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
History
First edition2022
Editions2 (as of 2023)
Final edition2023
First winner Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
Most winsno repeat winners
Final winner Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)

The Tour of Scandinavia was a women's cycle stage race, that had stages in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, held in August. It was 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] Originally planned to return in 2025,[4] the organisers announced in January 2025 that the race would not be revived, due to lack of interest from sponsors and host broadcasters.[5]

Overall winners

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.[6]

References

  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. ^ Thewlis, Tom (23 January 2025). "Women's WorldTour calendar suffers blow as important stage race axed". Cycling Weekly. Future plc. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Tour of Scandinavia cancelled due to 'insufficient funding'". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
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