Kristoffer Halvorsen

Kristoffer Halvorsen
Halvorsen in 2016.
Personal information
Full name Kristoffer Halvorsen
Born (1996-04-13) 13 April 1996
Kristiansand, Norway
Team information
Current team Team Sky
Discipline Road
Role Rider
Rider type Sprinter
Professional team(s)
2015 Team Joker (stagiaire)
2016–2017 Team Joker
2018– Team Sky

Kristoffer Halvorsen (born 13 April 1996) is a Norwegian cyclist riding for UCI WorldTeam Team Sky.[1]

Career

On 13 October 2016, Halvorsen won the Men's under-23 road race in the 2016 UCI Road World Championships.[2]

2018

Halvorsen signed for Team Sky after two seasons with the Norwegian continental team Joker Icopal. Halvorsen is set to make his Team Sky debut, in the 2018 Tour Down Under, leading his new team in the sprints.[3] However, on 14 January, Halvorsen crashed at the People's Choice Classic, fracturing his hand and thereby ruling him out of the Tour Down Under.[4] On 16 March, he came in second at the Handzame Classic.[5]

Major results

2013
1st Stage 1 Trofeo Karlsberg
1st Stage 3 Tour of Istria
2016
1st Road race, UCI Road World Under–23 Championships
1st Grand Prix d'Isbergues
Olympia's Tour
1st Stages 3b & 4
1st Stage 3 Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Nokere Koerse
4th Overall ZLM Tour
1st Stage 1 (TTT)
9th Kattekoers
2017
1st Handzame Classic
Tour de l'Avenir
1st Points classification
1st Stage 3
5th Road race, UEC European Under–23 Road Championships
5th Omloop Eurometropool
2018
2nd Handzame Classic

References

  1. ↑ "Young sprint talent Kristoffer Halvorsen joins Team Sky". Team Sky. Sky UK. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.tv2.no/sport/8655756/
  3. ↑ "Halvorsen and Bernal lead Team sky team for Tour down under". Cyclingnews.com. 8 January 2018. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  4. ↑ Smith, Sophie (14 January 2018). "Team Sky's Kristoffer Halvorsen fractures hand in People's Choice Classic crash". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hodeg wins the Handzame Classic". cyclingnews.com. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.


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