2023 Tour of Scandinavia

The 2023 Tour of Scandinavia was the second edition of the Tour of Scandinavia. The race took place from 23 to 27 August 2023 and was the 22nd event in the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour.^[1]

2023 Tour of Scandinavia

2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 22 of 27
Race details
Dates	23–27 August 2023
Stages	5
Distance	570.4 km (354.4 mi)
Winning time	14h 31' 05"
Results
Winner  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Movistar Team)   Second  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) (FDJ–Suez)   Third  Amber Kraak (NED) (Team Jumbo–Visma) Points  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) (FDJ–Suez) Mountains  Elise Chabbey (SUI) (Canyon–SRAM) Youth Alena Ivanchenko (UAE Team ADQ) Team Fenix–Deceuninck
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Teams

Fifteen UCI Women's WorldTeams, three UCI Women's Continental Teams and one national team made up the nineteen teams that participated in the race.^[2]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

• Canyon–SRAM
• EF Education–Tibco–SVB
• FDJ–Suez
• Fenix–Deceuninck
• Human Powered Health
• Israel Premier Tech Roland
• Lidl–Trek
• Liv Racing TeqFind
• Movistar Team
• SD Worx
• Team DSM–Firmenich
• Team Jayco–AlUla
• Team Jumbo–Visma
• UAE Team ADQ
• Uno-X Pro Cycling Team

UCI Women's Continental Teams

• AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step
• Lifeplus Wahoo
• Team Coop–Hitec Products

National Teams

• Denmark

Route and stages

Stage characteristics

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Winner
1	23 August	Mysen to Halden	124.6 km (77.4 mi)		Flat stage	Lorena Wiebes (NED)
2	24 August	Vikersund to Norefjell	150.5 km (93.5 mi)		Hilly stage	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
3	25 August	Kongsberg to Larvik	134.9 km (83.8 mi)		Hilly stage	Lorena Wiebes (NED)
4	26 August	Herning to Herning	16.5 km (10.3 mi)		Individual time trial	Grace Brown (AUS)
5	27 August	Middelfart to Haderslev	143.9 km (89.4 mi)		Hilly stage	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
Total			570.4 km (354.4 mi)

Stages

Stage 1

23 August 2023 — Mysen to Halden, 124.6 km (77.4 mi)

Stage 1 Result[3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) SD Worx 3h 19' 18" 2  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Lidl–Trek + 0" 3  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez + 0" 4  Soraya Paladin (ITA) Canyon–SRAM + 0" 5  Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM–Firmenich + 0" 6  Ingvild Gåskjenn (NOR) Team Jayco–AlUla + 0" 7  Marta Jaskulska (POL) Liv Racing TeqFind + 0" 8  Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 0" 9  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 0" 10  Greta Marturano (ITA) Fenix–Deceuninck + 0"

General classification after Stage 1[3] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) SD Worx 3h 19' 08" 2  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Lidl–Trek + 4" 3  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez + 6" 4  Soraya Paladin (ITA) Canyon–SRAM + 10" 5  Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM–Firmenich + 10" 6  Ingvild Gåskjenn (NOR) Team Jayco–AlUla + 10" 7  Marta Jaskulska (POL) Liv Racing TeqFind + 10" 8  Agnieszka Skalniak-Sójka (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 10" 9  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 10" 10  Greta Marturano (ITA) Fenix–Deceuninck + 10"

Stage 2

24 August 2023 — Vikersund to Norefjell, 150.5 km (93.5 mi)

Stage 2 Result[4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez 3h 50' 28" 2  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team + 0" 3  Kim Cadzow (NZL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 2" 4  Greta Marturano (ITA) Fenix–Deceuninck + 3" 5  Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar Team + 23" 6  Ane Santesteban (ESP) Team Jayco–AlUla + 31" 7  Olivia Baril (CAN) UAE Team ADQ + 31" 8  Amber Kraak (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 31" 9  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step + 31" 10  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 31"

General classification after Stage 2[4] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez 7h 09' 32" 2  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team + 8" 3  Greta Marturano (ITA) Fenix–Deceuninck + 17" 4  Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar Team + 37" 5  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 45" 6  Amber Kraak (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 45" 7  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step + 45" 8  Yara Kastelijn (NED) Fenix–Deceuninck + 45" 9  Olivia Baril (CAN) UAE Team ADQ + 45" 10  Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL) SD Worx + 45"

