On the second day of the Norwegian multi-day race, only 123 kilometres were on the program. This short ride, however, turned out to be a spectacle.

The climb to Dyranut was the course’s most difficult part today. On this climb the pace in the peloton increased considerably. On behalf of Team Jumbo-Visma, Timo Roosen, Michel Hessmann, Nathan Van Hooydonck and Teunissen were able to compete with the best. After INEOS had accelerated again at thirty kilometres from the finish, a group of about 25 riders remained, in which the four Team Jumbo-Visma riders were present again.

Two kilometres from the finish, the yellow-black brigade took matters into their own hands. With a strong lead-out, Teunissen was piloted perfectly to the last hundreds of metres. In the end, Teunissen had to acknowledge his superiority in Ethan Hayter in the sprint.

According to Teunissen, it was not obvious that he would be played out in the sprint today. “We actually wanted to sprint with David today. Because the group had thinned out so much and David was no longer in our group, we made a new plan and decided that I was going to take my chance. We were able to survive the climb with four men, which was good. After that, INEOS and Israel created echelons, so we had to keep focusing. Michel rode very strong by guiding us back into the first echelon.”

“The guys have done a great job for me. When I started the sprint, I already felt I wouldn’t be strong enough to finish it off. The arrival also had a headwind and went up a bit. Ultimately I fell short and I knew they would come from the back. Unfortunately, it was just not possible to win, but there are still nice days to come”, Teunissen said.