Ringerike Grand Prix is a road bicycle race held annually near Hønefoss, in the region of Ringerike, Norway. The race was created in 1975 as the Fossen Grand Prix, and was ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour between 2005 and 2010. In 2011 it turned into a one-day race (not UCI race) while Tour of Norway, held in the whole eastern Norway, replaced it on the calendar. In 2013 the race came back on the UCI Europe Tour as a race ranked 1.2.

Ringerike Grand Prix
Race details
DateEarly May
RegionRingerike, Norway
DisciplineRoad
TypeStage race (until 2010)
One-day race (since 2011)
OrganiserRingerike Sykkelklubb
Web sitewww.rgp.no Edit this at Wikidata
History
Editions46 (as of 2023)
First winner Tom Martin Biseth (NOR)
Most wins
Most recent Jack Rootkin-Gray (GBR)

Winners edit

Year Country Rider Team
1975   Norway Tom Martin Biseth
1976   Norway Jon Rangfred Hanssen
1977   Norway Stein Bråthen
1978   Norway Arne Klavenes
1979   Norway Dag Erik Pedersen
1980   Norway Stein Bråthen
1981   Norway Dag Erik Pedersen
1982   Norway Terje Gjengaar
1983   Norway Dag Otto Lauritzen
1984   Norway Torjus Larsen
1985   Norway Torjus Larsen
1986   Norway Atle Pedersen
1987   Norway Olaf Lurvik
1988 No race
1989   Norway Jan Erik Fjotland
1990   Norway Dag Erik Pedersen
1991   Norway Dag Otto Lauritzen
1992   Norway Dag Otto Lauritzen
1993   Norway Ole Sigurd Simensen
1994   Norway Steffen Kjærgaard
1995   Norway Ole Sigurd Simensen
1996   Norway Svein Gaute Hølestøl
1997   Norway Bo André Namtvedt
1998   Norway Svein Gaute Hølestøl
1999   Norway Thor Hushovd
2000   Poland Arkadiusz Wojtas Mróz–Supradyn Witaminy
2001   Germany Enrico Poitschke Wiesenhof–Leipzig
2002   Norway Mads Kaggestad Team Krone
2003   Sweden Jonas Holmkvist Team Bianchi Scandinavia
2004   Finland Kimmo Kananen Team Bianchi Nordic
2005   Norway Are Andresen Team Sparebanken Vest
2006   Norway Gabriel Rasch Maxbo–Bianchi
2007   Norway Edvald Boasson Hagen Maxbo–Bianchi
2008   Sweden Fredrik Ericsson Cykelcity.se
2009   Russia Sergey Firsanov Team Designa Køkken
2010   Norway Christer Rake Joker–Bianchi
2011   Norway Gabriel Rasch Garmin–Cervélo
2012   Denmark Michael Rasmussen Christina Watches–Onfone
2013   Norway Reidar Borgersen Joker–Merida
2014   Denmark Magnus Cort Cult Energy–Vital Water
2015   Denmark Asbjørn Kragh Andersen Team TreFor–Blue Water
2016   Norway Trond Trondsen Team Sparebanken Sør
2017   Denmark Rasmus Guldhammer Team VéloCONCEPT
2018[1]   Norway Syver Wærsted Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
2019[2]   Norway Kristoffer Skjerping Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
2020–
2021
No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway[3][4]
2022   Norway Sakarias Løland Uno-X Dare Development Team
2023   Great Britain Jack Rootkin-Gray Saint Piran

References edit

  1. ^ "Ringerike GP 2018 Results". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Ringerike GP 2019 Results". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  3. ^ "SGP/RGP 2020 avlyst/cancelled". Ringerike GP (in Norwegian). Interspons. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Sundvolden GP og Ringerike GP 2021 avlyses" [Sundvolden GP and Ringerike GP 2021 are cancelled]. Ringerike GP (in Norwegian). Interspons. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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