2021_Tour_of_Norway

2021 Tour of Norway

2021 Tour of Norway

Cycling race


The 2021 Tour of Norway was a men's road cycling stage race which took place from 19 to 22 August 2021. It was the 10th edition of the Tour of Norway, which was rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars.[3] This edition was the race's first in the UCI ProSeries; the 2020 edition was expected to feature in the inaugural UCI ProSeries but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

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The race was originally six stages long and scheduled to be held from 19 to 24 May, but it was later reduced to four stages and scheduled to begin instead on 21 May.[1][2] However, on 16 April, the shortened race was postponed to 19–22 August due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.[5]

Teams

Seven of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, two UCI ProTeams, and ten UCI Continental teams made up the nineteen teams that participated in the race.[6][7] Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise, with five riders, was the only team to not enter a full squad of six riders. 113 riders started the race, of which 104 finished.[8][9]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

Schedule

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Stages

Stage 1

19 August 2021 – Egersund to Sokndal, 150 km (93 mi)[11][12]
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Stage 2

20 August 2021 – Sirdal to Sirdal, 187 km (116 mi)[15][16]
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Stage 3

21 August 2021 – Jørpeland to Jørpeland, 160 km (99 mi)[19][20]
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Stage 4

22 August 2021 – Stavanger to Stavanger, 156.5 km (97.2 mi)[23][24]
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Classification leadership table

  • On stages 2 and 3, Ide Schelling, who was second in the points classification, wore the dark blue jersey, because first-placed Ethan Hayter wore the orange jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Mike Teunissen wore the dark blue jersey on stage 4, and Anthon Charmig, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the polka-dot jersey on stage 2.

Final classification standings

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General classification

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Points classification

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Mountains classification

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Young rider classification

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Team classification

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Notes

  1. The race was originally scheduled for 19 to 24 May, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it had to be postponed, shortened, and rescheduled.[1][2]

References

  1. "Tour of Norway 2021 confirmed!". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  2. Weislo, Laura (18 March 2021). "New dates for Algarve, Andalucía, Ronde van Drenthe in revised 2021 calendars". CyclingNews. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  3. "Tour of Norway". UCI. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. "COVID-19 – Tour of Norway 2020 is cancelled". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  5. "Tour of Norway 2021 is back with new dates!". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  6. "Teams 2021". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  7. "Vingegaard confirmed - Here is the provisional start list!". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. 11 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  8. "Liste des Partants - Start List" (PDF). Tour of Norway. Votrecourse. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  9. "Discover all Stages of Tour of Norway 2021". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  10. "Stage 1". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  11. Roadbook 2021, pp. 12–17.
  12. "Tour of Norway: Ethan Hayter wins opening stage". CyclingNews. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  13. "Stage 1: Egersund – Kroheia" (PDF). Tour of Norway. Votrecourse. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  14. "Stage 2". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  15. Roadbook 2021, pp. 20–25.
  16. "Tour of Norway: Ethan Hayter takes second consecutive win on stage 2". CyclingNews. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  17. "Stage 2: Sirdal – Sirdal" (PDF). Tour of Norway. Votrecourse. 20 August 2021. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  18. "Stage 3". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. Archived from the original on 21 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  19. Roadbook 2021, pp. 28–33.
  20. "Tour of Norway: Mads Pedersen wins stage 3". CyclingNews. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  21. "Stage 3: Jørpeland – Jørpeland" (PDF). Tour of Norway. Votrecourse. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
  22. "Stage 4". Tour of Norway. Tour des Fjords A/S. Archived from the original on 16 August 2021. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
  23. Roadbook 2021, pp. 36–43.
  24. "Ethan Hayter wins the Tour of Norway". CyclingNews. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  25. "Stage 4: Stavanger – Stavanger" (PDF). Tour of Norway. Votrecourse. 22 August 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2021.

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