2025 Tour of Norway (2.Pro), Norway

14th edition: May 29 - June 1, 2025

Tour of Norway podium history | 2024 edition | Start list
Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4

Map of the 2025 Tour of Norway

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Sunday, June 1: 4th & Final Stage, Stavanger - Stavanger, 130 km

Stage 4 map & profile

GC leader Matthew Brennan (left) wins the final stage.

Weather at the start/finish city of Stavanger at 2:50 PM, local time: 15C (59F), fair, with the wind from the southwest at 19 km/hr (12 mph). There is a 4% chance of rain.

The stage: Tour of Norway will conclude with the classic circuit in Stavanger, a course we’ve become well familiar with in recent years.

Alexander Kristoff has won this stage three years in a row, and as he chases his 100th professional victory, the Stavanger native will be hungry for a fourth consecutive win on the Vågen finish line.

The stage is identical to last year’s edition, featuring the Grisabakken, which will be climbed six times, each awarding KOM points. An intense stage that will encourage aggressive racing on the final day, ultimately deciding the overall winner of Tour of Norway 2025.

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage four report.

Stavanger shone brighter than ever as the 2025 Tour of Norway for men came to its conclusion.

Just like last year, the entire fourth stage was held on a local circuit in and around Stavanger, where the riders had to tackle the legendary Grisabakken climb no less than six times. 130 kilometers awaited, and with three intermediate sprints along the way, bonus seconds had the potential to play a key role in the general classification. Heading into the stage, young Brit Matthew Brennan (Team Visma | Lease a Bike) led the overall standings by 18 seconds over Victor Langellotti (Ineos Grenadiers) and 29 seconds over Swiss rider Jan Christen (UAE Team Emirates – XRG).

An early breakaway of four riders formed: Eirik Vang Aas (Team Coop – Repsol), Emil Toudal (Team ColoQuick), Wessel Mouris (Unibet Tietema Rockets), and Toon Aerts (Lotto). These riders would also contest the mountain points throughout the day.

The first time up Grisabakken, it was Denmark’s Emil Toudal who took maximum points, pulling level in the KOM standings with his teammate Joshua Gudnitz. Behind him followed Eirik Vang Aas and Toon Aerts. The trio repeated this order on the next ascent of Grisabakken, with Toudal taking over the lead in the mountains classification.

In the peloton, it was Israel – Premier Tech, Uno-X Mobility and Intermarché – Wanty who took control for their sprinters. Alexander Kristoff has been the king of Stavanger for the past three years, with three consecutive wins on the final stage of the Tour of Norway. No one knows the finish better than the 37-year-old, and both Uno-X Mobility and Kristoff himself were dreaming of a fourth in a row – in what would be the local hero’s final Tour of Norway.

The first intermediate sprint of the day went to Dutch rider Wessel Mouris, who picked up 3 bonus seconds and 10 points in the points competition – although it had no impact on the general or points standings. Just behind, Eirik Vang Aas and Toon Aerts crossed the line, taking 8 and 6 points respectively, along with 2 and 1 bonus seconds.

The remaining KOM points were shared between Toudal and Mouris in the breakaway, and it eventually became clear that it would be the Dane who would secure the mountains jersey.

The breakaway was reeled in on the final ascent of Grisabakken, with no major attacks coming from the peloton – setting the stage for a dramatic bunch sprint in Vågen. Entering the final kilometer, local hero Alexander Kristoff was perfectly positioned to sprint for his fourth straight win in Stavanger.

With Ethan Vernon and Matthew Brennan on his wheel, Kristoff launched his sprint with 250 meters to go. It looked for a long time like he would pull it off, but in the final 25 meters, Brennan just edged past – breaking Kristoff’s winning streak in Stavanger.

With the stage win, the young Brit also secured overall victory ahead of Victor Langellotti and Jan Christen. He also claimed both the points and young rider classifications. Emil Toudal was crowned king of the mountains after dominating Grisabakken from the break.

Complete results:

130 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.961 km/hr

1	Matthew Brennan	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	2hr 53min 29sec
2	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
3	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
4	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
5	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
6	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
7	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
8	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
9	Karsten Feldmann	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
10	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
11	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
12	Arjen Livyns	Lotto	s.t.
13	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
14	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
15	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
16	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
17	Victor Langellotti	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
18	Jørgen Nordhagen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
19	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
20	Morten Nørtoft	Team Coloquick	s.t.
21	Gal Glivar	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
22	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
23	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
24	Marius Innhaug Dahl	Norway	s.t.
25	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
26	Ludvik Holstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
27	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
28	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
29	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
30	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
31	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
32	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
33	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
34	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
35	AJ August	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
36	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
37	Malte Hellerup	Team Coloquick	s.t.
38	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
39	Henri Vandenabeele	Lotto	s.t.
40	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
41	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
42	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
43	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
44	Tosh Van der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:12
45	Eirik Vang Aas	Team Coop-Repsol	0:21
46	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	0:40
47	Anton Palzer	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	0:48
48	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
49	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
50	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
51	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto	s.t.
52	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
53	Alexander Kamp	Intermarché-Wanty	0:52
54	Toon Aerts	Lotto	0:54
55	Emil Toudal	Team Coloquick	s.t.
56	Even Thorvaldsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	0:58
57	Henrik Fjellheim	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
58	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	1:07
59	Peder Dahl Strand	Norway	1:08
60	Laurens Sweeck	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:10
61	Floris Van Tricht	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
62	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
63	Toralf Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	1:13
64	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
65	Georg Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
66	Halvor Dolven	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
67	Kieran Haug	Project Echelon Racing	1:15
68	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
69	Thomas Gloag	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
70	Jonas Gregaard	Lotto	s.t.
71	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
72	Daniel Årnes	Norway	s.t.
73	Kasper Haugland	Norway	1:24
74	Martijn Budding	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:25
75	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:27
76	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:49
77	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
78	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	3:14
79	Krists Neilands	Israel-Premier Tech	3:22
80	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	4:36
81	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
82	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
83	Juan Guillermo Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
84	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	7:47
85	Mees Vlot	Team Picnic PostNL	9:50
86	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	Norway	s.t.
87	Brage Aulstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
88	Joshua Gudnitz	Team Coloquick	s.t.

