Katrine Aalerud (born 4 December 1994) is a Norwegian professional racing cyclist,[4] who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Uno-X Mobility.[5] She rode in the women's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, finishing in 39th place.[6][7]

Katrine Aalerud
Aalerud in 2016
Personal information
Full nameKatrine Aalerud
Born (1994-12-04) 4 December 1994 (age 30)
Vestby, Norway
Team information
Current teamUno-X Mobility
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2013–2015IK Hero
2016Bryne CK
Professional teams
2017Team Hitec Products[1]
2018–2019Team Virtu Cycling[2]
2020–2023Movistar Team[3]
2024–Uno-X Mobility

Career

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In 2016, Aalerud had several strong performances in cycling. At the Norwegian National Road Championships, she won a bronze medal in the road race. She was also part of the Bryne CK team that won the team time trial. Aalerud then competed at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, finishing 39th in the road race event. Later that year, she placed 13th in the youth classification and 28th overall at the Ladies Tour of Norway.[8] Aalerud continued her success in 2017 at the Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen in July, where she finished 3rd in the youth classification. She also participated in the 2016 European Road Championships, placing 21st in the time trial while finishing 8th in the under-23 category. Unfortunately, Aalerud did not complete the European Road Championships road race after crashing early in the race, which left her unconscious.[8]

In 2017, she had a strong showing at the Norwegian National Road Championships, earning a silver medal in the grueling road race and a bronze in the time trial event. Building on this success, she was selected to represent Norway later that year at the prestigious UCI Road World Championships. Although she competed valiantly in the Worlds road race, she was unfortunately forced to abandon the race before reaching the finish line.

Major results

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2016
3rd Road race, National Road Championships
2017
National Road Championships
2rd Road race
3rd Time trial
6th Women's Tour de Yorkshire
2018
9th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
2019
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
7th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira
7th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche
2020
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
9th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
2021
1st   Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas
7th Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa
2022
2nd Time trial, National Road Championships
9th Overall Tour of Scandinavia
10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
2023
1st   Overall Vuelta a Andalucía
2nd Road race, National Road Championships
6th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
2024
National Road Championships
1st   Time trial
3rd Road race
3rd Overall Volta Ciclista a Catalunya Femenina [de]
3rd Festival Elsy Jacobs Garnich
5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria

References

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  1. ^ "Rider Profile: Katrine Aalerud". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Team Virtu Cycling". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 March 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Movistar Team Women". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  4. ^ "AALERUD Katrine". Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Uno-X Mobility". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 29 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Final Results / Résultat final: Women Elite Road Race / Course en ligne Femmes Elite" (PDF). Sport Result. Tissot Timing. 15 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
  7. ^ "2016 World Championships WE – Road Race". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 16 October 2016.
  8. ^ a b "Van der Breggen sikret seg en ny stor seier | Procycling.no" (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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