Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) claimed the first stage race victory of his professional career taking home the overall title in the Tour of Norway after winning the first two stages.
“This is my first GC win and it definitely wasn’t an easy one,” Hayter said after successfully defending his lead for three stages.
"The first two days I got an advantage and then defending it on stage 3 was the hardest day of all of them. It’s not been an easy race. I really enjoyed this race. The weather has been amazing, the views have been amazing and the race has been great."
Bora-Hansgrohe's Matthew Walls took the first victory of his professional career in the final sprint stage to Stavanger, beating former world champion Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Daniel Hoelgaard (Uno-X).
"I am super happy with my first pro victory today," Walls said. "Big thanks to the whole team and especially Nils for the perfect leadout over the last couple of kilometers. I was not quite sure how my shape is going to be after the Olympics and I did not expect anything here but I am more than happy that it worked out and I could finish it off!"
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Walls (GBr) Bora-Hansgrohe | 3:25:16 |
| 2 | Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 3 | Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
| 4 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma | |
| 5 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal | |
| 6 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | |
| 7 | Nils Lau Broge (Den) BHS-PL Beton Bornholm | |
| 8 | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | |
| 9 | Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Riwal Cycling Team | |
| 10 | Cedric Beullens (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise |
| Pos. | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan Hayter (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers | 15:15:00 |
| 2 | Ide Schelling (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe | 0:00:15 |
| 3 | Mike Teunissen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma | 0:00:25 |
| 4 | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:33 |
| 5 | James Shaw (GBr) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling | |
| 6 | Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Coop | |
| 7 | Mattias Skjelmose (Den) Trek-Segafredo | |
| 8 | Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Cycling Team | |
| 9 | Torstein Træen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 0:00:35 |
| 10 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates | 0:00:41 |
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