Gudvagen-Lillehammer   

The king stage of the Norway Tour takes the riders across the country from the fjords in the west to the eastern inland.

It all starts in Gudvangen with spectacular views of Kjellfossen, a waterfall of 705 meters, and Nerøyfjord that is on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The fjord is only 250 meters wide at is narrowest point with steep valley sides rising to 1,800 meters to frame it in.

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The king stage of the Norway Tour takes the riders across the country from the fjords in the west to the eastern inland.

It all starts in Gudvangen with spectacular views of Kjellfossen, a waterfall of 705 meters, and Nerøyfjord that is on the UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The fjord is only 250 meters wide at is narrowest point with steep valley sides rising to 1,800 meters to frame it in.

From Gudvangen the race takes the participants to Flåm and further to Lærdal through the World’s longest tunnel at 24.5 kilometers. Spending more than 30 minutes inside a mountain can take its toll on the riders and it will be interesting to see if anyone can take advantage of the tunnel to create the day’s break away.

From Lærdal the race goes up the mountain pass leading to Hemsedal, one of Norway’s biggest ski resorts. After Hemsedal a detour is taken to get one extra mountain on the route before the final climb in the Olympic city of Lillehammer (1994 Winter Olympics).

The last climb up from Lillehammer to Gaiastova at the top of the Hafjell ski resorts takes the riders from 180 meters to 950 meters and can decide the General Classification of the Norway Tour.