 Nordhaug at the 2013Tour des Fjords | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Petter Nordhaug |
| Nickname | LPN |
| Born | (1984-05-14)14 May 1984 (age 40) Tønsberg,Norway |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft9+1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| Disciplines |
|
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Professional teams | |
| 2005–2009 | Maxbo–Bianchi |
| 2010–2012 | Team Sky |
| 2013–2014 | Blanco Pro Cycling |
| 2015–2016 | Team Sky |
| 2017 | Aqua Blue Sport |
| Major wins | |
| Stage races | |
Lars Petter Nordhaug (born 14 May 1984) is aNorwegian formerroad bicycle racer,[1] who competed professionally between 2005 and 2017 for theJoker–Bianchi,Belkin Pro Cycling,Team Sky andAqua Blue Sport teams.
Nordhaug started his career as amountain biker, but after finishing 5th in the 2004Norwegian National Road Race Championships, his focus changed towardsroad bicycle racing. His breakthrough came two years later, in 2006, when he won the national road race championships.[2] This year was his breakout year, also winningBirkebeinerrittet, a Norwegian long-distance mountain-bike cycling race.
In August 2009, Nordhaug scored a second overall finish on theTour of Ireland while riding forUCI Continental teamJoker–Bianchi. This race was a three-stage event classified as2.1. His victory in the undulating last stage carried him to that placing, after he got the best of breakaway companionRussell Downing, who won the general classification.[3]
After a week of rumours, it was announced on 10 September 2009 that Nordhaug would be joiningTeam Sky from the 2010 season, along with fellow NorwegiansEdvald Boasson Hagen andKurt Asle Arvesen.[4] Nordhaug spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons working mainly as a domestique, riding theArdennes classics and the2011 Giro d'Italia. He signed a new contract with Sky at the end of 2011.
Nordhaug took his first victory for Sky at the 2012 Trofeo Deià, the third race at theVuelta a Mallorca. He shook off the last contenders on the last difficulty of the day, before descending solo and crossing the line inDeià, registering his first victory since 2009.[5] He also rode a goodCritérium International event inCorsica, finishing fourth overall behind a strong podium composed ofCadel Evans (BMC Racing Team),Pierrick Fédrigo (FDJ–BigMat) and his teammateMichael Rogers.[6] Nordhaug led Sky at theTour of the Basque Country, where he came sixth overall.[7] His promising early season form saw him take a prominent role in the team'sArdennes classics squad. Nordhaug was well placed in the closing stages of theAmstel Gold Race but crashed out in the final 300 metres (980 ft) of the finishing climb, theCauberg, after clashing wheels withLampre–ISD'sDamiano Cunego.[8] Nordhaug was not selected for theVuelta a España and instead rode theDanmark Rundt, where he won the third stage, to take the overall lead in the race. He took his biggest career victory to that point at the2012 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal, winning a sprint from a group of four riders after his solo attack was caught in the closing stages of the race.[9]
In August 2012, Nordhaug announced that he would leave Team Sky at the end of the 2012 season, and would joinBlanco Pro Cycling on a two-year contract from the 2013 season onwards.[10]
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At the2014 UCI Road World Championships, Nordhaug confirmed that he would be leavingBelkin Pro Cycling.[11] Team Sky later announced that he would be rejoining the team from 1 January 2015.[12]
He made history at the2015 Tour de Yorkshire, winning the inaugural stage of the new race from a breakaway of five riders.[13] With that move, he took the leader's jersey and the points jersey, neither of which he would relinquish, to become the first winner of the race. This was also the first stage race won by Nordhaug outside his native Norway.[14]
Cross-country,UCI World Junior MTB Championships
Cross-country, National MTB ChampionshipsRoad race, National Under-23 Road ChampionshipsRoad race, National Road Championships Cross-country, National MTB Championships
Overall Festningsrittet
Points classification
Mountains classification National CX Championships
Mountains classification,Arctic Race of Norway
OverallTour de Yorkshire Points classification
