Torstein Træen (born 16 July 1995) is a Norwegian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious.[3]
 Træen in 2023 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Torstein Træen |
| Born | 16 July 1995 Hønefoss, Norway |
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team Bahrain Victorious |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Climber |
| Amateur team | |
| 2014–2015 | Ringerike SK |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015–2023 | Team Ringeriks–Kraft[1][2] |
| 2024– | Team Bahrain Victorious |
Career
editTræen joined UCI Continental team Team Ringeriks–Kraft in 2015. He competed in the men's team time trial event at the 2017 UCI Road World Championships.[4]
In 2022, Træen placed ninth overall at the Volta a Catalunya followed by a strong performance at the Tour of the Alps, winning the mountains classification and placing fifth on the final stage. However, soon after the race, he was found to have testicular cancer, detected in a doping control test which revealed the presence of hCG in his blood.[5][6] 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.
In 2023, he competed in his first Tour de France following an 8th place finish at the Critérium du Dauphiné. However, he crashed on stage one and broke his elbow, but elected to continue the race and ultimately finished in 95th overall.[7]
After nine seasons with the Uno-X Pro Cycling Team, he joined UCI WorldTeam Team Bahrain Victorious for the 2024 season.[8] In June, he took his first pro win on stage four of the Tour de Suisse in a solo victory.[9]
Major results
edit- 2017
- 2nd Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships
- 7th Skive–Løbet
- 2018
- 2nd Overall International Tour of Rhodes
- 2019
- 1st
Active rider classification, Danmark Rundt - 1st
Mountains classification, Oberösterreichrundfahrt - 2020
- 2nd Lillehammer GP
- 2nd Overall Tour of Małopolska
- 1st Stage 3
- 5th Road race, National Road Championships
- 7th Overall International Tour of Rhodes
- 1st Mountains classification
- 1st
- 9th Overall Tour Colombia
- 2021
- 5th Overall Tour Alsace
- 5th Boucles de l'Aulne
- 9th Overall Tour of Norway
- 10th Overall Arctic Race of Norway
- 2022
- 1st
Mountains classification, Tour of the Alps - 3rd Overall Tour de Langkawi
- 7th Overall CRO Race
- 9th Overall Volta a Catalunya
- 2023
- 8th Overall Critérium du Dauphiné
- 8th Veneto Classic
- 10th Overall Tour of the Alps
- 10th Overall Tour des Alpes-Maritimes et du Var
- 2024 (1 pro win)
- 1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse
Grand Tour general classification results timeline
edit| Grand Tour | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|
 Giro d'Italia
|
— | DNF |
 Tour de France
|
95 | — |
 Vuelta a España
|
— | 60 |
| — | Did not compete |
|---|---|
| DNF | Did not finish |
| IP | Race in Progress |
References
edit- ^ "Uno - X Norwegian Development Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Uno - X Pro Cycling Team". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 7 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- ^ "Bahrain Victorious". UCI. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "World Championships - TTT Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
- ^ L. M. (17 July 2022). "Un cycliste pro guérit d'un cancer détecté... lors d'un contrôle anti-dopage". La Voix du Nord.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen (20 April 2023). "A year after testicular cancer, Torstein Træen on the attack at Tour of the Alps". Cycling News. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "What it's like to ride the Tour de France with a broken elbow". escapecollective.com. 12 July 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Bahrain Victorious Sign Torstein Træen". Team Bahrain Victorious. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Moultrie, James (12 June 2024). "Tour de Suisse stage 4: Torstein Træen fends off Adam Yates for solo summit victory". Cycling News. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
edit- Torstein Træen at UCI
- Torstein Træen at Cycling Archives
- Torstein Træen at ProCyclingStats
- Torstein Træen at Cycling Quotient
- Torstein Træen at CycleBase
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