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2023 Arctic Race of Norway (HC), Norway

10th edition: August 17 - 20, 2023

Map of the 2023 Arctic Race of Norway

Sunday, August 20: 4th & Final Stage, Kvalsund - North Cape (Nordkapp), 171.4 km

Clément Champoussin (on left) takes the final stage.

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Weather at the finish city of Nordkapp at 1:50 PM, local time: 8C (46F), cloudy, with the wind from the north-northeast at 14 km/hr (9mph). There is a 2% chance of rain.

Rated ascents:

Km 23.4: Skaidi Summit, 1.9 km @ 4.8%. Cat. 2
Km 150.2: Skipsfjord Summit, 4.2 km @ 5.5%. Cat. 1
Km 165: Vestfjordfjellet Summit, 3.1 km @ 7.4%. Cat. 1

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage four report.

Israel-Premier Tech’s Stephen Williams won the 2023 Arctic Race of Norway by only one second over Astana Qazaqstan’s Christian Scaroni, emulating the minimal gap that allowed Alexey Lutsenko to claim the 2019 title with Warren Barguil as the runner-up. Team dsm-firmenich’s Kevin Vermaerke stood third on the final podium, taking advantage of the bonus seconds he scored at the beginning of this beautiful final stage that finished in the breath-taking North Cape, one of the northernmost spots in Europe. Arkea-Samsic’s Clement Champoussin was the fastest in the uphill sprint that settled the day, defeating Norwegian National Team’s Odd Christian Eiking and Astana Qazaqstan’s Michele Gazzoli.

106 riders took the start in the fourth and final stage of the 2023 Arctic Race of Norway, held between Kvalsund and the North Cape over 171,4 kilometres, at 13:40. There was some fast racing to begin, as none of the attackers was able to go clear ahead of the Skaidi (IS, km 21,1) intermediate sprint on which Noah Hobbs (Groupama-FDJ Continental) took three bonus seconds ahead of Kevin Vermaerke (Team dsm-firmenich) and Dylan Teuns (Israel-Premier Tech), who in turn collected two and one. A few minutes later, Human Powered Health’s Sebastian Schonberger was first atop Skaidi Summit (KOM, km 23,4).

A big breakaway day
A 19-strong group tried to escape from the peloton after 31 kilometres, with Dylan Teuns (Israel-Premier Tech), Guillaume Martin (Cofidis), Igor Arrieta (Equipo Kern Pharma) or Andre Drege (Coop-Repsol) amongst many others. They were not given much leeway, though, and their attempt got shut down after an intense chase. 68 kilometres into the race, a group of 15 managed to really establish itself at the head of the race. Jonas Hvideberg (Team dsm-firmenich), Hugo Toumire (Cofidis), Ludvik Holstad, Iver Knotten (Norwegian National Team), August Jensen, Kristian Aasvold (Human Powered Health), Alessandro Verre (Arkea-Samsic), Walter Calzoni (Q36.5), Frederik Dversnes (Uno-X), Kevin Colleoni (Jayco-AlUla), Pablo Carrascosa (Equipo Kern Pharma), Lennert Teugels (Bingoal WB), Rodrigo Alvarez (Burgos BH), Tobias Nakken (Trinity Racing) and the aforementioned Hobbs were the ones to put some daylight between themselves and the peloton led by Israel-Premier Tech and Astana Qazaqstan, opening a gap that peaked at 2’45” with 70 kilometres left to race.

Hobbs claims all the intermediate sprints
Midnight Sun jersey wearer during stage 3 Noah Hobbs led the way through Hjelness (IS, km 109,1) as Nakken got dropped from the break. The Groupama-FDJ Continental rider was also first across Storbukt (IS, km 139,9), at which point the gap had dropped down to 1’45”. The riders thus entered the final thirty kilometres of the race, on which three classified climbs including the summit finish at the Nordkapp (the iconic North Cape) were to decide this 10th edition of the Arctic Race of Norway.