 

Final GC after stage 4:

• GC winner: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
• Mountains classification winner: Emil Toudal (Team ColoQuick)
• Points classification winner: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
• Best young rider: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
• Teams classification winner: Visma | Lease a Bike

658.9 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.402 km/hr

1	Matthew Brennan	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	15hr 32min 22sec
2	Victor Langellotti	INEOS Grenadiers	@ 28sec
3	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:39
4	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team Picnic PostNL	0:43
5	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
6	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	0:44
7	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:46
8	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:55
9	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	1:00
10	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
11	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	1:12
12	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
13	Jørgen Nordhagen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:20
14	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:22
15	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
16	Arjen Livyns	Lotto	1:30
17	Morten Nørtoft	Team Coloquick	1:44
18	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:49
19	Henri Vandenabeele	Lotto	1:54
20	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	2:20
21	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	2:28
22	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	2:37
23	Malte Hellerup	Team Coloquick	2:59
24	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:47
25	Toralf Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	4:39
26	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	4:51
27	Even Thorvaldsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	5:31
28	Anton Palzer	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	5:47
29	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	5:49
30	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	6:21
31	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
32	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	7:40
33	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Tietema Rockets	7:42
34	Marius Innhaug Dahl	Norway	7:47
35	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	7:49
36	Alexander Kamp	Intermarché-Wanty	8:25
37	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	9:03
38	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	9:06
39	Gal Glivar	Alpecin-Deceuninck	9:27
40	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	9:28
41	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	10:05
42	Jonas Gregaard	Lotto	10:11
43	Toon Aerts	Lotto	10:13
44	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	10:15
45	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	10:28
46	AJ August	INEOS Grenadiers	10:58
47	Ludvik Holstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	11:05
48	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	11:47
49	Kieran Haug	Project Echelon Racing	11:50
50	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	12:04
51	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Intermarché-Wanty	12:06
52	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	12:36
53	Karsten Feldmann	Team Coop-Repsol	13:06
54	Daniel Årnes	Norway	13:12
55	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	13:23
56	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	14:13
57	Krists Neilands	Israel-Premier Tech	14:15
58	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	14:16
59	Halvor Dolven	Intermarché-Wanty	14:35
60	Henrik Fjellheim	Lillehammer CK Continental	15:04
61	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto	15:07
62	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	15:14
63	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	15:46
64	Georg Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	15:57
65	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
66	Juan Guillermo Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	16:24
67	Emil Toudal	Team Coloquick	17:22
68	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	18:33
69	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	18:38
70	Martijn Budding	Unibet Tietema Rockets	20:32
71	Peder Dahl Strand	Norway	20:53
72	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	21:18
73	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	23:20
74	Kasper Haugland	Norway	s.t.
75	Eirik Vang Aas	Team Coop-Repsol	23:42
76	Thomas Gloag	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	24:29
77	Tosh Van der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	27:11
78	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	27:12
79	Floris Van Tricht	Israel-Premier Tech	27:13
80	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	28:51
81	Laurens Sweeck	Alpecin-Deceuninck	30:33
82	Brage Aulstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	32:59
83	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	33:40
84	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	35:04
85	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	38:47
86	Joshua Gudnitz	Team Coloquick	45:16
87	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	Norway	55:20
88	Mees Vlot	Team Picnic PostNL	55:22

 

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

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Saturday, May 31: Stage 3, Jørpeland - Heia, 141.6 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Maxim Van Gils wins stage three. Photo: Getty Sport

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Weather at the start city of Jørpeland, 31 km from the finish city of Heia, at 2:25 PM, local time: 16C (62F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west at 11 km/hr (7 mph). No rain is forecast.

The stage: Tour of Norway returns to Strand Municipality and Jørpeland after four years, hosting Stage 3 for the men and Stage 1 for the women. Back in 2021, an incredibly strong Mads Pedersen won after an intense race on a course that truly tested the riders.

Unlike the last visit to Jørpeland, this year features an uphill finish at Heia – a 2.2 km climb at 7.7%. With six categorized climbs along the way and nearly 2,500 meters of elevation gain, this will likely be the toughest stage, favoring the climbers and shaping the general classification battle.

