
63	Cesare Benedetti	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
64	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
65	Baptiste Huyet	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
66	Arno Claeys	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
67	Natnael Tesfazion	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
68	Kalle Kvam	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
69	Jakub Otruba	ATT Investments	s.t.
70	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
71	Karel Camrda	ATT Investments	s.t.
72	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
73	Samuel Boardman	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
74	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
75	Aj August	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
76	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
77	Lennert Teugels	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
78	Adam Toupalik	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
79	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
80	Jason Osborne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
81	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
82	Romain Combaud	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
83	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Lucas Jacques	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
85	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
86	Eirik Vang Aas	National Team Norway	s.t.
87	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
88	Sean Flynn	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	@ 14sec
89	Toon Vandebosch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:24
90	Tim Naberman	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	0:35
91	Martijn Tusveld	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	0:52
92	Johan Ravnøy	Team Coop-Repsol	1:08
93	Walter Calzoni	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
94	Idar Andersen	Uno-X Mobility	1:14
95	Brendan Rhim	Project Echelon Racing	1:41
96	Ramses Debruyne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:46
97	Lucas Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
98	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:51
99	Matus Stocek	ATT Investments	4:49
100	Filip Reha	ATT Investments	s.t.

 

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Mountains classifcation leader: Erik Vang Aas (National Team Norway)
• Best young rider: Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification leader: Uno-X Mobility

519.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.377 km/hr

1	Axel Laurance	Alpecin-Deceuninck	12hr 16min 6sec
2	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	@ 12sec
3	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:13
4	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	0:21
5	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	0:25
6	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:33
7	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	0:35
8	Ethan Hayter	INEOS Grenadiers	0:46
9	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:48
10	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	0:52
11	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:53
12	Carl Fredrik Hagen	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:54
13	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	0:55
14	Adrien Maire	TDT-Unibet	0:59
15	Koen Bouwman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:10
16	Jakub Otruba	ATT Investments	s.t.
17	Floris De Tier	Bingoal-WB	1:21
18	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:31
19	Ben Zwiehoff	BORA-hansgrohe	1:32
20	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:33
21	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:35
22	Alexander Hajek	BORA-hansgrohe	1:49
23	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:52
24	Henrik Fjellheim	National Team Norway	2:06
25	Idar Andersen	Uno-X Mobility	2:18
26	Aj August	INEOS Grenadiers	2:26
27	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:47
28	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	3:00
29	Jason Osborne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	3:07
30	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:33
31	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Wanty	3:43
32	Marcel Camprubí	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	4:01
33	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	4:14
34	Martijn Tusveld	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
35	Karel Camrda	ATT Investments	4:17
36	Trym Brennsæter	National Team Norway	4:29
37	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	4:37
38	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	4:51
39	Juri Hollmann	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:06
40	Francesco Busatto	Intermarché-Wanty	5:09
41	Natnael Tesfazion	Lidl-Trek	5:14
42	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	5:24
43	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	5:28
44	Kalle Kvam	Team Coop-Repsol	5:33
45	Toon Vandebosch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:38
46	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	5:54
47	Lucas Jacques	Bingoal-WB	7:15
48	Romain Combaud	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	7:28
49	Lucas Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:03
50	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	8:14
51	Baptiste Huyet	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
52	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	National Team Norway	8:16
53	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	8:25
54	Andre Drege	Team Coop-Repsol	8:29
55	Arno Claeys	Team Flanders-Baloise	8:30
56	Adam Toupalik	TDT-Unibet	8:35
57	Walter Calzoni	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	8:42
58	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	8:45
59	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	9:21
60	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	9:33
61	Cesare Benedetti	BORA-hansgrohe	9:33
62	Jesper Stiansen	National Team Norway	9:54
63	Emil Herzog	BORA-hansgrohe	10:48
64	Sean Flynn	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	10:50
65	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	11:07
66	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	11:27
67	Owen Geleijn	TDT-Unibet	11:43
68	Ramses Debruyne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	11:47
69	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-WB	11:53
70	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	12:06
71	Halvor Utengen Sandstad	Team Coop-Repsol	12:12
72	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	12:24
73	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	13:05
74	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	13:27
75	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	13:31
76	Eirik Vang Aas	National Team Norway	s.t.
77	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Wout Van Aert	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:34
79	Kamil Malecki	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	13:47
80	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	13:49
81	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	14:22
82	Kristoffer Skjerping	National Team Norway	14:32
83	Pavel Bittner	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	14:47
84	Lennert Teugels	Bingoal-WB	15:02
85	Elia Viviani	INEOS Grenadiers	15:09
86	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
87	Brendan Rhim	Project Echelon Racing	15:12
88	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	16:37
89	Matthias Schwarzbacher	ATT Investments	16:54
90	Filip Reha	ATT Investments	17:00
91	Tim Naberman	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	17:11
92	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	18:14
93	Johan Ravnøy	Team Coop-Repsol	18:22
94	Scott McGill	Project Echelon Racing	18:24
95	Matus Stocek	ATT Investments	18:53
96	Simon Vanicek	ATT Investments	20:29
97	Samuel Boardman	Project Echelon Racing	22:24
98	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	23:06
99	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	24:19
100	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing	26:16

