Kristoffer Skjerping

Kristoffer Skjerping

Skjerping at the 2016 Tour of Alberta
Personal information
Full name	Kristoffer Skjerping
Born	4 May 1993 Bergen, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Team information
Current team	Cannondale–Drapac
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Classics specialist
Amateur team(s)
2011	Glamdal SK
Professional team(s)
2012–2014	Joker–Merida
2015–	Cannondale–Garmin
Medal record Representing  Norway Road bicycle racing World Championships 2014 Ponferrada Under-23 road race
Infobox last updated on 13 October 2016

Kristoffer Skjerping (born 4 May 1993) is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam Cannondale–Drapac.^[1][2] Skjerping turned professional in 2012.^[2]

Biography

Born on 4 May 1993, in Bergen, Norway, Skjerping spent his adolescence in Sotra, Norway.^[3][4] Skjerping resides in Gjerdrum, Norway.^[5][6]

Between 2012 and 2014, Skjerping competed with Joker–Merida, a UCI ConTeam.^[7][8]

Skjerping signed with Cannondale–Garmin, a UCI ProTeam, for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.^[9][10]

Major results

Sources:^[11][12][13]

2010

2nd National Junior Road Race Championships

5th Overall Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt

2012

2nd Ringerike GP

2013

1st National Under-23 Road Race Championships

9th Ringerike GP

2014

1st Stage 1 Tour de l'Avenir

2nd Paris–Troyes

2nd Ronde Van Vlaanderen Beloften

3rd UCI World Under-23 Road Race Championships

3rd Ringerike GP

10th National Under-23 Road Race Championships

2016

1st Stage 1 (TTT) Czech Cycling Tour

7th National Time Trial Championships

References

1. "Team Cannondale - Garmin (TCG) - USA". UCI World Tour. Aigle, Vaud: Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
2. "Kristoffer Skjerping". Cannondale–Garmin. Boulder, Colorado: Slipstream Sports LLC. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
3. Sindre Trygsland (16 December 2014). "Kristoffer Skjerping får drømmeuke i april - sykler to klassikere". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Schibsted ASA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
4. Magnus Wikan (17 November 2014). "Skjerping signerte for Garmin". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Schibsted ASA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
5. Magnus Wikan (17 November 2014). "Skjerping signerte for Garmin". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Oslo, Norway: Schibsted ASA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
6. Magnus Wikan (17 November 2014). "Skjerping signerte for Garmin". Framtid i Nord (in Norwegian). Tromsø, Norway: Framtid i Nord ASA. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
7. Sindre Trygsland (8 January 2015). "Intervju med Kristoffer Skjerping". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian) (Daily ed.). Oslo, Norway: Schibsted ASA. pp. 3–4.
8. Magnus Wikan (11 November 2014). "Kristoffer Skjerping: 'Min Karriere er Blomstrende'". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian) (Daily ed.). Oslo, Norway: Schibsted ASA. pp. 18–19.
9. "Cannondale-Garmin unveils 2015 roster". SBS Sport. Sydney, New South Wales: Special Broadcasting Service Corporation. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
10. "Cannondale-Garmin unveil 27-man roster following merger of Garmin-Sharp and Cannondale teams". Sky Sports. London, England: Sky plc. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 26 January 2015.
11. "Kristoffer Skjerping". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
12. "Kristoffer Skjerping". Cycling Base. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
13. "Kristoffer Skjerping". Cycling Quotient. Retrieved 6 October 2014.

External links

• Kristoffer Skjerping profile at Cycling Archives
• Cycling Base: Kristoffer Skjerping
• Cycling Quotient: Kristoffer Skjerping
• ProCyclingStats: Kristoffer Skjerping
• Cannondale-Garmin: Kristoffer Skjerping