Katrine Aalerud Explained

Katrine Aalerud
Fullname:	Katrine Aalerud
Birth Date:	4 December 1994
Birth Place:	Vestby, Norway
Discipline:	Road
Role:	Rider
Amateuryears1:	2013–2015
Amateurteam1:	IK Hero
Amateuryears2:	2016
Amateurteam2:	Bryne CK
Proyears1:	2017
Proteam1:	^[1]
Proyears2:	2018–2019
Proteam2:	^[2]
Proyears3:	2020–2023
Proteam3:	^[3]
Proyears4:	2024–

Katrine Aalerud (born 4 December 1994) is a Norwegian professional racing cyclist,^[4] who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .^[5] She rode in the women's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, finishing in 39th place.^[6] ^[7]

Career

In 2016, Aalerud had several strong performances in cycling. At the Norwegian National Road Championships, she won a bronze medal in the road race. She was also part of the Bryne CK team that won the team time trial. Aalerud then competed at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, finishing 39th in the road race event. Later that year, she placed 13th in the youth classification and 28th overall at the Ladies Tour of Norway.^[8] Aalerud continued her success in 2017 at the Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen in July, where she finished 3rd in the youth classification. She also participated in the 2016 European Road Championships, placing 21st in the time trial while finishing 8th in the under-23 category. Unfortunately, Aalerud did not complete the European Road Championships road race after crashing early in the race, which left her unconscious.

In 2017, she had a strong showing at the Norwegian National Road Championships, earning a silver medal in the grueling road race and a bronze in the time trial event. Building on this success, she was selected to represent Norway later that year at the prestigious UCI Road World Championships. Although she competed valiantly in the Worlds road race, she was unfortunately forced to abandon the race before reaching the finish line.

Major results

2016

3rd Road race, National Road Championships

2017

National Road Championships

2rd Road race

3rd Time trial

6th Women's Tour de Yorkshire

2018

9th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche

2019

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

7th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira

7th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche

2020

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

9th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana

9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège

2021

1st Time trial, National Road Championships

3rd Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana

5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas

7th Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa

2022

2nd Time trial, National Road Championships

9th Overall Tour of Scandinavia

10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

2023

1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía

2nd Road race, National Road Championships

6th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria

2024

National Road Championships

1st Time trial

3rd Road race

3rd Overall

3rd Festival Elsy Jacobs Garnich

5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria

Notes and References

Web site: Rider Profile: Katrine Aalerud . 3 June 2017 . cyclingnews.com.
Web site: Team Virtu Cycling . https://web.archive.org/web/20190303210535/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/10870/1002151/243 . 3 March 2019 . 3 March 2019 . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale.
Web site: Movistar Team Women . https://web.archive.org/web/20191221142918/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/14003/1003122/267 . 21 December 2019 . 15 January 2020 . UCI.org . Union Cycliste Internationale.
Web site: AALERUD Katrine . . 2 September 2021.
Web site: Uno-X Mobility. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. 29 March 2024.
Web site: 15 October 2016 . Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Elite . 15 October 2016 . Sport Result . . PDF.
Web site: 2016 World Championships WE – Road Race . 16 October 2016 . Pro Cycling Stats.
Web site: Van der Breggen sikret seg en ny stor seier Procycling.no . 2023-11-23 . nb-NO.