Tour of Scandinavia

Tour of Scandinavia
Race details
DateAugust
RegionNorway, Sweden and Denmark
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI Women's World Tour
TypeStage race
Web sitewww.battleofthenorth.eu Edit this at Wikidata
History
First edition2022
Editions2 (as of 2023)
First winner Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
Most winsno repeat winners
Most recent Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)

The Tour of Scandinavia is a women's cycle stage race, that has stages in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, held in August. It is the successor of Ladies Tour of Norway[1] and its first edition was held in 2022. Its a UCI Women's World Tour event. The race was to be called Battle of the North but due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine the organisers renamed it Tour of Scandinavia.[2]

In May 2024, the 2024 edition of the race was cancelled due to a lack of funding.[3] The race will return in 2025, with a spot on the 2025 UCI Women's World Tour calendar.[4]

Overall winners

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Year Winner Second Third
2022  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)  Liane Lippert (GER)  Alexandra Manly (AUS)
2023  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)  Amber Kraak (NED)
2024 No race due to funding.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "This is Tour of Scandinavia". battleofthenorth.eu. Retrieved 2023-07-31.
  2. ^ Price, Matilda (2022-03-25). "Battle of the North renamed Tour of Scandinavia in light of Ukraine war". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  3. ^ Mickey, Abby (3 May 2024). "The Tour of Scandinavia will not take place in 2024". Escape Collective. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
  4. ^ "The UCI publishes the 2025 UCI Women's WorldTour and UCI WorldTour calendars". www.uci.org. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  5. ^ "Tour of Scandinavia cancelled due to 'insufficient funding'". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
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