Calzoni nearly makes it
As soon as the peloton hit the first slopes of the climb to Skipsfjord Summit (KOM, km 150,2), Cofidis and Arkea-Samsic took the helm of the peloton, reducing it to 50 riders as the break was whittled down to just six members: Hvideberg, Calzoni, Knotten, Jensen, Dversnes and Teugels. The Human Powered Health rider was first across the summit, where the peloton trialled behind the front of the race by 1’20”.

The race heated up during the climb to Vestfjlordfjellet Summit (KOM, km 165), with Calzoni cresting it first as he was the last of the men of the breakaway not to be reeled in by the main group. The Italian rider kept his solo effort and managed to reach the last kilometre with a slight gap over the favourites, who were attacking left and right behind. There was no happy ending for Calzoni, though, as he was caught in the final ramp with 200 meters to go. The Israel-Premier Tech team launched the sprint, yet Arkea-Samsic’s Clement Champoussin was quicker than the other contenders and managed to claim his first victory of the season. The Israeli team still had a reason to smile as their Stephen Williams kept the Midnight Sun jersey and was crowned as overall winner of the event.

Complete results:

171.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.737 km/hr

1	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	4hr 0min 38sec
2	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
3	MICHELE GAZZOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
4	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
5	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
6	CRISTIAN SCARONI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
7	KAMIEL BONNEU	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
8	DYLAN TEUNS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
9	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
10	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
11	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
12	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
13	LOUIS BARRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
14	CEDRIK BAKKE CHRISTOPHERSEN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
15	ELIAS MARIS	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
16	JONATHAN LASTRA MARTINEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
17	MARCO TIZZA	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
18	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
19	ASBJØRN HELLEMOSE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
20	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
21	LIAM JOHNSTON	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
22	JOHAN MEENS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
23	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
24	ALEXANDRE BALMER	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
25	ALESSANDRO FEDELI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	@ 6sec
26	PAUL DOUBLE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
27	IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
28	MARCO FRIGO	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 09''
29	ALEXIS GUERIN	BINGOAL WB	0' 22''
30	FLORIS DE TIER	BINGOAL WB	0' 31''
31	WALTER CALZONI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	0' 43''
32	THIBAUD GRUEL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 54''
33	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	1' 02''
34	VINCENT VAN HEMELEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	1' 04''
35	FERGUS BROWNING	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
36	AUGUST JENSEN	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
37	PEDER ANTONI GRAVÅS	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
38	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
39	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
40	ANDRÉ DREGE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
41	MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
42	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
43	MARCEL CAMPRUBI PIJUAN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
44	LOUKA MATTHYS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
45	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
46	GIANMARCO GAROFOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
47	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
48	FREDRIK DVERSNES	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
49	LENNERT TEUGELS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
50	CAMILO ANDRES GOMEZ	TRINITY RACING	1' 11''
51	IVER JOHAN KNOTTEN	NORWEGIAN TEAM	1' 18''
52	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	2' 03''
53	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
54	AARON VERWILST	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
55	KRISTIAN AASVOLD	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
56	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
57	TORBJØRN ANDRE REED	NORWEGIAN TEAM	2' 11''
58	MARTIN TJØTTA	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	2' 46''
59	MAGNUS WÆHRE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
60	BRIEUC ROLLAND	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
61	FILIPPO BARONCINI	LIDL-TREK	3' 08''
62	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	3' 55''
63	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	4' 16''
64	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
65	KAMIL MALECKI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
66	CYRUS MONK	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
67	HAMISH MCKENZIE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
68	THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
69	TRYM BRENNSÆTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
70	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
71	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
72	IGOR CHZHAN	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	6' 48''
73	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	7' 01''
74	MILAN FRETIN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	7' 27''
75	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
76	LUDVIK ASPELUND HOLSTAD	NORWEGIAN TEAM	7' 40''
77	ÅDNE HOLTER	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
78	KEVIN COLLEONI	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	9' 15''
79	BENJAMIN PERRY	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
80	RODRIGO ALVAREZ	BURGOS-BH	10' 19''
81	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
82	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
83	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
84	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	10' 26''
85	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
86	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
87	ANTON H STENSBY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
88	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
89	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
90	ULRIK TVEDT	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
91	TRULS NORDHAGEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
92	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
93	NOAH VANDENBRANDEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
94	HUGO ANDRES RODRIGUEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
95	TOBIAS RISAN NAKKEN	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
96	RONAN AUGE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
97	COLIN JOYCE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
98	KARSTEN LARSEN FELDMANN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
99	JOHAN RAVNØY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
100	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
101	ANTONIO ANGULO SAMPEDRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
102	LEWIS BOWER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	10' 32''
103	ALFRED BRUCE NOAH HOBBS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
104	ALESSANDRO VERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	14' 49''