The race: Here's the stage three report from winner Maxim Van Gils' Team Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe

It was a stage finish tailor-made for Maxim Van Gils: on the explosive final climb to Heia, the Belgian rider played to his strengths and sprinted to victory. On stage 3 of the Tour of Norway, the Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe rider crossed the line with his arms aloft – celebrating his second win of the season.

The team had clearly marked this short but challenging 142-kilometre stage as a key opportunity. After a narrow defeat to race leader Matthew Brennan on stage 2, Van Gils came back with a vengeance – and turned the tables today. From the start, Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe committed fully to setting up a finale on the decisive climb. The favourites quickly emerged on the steep slopes. Van Gils stayed sharp, covered every move, and remained perfectly positioned. On the final 250 metres, a thrilling battle unfolded with Brennan and Jan Christen. Brennan launched the sprint early, but Van Gils timed his move perfectly, kicking 50 metres from the line to take a confident and commanding victory.

Plan perfectly executed
Maxim Van Gils: "My full focus was on today’s stage, and I’m really happy I could take the win. After everything that’s happened recently, I was determined to come here to the Tour of Norway and show what I’m capable of. Yesterday already gave me confidence, so I was highly motivated to finish the job today – and it feels great that it all came together."

Shane Archbold, DS: “It went exactly as we had planned. The guys made the race tough because we knew it would suit Maxim even more. It's great that he was able to finish the job like this. But it's a shame that he's not at the front of the overall standings due to the crash on the first day.”

Complete results:

141.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.794 km/hr

1	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	3hr 23min 17sec
2	Matthew Brennan	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
3	Victor Langellotti	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
4	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
5	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	@ 3sec
6	Gal Glivar	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
7	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:05
8	Jørgen Nordhagen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
9	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
10	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:08
11	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
12	AJ August	INEOS Grenadiers	0:14
13	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:16
14	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto	s.t.
15	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	0:19
16	Toralf Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
17	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
18	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
19	Henrik Fjellheim	Lillehammer CK Continental	0:31
20	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
21	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
22	Krists Neilands	Israel-Premier Tech	0:39
23	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
24	Morten Nørtoft	Team Coloquick	0:41
25	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
26	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
27	Marius Innhaug Dahl	Norway	0:46
28	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
29	Arjen Livyns	Lotto	0:49
30	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	1:00
31	Kieran Haug	Project Echelon Racing	1:06
32	Georg Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	1:09
33	Henri Vandenabeele	Lotto	1:13
34	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
35	Malte Hellerup	Team Coloquick	s.t.
36	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
37	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	1:30
38	Anton Palzer	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:38
39	Even Thorvaldsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
40	Halvor Dolven	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
41	Juan Guillermo Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	2:19
42	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:48
43	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
44	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	2:56
45	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
46	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	3:37
47	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
48	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
49	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
50	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	3:45
51	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	3:53
52	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	4:24
53	Alexander Kamp	Intermarché-Wanty	4:31
54	Emil Toudal	Team Coloquick	s.t.
55	Jonas Gregaard	Lotto	6:01
56	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
57	Vang Aas Eirik	Team Coop-Repsol	6:32
58	Brage Aulstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
59	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	6:36
60	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Intermarché-Wanty	8:00
61	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	8:52
62	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
63	Thomas Gloag	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
64	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
65	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
66	Ludvik Holstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
67	Karsten Feldmann	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
68	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
69	Daniel Årnes	Norway	s.t.
70	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	10:17
71	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
72	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	10:55
73	Laurens Sweeck	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
74	Martijn Budding	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
75	Kasper Haugland	Norway	s.t.
76	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
77	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
78	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
79	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	11:02
80	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
81	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	11:42
82	Tosh Van der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	15:51
83	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	Norway	15:59
84	Trym Brennsæter	Norway	s.t.
85	Peder Dahl Strand	Norway	s.t.
86	Mees Vlot	Team Picnic PostNL	16:01
87	Jonas Walton	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
88	Johan Price-Pejtersen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
89	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	16:23
90	Floris Van Tricht	Israel-Premier Tech	16:42
91	Joshua Gudnitz	Team Coloquick	18:32

 

GC after stage 3:

• GC leader: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
• Mountains classification leader: Joshua Gudnitz (Team ColoQuick)
• Points classification leader: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
• Best young rider: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
• Teams classification leader: Visma | Lease a Bike

