Uttrup Ludwig takes a brilliant stage win at the Tour of Scandinavia

The Danish champion takes the mountain top win and the overall lead with one stage to go after an impressive showing from British riders

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope) wins stage five of the 2022 Tour of Scandinavia at the Norefjell ski resort
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope) wins stage five of the 2022 Tour of Scandinavia at the Norefjell ski resort
(Image credit: Luc Claessen/Getty)

Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig won the mountain top stage at the Tour of Scandinavia on Saturday, and with it took the race’s overall lead with one stage remaining.

Sporting the Danish champion’s jersey, the FDJ-SUEZ-Futuroscope rider was alone with Liane Lippert for the final three kilometres, and while the pair worked well to start with, as the line approached the German would not come through.

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