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Find sources: "GP Herning" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) GP Herning Race details Date April–May Region Herning, Denmark English name GP Herning Local name Grand Prix i Herning (in Danish) Discipline Road Competition DCU Tour Type Single-day Web site www.gpherning.dk History First edition 1992 (1992) Editions 32 (as of 2026) First winner Claus Michael Møller (DEN) Most wins Bjarne Riis (DEN) (3 wins) Most recent Mads Landbo (DEN) **Grand Prix Herning** is a one-day [road bicycle race](/source/Road_bicycle_racing) held in [Midtjylland](/source/Central_Denmark_Region), Denmark.[1] The race is organised by Herning Bicycle Club with both start and goal in [Herning](/source/Herning).[2] The race is characterised by its gravel paths, which result in multiple punctures for the racers. The many paths and defects makes the race very selective, and it is often won by a solo rider or from a small group. Grand Prix Herning gained prominence with [Bjarne Riis](/source/Bjarne_Riis)'s victories in 1996 (the same year that he won [Tour de France](/source/Tour_de_France)), 1997 and 1998. For several years the race was run as part of the [UCI](/source/Union_Cycliste_Internationale)'s calendar, with a fixed spot for the coming spring. It has gained the nickname "A spring day at the heath" (*En Forårsdag på heden*) with the hidden hint to Jørgen Leth's film on [Paris–Roubaix](/source/Paris%E2%80%93Roubaix), *[A Sunday in Hell](/source/A_Sunday_in_Hell)* (*En Forårsdag i Helvede*). The race has had multiple economic problems and was not held in 2008. The race was returned in 2009, and was held until another break again in 2012 due to the *Giro D’Italia* start*11 in the city. In 2013 the race was run as a UCI race for the last time. In 2014 the race got a helping hand from the [Danish Cycling Federation](/source/Danish_Cycling_Federation) which wrote the race in as part of the Post Cup (today known as the PostNord Cup). The race is now a returning part of the Danish Cup Series.[3] ## Gravel paths Gravel Road no. KM Cycled Category Road Distances 1 12.8 km 2 Asbjergvej 0.74 km - 13.6 km - Nøvlingholmvej 0.80 km 2 27 km 1 "En skovvej" 2.10 km 3 38.8 km 2 Nygårdsvej 2.31 km 4 48.9 km 2 Skovbyvej 1.93 km 5 74.9 km 3 Hveddevej 1.20 km 6 86.2 km 3 Lavlundvej 0.70 km - 86.9 km - Julsgårdvej 1.31 km 7 94.6 km 3 Brandholmvej 0.68 km 8 98 km HC Den Gyldne Middelvej 1.34 km - 99.4 km - Den Gyldne Middelvej 0.68 km 9 106 km 3 Nørregårdsvej 1.00 km 10 111.8 km 2 Sandfeldvej 1.60 km - 113.3 km - Sdr. Greenvej 1.30 km 11 118.9 km 1 Gottenborgvej 2.47 km 12 125.3 km 1 Høgildgårdvej 3.76 km 13 147.9 km 2 Femhøj 1.73 km 14 154.3 km 2 Frølundvej 0.86 km - 155.1 km - Frølundvej 0.62 km 15 157.4 km 1 "En markvej" 1.96 km 16 166.4 km 3 "En grussti" 0.62 km ## Winners Year Country Rider Team 1992 Denmark Claus Michael Møller Ordrup 1993 Denmark Dennis Rasmussen Aarhus CK 1994 Great Britain Brian Smith Motorola 1995 France Fréderic Moncassin Novell 1996 Denmark Bjarne Riis Team Telekom 1997 Denmark Bjarne Riis Team Telekom 1998 Denmark Bjarne Riis Team Telekom 1999 Denmark Michael Sandstød Team Home-Jack & Jones 2000 Denmark Michael Sandstød Memory Card-Jack & Jones 2001 Netherlands Rudi Kemna BankGiroLoterij-Batavus 2002 Netherlands Rudi Kemna BankGiroLoterij-Batavus 2003 Denmark Frank Høj Team Fakta 2004 Denmark Frank Høj Team CSC 2005 Denmark Michael Blaudzun Team CSC 2006 Denmark Allan Johansen Team CSC 2007 Norway Kurt-Asle Arvesen Team CSC 2008 No race 2009 Denmark René Jørgensen Team Designa Køkken 2010 Denmark Alex Rasmussen Team Saxo Bank 2011 Denmark Troels Vinther Glud & Marstrand-LRØ 2012 No race 2013 Denmark Lasse Norman Hansen Blue Water Cycling 2014 Denmark Morten Øllegaard Riwal Platform Cycling Team 2015 Denmark Asbjørn Kragh Andersen Blue Water Cycling 2016 Denmark Mads Würtz Schmidt Team Virtu Pro–Véloconcept 2017 Denmark Michael Carbel[4] Team Virtu Pro–Véloconcept 2018 Denmark Troels Vinther Riwal CeramicSpeed 2019 Denmark Andreas Stokbro Riwal Readynez 2020 No race 2021 Denmark Mads Østergaard Kristensen Team Coop 2022 Denmark Andreas Stokbro Team Coop 2023 Denmark Mathias Norsgaard Denmark (national team) 2024 Denmark Rasmus Søjberg Pedersen Denmark (national team) 2025 Denmark Stian Rosenlund Airtox–Carl Ras 2026 Denmark Mads Landbo Team ColoQuick ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [Hck.dk](http://www.hck.dk/) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bohé, Frederik (28 March 2017). ["PostNord Cuppen åbner i GP Herning: Ruten er klar"](http://cykelmagasinet.dk/postnord-cuppen-aabner-i-gp-herning-ruten-er-klar). Cykelmagasinet. Retrieved 18 April 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-cykelmagasinet_2017_3-0)** Arnth, Kristian (5 December 2016). ["Grand Prix Herning åbner igen Post Cuppen i 2017"](http://cykelmagasinet.dk/grand-prix-herning-aabner-igen-post-cuppen-i-2017) (in Danish). Cykelmagasinet.dk. Retrieved 23 June 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Feltet_2017_4-0)** Johannesen, Jesper. ["Carbel vandt stor dansk dyst i Herning"](http://www.feltet.dk/nyheder/carbel_stor_dansk_dyst_i_herning/) (in Danish). Feltet.dk. Retrieved 23 June 2017. ## External links - [Grandprix Hernings website](https://gpherning.dk/) - [Herning Cykle Klub](http://www.hck.dk/) --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [GP Herning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP_Herning) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GP_Herning?action=history)). 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