Alexander Kristoff retires from professional cycling with 98 professional victories. After successful years as a junior rider, Kristoff switched to the WorldTour in 2010. Two years later, the Norwegian joined Team Katusha, where he won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London in the same year.
Highlight
With 13 first places, 2014 was an unforgettable year for Kristoff. His victory at Milan-Sanremo heralded a series of great successes: this was followed by Eschborn-Frankfurt, two stage wins at the Tour de France and a triumph at the Cyclassics in Hamburg. In the 2015 season, Kristoff was able to improve even further, taking 20 victories, including the Tour of Flanders and the Schelde Prize. The classic Eschborn-Frankfurt became a kind of favourite race for the Norwegian in the following years, and he won three more times at the Alte Oper. He also scored two more stage wins in the Tour of France, including his success on the Champs-Élysées in Paris in 2018 - every sprinter's dream. Kristoff was also superior to the competition in the one-day race Gent-Wevelgem in the 2019 season and triumphed at the finish line.
Apart from his stage win at the Tour of France 2020, Kristoff was unable to claim another victory this year. The Norwegian was therefore unable to reach his goal - the 100-win mark - at the end of his career.
Leon Weidner
Working student