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Friday, May 24: Stage 2, Odda - Gullingen, 204.8 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck) wins stage two.

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Weather at the city of Jelsa, on the route, about 55 km from the finish: 16C (60F), cloudy, with the wind from the southwest at 10 km/hr (6 mph). There is just a 2% chance of rain.

The stage: We have to go back to 2017 to find the last time the race visited Odda. Back then, the race was called Tour des Fjords, and Odda was the starting city for the 3rd stage. In 2016, Tour des Fjords had a finish in Odda, where Alexander Kristoff secured victory after a sprint in a reduced peloton.

In this year's edition of the Tour of Norway, the 2nd stage will be the longest at 205 kilometers. From Odda, the riders will ride a hilly terrain towards the intermediate sprint in Etne after 70 kilometers, before facing the first categorized climb of the day in Hogganvikbakken. With its 3.5 kilometers and 5.4% gradient, Hogganvikbakken is a Category 3 climb. Then, the riders will tackle a series of uncategorized climbs on their way to the challenging finishing climb up to Gullingen. The conclusion is truly going to separate the wheat from the chaff, with its 5.8 kilometers and just under 9% average gradient. This is a stage that will likely shake things up in the general classification.

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage two report:

The start of the second stage of this year's Tour of Norway took place in beautiful Odda, nestled between fjords and mountains at the innermost part of Sørfjorden in Hardanger. This stage, the longest of the race at 205 kilometers, presented the first real test for the peloton's climbers. The decisive moment came on the challenging final climb to Gullingen, which is 5.8 kilometers long with an average gradient of nearly 9%. Before today's stage, the Belgian prodigy Thibau Nys was in the lead, and there was anticipation to see if the cyclocross specialist could retain his lead after this demanding stage.

Shortly after 30 kilometers, today's breakaway group established itself, consisting of Sean Flynn (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), Hugo Scala Jr. (Project Echelon), Anton Stensby (Team Coop - Repsol), and Filip Reha (ATT Investments), who managed to join the breakaway for the second day in a row. They quickly built a lead of over three minutes, unlike yesterday when the peloton kept the breakaway under controlled distance.

About 40 kilomters into the stage, a breakaway with Sean Flynn, Filip Reha, Hugh Scala, & Anton Stensby.

The stage began at a fast pace, with the leading group maintaining an average speed of almost 45 km/h until the first categorized climb of the stage, Hogganvikbakken. In the breakaway, only Filip Reha from ATT Investments had points in the King of the Mountains competition. Before today's stage, he was second in the battle for the white and blue polka dot jersey, just four points behind the jersey holder Eirik Vang Aas (Norway).

The breakaway reached the top of Hogganvikbakken after 104 kilometers, with Filip Reha (ATT Investments) crossing first, now tied with Vang Aas in the King of the Mountains competition after securing four points. Following closely were Norwegian Anton Stensby (Team Coop – Repsol), Sean Flynn (Team dsm-firmenich PostNL), and Hugo Scala Jr. (Project Echelon), who took 3, 2, and 1 points respectively. The breakaway group still had a good lead over the peloton, maintaining a gap of 3:45 after the 3.5-kilometer climb.

