Tour of Norway 2023 – Stage 3 [FULL STAGE]

May 29, 2023

Tour of Norway 2023 – Stage 3 – Stavanger – Stavanger : 151,2 km

The Tour of Norway is a multi-day stage race that takes place in late May or early June each year, featuring a plethora of cycling stars both domestic and international. In recent years it has made a name for itself as a proving ground for up-and-coming superstars. Promoted by its race organisers as “the world’s best riders in the world’s most beautiful surroundings”, it would be hard to disagree on the second point. Taking in luscious views of cascading gorges, mighty fjords, high mountains and remarkable beaches, the viewers are in for a treat whenever cycling heads to The Land of the Midnight Sun. The old and modern incarnations of the race are not directly linked however, with the organisers advertising this year’s race as the 12th edition. Established in 2011, the Tour of Norway merged with the Tour des Fjords in 2019. Once known as the Rogaland GP (back when it was just a one-day race), the Tour des Fjords became a stage race in 2013 and merged with the Tour of Norway in 2019.

Ben Tulett (Ineos Grenadiers) claimed the overall victory in the 2023 Tour of Norway, safely finishing the final stage in the race leader’s jersey behind stage winner Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X).

Kristoff claimed his second victory of the season, out-pacing Tobias Lund Andresen (DSM) and Jordi Meeus (Bora-Hansgrohe) in a reduced bunch sprint in Stavanger.

Tulett was safely ensconced in the 49-rider bunch along with teammate Magnus Sheffield and Thibau Nys (Trek-Segafredo), who completed the podium.

Tulett took the lead in prologue, which he won by one second over Sheffield. Nys slipped away on stage 2 to Stavanger to move into third overall ahead of Attila Valter (Jumbo-Visma).

Results :

Final General Classification :