Katrine Aalerud

Katrine Aalerud (born 4 December 1994) is a Norwegian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She rode in the women's road race at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, finishing in 39th place.

Career In 2016, Aalerud had several strong performances in cycling. At the Norwegian National Road Championships, she won a bronze medal in the road race. She was also part of the Bryne CK team that won the team time trial. Aalerud then competed at the 2016 UCI Road World Championships, finishing 39th in the road race event. Later that year, she placed 13th in the youth classification and 28th overall at the Ladies Tour of Norway. Aalerud continued her success in 2017 at the Internationale Thüringen Rundfahrt der Frauen in July, where she finished 3rd in the youth classification. She also participated in the 2016 European Road Championships, placing 21st in the time trial while finishing 8th in the under-23 category. Unfortunately, Aalerud did not complete the European Road Championships road race after crashing early in the race, which left her unconscious.

In 2017, she had a strong showing at the Norwegian National Road Championships, earning a silver medal in the grueling road race and a bronze in the time trial event. Building on this success, she was selected to represent Norway later that year at the prestigious UCI Road World Championships. Although she competed valiantly in the Worlds road race, she was unfortunately forced to abandon the race before reaching the finish line.

Major results

2016 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 2017 National Road Championships 2nd Road race 3rd Time trial 6th Women's Tour de Yorkshire 2018 9th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche 2019 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 7th Overall Emakumeen Euskal Bira 7th Overall Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche 2020

9th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana 9th Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2021

3rd Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana 5th Overall Vuelta a Burgos Feminas 7th Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa 2022 2nd Time trial, National Road Championships 9th Overall Tour of Scandinavia 10th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 2023 1st Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 2nd Road race, National Road Championships 6th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria 2024 National Road Championships

3rd Road race 3rd Overall 3rd Festival Elsy Jacobs Garnich 4th Chrono des Nations 5th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria 6th Time trial, European Road Championships 8th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite 9th Overall Vuelta a Andalucía 2025 4th Trofeo Binissalem-Andratx 4th Overall Vuelta a Extremadura Femenina 5th Time trial, UCI Road World Championships 6th Trofeo Palma Femina 8th Overall UAE Tour Women 9th Overall Setmana Ciclista Valenciana