Arctic Race of Norway
Race details
DateAugust
RegionNorway
English nameArctic Race of Norway
DisciplineRoad
CompetitionUCI ProSeries
TypeStage race
OrganiserAmaury Sport Organisation
Race directorClaude Rach
Web sitewww.arctic-race-of-norway.com
History
First edition2013 (2013)
Editions10 (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
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 Midnight Sun Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification.
  • Blue Jersey Blue Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification.
  • Peacock Jersey Peacock Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification.
  • Red and white jersey Red and white Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification.
  • Viking Jersey Viking Jersey (Red, white, and blue) – Worn by the stage's best team mate (as chosen by viewers/social media).
  • Yellow number jersey Yellow number Jersey – Worn by the best team with the best performance in the general classification.
  • Red number jersey Red number Jersey – Worn by the leader of the combativity classification.

References

  1. ↑ "ASO announces a new event, the Arctic Race of Norway". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ Arctic Tour of Norway blir en realitet til neste år
  4. ↑ "Arctic Race of Norway 2015 - General classification". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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