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May 31, 2025
14th Tour of Norway 2025 🇳🇴 (2.Pro) ME – Stage 3 – Jørpeland – Heja : 141,6 km
The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway.
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May 31, 2025
14th Tour of Norway 2025 🇳🇴 (2.Pro) ME – Stage 3 – Jørpeland – Heja : 141,6 km
The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway. The race is ranked 2.HC on the UCI Europe Tour, and is part of the new UCI ProSeries since 2020. From the 2019 season the race merged with Tour des Fjords to form a new six day stage race that covers all of the southern counties of Norway; the race had previously only been held in Eastern Norway.
A fierce late burst of speed has seen Maxim van Gils (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) capture stage 3’s uphlil finish of the Tour of Norway and go one better than his runner’s up spot on Friday behind race leader Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike).
In the closing metres of the 141.6 kilometre stage between Jørpeland and Heja, Van Gils shot past Brennan to clinch a narrow but clear victory. Ineos Grenadiers’ Victor Langelotti took third.
The Red Bull racer’s triumph on the final short but tough ascent was the second for Belgium on Saturday, following compatriot Justine Ghekiere’s win for AG Insurance-Soudal in the women’s equivalent event a few hours before.
Suffering from back issues earlier this year, Van Gils’ second triumph of 2025 confirms that his difficult spring is behind him. Meanwhile, as his remarkable debut pro season continues, race leader Brennan is fast closing in on what would be the young Briton’s first stage race win of his career.
The 19-year-old remains 16 seconds ahead of Langelotti on GC, with a punchy circuit stage through the town of Stavenger set to decide the overall on Sunday.
Results :
 ME - Stage 3 </strong> - Jørpeland - Heja : 141,6 km
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The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway. The race is ranked 2.HC on the UCI Europe Tour, and is part of the new UCI ProSeries since 2020. From the 2019 season the race merged with Tour des Fjords to form a new six day stage race that covers all of the southern counties of Norway; the race had previously only been held in Eastern Norway.
A fierce late burst of speed has seen Maxim van Gils (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) capture stage 3's uphlil finish of the Tour of Norway and go one better than his runner's up spot on Friday behind race leader Matthew Brennan (Visma-Lease a Bike).
In the closing metres of the 141.6 kilometre stage between Jørpeland and Heja, Van Gils shot past Brennan to clinch a narrow but clear victory. Ineos Grenadiers' Victor Langelotti took third.
The Red Bull racer's triumph on the final short but tough ascent was the second for Belgium on Saturday, following compatriot Justine Ghekiere's win for AG Insurance-Soudal in the women's equivalent event a few hours before.
Suffering from back issues earlier this year, Van Gils' second triumph of 2025 confirms that his difficult spring is behind him. Meanwhile, as his remarkable debut pro season continues, race leader Brennan is fast closing in on what would be the young Briton's first stage race win of his career.
The 19-year-old remains 16 seconds ahead of Langelotti on GC, with a punchy circuit stage through the town of Stavenger set to decide the overall on Sunday.
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