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Jonas Abrahamsen (born 20 September 1995) is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for
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Career
Abrahamsen turned professional in 2014 with Motiv3 Pro-Cycling Team, before moving to six months later. He returned to club level in 2015 with Grenland SK, the squad he had ridden for as a junior. In 2016, he signed with , which he has remained with since. In 2017, he won theL'Étape du Tour
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cyclosportive
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. In 2020, he took his first UCI level win on stage two of the Tour of Malopolska
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In 2023, he competed in the Tour de France
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, his first Grand Tour, where he finished third on stage 18 from the breakaway.
The following year was a breakthrough season for Abrahamsen, finishing second in the Dwars door Vlaanderen
''Dwars door Vlaanderen'' ('Across Flanders') is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI Wor ...
in March. In early June, he took his first pro win at the Brussels Cycling Classic
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, winning by four seconds after attacking four kilometers from the finish. A week later, he finished second in the Dwars door het Hageland
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. In July, he again rode for Uno-X in the Tour de France
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. He led the Mountains classification
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after the first stage, being the first Norwegian to do so, and held the jersey until Stage 11. He also led the Points classification
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during the opening stages.
Personal life
After seeking to be as light as possible as a young rider, leading to under-eating, Abrahamsen deliberately gained 20 kg. This led to him going throughdelayed puberty
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. He has since spoken out regarding the dangers of eating disorders.
Major results
;2012 : 5th Road race, National Junior Road Championships ;2013 : 7th OverallGiro della Lunigiana
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;2017
: 1st L'Étape du Tour
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: 10th Overall Grand Prix Priessnitz spa
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: 10th Sundvolden GP
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;2018
: 6th Sundvolden GP
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: 9th Overall Tour du Loir-et-Cher
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;2019
: 6th Sundvolden GP
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;2020
: Tour of Malopolska
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::1st Mountains classification
::1st Stage 2
;2023
: 3rd Road race, National Road Championships
;2024 (1 pro win)
: 1st Brussels Cycling Classic
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: 1st Mountains classification, Étoile de Bessèges
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: 2nd Dwars door Vlaanderen
''Dwars door Vlaanderen'' ('Across Flanders') is a semi-classic road bicycle race in Belgium, held annually since 1945. The race starts in Roeselare and finishes in Waregem, both in West Flanders. Since 2017 the event is included in the UCI Wor ...
: 2nd Dwars door het Hageland
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: 5th Tro-Bro Léon
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: 8th Tour of Leuven
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: Tour de France
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::Held after Stages 1–10
::Held after Stages 2–4
:: Combativity award
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Stage 2 & 8
;2025
: 7th Dwars door het Hageland
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Grand Tour general classification results timeline
References
External links
* 1995 births Living people Norwegian male cyclists Sportspeople from Skien 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-cycling-bio-stub