528.9 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.808 km/hr

1	Matthew Brennan	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	12hr 39min 3sec
2	Victor Langellotti	INEOS Grenadiers	@ 18sec
3	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:29
4	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:33
5	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	0:34
6	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:36
7	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team Picnic PostNL	0:37
8	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	0:45
9	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	0:50
10	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
11	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	1:02
12	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
13	Jørgen Nordhagen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	1:10
14	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:12
15	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
16	Arjen Livyns	Lotto	1:20
17	Morten Nørtoft	Team Coloquick	1:34
18	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:39
19	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
20	Henri Vandenabeele	Lotto	1:44
21	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	2:10
22	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	2:18
23	Malte Hellerup	Team Coloquick	2:49
24	Toralf Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	3:16
25	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:37
26	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	4:20
27	Even Thorvaldsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	4:23
28	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	4:26
29	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	4:41
30	Anton Palzer	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	4:49
31	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	6:11
32	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
33	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	6:15
34	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Tietema Rockets	6:44
35	Alexander Kamp	Intermarché-Wanty	7:23
36	Marius Innhaug Dahl	Norway	7:37
37	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	7:48
38	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	7:50
39	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	8:03
40	Jonas Gregaard	Lotto	8:46
41	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	8:53
42	Toon Aerts	Lotto	9:13
43	Gal Glivar	Alpecin-Deceuninck	9:17
44	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	9:55
45	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	10:05
46	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	10:18
47	Kieran Haug	Project Echelon Racing	10:25
48	Krists Neilands	Israel-Premier Tech	10:43
49	AJ August	INEOS Grenadiers	10:48
50	Ludvik Holstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	10:55
51	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Intermarché-Wanty	11:08
52	Juan Guillermo Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	11:38
53	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	11:43
54	Daniel Årnes	Norway	11:47
55	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	11:54
56	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	12:33
57	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	12:36
58	Karsten Feldmann	Team Coop-Repsol	12:56
59	Halvor Dolven	Intermarché-Wanty	13:12
60	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	13:47
61	Henrik Fjellheim	Lillehammer CK Continental	13:56
62	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	14:06
63	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto	14:09
64	Georg Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	14:34
65	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	14:59
66	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	15:04
67	Emil Toudal	Team Coloquick	16:18
68	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	17:13
69	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	18:28
70	Martijn Budding	Unibet Tietema Rockets	18:57
71	Peder Dahl Strand	Norway	19:35
72	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	19:56
73	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	21:08
74	Kasper Haugland	Norway	21:46
75	Brage Aulstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	22:59
76	Thomas Gloag	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	23:04
77	Vang Aas Eirik	Team Coop-Repsol	23:16
78	Floris Van Tricht	Israel-Premier Tech	25:53
79	Tosh Van der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	26:49
80	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	26:52
81	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	27:02
82	Johan Price-Pejtersen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	28:36
83	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	28:54
84	Laurens Sweeck	Alpecin-Deceuninck	29:13
85	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	30:50
86	Trym Brennsæter	Norway	32:40
87	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	33:47
88	Joshua Gudnitz	Team Coloquick	35:16
89	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	Norway	45:20
90	Mees Vlot	Team Picnic PostNL	45:22
91	Jonas Walton	Project Echelon Racing	52:20

 

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Friday, May 30: Stage 2, Egersund - Oltedal, 208.1 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Matthew Brennan wins the stage and becomes the new GC leader. Photo: Kjetil Birkedal Pedersen

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Weather at the finish city of Oltedal at 2:10 PM, local time: 13C (56F), cloudy, with the wind from the west-northwest at 18 km/hr (11 mph). There is a 6% chance of rain.

The stage: The longest stage of the race starts in Egersund, a familiar host city for Tour of Norway. The peloton heads south to Flekkefjord before turning north again via Tonstad and Sirdalen, where sprint points and bonus seconds will be awarded, most likely to a breakaway.

Before reaching this point, the riders will tackle Rundtjørn after 36 kilometers – a 4.4 km climb with an average gradient of 7.5%. The only Category 1 climb of the race appears after 156 kilometers: Sirdalstoppen, which will be decisive in the battle for the KOM jersey.

From there, the peloton moves westward past Tjørhom, descending Hunnedalen to Byrkjedal, where positioning will be crucial ahead of the uphill finish in Oltedal. Within the final 10 kilometers, Dirdalsbakken (1.6 km at 8%) offers a chance to apply extra pressure. Just five kilometers later, the finish climb to Oltedal awaits. 2.3 km at 5%, an ideal opportunity for puncheurs to make their mark.

The race: Here's the report from stage winner Matthew Brennan's Team Visma | Lease a Bike.

Matthew Brennan has claimed victory in the second stage of the Tour of Norway. The young Brit sprinted brilliantly to the stage win, also taking over the lead in the general classification.

“This one was really special”, a proud Brennan says afterwards. “A lot of riders tried to attack near the end, but the team did everything they could to put me in a good position for the finish. To be able to finish it off like that is just incredible.”

The 19-year-old rider credited his eighth win of the season to the strong efforts of his teammates. “Everyone played a key role today, especially in that chaotic finale. We were always well-positioned and controlled the race. That gives such a great feeling.” Sports director Frans Maassen adds: “This was even more impressive than our attempt yesterday. A fantastic job by Matthew, he crowned the hard work of the entire team.”

Maassen was referring in particular to Thomas Gloag’s attack on the climb of the Sirdalstoppen. That move allowed Team Visma | Lease a Bike to sit back in the bunch towards the finish of the second stage. “That was a very smart move from us”, Maassen says. “We followed it up strongly with great work from Tosh, Attila, and Jørgen, and then in the final with Per. Of course, Matthew still had to have the legs, but once again, he showed that. Incredible.”

Robbert de Groot, Head of Development: “Matthew is going through an incredible development. The fact that the team is riding for him at such a young age is something he’s earned himself. He currently has the most victories of any rider in our team this season.” Brennan’s win is his eighth, bringing the WorldTeam’s tally to seventeen victories this cycling year.

The so-called White Jersey group, consisting of riders under 23, is being given plenty of opportunities to prove themselves in various races and with Brennan, those chances are turning into standout victories. “This is a very special situation, and it shows we’re heading in the right direction as a team. Matthew’s performances - today again with support from former Development Team riders Per and Jørgen - send a clear message to his peers. It’s a huge motivation for the young guys who are already knocking on the door”, De Groot concludes.

