Profiles & Route Tour of Norway 2024

The Tour of Norway is scheduled from the 23rd to the 26th of May, overlapping with the Giro d'Italia. Despite attracting a secondary field of riders, it promises thrilling racing across its four days. Let's explore its profiles.

The race starts off with a hilly day that can be important for the overall classification. Almost completely flat in it's first half, but the second includes three ascents before the final one to Voss Resort.

This final ascent is 3.9 kilometers at 5.8%, although it includes tougher gradients and will provide a launchpad for important differences for the overall classification.

The queen stage? I would certainly call it. The longest and hardest day of the whole week, the riders start off in Odda and face a climb right in the first minutes of the race where a strong breakaway can go up the road.

The day lacks big climbs until it's finale but small hilltops will be ridden through the entire day. A lot of fatigue will build up throughout several hours of racing... And lastly, the final climb to Gullingen is 5.5 kilometers long at 8.8% and is a true challenge even for the strongest of climbers.

The third day of racing is that best suited to the sprinters. It's not completely flat but it's not far off. From Sola to Egersund the riders go through 178 kilometers and should have a regular bunch sprint - perhaps the only one of the race.

The final day of racing starts and finishes in the familiar city of Stavanger. Every year in Norway we have this city hosting a hilly stage on a circuit... This year it is not too difficult, the sprinters are still likely to fight for the win, but they will have to go through an explosive climb that summits 7 kilometers away from the finish quite a few times.