Torstein Træen (born 16 July 1995) is a Norwegian

racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing cycling spo ...

, who currently rides for

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Career

Træen joined

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 ...

in 2015. He competed in the men's team time trial event at the

2017 UCI Road World Championships The 2017 UCI Road World Championships were held in 2017 in Bergen, Norway. It was the 90th UCI Road World Championships and the second to be held in Norway, after the 1993 UCI Road World Championships, 1993 world championships in Oslo. Chantal Bl ...

. In 2022, Træen placed ninth overall at the

Volta a Catalunya The Volta a Catalunya (; Tour of Catalonia, ) is a road bicycle race held annually in Catalonia, Spain. It is one of three World Tour stage races in Spain, together with the Vuelta a España and the Tour of the Basque Country. The race has had ...

followed by a strong performance at the

Tour of the Alps The Tour of the Alps is an annual professional road bicycle racing, cycling stage race in Italy and Austria. First held in 1962, it was named Giro del Trentino () until 2016, and run over four stages in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region o ...

, winning the mountains classification and placing fifth on the final stage. However, soon after the race, he was found to have

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, detected in a doping control test which revealed the presence of hCG in his blood. He was able to return to competition in August and soon returned to form, obtaining a seventh place overall at the CRO Race and third place at the

Tour de Langkawi The Tour de Langkawi is a stage race, multiple stage bicycle racing, bicycle race held in Malaysia. It is named after the archipelago Langkawi, where the first edition started and finished. The race has been held annually since 1996, primarily ...

. In 2023, he competed in his first

Tour de France The Tour de France () is an annual men's multiple-stage cycle sport, bicycle race held primarily in France. It is the oldest and most prestigious of the three Grand Tour (cycling), Grand Tours, which include the Giro d'Italia and the Vuelta a ...

following an 8th place finish at the

Critérium du Dauphiné The Critérium du Dauphiné, before 2010 known as the Critérium du Dauphiné Libéré, is an annual cycle sport, cycling road bicycle racing, road race in the Dauphiné region in the southeast of France. The race is run over eight days during ...

. However, he crashed on stage one and broke his elbow, but elected to continue the race and ultimately finished in 95th overall. After nine seasons with the , he joined

for the 2024 season. In June, he took his first pro win on stage four of the

Tour de Suisse The Tour de Suisse () is an annual road cycling stage race. Raced over eight days, the event covers two weekends in June, and along with the Critérium du Dauphiné, it is considered a proving ground for the Tour de France, which is on the calend ...

in a solo victory.

Major results

;2017 : 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships : 7th

Skive–Løbet Skive Løbet is a professional single-day cycling race held annually in Denmark. It is part of the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste I ...

;2018 : 2nd Overall

International Tour of Rhodes The International Tour of Rhodes is an annual professional cycling stage race held in Rhodes, Greece. It was first held in 1987, but the second edition only took place in 1995. Between 2001 and 2003 it became a professional race. Fabian Cancellar ...

;2019 : 1st Active rider classification,

Danmark Rundt Danmark Rundt is a Danish multi-day professional road cycling race. It is currently sponsored by the Danish national postal agency, PostNord, and the race is therefore also known as PostNord Danmark Rundt. The race is sometimes called the Tou ...

: 1st

Mountains classification, Oberösterreichrundfahrt ;2020 : 2nd

Lillehammer GP The Lillehammer GP 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 ...

: 2nd Overall

Tour of Małopolska Tour of Malopolska ( Polish: ''Małopolski Wyścig Górski'') is an annual, professional men's multiple-stage cycling race in Lesser Poland Voivodeship. Since 2005, it has been part of the UCI Europe Tour. History The race was first held in 196 ...

::1st Stage 3 : 5th Road race, National Road Championships : 7th Overall

::1st

Mountains classification : 9th Overall

Tour Colombia The Tour Colombia, called earlier Colombia Oro y Paz is a multi-day professional cycling race held annually in Colombia since 2018. It is on the UCI America Tour calendar as a category 2.1 event. Winners See also * Vuelta a Colombia ...

;2021 : 5th Overall

Tour Alsace The Tour Alsace (or Tour d'Alsace) is a five-day road bicycle race held annually in Alsace, France. It was first held in 2004 and it is a 2.2 rated event on the UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing co ...

: 5th

Boucles de l'Aulne Boucles de l'Aulne is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in May or June around Châteaulin, in the region of Brittany, France. Since 2006, the race is organized as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It was previously known as Grand ...

: 9th Overall

Tour of Norway The Tour of Norway is a road bicycle race held annually in Norway. It is considered as a successor to the stage race Ringerike GP, which is now a one-day race. It was started in 2011 as a result of the heightened interest in cycling in Norway, ...

: 10th Overall

Arctic Race of Norway The Arctic Race of Norway is an annual multiple stage bicycle race held in northern Norway. The first edition was in 2013, from 8 August to 11 August, and lasted for four days. The organising partners are Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Arct ...

;2022 : 1st Jersey cyan

Mountains classification,

: 3rd Overall

: 7th Overall CRO Race : 9th Overall

;2023 : 8th Overall

: 8th Veneto Classic : 10th Overall

: 10th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var ;2024 (1 pro win) : 1st Stage 4

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

References

External links

* 1995 births Living people Norwegian male cyclists People from Ringerike (municipality) Sportspeople from Buskerud Tour de Suisse stage winners 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen {{Norway-cycling-bio-stub