Hosking recovers from COVID-19 infection to win Ladies Tour of Norway sprint

HALDEN NORWAY AUGUST 15 Chloe Hosking of Australia and Team Trek Segafredo celebrates winning stage with her teammate during the 7th Ladies Tour Of Norway 2021 Stage 4 a 1416km stage from Drbak to Halden LTourOfNorway LTON21 UCIWWT on August 15 2021 in Halden Norway Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
A joyful Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo) after winning stage 4 at the Ladies Tour of Norway (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

It was a long and arduous road back to just lining up at the start of a race for Chloe Hosking (Trek-Segafredo), who had to sit out for four-and-a-half months after a COVID-19 infection in early April. The Australian appears to be fully recovered and in top form having secured an emotional stage 4 victory at the Ladies Tour of Norway.

On her return at the Ladies Tour of Norway, initially Hosking looked to be easing her way back in and did not finish with the peloton on the first two stages. On the final stage into Holden on Sunday, however, Hosking came to the fore in the final, with the help of her teammate Lucinda Brand, and did a long sprint to the stage victory. 

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Lukas Knöfler started working in cycling communications in 2013 and has seen the inside of the scene from many angles. Having worked as press officer for teams and races and written for several online and print publications, he has been Cyclingnews’ Women’s WorldTour correspondent since 2018.