Throughout much of the stage, Lidl-Trek kept the pace high in the peloton for their leader and yesterday's winner, Thibau Nys. With 40 kilometers remaining, Q36.5 Pro Cycling also moved to the front to support their Norwegian captain, Carl Fredrik Hagen. The gap to the breakaway slowly but steadily decreased as they approached the base of the Gullingen climb – a breakaway that now consisted of three riders after the Project Echelon rider had to drop back.

Entering the final climb to the finish at Gullingen, Uno-X Mobility increased the pace, led by Alexander Kristoff. The gap to the breakaway was now under 30 seconds, with Anton Stensby (Team Coop – Repsol) being the last to hold off the peloton before being caught with just over 5 kilometers remaining. For much of the climb, Tudor Pro Cycling set a furious pace for their captain Marco Brenner, causing significant splits in the peloton and leaving many riders struggling with the high speed.

With 3.5 kilometers to go, Thibau Nys had to drop from the front group, and with one kilometer remaining, a group of 10 riders contested the victory. Frenchman Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck) proved to be the strongest in the finish, also taking over the overall lead. He won ahead of Ethan Hayter (INEOS Grenadiers) and Bart Lemmen (Visma | Lease a Bike). Yesterday's runner-up, Ådne Holter (Uno-X Mobility), was once again the best Norwegian, finishing in 6th place.

Another shot of the finish

Complete results:

204.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 40.804 km/hr

1	Axel Laurance	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5hr 1min 9sec
2	Ethan Hayter	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
3	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
4	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	@ 3sec
5	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:05
6	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
7	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
8	Carl Fredrik Hagen	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
9	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
10	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:15
11	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	0:22
12	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
13	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:25
14	Floris De Tier	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
15	Jakub Otruba	ATT Investments	s.t.
16	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
17	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
18	Koen Bouwman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
19	Aj August	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
20	Adrien Maire	TDT-Unibet	0:31
21	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:33
22	Ben Zwiehoff	BORA-hansgrohe	0:36
23	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:39
24	Henrik Fjellheim	National Team Norway	0:41
25	Idar Andersen	Uno-X Mobility	0:46
26	Alexander Hajek	BORA-hansgrohe	1:11
27	Baptiste Huyet	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
28	Martijn Tusveld	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	1:16
29	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:55
30	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	2:11
31	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	2:15
32	Toon Vandebosch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	2:30
33	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
34	Jason Osborne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
35	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
36	Natnael Tesfazion	Lidl-Trek	2:37
37	Trym Brennsæter	National Team Norway	s.t.
38	Lucas Jacques	Bingoal-WB	2:40
39	Karel Camrda	ATT Investments	s.t.
40	Juri Hollmann	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
41	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
42	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
43	Marcel Camprubí	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	2:45
44	Lucas Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:25
45	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	3:27
46	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	3:32
47	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
48	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
49	Francesco Busatto	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
50	Kalle Kvam	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
51	Walter Calzoni	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:45
52	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
53	Ramses Debruyne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	4:41
54	Romain Combaud	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	5:19
55	Jesper Stiansen	National Team Norway	s.t.
56	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
57	Andre Drege	Team Coop-Repsol	5:25
58	Arno Claeys	Team Flanders-Baloise	5:28
59	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	6:24
60	Cesare Benedetti	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
61	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
62	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	National Team Norway	s.t.
63	Halvor Utengen Sandstad	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
64	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
65	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	7:31
66	Owen Geleijn	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
67	Adam Toupalik	TDT-Unibet	7:32
68	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	7:34
69	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	7:38
70	Matthias Schwarzbacher	ATT Investments	8:30
71	Kristoffer Skjerping	National Team Norway	s.t.
72	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
73	Kamil Malecki	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
74	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
75	Vang Aas Eirik	National Team Norway	s.t.
76	Lennert Teugels	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
77	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
78	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
79	Sean Flynn	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
80	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
81	Brendan Rhim	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
82	Filip Reha	ATT Investments	8:57
83	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	9:52
84	Emil Herzog	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
85	Tim Naberman	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
86	Pavel Bittner	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
87	Elia Viviani	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
88	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
89	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
90	Scott McGill	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
91	Wout Van Aert	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	10:32
92	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
93	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	11:05
94	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	11:20
95	Matus Stocek	ATT Investments	s.t.
96	Johan Ravnøy	Team Coop-Repsol	12:13
97	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	14:34
98	Simon Vanicek	ATT Investments	15:10
99	Samuel Boardman	Project Echelon Racing	15:52
100	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing	21:49

