The 2021 Tour of Norway was a men's road cycling stage race which took place from 19 to 22 August 2021. It was the 10th edition of the Tour of Norway, which was rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars. This edition was the race's first in the UCI ProSeries; the 2020 edition was expected to feature in the inaugural UCI ProSeries but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The race was originally six stages long and scheduled to be held from 19 to 24 May, but it was later reduced to four stages and scheduled to begin instead on 21 May. However, on 16 April, the shortened race was postponed to 19–22 August due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Teams Seven of the 19 UCI WorldTeams, two UCI ProTeams, and ten UCI Continental teams made up the nineteen teams that participated in the race. , with five riders, was the only team to not enter a full squad of six riders. 113 riders started the race, of which 104 finished.
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
Schedule + Stage characteristics and winners Stage Date Route Distance Type Stage winner 1 19 August Egersund to Sokndal Hilly stage 2 20 August Sirdal to Sirdal Flat stage 3 21 August Jørpeland to Jørpeland Flat stage 4 22 August Stavanger to Stavanger Hilly stage Total
Stages Stage 1 19 August 2021 – Egersund to Sokndal,
Stage 2 20 August 2021 – Sirdal to Sirdal,
Stage 3 21 August 2021 – Jørpeland to Jørpeland,
Stage 4 22 August 2021 – Stavanger to Stavanger,
Classification leadership table + Classification leadership by stage Stage Winner General classification Points classification Mountains classification Young rider classification Team classification 1 Ethan Hayter Ethan Hayter Ethan Hayter Ethan Hayter Mattias Skjelmose Jensen 2 Ethan Hayter Anthon Charmig 3 Mads Pedersen 4 Matthew Walls Mike Teunissen Final Ethan Hayter Anthon Charmig Mattias Skjelmose Jensen
On stages 2 and 3, Ide Schelling, who was second in the points classification, wore the dark blue jersey, because first-placed Ethan Hayter wore the orange jersey as the leader of the general classification. For the same reason, Mike Teunissen wore the dark blue jersey on stage 4, and Anthon Charmig, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the polka-dot jersey on stage 2.
Final classification standings Legend Denotes the winner of the general classification Denotes the winner of the mountains classification Denotes the winner of the points classification Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
General classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Team classification
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