Scandinavian Race is an annual

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held in

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. Between the years 1909–1937 and 1940–1945 the race was run as a

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; in 1956 it was held as a

team time trial A team time trial (TTT) is a road bicycle race in which teams of cyclists race against the clock (see individual time trial for a more detailed description of ITT events). The winning team in a TTT is determined by the comparing the times of ( ...

. Since 2008, it is organized as a 1.2 event on the

UCI Europe Tour The UCI Continental Circuits are a series of road bicycle racing competitions which were introduced in 2005 by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) to expand cycling around the world. The five circuits (representing the continents of Africa, the ...

. In 2020 and 2021, due to the

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, the Scandinavian Race was held as the

Swedish National Road Race Championships The Swedish National Road Race Championships have been held since 1930. Men Women See also *Swedish National Time Trial Championships *National Road Cycling Championships National road cycling championships are held annually by host natio ...

Winners

References

External links

*{{official website, http://www.upsalack.se/eng/index.php Cycle races in Sweden UCI Europe Tour races Recurring sporting events established in 1909 1909 establishments in Sweden Spring (season) events in Sweden