Here you will find the official results for stage 1.
The race is almost there, and here you will find interviews with some of the well-know riders and team support before it all starts.
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Several of the world’s best female riders will gather in Copenhagen, Denmark on Tuesday the 9th of August for the very first Tour of Scandinavia, a World Tour-race over 6 stages through three different countries.
Stars from the newly finished Tour de France femmes like Demi Vollering, Marianne Vos and Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig are among the favourites for the race.
Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) has been the queen of the Ladies Tour of Norway, the race name before extending to Tour of Scandinavia this year. She won the green jersey in the TdFF and the question is if the Dutch legend can hold off the others on the 10 km climb to the finish at Norefjell on the penultimate stage.
Fellow Dutch rider Demi Vollering (SD Worx) is another contender for the overall. She was the runner-up at the TdFF and the winner and the reining champion in Norway, Annemiek van Vleuten is not on the entrylist for the first Tour of Scandinavia. That can open the door for Vollering, but she will not be without strong competitors.
One of them being the TdFF-stagewinner Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ) who is extra motivated to ride her first ever World Tour-race on home soil in Denmark. She is also a strong climber and she loves to race in Scandinavia.
Lucinda Brand (Trek-Segafredo) has also won the Ladies Tour of Norway before and the cyclocross champion is one of the riders to watch out for.
The Scandinavian ladies are definitely hungry for showing themselves at home. Katrine Aalerud (Movistar) is back after a long strike of sickness and she will probably head the Spanish squad in the abscense of van Vleuten.
Susanne Andersen (Uno-X) is also back after injury. She broke her collarbone at the Norwegian championships in the end of July and will now make her comeback.
Norway have three teams on start for the first time. Beside Uno-X the professional Team Coop-Hitec Products will line up along with the national team. Denmark will also start with their national team.
Sweden are also having some interesting riders. Emilia Fahlin (FDJ) is one of three Scandinavians in her team. Beside Uttrup there is also Stine Borgli from Norway.
Young Julia Borgström (AG Insurance–NXTG) is hot efter she had the white jersey for one day in the TdFF and Wilma Olausson (Uno-X) is also a big talent.
You will find the complete enrollment list here.
The stages for the race are:
Stage 1, Tuesday 9th August: Copenhagen–Helsingør (DEN), 145,6 km
Stage 2, Wednesday 10th August: Mollösund/Orust–Strömstad (SWE), 153,8 km
Stage 3, Thursday 11th August: Moss–Sarpsborg (NOR), 119 km
Stage 4, Friday 12th August: Askim-Mysen (NOR), 119 km
Stage 5, Saturday 13th August: Vikersund-Norefjell (NOR), 127,4 km
Stage 6, Saturday 14th August: Lillestrøm-Halden (NOR), 154,3 km
In Europe it will be possible to follow the race live on Eurosport 1, Eurosport Player and GCN. TV2 Norway (Norway), 6 Eren (Denmark) and Kanal 9 (Sweden) will also transmit live from all the stages.
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If you can’t join our party and come out on the roads, there are plenty of possibilities to follow Tour of Scandinavia on TV – either on a ”normal” TV or digitally.
Several channels are transmitting live, and the main broadcaster internationally is Discovery with Eurosport 1 as their main channel.
Eurosport 1 is sending live all days but the last stage on Sunday the 14th when they are airing the program delayed. But if you wanna join the action live every day you can also go to their digital channel GCN (Global Cycling Network) or Discovery +.
The Scandinavian countries will also be able to see the race on other channels in their own country.
In Norway TV2 is sending live from all the stages and you will find the race on their main channel as well as their digital platform TV2 Play.
6 Eren will send the race live in Denmark while Kanal 9 is the channel in Sweden.
Tour of Scandinavia can also be seen delayed in South America and Africa. Claro Sports in South America and Super Sports in Africa will air the show delayed, and you can also see highlights on UCI’s own YouTube-channel.
The distribution reaches out to a potential 250 million people. Eurosport 1 alone has a potential reach of 158 million households in 53 countries and they are voiced in 20 different languages.
