Tour of Scandinavia 'bowing out at the top' and ends efforts to revive Women's WorldTour stage race

HADERSLEV DENMARK AUGUST 27 Annemiek Van Vleuten of The Netherlands and Movistar Team celebrates at podium as Yellow Leader Jersey winner during the 9th Tour of Scandinavia 2023 Battle Of The North Stage 5 a 1439km stage from Middelfart to Haderslev UCIWWT on August 27 2023 in Haderslev Denmark Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images.

Revitalisation efforts to breathe new life into the Tour of Scandinavia came to a halt for a second consecutive year as organisers announced Thursday "the end of the road" for the Women's WorldTour stage race. 

Since its formation in 2014 as the Ladies Tour of Norway, the race has been contested nine times. In 2020, the race was cancelled due to the COVID global pandemic and in 2024 the race was not held because of a financial shortfall to produce a top-tier contest, Norway's only Women's WorldTour stage race.