 

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Axel Laurance (Alpecin-Deceuninck)
• Mountains classification leader: Erik Vang Aas (National Team Norway)
• Best young rider: Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek)
• Teams classification leader: Uno-X Mobility

346.8 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.405 km/hr

1	Axel Laurance	Alpecin-Deceuninck	8:22:33
2	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	@ 12sec
3	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:13
4	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	0:21
5	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	0:25
6	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:33
7	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	0:35
8	Ethan Hayter	INEOS Grenadiers	0:46
9	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:48
10	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	0:52
11	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:53
12	Carl Fredrik Hagen	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:54
13	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	0:55
14	Adrien Maire	TDT-Unibet	0:59
15	Idar Andersen	Uno-X Mobility	1:04
16	Jakub Otruba	ATT Investments	1:10
17	Koen Bouwman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
18	Floris De Tier	Bingoal-WB	1:21
19	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:31
20	Ben Zwiehoff	BORA-hansgrohe	1:32
21	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:33
22	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:35
23	Alexander Hajek	BORA-hansgrohe	1:49
24	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:52
25	Henrik Fjellheim	National Team Norway	2:06
26	Aj August	INEOS Grenadiers	2:26
27	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:47
28	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	3:00
29	Jason Osborne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	3:07
30	Martijn Tusveld	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	3:22
31	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:33
32	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Wanty	3:43
33	Marcel Camprubí	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	4:01
34	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	4:14
35	Karel Camrda	ATT Investments	4:17
36	Trym Brennsæter	National Team Norway	4:29
37	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	4:37
38	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	4:51
39	Juri Hollmann	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:06
40	Francesco Busatto	Intermarché-Wanty	5:09
41	Toon Vandebosch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:14
42	Natnael Tesfazion	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
43	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	5:24
44	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	5:28
45	Kalle Kvam	Team Coop-Repsol	5:33
46	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	5:54
47	Lucas Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	6:17
48	Lucas Jacques	Bingoal-WB	7:15
49	Romain Combaud	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	7:28
50	Walter Calzoni	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	7:34
51	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	8:14
52	Baptiste Huyet	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
53	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	National Team Norway	8:16
54	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	8:25
55	Andre Drege	Team Coop-Repsol	8:29
56	Arno Claeys	Team Flanders-Baloise	8:30
57	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	8:33
58	Adam Toupalik	TDT-Unibet	8:35
59	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	8:45
60	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	9:21
61	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	9:33
62	Cesare Benedetti	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
63	Jesper Stiansen	National Team Norway	9:54
64	Ramses Debruyne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	10:01
65	Sean Flynn	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	10:36
66	Emil Herzog	BORA-hansgrohe	10:48
67	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	11:07
68	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	11:27
69	Owen Geleijn	TDT-Unibet	11:43
70	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-WB	11:53
71	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	12:06
72	Filip Reha	ATT Investments	12:11
73	Halvor Utengen Sandstad	Team Coop-Repsol	12:12
74	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	13:05
75	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	13:31
76	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
77	Vang Aas Eirik	National Team Norway	s.t.
78	Brendan Rhim	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
79	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
80	Wout Van Aert	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	13:34
81	Kamil Malecki	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	13:47
82	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	13:49
83	Matus Stocek	ATT Investments	14:04
84	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	14:22
85	Kristoffer Skjerping	National Team Norway	14:32
86	Pavel Bittner	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	14:53
87	Lennert Teugels	Bingoal-WB	15:02
88	Elia Viviani	INEOS Grenadiers	15:09
89	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
90	Tim Naberman	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	16:36
91	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	16:37
92	Matthias Schwarzbacher	ATT Investments	16:54
93	Johan Ravnøy	Team Coop-Repsol	17:14
94	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	18:24
95	Scott McGill	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
96	Simon Vanicek	ATT Investments	20:29
97	Samuel Boardman	Project Echelon Racing	22:24
98	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	23:06
99	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	24:19
100	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing	26:16