The times for the live transmissions are (CET):
August 9th, stage 1: 16:00 – 18:15
August 10th, stage 2: 16:00 – 18:15
August 11th, stage 3: 16:00 – 18:15
August 12th, stage 4: 16:00 – 18:15
August 13th, stage 5: 11:00 – 14:30
August 14th, stage 6: 12:00 – 14:15
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Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig created even more Danish cycling fever with a fantastic victory on the third stage of the women’s Tour de France on Tuesday.
With a fantastic finish, she surprised everyone and sprinted down overall leader Marianne Vos in the uphill. Cecilie is now looking forward to the Tour of Scandinavia on home ground.
– It was a crappy day yesterday, but we fought back, Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig said with her face full of tears in the finish town of Epernay after the 133.6 kilometers from Reims.
She was first driven off on an uphill, came back and found new strength in the final uphill sprint towards the finish. Cecilie is not normally a great sprinter and there were few who thought she could pass Marianne Vos, Ashleigh Moolman and the other top hubs who were part of the small front group.
– It is so great, especially in this jersey, says the winner and points to the “Dannebrogen jersey” with the large Danish flag that she wears as Danish champion of the year.
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig is an emotional person, and also a big fan of the Tour of Scandinavia, and she will lead a strong FDJ team when they roll out from Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen on 9. August.
– It will be so “cool” to cycle the WorldTour on home ground, she has expressed several times.
The crappy day on the second stage was a nightmare for the FDJ team, which was involved in one overturn after another. The Danish champion also had to hit the asphalt and lost a minute and 38 seconds. At the same time, the team’s other captain Marta Cavalli had to break.
The former winner of the Ladies Tour of Norway, the wonderful Marianne Vos providefor it that Jumbo-Visma’s progress also continues in the Tour de France after the men’s edition. She won the second stage and was now second today. Thus, she continues in the yellow leader’s jersey when the ladies go out on several gravel sections on Wednesday’s fourth stage.
Uno-X is the first Norwegian team to participate in the Tour de France. Young Anne Dorthe Ysland is currently best in 22nd place with Mie Bjørndal Ottestad in 27th place.
Another surprise on the 3rd stage was that the pre-favourite and last year’s winner of LToN, Annemiek Van Vleuten (Movistar) lost 20 seconds. She struggles with stomach problems and has not been able to eat normally.
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The Norwegian stars Katrine Aalerud (Movistar) and Emilie Moberg (Le Col-Wahoo) tested Wednesday the “queen stage” in this year’s Tour of Scandinavia, ie Saturday’s stage up to Norefjell.
This is the stage that is expected to be vital in the summary.
– I go for the podium here, says Katrine, who may get the chance to go for her own chances this time. Last year, her teammate Annemiek Van Vleuten settled the whole race with her victory on Norefjell.
The climbing-strong girl from Vestby in Norway has selected the stage on 13 August. Maybe 13 will be a lucky number for Katrine Aalerud who has been out for a while but is now in training again to come back in the top.
Emilie Moberg also hopes to have the opportunity to race this year’s Tour of Scandinavia. She was involved in an ugly crash during last year’s Paris-Roubaix, and has not made her season debut internationally this year.
But the Halden-girl, who has won the green jersey in former Ladies Tour of Norway, hopes for a “comeback”.
Both riders were well taken care of at the top by hotel director Sjur Aalvik at Norefjell Ski & Spa. He is also very much looking forward to again having the world’s best female cyclists for a visit this summer.
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As one of the first major sporting events in Norway, Tour of Scandinavia was certified as an Eco-Lighthouse on Monday. This is also a milestone internationally as the event is the first women’s race to be environmentally certified.
Tour of Scandinavia (former Ladies Tour of Norway) is the only stage race at World Tour level in Scandinavia. The race will be ararranged in August 9 – 14 this year. The event has been extended by two days, and will for the first time run two stages outside Norway. The start on 9 August will be from Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen.
Extensive work
There has been extensive work throughout the winter and spring behind the certification process, a work we have done in collaboration with Viken County Municipality. By being innovative, we will take a position as a leading green event internationally with a special focus on reducing energy consumption in the arena and transport as well as source sorting.
