Inspired by last year’s cobbled worlds the national cycling union has decided on a cobbled circuit.
Tiller and Ringheim are the favorites. Tiller has the advantage of a full team of professionals behind him.
Startlist
Spoiler
Last name
First name
2023 Team
Johannessen
Anders Halland
Aker - MOT
Dversnes
Fredrik
Aker - MOT
Galta
Fredrik Strand
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Resell
Erik Nordsaeter
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
Enger
Sondre Holst
Cedevita
Skaarseth
Anders
cycleYorkshire
Halvorsen
Kristoffer
DK Zalgiris
Hagen
Carl Fredrik
DK Zalgiris
Foss
Tobias
Evonik - ELKO
Leknessund
Andreas
Gazelle
Berger
Hakon Frengstad
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
Eiking
Odd Christian
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Lunke
Sindre Skjostad
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Jacobsen
Tormod
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Knotten
Iver Johan
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Skjerping
Kristoffer
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Lunder
Eirik
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Tjotta
Martin
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Fjellheim
Henrik Teslo
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Holter
Adne
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Loland
Sakarias Koller
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Gudmestad
Tord
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
Tiller
Rasmus
Grieg-Maersk
Nesset
Sigurd
Grieg-Maersk
Jansen
Amund Grondahl
Grieg-Maersk
Trondsen
Trond Hakon
Grieg-Maersk
Hvideberg
Jonas Iversby
Grieg-Maersk
Korsaeth
Truls Engen
Grieg-Maersk
Vabo
Tore Andre
Grieg-Maersk
Waerenskjold
Soren
Grieg-Maersk
Bakke Christophersen
Cedric
Jura GIANTS
Ringheim
Jo Kogstad
Sony - Force India
Dyrnes
Kristian
Tafjord Kraft
Breen
Vegard
Tafjord Kraft
Vangstad
Andreas
Tafjord Kraft
Waersted
Syver
Tafjord Kraft
Hoem
Bjorn Tore
Tafjord Kraft
Laengen
Vegard Stake
Tafjord Kraft
Johannessen
Tobias Halland
Team Puma - SAP
Haugard
Phan Age
Team UBS - Tissot
Bystrom
Sven Erik
Trans Looney Tunes
Hoelgaard
Daniel
Tryg - Gobik
Sleen
Torjus
Tryg - Gobik
Grieg not really interested in a large break and with 18k just 2 riders up the road and the gap is just 29 seconds. The escapees are Breen and Dversnes.
The break never gets far and with 20k to go a 22-rider lead group has formed. All of the names you would expect are here.
A series of attacks leave an 8-rider group out front with 12k to go. Included are Tiller, Ringheim, Dversnes, Breen, Resell, Foss, Leknessund, and defending champion, Halvorsen. Tiller and Ringheim have just launched a new attack. 2.4k to the last cobbled section.
8.6k to go and Tiller gets the first gap as they hit the final cobbled section. Jansen has bridged up to the front group and 5 more riders are very close, they are Bakke Christophersen, Berger, Hoelgaard, Gudmestad, and Johannessen.
By the end of the cobbles section Tiller has just a 4-second lead over a group including Breen, Ringheim, Jansen, Resell and Halvorsen. 29 seconds back to the next rider on the course so unless they slow down the winner will come from these 6. 5k to go.
1k banner for Tiller. His lead is up to 16 seconds. The others just couldn’t close.
But Halvorsen sacrifices himself to close the gap and with 500 meters to go he is across the gap but he has brought Ringheim, Breen and Jansen with him.
Ringheim blows past a tiring Tiller and Halvorsen and celebrates being the 2023 Norwegian National Champion.
Breen grabs second and Tiller settles for 3rd. Grieg not making great use of their numbers.
Results
1
Jo Kogstad Ringheim
Sony - Force India
1h06'37
2
Vegard Breen
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
3
Rasmus Tiller
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
4
Kristoffer Halvorsen
DK Zalgiris
s.t.
5
Amund Grondahl Jansen
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
6
Erik Nordsaeter Resell
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
s.t.
7
Andreas Leknessund
Gazelle
+ 58
8
Jonas Iversby Hvideberg
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
9
Fredrik Dversnes
Aker - MOT
s.t.
10
Daniel Hoelgaard
Tryg - Gobyk
s.t.
11
Hakon Frengstad Berger
Genii Hyundai N Cycling
s.t.
12
Tord Gudmestad
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team 2
s.t.
13
Anders Halland Johannessen
Aker - MOT
s.t.
14
Trond Hakon Trondsen
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
15
Cedric Bakke Christophersen
Jura GIANTS
s.t.
16
Soren Waerenskjold
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
17
Carl Fredrik Hagen
DK Zalgiris
s.t.
18
Tobias Foss
Evonik - ELKO
s.t.
19
Henrik Teslo Fjellheim
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 2'38
20
Truls Engen Korsaeth
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
21
Tobias Halland Johannessen
Team Puma - SAP
s.t.
22
Tore Andre Vabo
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
23
Andreas Vangstad
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
24
Sakarias Koller Loland
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team 2
s.t.
25
Syver Waersted
Tafjord Kraft
+ 3'26
26
Sondre Holst Enger
Cedevita
s.t.
27
Torjus Sleen
Tryg - Gobyk
s.t.
28
Sindre Skjostad Lunke
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 4'31
29
Martin Tjotta
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
30
Eirik Lunder
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
31
Iver Johan Knotten
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 5'30
32
Tormod Jacobsen
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
33
Vegard Stake Laengen
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
34
Adne Holter
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team 2
s.t.
35
Anders Skaarseth
cycleYorkshire
+ 7'14
36
Kristian Dyrnes
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
37
Sven Erik Bystrom
Trans Looney Tunes
s.t.
38
Phan Age Haugard
Team UBS - Tissot
s.t.
39
Sigurd Nesset
Grieg-Maersk
s.t.
40
Odd Christian Eiking
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
s.t.
41
Fredrik Strand Galta
Carlsberg - Danske Bank
+ 9'05
42
Bjorn Tore Hoem
Tafjord Kraft
s.t.
43
Kristoffer Skjerping
Gjensidige Pro Cycling Team
+ 12'08
Time Trial
In the TT Haugard is the favorite and the defending champion.
Leknessund is the first serious contender on the course and he takes the hot seat by 1’22 from Galta
But Vangstad betters him soon after by 29 seconds. Korsaeth goes faster still and finishes 10 seconds up on Korsaeth but he is quickly beaten by Foss who cuts another 7 seconds off the best time.
Every finisher setting a new best time. Only Knotten and Haugard left. Can they continue the trend?
Knotten has 1k to go.
He is the new leader at the finish in a time of 1h10’13, 30 seconds better than Foss. Haugard last to finish.
He is still the Norwegian National TT champ. He wins by 31 seconds.
Norwegian National Championships 
