Tour of Norway #1: Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka closely marked in Norway
The opening stage of the Tour of Norway ended in the expected mass sprint with Steele von Hoff (One Pro Cycling) powering to the win ahead of Phil Bauhaus (Bora Argon 18) and Yannick Martinez (Dalke Marseille Provence KTM). The stage took in a few undulations over the 173km from Drammen to Langesund but nothing too severe and so the sprinters had a real interest in today’s stage. The peloton nearly let the win slip through its fingers though as the early 5 rider break of the day was only caught with 3km to go. Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka assumed responsibility for leading the.