Complete results:

208.1 kilometers rraced at an average speed of 40.382 km/hr

1	Matthew Brennan	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	5hr 9min 12sec
2	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
3	Victor Langellotti	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
4	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team Picnic PostNL	@ 3sec
5	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
6	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
7	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
8	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	0:05
9	Ludvik Holstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
10	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
11	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
12	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
13	Arjen Livyns	Lotto	s.t.
14	Morten Nørtoft	Team Coloquick	s.t.
15	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
16	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
17	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
18	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
19	Henri Vandenabeele	Lotto	s.t.
20	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
21	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
22	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
23	Malte Hellerup	Team Coloquick	0:14
24	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
25	Floris Van Tricht	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
26	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	0:17
27	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
28	Marius Innhaug Dahl	Norway	s.t.
29	Jørgen Nordhagen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
30	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
31	Gal Glivar	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
32	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
33	Toralf Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
34	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	0:22
35	Kieran Haug	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
36	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
37	Georg Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
38	Henrik Fjellheim	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
39	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
40	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
41	Juan Guillermo Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
42	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
43	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
44	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
45	Jonas Gregaard	Lotto	0:50
46	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto	s.t.
47	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
48	Even Thorvaldsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
49	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	1:00
50	Krists Neilands	Israel-Premier Tech	1:07
51	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Intermarché-Wanty	1:13
52	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	1:16
53	Anton Palzer	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
54	Alexander Kamp	Intermarché-Wanty	1:18
55	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:20
56	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
57	AJ August	INEOS Grenadiers	1:37
58	Toon Aerts	Lotto	2:00
59	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	2:12
60	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	2:13
61	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	2:15
62	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
63	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	2:17
64	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
65	Daniel Årnes	Norway	2:20
66	Ethan Craine	Project Echelon Racing	2:44
67	Dahl Strand Peder	Norway	2:48
68	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	2:54
69	Trym Brennsæter	Norway	3:38
70	Karsten Feldmann	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
71	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
72	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
73	Johan Price-Pejtersen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
74	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	4:49
75	Halvor Dolven	Intermarché-Wanty	4:54
76	Artem Shmidt	INEOS Grenadiers	5:15
77	Thomas Gloag	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
78	Emil Toudal	Team Coloquick	s.t.
79	Laurens Sweeck	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
80	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	7:36
81	Martijn Budding	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
82	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
83	Kasper Haugland	Norway	s.t.
84	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
85	Brage Aulstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
86	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
87	Tosh Van der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
88	Mees Vlot	Team Picnic PostNL	16:18
89	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	Norway	s.t.
90	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
91	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
92	Joshua Gudnitz	Team Coloquick	s.t.
93	Eirik Vang Aas	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
94	Colby Lange	Project Echelon Racing	23:04
95	Jonas Walton	Project Echelon Racing	23:16

 

GC after stage 2:

• GC leader: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
• Mountains classification leader: Emil Toudal (Team Coloquick)
• Points classification leader: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
• Best young rider: Matthew Brennan (Visma | Lease a Bike)
• Teams classification leader: Visma | Lease a Bike

387.3 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 41.800 km/hr

1	Matthew Brennan	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	9hr 15min 56sec
2	Victor Langellotti	INEOS Grenadiers	@ 12sec
3	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:15
4	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	0:16
5	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team Picnic PostNL	0:19
6	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
7	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
8	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	0:21
9	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
10	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
11	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
12	Arjen Livyns	Lotto	s.t.
13	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
14	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
15	Henri Vandenabeele	Lotto	s.t.
16	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
17	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:33
18	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	0:38
19	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
20	PerStrand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
21	Morten Nørtoft	Team Coloquick	0:43
22	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
23	Jørgen Nordhagen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	0:55
24	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	1:00
25	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	1:16
26	Malte Hellerup	Team Coloquick	1:26
27	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:28
28	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:39
29	Ludvik Holstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	1:53
30	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	2:07
31	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:14
32	Jonas Gregaard	Lotto	2:35
33	Even Thorvaldsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
34	Alexander Kamp	Intermarché-Wanty	2:42
35	Daniel Årnes	Norway	2:45
36	Toralf Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	2:47
37	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	2:52
38	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Intermarché-Wanty	2:58
39	Anton Palzer	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	3:01
40	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	3:05
41	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
42	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	3:14
43	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:17
44	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	3:26
45	Peder Dahl Strand	Norway	3:26
46	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:34
47	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	3:54
48	Karsten Feldmann	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
49	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	4:03
50	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	4:16
51	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	5:04
52	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Tietema Rockets	6:29
53	Marius Innhaug Dahl	Norway	6:41
54	Artem Shmidt	INEOS Grenadiers	7:22
55	Martijn Budding	Unibet Tietema Rockets	7:52
56	Toon Aerts	Lotto	8:24
57	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	8:46
58	Floris Van Tricht	Israel-Premier Tech	9:01
59	Gal Glivar	Alpecin-Deceuninck	9:04
60	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
61	Kieran Haug	Project Echelon Racing	9:09
62	Juan Guillermo Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
63	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
64	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	9:26
65	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	9:29
66	Krists Neilands	Israel-Premier Tech	9:54
67	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	10:03
68	AJ August	INEOS Grenadiers	10:24
69	Kasper Haugland	Norway	10:41
70	Tosh Van der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	10:48
71	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	11:02
72	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	11:04
73	Halvor Dolven	Intermarché-Wanty	11:24
74	Ethan Craine	Project Echelon Racing	11:31
75	Emil Toudal	Team Coloquick	11:37
76	Johan Price-Pejtersen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	12:25
77	Georg Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	13:15
78	Henrik Fjellheim	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
79	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto	13:43
80	Thomas Gloag	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	14:02
81	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	14:17
82	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	15:10
83	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	15:47
84	Brage Aulstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	16:17
85	Trym Brennsæter	Norway	16:31
86	Joshua Gudnitz	Team Coloquick	16:34
87	Eirik Vang Aas	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
88	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	17:42
89	Laurens Sweeck	Alpecin-Deceuninck	18:08
90	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	19:54
91	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	22:42
92	Mees Vlot	Team Picnic PostNL	29:11
93	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	Norway	s.t.
94	Colby Lange	Project Echelon Racing	29:28
95	Jonas Walton	Project Echelon Racing	36:09

