Battle of the North changes its name to Tour of Scandinavia to avoid links to war in Ukraine

Inaugural edition of the race to take place in August over six days in Denmark, Sweden and Norway

Ladies Tour of Norway
The Ladies Tour of Norway in 2018
(Image credit: Getty Images)

The new Scandinavian Women's WorldTour stage race scheduled for this summer has changed its name from Battle of the North to the Tour of Scandinavia to avoid links to the war in Ukraine.

Launched on Thursday, the race will consist of six stages over six days across Denmark, Sweden and Norway from 9-14 August. 

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