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Tour of Norway stage 2 map

Tour of Norway stage 2 profile

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Thursday, May 23: Stage 1, Voss - Voss Resort, 142 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Thibaut Nys takes a solo win in the first stage. Szymon Gruchalski photo

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Weather at the start/finish city of Voss at 2:10 PM, local time: 27C (80F), sunny, with the wind from the northeast at 8 km/hr (5 mph). There is just a 2% chance of rain.

The stage: The opening stage with both the start and finish in Voss is going to offer a thrilling start for the riders. In Ulvik, after 67 kilometers, the first intermediate sprint of the year awaits, where bonus seconds and sprint points will be contested. Soon after, the first categorized climb up Espedalen to Drevtjørn follows, covering 8.7 kilometers with an average gradient of just under 4%.
The riders won't get much rest before facing Skjervet, a 3,4-kilometer climb with an average gradient of 5.4%.

According to Strava, Norwegian speed skating talent Sigurd Henriksen has set the fastest time up this climb in 2023 during the Bergen-Voss race. It will be interesting to see if that record still stands after the Tour of Norway passes through this year! After Skjervet, the riders will navigate through a hilly terrain towards the concluding climb up to Voss Resort/Bavallen.

In 2022, world star Remco Evenepoel convincingly won after a duel with Uno-X's climbing talent, Tobias Halland Johannesen. The ascent to the finish at Voss Resort is four kilometers long, with just under a 6% average gradient.

A true puncheur finale will determine who gets to wear the Repsol leader's jersey for the first time in 2024!

Wout Van Aert gets lots of attention before the stage start. You can see what a lovely, sunny day it is.

The race: Here's the report from fourth-place Bart Lemmen's Team Visma | Lease a Bike.

Bart Lemmen just missed out on a podium place in the first stage of the Tour of Norway. Atop of the Voss Resort, the 28-year-old rider from Team Visma | Lease a Bike crossed the line in fourth place. Wout van Aert rode his first race kilometers since his crash and looked back on his comeback with satisfaction.

Leading up to the Norwegian stage race, many eyes were on Van Aert, who was at the start of a race for the first time since his crash in Dwars door Vlaanderen. The 29-year-old Belgian tempered expectations beforehand, hoping above all to build confidence for the remainder of the season. "My main goal is to test myself and see how I do in a race," Van Aert said earlier.

In the first stage from Voss to Voss Resort, Van Aert had a successful comeback. On the final climb, the Belgian brought his teammates to the front and climbed with the best for a long time. Only at two kilometers from the finish he had to let go the reduced peloton. "I'm happy with today's performance," Van Aert responded afterwards. "On the bike I didn't suffer from anything, so I hope I can recover well."

Conditionally, Van Aert says he doesn't feel like his old self yet. "I wanted to keep up with the guys at least until one and a half kilometers from the line, but I soon noticed I was on the limit. I felt at my lungs that I had gone deep. Of course I had hoped not to suffer, but that's something I have to get through. A tougher stage awaits tomorrow and then we'll see how long I can hold out."

Lemmen competed for the stage win for a long time, but ultimately had to settle for fourth place. Thibau Nys won the stage. "I am very satisfied with this. I knew beforehand: if I reach my level, I should compete for the podium. After my collarbone fracture I just didn't know if I would have the same top form as in the Tour Down Under and the UAE Tour. It was wait and see, but I felt good all day. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's stage already."