 

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Thursday, May 29: Stage 1, Sola - Sola, 179.2 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Storm Ingebrigtsen wins the first stage. Photo: Szymon Gruchalski

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Weather at the start/finish city of Sola at 2:10 PM, local time: 14C (58F), fair, with the wind from the south at 29 km/hr (18 mph). There is a 60% chance of rain.

The stage: For the first time in Tour of Norway’s history, Sola will host both the start and finish of a stage. Last year, Stage 3 started at Vår Energi Arena Sola before heading to Egersund, where Jordi Meeus took the victory. This year, both the start and finish will be in Sola’s city center.

A bunch sprint is the most likely outcome on the opening day, but the wind-exposed areas along Jærstrendene could create crosswinds and splits in the peloton before returning to Sola. The riders will pass the finish line once before the final sprint, giving them a preview of the finishing stretch before the real showdown after 182 kilometers and 1,818 meters of climbing.

The climbs of Seldalsbakken and Helland will determine who gets to wear the King of the Mountains jersey after the first stage, while sprint points and bonus seconds will be contested at Tjelta.

The race: Here's the report from second-place Matthew Brennan's Team Visma | Lease a Bike:

Matthew Brennan sprinted to second place in the opening stage of the Tour of Norway. In surprising fashion, the victory went to Storm Ingebrigtsen, who just stayed ahead of the oncoming peloton in the final meters.

On Thursday, Team Visma | Lease a Bike appeared at the start of the four-day stage race in Scandinavia with a strong squad, including Norwegians Jørgen Nordhagen and Per Strand Hagenes. Early on, a group of riders broke away in southern Norway. Thanks to the efforts of the Dutch team, the breakaway’s lead never extended beyond four minutes.

Team Visma | Lease a Bike is presented before the stage start.

With dozens of flat kilometres leading toward the finish in Solakrossen, a bunch sprint seemed inevitable, until the wind began to play a major role in today’s race. With sixty kilometers to go, the peloton split into several groups. Led by Hagenes, the breakaway was caught in the final phase of the stage, although his compatriot Ingebrigtsen had attacked solo moment before. The Norwegian narrowly held off the reduced peloton and Brennan to claim his first professional victory.

“The conditions made it extremely tough today. In the finale, my hands were so cold I could barely shift gears. We went all-in as a team to bring back the break. Like everyone else from the team, I gave it my all and came through the final corner at the front of the peloton. Unfortunately, Ingebrigtsen was just too far ahead”, Brennan says afterwards.

Sports director Frans Maassen is proud of his team. “We saw early on that the crosswinds could make it hard to bring back the breakaway. So our riders moved to the front and gave everything. We caught the break, but one rider stayed ahead. Unfortunately, we didn’t have quite enough power left after that. We were hoping to sprint for the victory today with Matthew. It’s a shame that didn’t happen, but we rode a very strong race.”

According to both Maassen and Brennan, the team’s way of racing gives them confidence for the coming days in Norway. “We’re here with a motivated group, which is great. Tomorrow I expect an open race where anything can happen. We’ll need to stay alert”, Maassen says. Brennan adds: “Looking at the general classification, we still have several riders in a good position. Hopefully we can capitalize on that promising situation tomorrow.”

Complete results:

