Boasson Hagen and Weening share the spoils in Tour of Norway
Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) made an all-out attack in a final attempt to take the overall victory on the final stage of the Tour of Norway.
The Norwegian held off the peloton which was led to the finish by Sondre Holst Enger (Norway) and August Jensen (Coop) but Pieter Weening (Roompot) limited his losses to take the final win. Boasson Hagen and Enger made it two Norwegian riders on the podium.
Tour of Norway 2016 – stage 5 results (Drøbak – Sarpsborg):
| 1 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) |
3:59:17 |
| 2 | Sondre Holst Enger (Norway) |
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| 3 | August Jensen (Coop – Oster Hus) |
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| 4 | Trond Trondsen (Sparebanken Sor) |
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| 5 | Tosh Van Der Sande (Lotto Soudal) |
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| 6 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (Joker) |
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| 7 | Marco Marcato (Ita) Wanty – Groupe Gobert |
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| 8 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) |
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| 9 | Reinardt Janse van Rensburg (Dimension Data) |
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| 10 | Daniele Colli (Nippo – Vini Fantini) |
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Final general classification:
| 1 | Pieter Weening (Roompot – Oranje Peloton) |
22:17:20 |
| 2 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data) |
+39” |
| 3 | Sondre Holst Enger (Norway) |
+43” |
| 4 | Odd Christian Eiking (Norway) |
+55” |
| 5 | Sander Armee (Lotto Soudal) |
+57” |
| 6 | Jose Mendes (Bora-Argon 18) |
+59” |
| 7 | Marco Minnaard (Wanty – Groupe Gobert) |
+01’02” |
| 8 | Eliot Lietaer (Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise) |
+01’19” |
| 9 | Pello Bilbao (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) | +01’30” |
| 10 | August Jensen (Coop – Oster Hus) |
+01’34” |
