| 2015 Tour of Norway | |
| Series: | 2015 UCI Europe Tour |
| Date: | 20–24 May |
| Stages: | 5 |
| Distance: | 899.2 |
| Unit: | km |
| Time: | 23h 14' 57" |
| Speed: | 38.68 |
| First: | Jesper Hansen |
| First Nat: | DEN |
| First Color: | yellow |
| Second: | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
| Second Nat: | NOR |
| Third: | David López |
| Third Nat: | ESP |
| Points: | Alexander Kristoff |
| Points Nat: | NOR |
| Points Color: | green |
| Mountains: | Vegard Robinson Bugge |
| Mountains Nat: | NOR |
| Mountains Color: | polkadot |
| Youth: | Odd Christian Eiking |
| Youth Nat: | NOR |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Previous: | 2014 |
| Next: | 2016 |
The 2015 Tour of Norway was the fifth edition of the Tour of Norway cycle stage race. It was a part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour as a 2.HC event.[1] It was won by Denmark's Jesper Hansen, riding for the team.[2]
The race was held over five stages.[3]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | Ref | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 May | Årnes to Sarpsborg | 182.6km (113.5miles)[4] | Hilly stage | [5] | |||
| 2 | 21 May | Drammen to Langesund | 193km (120miles)[6] | Hilly stage | [7] | |||
| 3 | 22 May | Skien to Rjukan | 181.3km (112.7miles)[8] | Mountain stage | [9] | |||
| 4 | 23 May | Rjukan to Geilo | 168.3km (104.6miles)[10] | Intermediate stage | [11] | |||
| 5 | 24 May | Flå to Hønefoss Airport, Eggemoen | 174km (108miles)[12] | Intermediate stage | ||||
| Total | 899.2km (558.7miles) | |||||||
21 teams were selected to take place in the 2015 Tour of Norway. Six of these were UCI WorldTeams, eight were UCI Professional Continental teams, and seven were UCI Continental teams.[13]
In the 2015 Tour of Norway, four different jerseys were awarded. For the general classification, calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage, and allowing time bonuses (10, 6 and 4 seconds respectively) for the first three finishers on mass-start stages, the leader received a yellow jersey. Additionally, there was a points classification, awarding a green jersey, and a mountains classification, the leadership of which was marked by a polka dot jersey. The fourth jersey represented the young rider classification, marked by a white jersey. This was decided in the same way as the general classification, but only young riders were eligible. There was also a classification for teams.