Edvald Boasson Hagen
- January 4, 2024
- Cyclist
Quick Facts
Edvald Boasson Hagen Biography
| Name | Edvald Boasson Hagen |
| Birthday | May 17 |
| Birth Year | 1987 |
| Place Of Birth | Norway |
| Birth Country | Norway |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Signe Boasson, Odd Erik Hagen |
| Siblings | Stian Boasson Hagen |
| Spouse | Marlen Kristiansen |
Edvald Boasson Hagen is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on May 17, 1987 in Norway, Norway. Norwegian road cyclist best known as a rider for Team Sky’s UCI ProTeam. He is a multiple-time winner of the Norwegian National Time Trial Championships and won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2012.
He has been managed by Team Sky manager Dave Brailsford.
In 2007 he enjoyed a successful season and scored fifteen wins, ending up second in number of victories behind ProTour sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. But, after the disqualification of the Italian in May 2008 for doping, Alessandro Petacchi lost 5 stage wins in the 2007 Giro resulting in Boasson Hagen having the most victories. Boasson Hagen won the overall classification as well as stages at Paris–Corrèze, Ringerike GP and Istrian Spring Trophy. He also took stages at Tour of Ireland, Tour de Normandie and Tour de Bretagne as well as the Norwegian time trial championship. As a result of these achievements, he finished fifth in the individual point standings of 2006-2007 UCI Europe Tour. In early 2007 it was announced that for 2008 season he would leave Team Maxbo Bianchi for the German UCI ProTeam T-Mobile Team. In late 2007 it was announced that Deutsche Telekom was to end sponsorship of T-Mobile Team with immediate effect. The team continued under the name Team High Road.
Boasson Hagen began the 2008 season with a fifth place in the prologue of Tour of California, ahead of established time trial specialists like David Millar and Gustav Larsson. He later won the concluding individual time trial of Critérium International ahead of teammate Tony Martin and the Grand Prix de Denain. He also finished second at the Commerce Bank Reading Classic and became the Norway National Time Trial Champion for the second year in a row. Later in the year he competed in the Beijing Olympics Road Race, finishing 71st, and entered the ProTour race Eneco Tour aiming for the overall classification. He finished third in the prologue and was well placed in the following stages when in the fifth stage the front of the peloton split in the strong crosswinds and left him 14 minutes behind the leaders. Boasson Hagen lost any chance of overall victory but made up by winning the following stage in Brussels by passing Jimmy Engoulvent in the final fifteen meters of the race. At the Tour of Britain he won three stages and the points competition.
His parents are named Singe and Odd-Erik.
Edvald Boasson Hagen Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cyclist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Edvald Boasson Hagen is one of the richest Cyclist from Norway. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Edvald Boasson Hagen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He was born in Rudsbygd, Norway and raced for the amateur team Team Maxbo Bianchi from 2006 to 2007.
He was ranked as the third best road race cyclist by UCI in 2009, when he was just 22 years old.
Edvald Boasson Hagen (born 17 May 1987) is a Norwegian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam NTT Pro Cycling. He was ranked as no. 3 in the world by UCI as of 31 August 2009, when he was 22 years old. He is known as an all-rounder, having won the Norwegian National Road Race Championships in 2012, 2015 and 2016. He is also a ten-time winner of the Norwegian National Time Trial Championships.
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Boasson Hagen began the 2012 season with a second place to André Greipel in the Down Under Classic. After three top-five placings in stage finishes, he took the lead of the sprints classification after the fourth stage of the Tour Down Under and held the jersey until the end of the race. Boasson Hagen took the lead of the Volta ao Algarve after winning the second stage with a well- timed uphill sprint. He lost the race lead to team-mate Richie Porte on the next stage, after setting Porte up on the final climb, but he won the points jersey. He also won a stage of Tirreno–Adriatico, and acted as lead out man for Mark Cavendish. Boasson Hagen had a disappointing classics campaign, failing to post any major results. He did return to form at his home race, the Tour of Norway, winning the race overall, the points and young rider jerseys, and stage four which finished in his home town, Lillehammer.
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Edvald Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Norway. Edvald Boasson Hagen celebrates birthday on May 17 of every year.
2014 was Boasson Hagen’s worst year of his career in the fact that he did not record a single stage win. On 14 August, Boasson Hagen announced that he would leave Team Sky at the end of the 2014 season. On 27 August, Boasson Hagen announced that he would join African UCI Professional Continental Team MTN–Qhubeka on a 2-year deal.