Final GC after stage 4:

GC winner: Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech)
Mountains classification winner: Vincent Van Hemelen (Flanders-Baloise)
Points classification winner: Clément Champoussin (Arkéa-Samsic)
Best young rider: Kevin Vanmaerke (Team dsm-firmenich)
Teams classification winner: Israel-Preier Tech

662.8 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.392 km/hr

1	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	15hr 38min 6sec
2	CRISTIAN SCARONI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	@ 1sec
3	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	0' 09''
4	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
5	DYLAN TEUNS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 11''
6	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	0' 12''
7	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
8	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
9	KAMIEL BONNEU	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	0' 19''
10	CEDRIK BAKKE CHRISTOPHERSEN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	0' 20''
11	LIAM JOHNSTON	TRINITY RACING	0' 23''
12	JONATHAN LASTRA MARTINEZ	COFIDIS	0' 24''
13	ASBJØRN HELLEMOSE	LIDL-TREK	0' 27''
14	LOUIS BARRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 28''
15	ELIAS MARIS	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	0' 31''
16	ALEXANDRE BALMER	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
17	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	0' 32''
18	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
19	IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	0' 38''
20	JOHAN MEENS	BINGOAL WB	0' 53''
21	MARCO FRIGO	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1' 12''
22	ANDRÉ DREGE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	1' 43''
23	THIBAUD GRUEL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 47''
24	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	1' 58''
25	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	2' 00''
26	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ	BURGOS-BH	2' 12''
27	FREDRIK DVERSNES	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	2' 34''
28	VINCENT VAN HEMELEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	3' 11''
29	KRISTIAN AASVOLD	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	3' 36''
30	LENNERT TEUGELS	BINGOAL WB	3' 45''
31	FILIPPO BARONCINI	LIDL-TREK	4' 20''
32	MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	4' 50''
33	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	4' 55''
34	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	5' 02''
35	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	NORWEGIAN TEAM	5' 04''
36	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	5' 22''
37	AUGUST JENSEN	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	5' 23''
38	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	6' 07''
39	MICHELE GAZZOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	6' 35''
40	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	6' 40''
41	AARON VERWILST	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	7' 12''
42	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	7' 21''
43	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	8' 03''
44	ALESSANDRO FEDELI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	8' 07''
45	CYRUS MONK	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	8' 16''
46	KAMIL MALECKI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
47	FLORIS DE TIER	BINGOAL WB	8' 56''
48	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA	BURGOS-BH	9' 00''
49	TRYM BRENNSÆTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	9' 10''
50	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	9' 13''
51	LOUKA MATTHYS	BINGOAL WB	9' 34''
52	WALTER CALZONI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	9' 45''
53	FERGUS BROWNING	TRINITY RACING	9' 55''
54	IVER JOHAN KNOTTEN	NORWEGIAN TEAM	10' 20''
55	KEVIN COLLEONI	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	10' 45''
56	HAMISH MCKENZIE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	10' 56''
57	CAMILO ANDRES GOMEZ	TRINITY RACING	11' 05''
58	MILAN FRETIN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	11' 38''
59	TORBJØRN ANDRE REED	NORWEGIAN TEAM	12' 09''
60	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	12' 18''
61	LEWIS BOWER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	12' 27''
62	MARCEL CAMPRUBI PIJUAN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	12' 47''
63	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	12' 54''
64	PEDER ANTONI GRAVÅS	NORWEGIAN TEAM	13' 11''
65	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	14' 05''
66	BRIEUC ROLLAND	GROUPAMA-FDJ	14' 09''
67	ALFRED BRUCE NOAH HOBBS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	14' 12''
68	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	14' 23''
69	MAGNUS WÆHRE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	14' 54''
70	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	15' 45''
71	GIANMARCO GAROFOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	16' 23''
72	ANTON H STENSBY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	16' 42''
73	COLIN JOYCE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	17' 31''
74	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	18' 19''
75	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	18' 34''
76	PAUL DOUBLE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	19' 40''
77	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	20' 34''
78	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	21' 17''
79	KARSTEN LARSEN FELDMANN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	21' 21''
80	THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH	TRINITY RACING	21' 29''
81	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	22' 04''
82	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	22' 08''
83	NOAH VANDENBRANDEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	22' 50''
84	MARTIN TJØTTA	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	24' 15''
85	MARCO TIZZA	BINGOAL WB	24' 18''
86	LUDVIK ASPELUND HOLSTAD	NORWEGIAN TEAM	24' 53''
87	BENJAMIN PERRY	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	25' 40''
88	RONAN AUGE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	26' 33''
89	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	26' 48''
90	ÅDNE HOLTER	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	26' 55''
91	ALEXIS GUERIN	BINGOAL WB	27' 01''
92	JOHAN RAVNØY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	27' 05''
93	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	LIDL-TREK	27' 21''
94	ULRIK TVEDT	NORWEGIAN TEAM	27' 37''
95	IGOR CHZHAN	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	28' 17''
96	TOBIAS RISAN NAKKEN	TRINITY RACING	28' 59''
97	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	LIDL-TREK	33' 59''
98	ANTONIO ANGULO SAMPEDRO	BURGOS-BH	35' 55''
99	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	38' 08''
100	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	40' 57''
101	HUGO ANDRES RODRIGUEZ	TRINITY RACING	43' 57''
102	TRULS NORDHAGEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	43' 58''
103	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	45' 06''
104	ALESSANDRO VERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	51' 36''