179.2 kilometers raced at an average speed of 43.539 km/hr

1	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	4hr 6min 57sec
2	Matthew Brennan	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	@ 3sec
3	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
4	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
5	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
6	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
7	Karsten Feldmann	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
8	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
9	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
10	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
11	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
12	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
13	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
14	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
15	Joshua Gudnitz	Team Coloquick	s.t.
16	Arjen Livyns	Lotto	s.t.
17	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
18	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
19	Martijn Budding	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
20	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
21	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
22	Victor Langellotti	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
23	Henri Vandenabeele	Lotto	s.t.
24	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
25	Eirik Vang Aas	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
26	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
27	Daniel Årnes	Norway	0:18
28	Morten Nørtoft	Team Coloquick	0:25
29	Peder Dahl Strand	Norway	s.t.
30	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
31	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
32	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
33	Jørgen Nordhagen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
34	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
35	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	0:49
36	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	0:57
37	Malte Hellerup	Team Coloquick	0:59
38	Alexander Kamp	Intermarché-Wanty	1:11
39	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:32
40	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
41	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
42	Anton Palzer	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
43	Jonas Gregaard	Lotto	s.t.
44	Even Thorvaldsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
45	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
46	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
47	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	1:37
48	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
49	Ludvik Holstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
50	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	1:40
51	Artem Shmidt	INEOS Grenadiers	1:54
52	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	1:56
53	Toralf Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	2:17
54	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	2:25
55	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	2:36
56	Kasper Haugland	Norway	2:56
57	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
58	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:59
59	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
60	Tosh Van der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
61	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	3:23
62	Colby Lange	Project Echelon Racing	6:11
63	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
64	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
65	Emil Toudal	Team Coloquick	s.t.
66	Marius Innhaug Dahl	Norway	s.t.
67	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
68	Halvor Dolven	Intermarché-Wanty	6:17
69	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	6:28
70	Gal Glivar	Alpecin-Deceuninck	8:34
71	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
72	Floris Van Tricht	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
73	Brage Aulstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
74	Krists Neilands	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
75	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
76	Thomas Gloag	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
77	AJ August	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
78	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
79	Juan Guillermo Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
80	Kieran Haug	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
81	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
82	Ethan Craine	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
83	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
84	Johan Price-Pejtersen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
85	Mees Vlot	Team Picnic PostNL	12:40
86	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
87	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto	s.t.
88	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
89	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
90	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	Norway	s.t.
91	Trym Brennsæter	Norway	s.t.
92	Henrik Fjellheim	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
93	Georg Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
94	Jonas Walton	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
95	Laurens Sweeck	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.

 

GC after stage 1:

• GC leader: Storm Ingebrigtsen (Team Coop-Repsol)
• Mountains classification leader: Storm Ingebrigtsen (Team Coop-Repsol)
• Points classification leader: Storm Ingebrigtsen (Team Coop-Repsol)
• Best young rider: Storm Ingebrigtsen (Team Coop-Repsol)
• Teams classification leader: Team Coop-Repsol

1	Storm Ingebrigtsen	Team Coop-Repsol	4hr 6min 43sec
2	Matthew Brennan	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	@ 11sec
3	Tibor Del Grosso	Alpecin-Deceuninck	0:13
4	Sebastian Molano	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	0:17
5	Alexander Kristoff	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
6	Tobias Lund Andresen	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
7	Karsten Feldmann	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
8	Tom Van Asbroeck	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
9	Mikkel Bjerg	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
10	Fredrik Dversnes	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
11	Alessandro Covi	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
12	Anton Stensby	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
13	Per Strand Hagenes	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
14	Ådne Holter	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
15	Joshua Gudnitz	Team Coloquick	s.t.
16	Arjen Livyns	Lotto	s.t.
17	Huub Artz	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
18	Bjoern Koerdt	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
19	Martijn Budding	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
20	Vincent Van Hemelen	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
21	Jan Christen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
22	Victor Langellotti	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
23	Henri Vandenabeele	Lotto	s.t.
24	Jonas Geens	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
25	Vang Aas Eirik	Team Coop-Repsol	s.t.
26	Attila Valter	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
27	Daniel Årnes	Norway	0:26
28	Morten Nørtoft	Team Coloquick	0:39
29	Peder Dahl Strand	Norway	s.t.
30	Kevin Vermaerke	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
31	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
32	Brem Deman	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
33	Jørgen Nordhagen	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
34	Vegard Stake Laengen	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
35	Wessel Mouris	Unibet Tietema Rockets	1:03
36	Anders Skaarseth	Uno-X Mobility	1:11
37	Malte Hellerup	Team Coloquick	1:13
38	Alexander Kamp	Intermarché-Wanty	1:25
39	Filip Maciejuk	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	1:46
40	Tim van Dijke	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
41	Maxim Van Gils	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
42	Anton Palzer	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
43	Jonas Gregaard	Lotto	s.t.
44	Even Thorvaldsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
45	Felix Ørn-Kristoff	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
46	Hartthijs de Vries	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
47	Ludvik Holstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	1:49
48	Rasmus Tiller	Uno-X Mobility	1:51
49	William Blume Levy	Uno-X Mobility	s.t.
50	Tim Naberman	Team Picnic PostNL	1:54
51	Artem Shmidt	INEOS Grenadiers	2:08
52	Ward Vanhoof	Team Flanders-Baloise	2:10
53	Toralf Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	2:31
54	Ethan Vernon	Israel-Premier Tech	2:39
55	Kiaan Watts	Israel-Premier Tech	2:50
56	Kasper Haugland	Norway	3:10
57	Jelle Johannink	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
58	Dylan Vandenstorme	Team Flanders-Baloise	3:13
59	Elias Maris	Team Flanders-Baloise	s.t.
60	Tosh Van der Sande	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
61	Arne Marit	Intermarché-Wanty	3:37
62	Colby Lange	Project Echelon Racing	6:25
63	Odd Christian Eiking	Unibet Tietema Rockets	s.t.
64	Toon Aerts	Lotto	s.t.
65	Emil Toudal	Team Coloquick	s.t.
66	Marius Innhaug Dahl	Norway	s.t.
67	Lionel Taminiaux	Lotto	s.t.
68	Halvor Dolven	Intermarché-Wanty	6:31
69	Itamar Einhorn	Israel-Premier Tech	6:42
70	Gal Glivar	Alpecin-Deceuninck	8:48
71	Laurent Gervais	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
72	Floris Van Tricht	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
73	Brage Aulstad	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
74	Krists Neilands	Israel-Premier Tech	s.t.
75	Óscar Rodríguez	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
76	Thomas Gloag	Team Visma | Lease a Bike	s.t.
77	AJ August	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
78	Stan Van Tricht	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
79	Juan Guillermo Martinez	Team Picnic PostNL	s.t.
80	Kieran Haug	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
81	Omar Fraile	INEOS Grenadiers	s.t.
82	Ethan Craine	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
83	Lorenzo Rota	Intermarché-Wanty	s.t.
84	Johan Price-Pejtersen	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.
85	Mees Vlot	Team Picnic PostNL	12:54
86	Emil Herzog	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
87	Eduardo Sepulveda	Lotto	s.t.
88	Ryan Mullen	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe	s.t.
89	Rui Oliveira	UAE Team Emirates-XRG	s.t.
90	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg	Norway	s.t.
91	Trym Brennsæter	Norway	s.t.
92	Henrik Fjellheim	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
93	Georg Rydningen Martinsen	Lillehammer CK Continental	s.t.
94	Jonas Walton	Project Echelon Racing	s.t.
95	Laurens Sweeck	Alpecin-Deceuninck	s.t.

