Kristoffer Skjerping (born 4 May 1993) is a Norwegian

road racing cyclist Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and spectators. The two most comm ...

, who currently rides for amateur team Kjekkas IF Sykkel. He previously rode professionally between 2012 and 2019 for the , (over two spells) and teams.

Biography

Born on 4 May 1993, in

Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

, Norway, Skjerping spent his adolescence in

Sotra Sotra or Store Sotra is the name of a large island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway, located just west of the city of Bergen. It is part of a pair of islands called ' Sotra' and ' Litlesotra' ('small Sotra') that are part of ...

, Norway. Skjerping resides in

Gjerdrum Gjerdrum () is a municipality in Akershus county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Romerike. Gjerdrum borders the municipalities of Nannestad, Nittedal, and Ullensaker, and Lillestrøm. The administrative centre of the municipal ...

, Norway. Between 2012 and 2014, Skjerping competed with , a

UCI Continental team +Men Teams A team is a group of individuals (human or non-human) working together to achieve their goal. As defined by Professor Leigh Thompson (academic), Leigh Thompson of the Kellogg School of Management, " team is a group of people who a ...

. Skjerping signed with , a

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, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.

Major results

Sources: ;2010 : 2nd Road race, National Junior Road Championships : 5th Overall

Niedersachsen Rundfahrt The Internationale Niedersachsen–Rundfahrt is a stage race, multi-stage road bicycle racing, road bicycle race held in Lower Saxony, Germany. It was first held in 1977 and since 2005 it has been organised as a 2.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. ...

Juniors ;2011 : National Junior Road Championships ::1st MaillotNoruega

Time trial In many racing sports, an sportsperson, athlete (or occasionally a team of athletes) will compete in a time trial (TT) against the clock to secure the fastest time. The format of a time trial can vary, but usually follow a format where each athle ...

::3rd Road race ;2012 : 2nd

Ringerike GP Ringerike Grand Prix is a road bicycle race held annually near Hønefoss, in the region of Ringerike, Norway. The race was created in 1975 as the Fossen Grand Prix, and was ranked 2.2 on the UCI Europe Tour between 2005 and 2010. In 2011 it tur ...

;2013 : 1st MaillotNoruega

Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 9th

;2014 : 1st Stage 1

Tour de l'Avenir Tour de l'Avenir () is a French road bicycle racing stage race, which started in 1961 as a race similar to the Tour de France and over much of the same course but for amateurs and for semi-professionals known as independents. Felice Gimondi, Joo ...

: 2nd

Paris–Troyes Paris–Troyes is an annual single-day road bicycle race in France between Paris and Troyes. First held in 1959, since 2005 it has been a 1.2 event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competit ...

: 2nd

Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften Tour of Flanders U23 () is a Flanders Classics road bicycle race. It is the version of the Tour of Flanders (men's race), Tour of Flanders for under-23 riders and is usually contested a week after the men's event. Ludovic Capelle is the only ride ...

: 3rd

Road race, UCI Under-23 Road World Championships : 3rd

;2016 : 1st Stage 1 ( TTT)

Czech Cycling Tour The Czech Tour is an annual men's professional multiple stage bicycle race held in the Czech Republic. It is the largest race of its kind in the country. Since 2015, the Czech Tour has been included in the UCI Europe Tour as a 2.1 series. The to ...

;2017 : 3rd

, National Road Championships : 5th

Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers Grand Prix de la Ville de Lillers is a road bicycle race held annually near Lillers, a commune in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France. The editions 1964–1995 were reserved for amateurs. Since 2005, it is rated 1.2 on the UCI Europe Tour. ...

: 5th

Grote Prijs Stad Zottegem Egmont Cycling Race is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in August in Zottegem, Belgium. Since 2005, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. The race started out as 'Dokter Tistaertprijs' in 1934. Between 1971 ...

: 7th Overall

Tour de Bretagne Tour de Bretagne Cycliste, also known as the Tour de Bretagne trophée des granitiers and formerly known as Ruban Granitier Breton, is an annual early season professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race held in late April and early May i ...

;2018 : 3rd

, National Road Championships ;2019 : 1st

: 1st

Gylne Gutuer The Gylne Gutuer is a single-day road cycling race held annually in Norway since 2018. It is part of UCI Europe Tour in category 1.2. The race is part of the ''Uno - X Development Weekend'', which takes place in late August and early September i ...

: 7th

Himmerland Rundt The Himmerland Rundt is a one-day road cycling race held annually in the Danish region of Himmerland. It is organized as a part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were intro ...

;2023 : 3rd

: 4th Overall

Baltic Chain Tour Baltic Chain Tour is a stage race for professional road bicycle racers organized as a part of the UCI Continental Circuits. Baltic Chain Tour was established to commemorate Baltic Way. Tour is conducted mainly in the Baltic states of Estonia, L ...

References

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Cycling Base: Kristoffer SkjerpingCycling Quotient: Kristoffer Skjerping
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Cannondale-Garmin: Kristoffer Skjerping
{{DEFAULTSORT:Skjerping, Kristoffer 1993 births Living people Norwegian male cyclists People from Gjerdrum Cyclists from Akershus Cyclists from Bergen 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen