2019 Tour of Norway explained

2019 Tour of Norway
Series:	2019 UCI Europe Tour
Date:	28 May 2019 - 2 June 2019
Stages:	6
Distance:	1081.1
Unit:	km
Time:	25h 19' 58"
First:	Alexander Kristoff
First Nat:	NOR
Second:	Kristoffer Halvorsen
Second Nat:	NOR
Third:	Edvald Boasson Hagen
Third Nat:	NOR
Points:	Alexander Kristoff
Points Nat:	NOR
Mountains:	Elmar Reinders
Mountains Nat:	NED
Youth:	Kristoffer Halvorsen
Youth Nat:	NOR
Previous:	2018
Next:	2021

The 2019 Tour of Norway was a road cycling stage race that took place in Norway between 28 May 2019 and 2 June 2019. It was the ninth edition of the Tour of Norway and was rated as a 2.HC event as part of the 2019 UCI Europe Tour.

Teams

21 teams participated in the race, including 11 UCI WorldTeams, 7 UCI Professional Continental teams, and 3 UCI Continental teams. Each team had a maximum of six riders:^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental Teams

UCI Continental Teams

• Joker Fuel of Norway

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[2]

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	28 May	Stavanger to Egersund	168.2km (104.5miles)		Flat stage
2	29 May	Kvinesdal to Mandal	174km (108miles)		Flat stage
3	30 May	Lyngdal to Kristiansand	179.7km (111.7miles)		Hilly stage
4	31 May	Arendal to Sandefjord	224.4km (139.4miles)		Hilly stage
5	1 June	Skien to Drammen	159.7km (99.2miles)		Flat stage
6	2 June	Gran to Hønefoss	175.1km (108.8miles)		Hilly stage
Total		1081.1km (671.8miles)

Stages

Stage 1

28 May 2019 — Stavanger to Egersund, 168.21NaN1

Stage 2

29 May 2019 — Kvinesdal to Mandal, 1741NaN1

Stage 3

30 May 2019 — Lyngdal to Kristiansand, 179.71NaN1

Stage 4

31 May 2019 — Arendal to Sandefjord, 224.41NaN1

Stage 5

1 June 2019 — Skien to Drammen, 159.71NaN1

Stage 6

2 June 2019 — Gran to Hønefoss, 175.11NaN1

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Teams classification
1	Cees Bol		Cees Bol	Fridtjof Røinås	Jacob Eriksson
2	Álvaro Hodeg	Kristoffer Halvorsen	Henrik Evensen	Álvaro Hodeg
3	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Edvald Boasson Hagen	Alexander Kristoff	Markus Hoelgaard	Joris Nieuwenhuis
4	Edoardo Affini	Edoardo Affini
5	Alexander Kristoff	Alexander Kristoff	Elmar Reinders
6	Kristoffer Halvorsen	Kristoffer Halvorsen
Final		Alexander Kristoff			Kristoffer Halvorsen

Final standings

Teams classification

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2019 Tour of Norway - Startlist. Procyclingstats. 30 May 2019.
2. Web site: 2019 Tour of Norway - Stages. Tour of Norway. 30 May 2019. 30 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190530135204/https://tourofnorway.no/gb/program/etapper-2019. dead.