Complete results:

142 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.269 km/hr

1	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	3hr 21min 34sec
2	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	@ 4sec
3	Axel Laurance	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
4	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:06
5	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	0:08
6	Idar Andersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
7	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:18
8	Adrien Maire	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
9	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	0:20
10	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
11	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	0:23
12	Jason Osborne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:27
13	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:28
14	Alexander Hajek	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
15	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:33
16	Jakub Otruba	ATT Investments	0:35
17	Koen Bouwman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
18	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
19	Carl Fredrik Hagen	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:39
20	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:42
21	Ethan Hayter	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
22	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:46
23	Floris De Tier	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
24	Ben Zwiehoff	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
25	Emil Herzog	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
26	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:50
27	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Wanty	0:53
28	Adam Toupalik	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
29	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
30	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	0:56
31	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
32	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	1:01
33	Marcel Camprubí	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:06
34	Henrik Fjellheim	National Team Norway	1:15
35	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:17
36	Karel Camrda	ATT Investments	1:27
37	Francesco Busatto	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
38	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	1:34
39	Trym Brennsæter	National Team Norway	1:42
40	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
41	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	National Team Norway	s.t.
42	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	1:51
43	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
44	Aj August	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
45	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
46	Kalle Kvam	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
47	Sean Flynn	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	1:56
48	Martijn Tusveld	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
49	Romain Combaud	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	1:59
50	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	2:16
51	Juri Hollmann	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
52	Natnael Tesfazion	Lidl-Trek	2:27
53	Toon Vandebosch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	2:34
54	Matus Stocek	ATT Investments	s.t.
55	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
56	Lucas Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2:42
57	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	2:47
58	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
59	Arno Claeys	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:52
60	Wout Van Aert	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
61	Andre Drege	Team Coop-Repsol	2:54
62	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	2:59
63	Cesare Benedetti	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
64	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	3:04
65	Filip Reha	ATT Investments	s.t.
66	Walter Calzoni	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:39
67	Owen Geleijn	TDT-Unibet	4:02
68	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing	4:17
69	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	4:25
70	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
71	Jesper Stiansen	National Team Norway	s.t.
72	Lucas Jacques	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
73	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	4:32
74	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	4:51
75	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
76	Pavel Bittner	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
77	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Johan Ravnøy	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
79	Brendan Rhim	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
80	Vang Aas Eirik	National Team Norway	s.t.
81	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
82	Kamil Malecki	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	5:07
83	Negasi Haylu Abreha	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
85	Elia Viviani	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
86	Simon Vanicek	ATT Investments	5:09
87	Ramses Debruyne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:10
88	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	5:38
89	Halvor Utengen Sandstad	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
90	Kristoffer Skjerping	National Team Norway	5:52
91	Samuel Boardman	Project Echelon Racing	6:22
92	Lennert Teugels	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
93	Tim Naberman	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	6:34
94	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
95	Baptiste Huyet	TDT-Unibet	6:53
96	Matthias Schwarzbacher	ATT Investments	8:14
97	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	8:22
98	Scott McGill	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
99	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
100	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	13:37

GC after stage 1:

