Lars Petter Nordhaug
Nordhaug at the 2013 Tour des Fjords
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Petter Nordhaug |
| Nickname | LPN |
| Born |
14 May 1984 Tønsberg, Norway |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 63 kg (139 lb; 9.9 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Aqua Blue Sport |
| Discipline | Road and Mountain Biking |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Puncheur |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2005–2009 | Maxbo–Bianchi |
| 2010–2012 | Team Sky |
| 2013–2014 | Blanco Pro Cycling |
| 2015–2016 | Team Sky |
| 2017– | Aqua Blue Sport |
| Major wins | |
Lars Petter Nordhaug (born 14 May 1984) is a Norwegian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Aqua Blue Sport.
Nordhaug started his career as a mountain biker, but after finishing 5th in the 2004 Norwegian National Road Racing Championship, his focus changed towards road bicycle racing. His breakthrough came two years later, in 2006, when he won the National Road Racing Championship. This year was his breakout year, also winning Birkebeinerrittet, a Norwegian long-distance mountain-bike cycling race.
In August 2009, Nordhaug scored a second overall finish on the Tour of Ireland while riding for UCI Continental team Joker–Bianchi. This race was a three-stage event classified as 2.1. His victory in the undulating last stage carried him to that placing, after he got the best of breakaway companion Russell Downing, who won the general classification.
After a week of rumours, it was announced on 10 September 2009 that Nordhaug would be joining Team Sky from the 2010 season, along with fellow Norwegians Edvald Boasson Hagen and Kurt Asle Arvesen. Nordhaug spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons working mainly as a domestique, riding the Ardennes classics and the 2011 Giro d'Italia. He signed a new contract with Sky at the end of 2011.
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