Stage 1 map & profile:

Stage 1 map

Stage 1 profile

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Start list with back numbers, Wednesday, May 28, 2025:

	INEOS Grenadiers
1	Axel Laurance
2	AJ August
3	Omar Fraile
4	Victor Langellotti
5	Óscar Rodríguez
6	Artem Shmidt
	Alpecin-Deceuninck
11	Tibor Del Grosso
12	Gal Glivar
13	Johan Price-Pejtersen
14	Lars Boven
15	Laurens Sweeck
16	Stan Van Tricht
	Intermarché-Wanty
21	Alexander Kamp
22	Halvor Dolven
23	Arne Marit
24	Felix Ørn-Kristoff
25	Lorenzo Rota
26	Huub Artz
	Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
31	Maxim Van Gils
32	Emil Herzog
33	Filip Maciejuk
34	Ryan Mullen
35	Anton Palzer
36	Tim van Dijke
	Team Picnic-PostNL
41	Tobias Lund Andresen
42	Bjoern Koerdt
43	Juan Guillermo Martinez
44	Tim Naberman
45	Kevin Vermaerke
46	Mees Vlot
	Team Visma | Lease a Bike
51	Per Strand Hagenes
52	Matthew Brennan
53	Jørgen Nordhagen
54	Attila Valter
55	Tosh Van der Sande
56	Thomas Gloag
	UAE Team Emirates-XRG
61	Vegard Stake Laengen
62	Rui Oliveira
63	Mikkel Bjerg
64	Alessandro Covi
65	Jan Christen
66	Sebastian Molano
	Israel-Premier Tech
71	Floris Van Tricht
72	Itamar Einhorn
73	Krists Neilands
74	Tom Van Asbroeck
75	Ethan Vernon
76	Kiaan Watts
	Lotto
81	Toon Aerts
82	Arjen Livyns
83	Eduardo Sepulveda
84	Lionel Taminiaux
85	Henri Vandenabeele
86	Jonas Gregaard
	Team Flanders-Baloise
91	Brem Deman
92	Jonas Geens
93	Elias Maris
94	Vincent Van Hemelen
95	Dylan Vandenstorme
96	Ward Vanhoof
	Unibet Tietema Rockets
101	Odd Christian Eiking
102	Cedrik Bakke Christophersen
103	Hartthijs de Vries
104	Jelle Johannink
105	Martijn Budding
106	Wessel Mouris
	Uno-X Mobility
111	Alexander Kristoff
112	Fredrik Dversnes
113	Ådne Holter
114	William Blume Levy
115	Anders Skaarseth
116	Rasmus Tiller
	Norway
121	Daniel Årnes
122	Trym Brennsæter
123	IMarius nnhaug Dahl
124	Simen Evertsen-Hegreberg
125	Kasper Haugland
126	Peder Dahl Strand
	Lillehammer CK Continental Team
131	Brage Aulstad
132	Henrik Fjellheim
133	Ludvik Holstad
134	Georg Rydningen Martinsen
135	Toralf Rydningen Martinsen
136	Even Thorvaldsen
	Team Coop-Repsol
141	Vang Aas Eirik
142	Karsten Feldmann
143	Eivind Broholt Fougner
144	Storm Ingebrigtsen
145	Halvor Utengen Sandstad
146	Anton Stensby
	Project Echelon Racing
151	Cade Bickmore
152	Ethan Craine
153	Laurent Gervais
154	Kieran Haug
155	Colby Lange
156	Jonas Walton
	Team Coloquick
161	Joshua Gudnitz
162	Malte Hellerup
163	Adam Holm Jørgensen
164	Morten Nørtoft
165	Tobias Svarre
166	Emil Toudal