Stage 4 map & profile:

Stage 4 map

Stage 4 profile

Saturday, August 19: Stage 3, Hammerfest - Havøysund Summit, 167 km

Stage 3 map & profile

Stephen Williams wins the stage and takes over the GC lead.

Weather at the city of Havøysund, on the route, 4.4 kms from the finish at 1:30 PM, local time: 11C (51F), cloudy, with the wind from the northwest at 24 km/hr (15 mph). There is a 20% chance of rain.

Rated ascents:

Km 54.6: Skaidi Summit, 1.9 km @ 4.9%. Cat. 2
Km 134.5: Kirkedalen Summit, 4.1 km @ 5.2%. Cat. 1
Km 153.1: Selvika Summit, 2.6 km @ 5.4%. Cat. 2
Km 167: Havøysund Summit, 2.2 km @ 10%. Cat. 1

The race: Here's the race organizer's stage three report.

The grueling weather conditions didn’t keep the peloton of the Arctic Race of Norway from putting quite a show on in the third stage of the 10th edition of this beautiful event. Several long-range attacks took place, with an excellent breakaway led by Peacock jersey wearer Vincent Van Hemelen (Flanders-Baloise) as the highlight.

It all came down to an uphill sprint in the final climb to Havoysund, though. Great Britain’s Stephen Williams took both the stage win and the Midnight Sun jersey, overtaking Astana Qazaqstan’s Christian Scaroni (3rd at the finish line) in the provisional GC by just one second. Runner-up to Williams in the fight for the stage was Arkea-Samsic’s Clement Champoussin. The overall victory is still up for grabs in the fourth and last stage to Nordkapp – the iconic North Cape.

