Arctic Race of Norway
Norwegian cycling stage race
Race details | |
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Date | August |
Region | Norway |
English name | Arctic Race of Norway |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI ProSeries |
Type | Stage race |
Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
Race director | Claude Rach |
Web site | www |
History | |
First edition | 2013 (2013) |
Editions | 10 (as of 2023) |
First winner | Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
Most recent | Stephen Williams (GBR) |
The Arctic Race of Norway is an annual multiple stage bicycle race held in northern Norway. The first edition was in 2013, from 8 August to 11 August, and lasted for four days. The organising partners are Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) and Arctic Race of Norway (AS).[1][2]
The race is an official UCI-sponsored event,[3] and has been placed as part of the Europe Tour. The first two editions were rated as 2.1 events. From 2015 it was rated as a 2.HC event.[4] The race became part of the new UCI ProSeries in 2020.
Winners
Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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2013 | Norway | Thor Hushovd | BMC Racing Team | |
2014 | Netherlands | Steven Kruijswijk | Belkin Pro Cycling | |
2015 | Estonia | Rein Taaramäe | Astana | |
2016 | Italy | Gianni Moscon | Team Sky | |
2017 | Belgium | Dylan Teuns | BMC Racing Team | |
2018 | Russia | Sergey Chernetskiy | Astana | |
2019 | Kazakhstan | Alexey Lutsenko | Astana | |
2020 | No race due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||
2021 | Belgium | Ben Hermans | Israel Start-Up Nation | |
2022 | Norway | Andreas Leknessund | Team DSM | |
2023 | Great Britain | Stephen Williams | Israel–Premier Tech |
Classifications
As of the 2023 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are:
- Midnight Sun Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
- Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
- Peacock Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
- Red and white Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
- Viking Jersey (Red, white, and blue) – Worn by the stage's best team mate (as chosen by viewers/social media).
- Yellow number Jersey – Worn by the best team with the best performance in the general classification.
- Red number Jersey – Worn by the leader of the combativity classification.
References
- ^ "ASO announces a new event, the Arctic Race of Norway". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
- ^ "Creation of the Arctic Race of Norway: a new race at the heart of unique sceneries - News pre-race - Tour de France 2013". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
- ^ Arctic Tour of Norway blir en realitet til neste år
- ^ "Arctic Race of Norway 2015 - General classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
External links
- Official website