Tour of Scandinavia, Cycling | The cycling circus is snowing in Fredrikstad: Here you can meet the elite cyclists
On Tuesday, Scandinavia’s biggest cycling race, the Tour of Scandinavia, started from Copenhagen with the world’s best female cyclists on the starting line.
Today the field comes to Østfold. The third stage started in Moss and the woman makes her way through parts of the former Østfold and finishes in Sarpsborg.
In connection with the race, roads in Fredrikstad will be closed.
Affected roads in Råde and Fredrikstad
The cyclists cycle through Missingmyr in Råde, cross the E6 and pass on through Råde centre. Then southwest to Tomb agricultural school.
Through Fredrikstad, cyclists use fylkesvei 116 Saltnesveien and Husebyveien, Ør Kolbergveien, riksvei 110 Mosseveien, Elinveien, fylkesvei 112 Soliveien and on over the Rolvsøyusund bridge towards Sarpsborg.
Fredrikstad municipality states that the affected roads will be closed to cyclists for safety reasons. Ongoing traffic will be able to drive until the car with a red flag arrives. Affected roads will be closed between 16.00 and 17.15 through Fredrikstad.
The Tour of Scandinavia is a Scandinavian women’s cycling stage race at World Tour level that goes through three countries: Denmark, Sweden and Norway.