Stage 3

25 August 2023 — Kongsberg to Larvik, 134.9 km (83.8 mi)

Stage 3 Result[5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Lorena Wiebes (NED) SD Worx 3h 24' 26" 2  Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar Team + 0" 3  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez + 0" 4  Amber Kraak (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 0" 5  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 0" 6  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step + 0" 7  Anouska Koster (NED) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0" 8  Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) UAE Team ADQ + 0" 9  Megan Jastrab (USA) Team DSM–Firmenich + 0" 10  Greta Marturano (ITA) Fenix–Deceuninck + 0"

General classification after Stage 3[5] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez 10h 33' 54" 2  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team + 12" 3  Greta Marturano (ITA) Fenix–Deceuninck + 21" 4  Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar Team + 35" 5  Amber Kraak (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 49" 6  Elise Chabbey (SUI) Canyon–SRAM + 49" 7  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step + 49" 8  Olivia Baril (CAN) UAE Team ADQ + 49" 9  Ricarda Bauernfeind (GER) Canyon–SRAM + 49" 10  Yara Kastelijn (NED) Fenix–Deceuninck + 54"

Stage 4

26 August 2023 — Herning to Herning, 16.5 km (10.3 mi) (ITT)

Stage 4 Result[6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ–Suez 20' 36" 2  Amber Kraak (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 19" 3  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team + 23" 4  Lauretta Hanson (AUS) Lidl–Trek + 31" 5  Maaike Boogaard (NED) AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step + 39" 6  Franziska Koch (GER) Team DSM–Firmenich + 39" 7  Zoe Bäckstedt (GBR) EF Education–Tibco–SVB + 40" 8  Kim Cadzow (NZL) Team Jumbo–Visma + 42" 9  Audrey Cordon-Ragot (FRA) Human Powered Health + 45" 10  Brodie Chapman (AUS) Lidl–Trek + 46"

General classification after Stage 4[6] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 10h 55' 05" 2  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez + 17" 3  Amber Kraak (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 33" 4  Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar Team + 51" 5  Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ–Suez + 54" 6  Olivia Baril (CAN) UAE Team ADQ + 1' 06" 7  Ricarda Bauernfeind (GER) Canyon–SRAM + 1' 16" 8  Greta Marturano (ITA) Fenix–Deceuninck + 1' 17" 9 Alena Ivanchenko UAE Team ADQ + 1' 18" 10  Eglantine Rayer (FRA) Team DSM–Firmenich + 1' 25"

Stage 5

27 August 2023 — Middelfart to Haderslev, 143.9 km (89.4 mi)

Stage 5 Result[7] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez 3h 35' 55" 2  Lorena Wiebes (NED) SD Worx + 5" 3  Elisa Balsamo (ITA) Lidl–Trek + 5" 4 Tamara Dronova-Balabolina Israel Premier Tech Roland + 5" 5  Sofia Bertizzolo (ITA) UAE Team ADQ + 5" 6  Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar Team + 5" 7  Letizia Borghesi (ITA) EF Education–Tibco–SVB + 5" 8  Yara Kastelijn (NED) Fenix–Deceuninck + 5" 9  Eglantine Rayer (FRA) Team DSM–Firmenich + 5" 10  Ruby Roseman-Gannon (AUS) Team Jayco–AlUla + 5"

General classification after Stage 5[7] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team 14h 31' 05" 2  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez + 2" 3  Amber Kraak (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 33" 4  Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar Team + 51" 5  Grace Brown (AUS) FDJ–Suez + 54" 6  Olivia Baril (CAN) UAE Team ADQ + 1' 06" 7  Ricarda Bauernfeind (GER) Canyon–SRAM + 1' 16" 8 Alena Ivanchenko UAE Team ADQ + 1' 18" 9  Eglantine Rayer (FRA) Team DSM–Firmenich + 1' 25" 10  Yara Kastelijn (NED) Fenix–Deceuninck + 1' 40"

Classification leadership

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Lorena Wiebes	Lorena Wiebes	Lorena Wiebes	Elise Chabbey	Megan Jastrab	Canyon–SRAM
2	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig	Eglantine Rayer	Fenix–Deceuninck
3	Lorena Wiebes			Elise Chabbey
4	Grace Brown	Annemiek van Vleuten			Alena Ivanchenko
5	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
Final		Annemiek van Vleuten	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig	Elise Chabbey	Alena Ivanchenko	Fenix–Deceuninck

Classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the points classification
	Denotes the winner of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Movistar Team	14h 31' 05"
2	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)	FDJ–Suez	+ 2"
3	Amber Kraak (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 33"
4	Liane Lippert (GER)	Movistar Team	+ 51"
5	Grace Brown (AUS)	FDJ–Suez	+ 54"
6	Olivia Baril (CAN)	UAE Team ADQ	+ 1' 06"
7	Ricarda Bauernfeind (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 1' 16"
8	Alena Ivanchenko	UAE Team ADQ	+ 1' 18"
9	Eglantine Rayer (FRA)	Team DSM–Firmenich	+ 1' 25"
10	Yara Kastelijn (NED)	Fenix–Deceuninck	+ 1' 40"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)	FDJ–Suez	22
2	Lorena Wiebes (NED)	SD Worx	19
3	Maggie Coles-Lyster (CAN)	Israel Premier Tech Roland	13
4	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Movistar Team	9
5	Elisa Balsamo (ITA)	Lidl–Trek	9
6	Teuntje Beekhuis (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	8
7	Amber Kraak (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	8
8	Liane Lippert (GER)	Movistar Team	8
9	Grace Brown (AUS)	FDJ–Suez	7
10	Megan Jastrab (USA)	Team DSM	7

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Elise Chabbey (SUI)	Canyon–SRAM	27
2	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)	FDJ–Suez	20
3	Olivia Baril (CAN)	UAE Team ADQ	11
4	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Movistar Team	10
5	Liane Lippert (GER)	Movistar Team	10
6	Ricarda Bauernfeind (GER)	Canyon–SRAM	8
7	Niamh Fisher-Black (NZL)	SD Worx	8
8	Kim Cadzow (NZL)	Team Jumbo–Visma	8
9	Ashleigh Moolman (RSA)	AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step	5
10	Hannah Ludwig (GER)	Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	5

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)^[7]

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1	Alena Ivanchenko	UAE Team ADQ	14h 32' 23"
2	Eglantine Rayer (FRA)	Team DSM	+ 7"
3	Ella Wyllie (NZL)	Lifeplus Wahoo	+ 1' 45"
4	Caroline Andersson (SWE)	Liv Racing TeqFind	+ 1' 46"
5	Kim Cadzow (NZL)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 2' 49"
6	Julia Borgström (SWE)	AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step	+ 4' 42"
7	Maud Oudeman (NED)	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 9' 29"
8	Silke Smulders (NED)	Liv Racing TeqFind	+ 12' 17"
9	Megan Jastrab (USA)	Team DSM–Firmenich	+ 14' 48"
10	Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (ITA)	UAE Team ADQ	+ 17' 15"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)^[7]

Rank	Team	Time
1	Fenix–Deceuninck	43h 38' 20"
2	Team DSM–Firmenich	+ 58"
3	Movistar Team	+ 1' 53"
4	UAE Team ADQ	+ 1' 58"
5	Israel Premier Tech Roland	+ 2' 43"
6	Team Jumbo–Visma	+ 5' 32"
7	Canyon–SRAM	+ 7' 15"
8	FDJ–Suez	+ 9' 13"
9	Team Jayco–AlUla	+ 9' 39"
10	Lidl–Trek	+ 11' 53"

References

1. "2023 Tour of Scandinavia". ProCyclingStats.com. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
2. "Teams 23". Tour of Scandinavia. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
3. Knöfler, Lukas (23 August 2023). "Tour of Scandinavia: Lorena Wiebes catches Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig on the line to win stage 1". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
4. Knöfler, Lukas (24 August 2023). "Tour of Scandinavia: Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig wins stage 2 at Norefjell, takes race lead". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
5. Knöfler, Lukas (25 August 2023). "Tour of Scandinavia: Wiebes sprints to stage 3 victory". CyclingNews. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
6. Knöfler, Lukas (26 August 2023). "Tour of Scandinavia: Grace Brown wins stage 4 time trial". CyclingNews. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
7. Knöfler, Lukas (27 August 2023). "Tour of Scandinavia: Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig wins stage 5 with explosive final attack". CyclingNews. Retrieved 21 October 2023.

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