1	Thibau Nys	Lidl-Trek	3hr 21min 24sec
2	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	@ 8sec
3	Axel Laurance	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:10
4	Bart Lemmen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:16
5	Mathias Vacek	Lidl-Trek	0:18
6	Idar Andersen	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
7	Marco Brenner	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	0:28
8	Adrien Maire	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
9	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	0:30
10	Magnus Cort	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
11	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	0:33
12	Jason Osborne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:37
13	Luca Vergallito	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:38
14	Alexander Hajek	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
15	Kamiel Bonneu	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:43
16	Jakub Otruba	ATT Investments	0:45
17	Koen Bouwman	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
18	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
19	Fredrik Hagen Carl	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	0:49
20	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:52
21	Ethan Hayter	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
22	Lars Craps	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:56
23	Floris De Tier	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
24	Ben Zwiehoff	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
25	Emil Herzog	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
26	Filippo Conca	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:00
27	Rein Taaramäe	Intermarché-Wanty	1:03
28	Adam Toupalik	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
29	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
30	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	1:06
31	Tijmen Graat	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
32	Gerben Kuypers	Intermarché-Wanty	1:11
33	Marcel Camprubí	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	1:16
34	Henrik Fjellheim	National Team Norway	1:25
35	Sebastien Reichenbach	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	1:27
36	Karel Camrda	ATT Investments	1:37
37	Francesco Busatto	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
38	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	1:44
39	Trym Brennsæter	National Team Norway	1:52
40	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
41	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	National Team Norway	s.t.
42	Abram Stockman	TDT-Unibet	2:01
43	Salvatore Puccio	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
44	Aj August	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
45	Marco Tizza	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
46	Kalle Kvam	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
47	Sean Flynn	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	2:06
48	Martijn Tusveld	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
49	Romain Combaud	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	2:09
50	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	2:26
51	Juri Hollmann	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
52	Natnael Tesfazion	Lidl-Trek	2:37
53	Toon Vandebosch	Alpecin-Deceuninck	2:44
54	Matus Stocek	ATT Investments	s.t.
55	Loic Vliegen	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
56	Lucas Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	2:52
57	Strand Hagenes Per	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	2:57
58	Luc Wirtgen	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
59	Arno Claeys	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:02
60	Wout Van Aert	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
61	Andre Drege	Team Coop-Repsol	3:04
62	Fabio Felline	Lidl-Trek	3:09
63	Cesare Benedetti	BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
64	Tyler Stites	Project Echelon Racing	3:14
65	Filip Reha	ATT Investments	s.t.
66	Walter Calzoni	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	3:49
67	Owen Geleijn	TDT-Unibet	4:12
68	Hugo Scala Jr	Project Echelon Racing	4:27
69	Gijs Van Hoecke	Intermarché-Wanty	4:35
70	Menno Huising	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
71	Jesper Stiansen	National Team Norway	s.t.
72	Lucas Jacques	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
73	Kim Heiduk	INEOS Grenadiers	4:42
74	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	5:01
75	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
76	Pavel Bittner	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	s.t.
77	Hannes Wilksch	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
78	Johan Ravnøy	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
79	Brendan Rhim	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
80	Vang Aas Eirik	National Team Norway	s.t.
81	Jacob Eriksson	Tudor Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
82	Kamil Malecki	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	5:17
83	Haylu Abreha Negasi	Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team	s.t.
84	Jacopo Mosca	Lidl-Trek	s.t.
85	Elia Viviani	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
86	Simon Vanicek	ATT Investments	5:19
87	Ramses Debruyne	Alpecin-Deceuninck	5:20
88	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	5:48
89	Utengen Sandstad Halvor	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
90	Kristoffer Skjerping	National Team Norway	6:02
91	Samuel Boardman	Project Echelon Racing	6:32
92	Lennert Teugels	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
93	Tim Naberman	Team dsm-firmenich PostNL	6:44
94	Jelle Johannink	TDT-Unibet	s.t.
95	Baptiste Huyet	TDT-Unibet	7:03
96	Matthias Schwarzbacher	ATT Investments	8:24
97	Jordi Meeus	BORA-hansgrohe	8:32
98	Scott McGill	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
99	Sasha Weemaes	Bingoal-WB	s.t.
100	Dario Cataldo	Lidl-Trek	13:47

 

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

Start list with back numbers, Wednesday, May 22, 2024:

