Kristoffer Skjerping

Kristoffer Skjerping
Skjerping at the 2016 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full nameKristoffer Skjerping
Born (1993-05-04) 4 May 1993 (age 31)
Bergen, Norway
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current teamKjekkas IF Sykkel
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeClassics specialist
Amateur teams
2011Glamdal SK
2022–Kjekkas IF Sykkel[1]
Professional teams
2012–2014Joker–Merida
2015–2016Cannondale–Garmin[2][3]
2017–2018Joker Icopal
2019Uno-X Norwegian Development Team
Medal record
Representing  Norway
Men's road bicycle racing
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Ponferrada Under-23 road race

Kristoffer Skjerping (born 4 May 1993) is a Norwegian road racing cyclist, who currently rides for amateur team Kjekkas IF Sykkel. He previously rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the Cannondale–Drapac, Joker Icopal (over two spells) and Uno-X Norwegian Development Team teams.[4]

Biography

Born on 4 May 1993, in Bergen, Norway, Skjerping spent his adolescence in Sotra, Norway.[5][6] Skjerping resides in Gjerdrum, Norway.[7][8]

Between 2012 and 2014, Skjerping competed with Joker–Merida, a UCI Continental team.[9][10]

Skjerping signed with Cannondale–Garmin,[3] a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[11][12]

Major results

Sources:[13][14][15]

2010
2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships
5th Overall Niedersachsen Rundfahrt Juniors
2011
National Junior Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
2012
2nd Ringerike GP
2013
1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
9th Ringerike GP
2014
1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Avenir
2nd Paris–Troyes
2nd Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften
3rd Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships
3rd Ringerike GP
2016
1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour
2017
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
5th Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers
5th Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem
7th Overall Tour de Bretagne
2018
3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
2019
1st Ringerike GP
1st Gylne Gutuer
7th Himmerland Rundt
2023
3rd Gylne Gutuer
4th Overall Baltic Chain Tour

References

  1. ^ "Kristoffer Skjerping". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Team Cannondale – Garmin (TCG) – USA". UCI World Tour. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Kristoffer Skjerping". Cannondale–Garmin. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ^ Fredagsvik, Jarle (22 November 2019). "Det har vært veldig skremmende. Jeg ser nå at jeg helt klart burde hatt en plan B" [It's been really scary. I see now that I clearly should have had a plan B]. Procycling.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. ^ Sindre Trygsland (16 December 2014). "Kristoffer Skjerping får drømmeuke i april – sykler to klassikere". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  6. ^ Magnus Wikan (17 November 2014). "Skjerping signerte for Garmin". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  7. ^ Magnus Wikan (17 November 2014). "Skjerping signerte for Garmin". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  8. ^ Magnus Wikan (17 November 2014). "Skjerping signerte for Garmin". Framtid i Nord (in Norwegian). Tromsø. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  9. ^ Sindre Trygsland (8 January 2015). "Intervju med Kristoffer Skjerping". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian) (Daily ed.). pp. 3–4.
  10. ^ Magnus Wikan (11 November 2014). "Kristoffer Skjerping: 'Min Karriere er Blomstrende'". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian) (Daily ed.). pp. 18–19.
  11. ^ "Cannondale-Garmin unveils 2015 roster". Sydney: SBS Sport. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Cannondale-Garmin unveil 27-man roster following merger of Garmin-Sharp and Cannondale teams". London: Sky Sports. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
  13. ^ "Kristoffer Skjerping". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Kristoffer Skjerping". Cycling Base. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  15. ^ "Kristoffer Skjerping". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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