Arctic Race of Norway
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]
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| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Norway |
| English name | Arctic Race of Norway |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Europe Tour |
| Type | Stage race |
| Organiser | Amaury Sport Organisation |
| Race director | Claude Rach |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2013 |
| Editions | 8 (as of 2021) |
| First winner |  Thor Hushovd (NOR) |
| Most recent | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ben Hermans (BEL) |
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 will become 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 | |
References
- ASO announces a new event, the Arctic Race of Norway
- "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
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