– This has been an exciting and educational pilot project where the county municipality has assisted with environmental lighthouse certification for the race. The collaboration has given us valuable knowledge about green events. We will take this with us when we further develop our subsidy scheme for larger events in an even more sustainable direction, says county council leader Siv Henriette Jacobsen in Viken county municipality.
Ann-Kristin Ytreberg, CEO of the Eco-lighthouse foundation, also believes that certification of sports events is important:
– It is important that all of us will do our share if we want to create a more sustainable world. The fact that Tour of Scandinavia has now become Eco-lighthouse certified is a proof that the organizer has understood this. It will also contribute to visibility around environmental considerations in sports and have ripple effects beyond Norway since the event is part of an international Tour.
Unique concept
We also have a vision to create a unique concept that builds bridges between our three countries in terms of culture, sports, tourism, nature experiences and local atmosphere based on values such as:
- Sustainability
- Equality
- Quality
- Local involvement
- Volunteering
- Destination Marketing
The certification is an important milestone in this work and we will roll out many activities in connection with our ride in August, which in practice shows how we work in accordance with the environmental standard and the UN’s sustainability goals.
For further questions, please contact:
Anders Eia Linnestad
Race Manager
ael@eventrix.no / +47 900 68 423
Roy Moberg
CEO
roy@battlenor.eu / +47 906 49 339
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Østfold Energi will be one of the main sponsors of the road race “Tour of Scandinavia – Battle of The North”, one of the world’s largest road races for women.
The parties have signed an agreement where Østfold Energi enters as one of four main sponsors and will be the owner of the green points jersey during this year’s race.
– Tour of Scandinavia, formerly Ladies Tour of Norway, has its origins and identity associated with Østfold. This will be a large cycling party in Østfold that puts the region on the map both nationally and internationally, says Oddmund Kroken, CEO of Østfold Energi.
– Tour of Scandinavia’s commitment to equality, sustainability and children- and youth activities related to cycling suits us very well and is something we would like to be a part of, says Kroken.
Unique focus with local anchoring
“Tour of Scandinavia – Battle of the North” has World Tour status and will be arrangedin Norway, Sweden and Denmark 9 – 14 August this year. Together with Tour de France and Giro Rosa, the Scandinavian race is the most prestigious stage race in the world of cycling for women.
The race is arranged as a stage race over six days starting in Copenhagen, with the next stage in Sweden before the four final stages are raced in Østfold and in Eastern Norway. The race visits Moss, Sarpsborg, Askim, Mysen and Halden, all of which are either start or finish cities for a stage during the Tour.
– We race across Østfold in three stages and will cover approximately 450 km in total through the region, says general manager of the race, Roy Moberg.
– Østfold Energi’s focus on sustainability and breadth activities are values that are very similar to our own values, says a satisfied race director Roy Moberg in Ladies Tour of Norway AS, which owns the rights to the Tour of Scandinavia – Battle of The North (BOTN).
– Tour of Scandinavia arranges, among other things, children’s rides and Green Summer Cycling School for children in all our host cities in Østfold through the event week. The event week starts with a family day in Kulåsparken in Sarpsborg on Saturday 6. August, and we are very happy to have Østfold Energi with us at this event as well, says Moberg.
– We have taken great steps out in the world since the start in 2014, but is still a locally based event where it is important to keep the identity and ownership locally. The fact that large and important local social actors such as Østfold Energi get involved through us means a lot to ensure local anchoring, says Moberg, who is looking forward to showing the region to the entire cycling-interested world in August.
10 million viewers
Tour of Scandinavia will have live TV coverage world wide with 2.5 hours of daily TV broadcasts.
In 2021, the forerunner of the race, the Ladies Tour of Norway, had over 10 million unique viewers globally. In Norway, the race is broadcast live on TV 2 and Eurosport.
As the main sponsor, Østfold Energi is marketed as the owner of the green points jersey, a classification jersey that many recognize from the Tour de France and which will be very visible on TV also through the Tour of Scandinavia’s stages.