	INEOS GRENADIERS	GBR
1	Ethan Edward HAYTER	GBR
2	Andrew AUGUST	USA
3	Kim Alexander HEIDUK	GER
4	Salvatore PUCCIO	ITA
5	Oscar RODRIGUEZ	ESP
6	Elia VIVIANI	ITA
	ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK	BEL
11	Juri HOLLMANN	GER
12	Jason OSBORNE	GER
13	Axel LAURANCE	FRA
14	Luca VERGALLITO	ITA
15	Ramses DEBRUYNE	BEL
16	Toon VANDEBOSCH	BEL
	BORA - HANSGROHE	GER
21	Alexander HAJEK	AUT
22	Emil HERZOG	GER
23	Jordi MEEUS	BEL
24	Cesare BENEDETTI	POL
25	Ben ZWIEHOFF	GER
	INTERMARCHE-WANTY	BEL
31	Huub ARTZ	NED
32	Francesco BUSATTO	ITA
33	Gerben KUYPERS	BEL
34	Lorenzo ROTA	ITA
35	Rein TAARAMÄE	EST
36	Gijs VAN HOECKE	BEL
	LIDL-TREK	USA
41	Dario CATALDO	ITA
42	Fabio FELLINE	ITA
43	Jacopo MOSCA	ITA
44	Thibau NYS	BEL
45	Natnael TESFAZION	ERI
46	Mathias VACEK	CZE
	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH POSTNL	NED
51	Pavel BITTNER	CZE
52	Romain COMBAUD	FRA
53	Sean FLYNN	GBR
54	Tim NABERMAN	NED
55	Timo ROOSEN	NED
56	Martijn TUSVELD	NED
	TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE	NED
61	Per Strand HAGENES	NOR
62	Tijmen GRAAT	NED
63	Koen BOUWMAN	NED
64	Menno HUISING	NED
65	Bart LEMMEN	NED
66	Wout VAN AERT	BEL
	BINGOAL-WB	BEL
71	Sasha WEEMAES	BEL
72	Floris DE TIER	BEL
73	Lucas JACQUES	BEL
74	Lennert TEUGELS	BEL
75	Marco TIZZA	ITA
76	Loïc VLIEGEN	BEL
	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	SUI
81	Carl Fredrik HAGEN	NOR
82	Negasi Haylu ABREHA	ETH
83	Walter CALZONI	ITA
84	Marcel CAMPRUBI PIJUAN	ESP
85	Filippo CONCA	ITA
86	Kamil MALECKI	POL
	TDT-UNIBET	NED
91	Owen GELEIJN	NED
92	Baptiste HUYET	FRA
93	Jelle JOHANNINK	NED
94	Adrien MAIRE	FRA
95	Abram STOCKMAN	BEL
96	Adam ŤOUPALÍK	CZE
	TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE	BEL
101	Kamiel BONNEU	BEL
102	Arno CLAEYS	BEL
103	Lars CRAPS	BEL
104	Elias MARIS	BEL
105	Vincent VAN HEMELEN	BEL
106	Dylan VANDENSTORME	BEL
	TUDOR PRO CYCLING TEAM	SUI
111	Marco BRENNER	GER
112	Jacob ERIKSSON	SWE
113	Lucas ERIKSSON	SWE
114	Sébastien REICHENBACH	SUI
115	Hannes WILKSCH	GER
116	Luc WIRTGEN	LUX
	UNO-X MOBILITY	NOR
121	Alexander KRISTOFF	NOR
122	Idar ANDERSEN	NOR
123	Fredrik DVERSNES	NOR
124	Magnus Cort NIELSEN	DEN
125	Ådne HOLTER	NOR
126	Anders SKAARSETH	NOR
	ATT INVESTMENTS	CZE
131	Karel CAMRDA	CZE
132	Jakub OTRUBA	CZE
133	Filip ŘEHA	CZE
134	Matthias SCHWARZBACHER	SVK
135	Matúš ŠTOČEK	SVK
136	Šimon VANÍČEK	CZE
	PROJECT ECHELON RACING	USA
141	Samuel BOARDMAN	USA
142	Laurent GERVAIS	CAN
143	Scott MCGILL	USA
144	Brendan RHIM	USA
145	Hugo SCALA JR.	USA
146	Tyler STITES	USA
	TEAM COOP - REPSOL	NOR
151	André DREGE	NOR
152	Storm INGEBRIGTSEN	NOR
153	Kalle Petter Brodahl KVAM	NOR
154	Johan RAVNØY	NOR
155	Halvor Utengen SANDSTAD	NOR
156	Anton H STENSBY	NOR
	NATIONAL TEAM NORWAY	NOR
161	Eirik Vang AAS	NOR
162	Trym BRENNSÆTER	NOR
163	Henrik Teslo FJELLHEIM	NOR
164	Simen EVERTSEN-HEGREBERG	NOR
165	Jesper STIANSEN	NOR
166	Kristoffer SKJERPING	NOR