106 riders took the start in the third stage of the 2023 Arctic Race of Norway, held between Hammerfest and Havoysund over 167 kilometres, at 14:00. After a few attacks, six riders went clear 5 kilometres into the race: Ulrik Tvedt (Norwegian National Team), Paul Double (Human Powered Health), Michel Ries (Arkea-Samsic), KOM classification leader Vincent Van Hemelen (Flanders-Baloise), Karsten Larsen Feldmann and Anton Stensby (Coop-Repsol). At kilometre 28, they clocked an advantage of 4’00” over a peaceful bunch that rode at a steady pace, marshalled by Groupama-FDJ Continental.

Van Hemelen secures his Peacock jersey
Stensby led the way through both Skaidi (IS, km 52,5) and Lillefjord (IS, km 110,5), while Van Hemelen secured his Peacock jersey by being first atop Skaidi Summit (KOM, km 54,6). The advantage of the front group had increased up to 5’00” with 72 kilometres to go. With 65 remaining, Israel-Premier Tech, Astana Qazaqstan and Uno-X joined race leader Noah Hobbs’ teammates at the helm of the peloton and tried to launch echelons taking advantage of a crosswinds section. Their first efforts were fruitless, yet their second attempt with 40 kilometres to go did indeed whittle the main group down to 35 riders. Many of them unsuccessfully tried to power away from this reduced bunch in the following kilometres. Meanwhile, Double was dropped from the break as Van Hemelen passed first through Kirkedalen Summit (KOM, km 134,5), where the gap for the five remaining men at the front was down to just 1’35”.

Israel-Premier Tech went for it
An unfortunate crash with 28 to go took Astana Qazaqstan’s Gianmarco Garofoli out of contention while riding in the main group. Stensby was once again first in the last intermediate sprint of the day at Selvika (IS, km 148,4). The climb to Selvika Summit (KOM, km 153,1) left Van Hemelen alone in the lead with just 10” over the 30-strong favourites group. The Belgian rider was a caught at the base of the 2,2-kilometre race-defining climb to Havoysund by the chasing group, led by Israel-Premier Tech and Uno-X. Israel’s Dylan Teuns hit the afterburners with 350 meters to go, opening the sprint for his teammate Stephen Williams to power past everyone from the second row of the group and claim both his first victory of the season and the Midnight Sun jersey.

Complete results:

167 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.240 km/hr

1	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	4hr 2min 58sec
2	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
3	CRISTIAN SCARONI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
4	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
5	DYLAN TEUNS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
6	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
7	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
8	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
9	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
10	KAMIEL BONNEU	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	@ 7sec
11	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	NORWEGIAN TEAM	0' 08''
12	CEDRIK BAKKE CHRISTOPHERSEN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
13	LIAM JOHNSTON	TRINITY RACING	0' 11''
14	ASBJØRN HELLEMOSE	LIDL-TREK	0' 16''
15	LOUIS BARRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
16	JONATHAN LASTRA MARTINEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
17	ELIAS MARIS	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	0' 19''
18	ALEXANDRE BALMER	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
19	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	0' 20''
20	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
21	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
22	IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
23	ALESSANDRO FEDELI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
24	ANDRÉ DREGE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	0' 30''
25	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	0' 34''
26	THIBAUD GRUEL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 41''
27	JOHAN MEENS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
28	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	0' 44''
29	FLORIS DE TIER	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
30	LOUKA MATTHYS	BINGOAL WB	0' 51''
31	MARCO FRIGO	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
32	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ	BURGOS-BH	0' 56''
33	FILIPPO BARONCINI	LIDL-TREK	1' 00''
34	KRISTIAN AASVOLD	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	1' 21''
35	KEVIN COLLEONI	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
36	FREDRIK DVERSNES	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
37	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
38	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
39	IVER JOHAN KNOTTEN	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
40	WALTER CALZONI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
41	LEWIS BOWER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 51''
42	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1' 59''
43	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
44	VINCENT VAN HEMELEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
45	LENNERT TEUGELS	BINGOAL WB	2' 29''
46	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	2' 59''
47	MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	3' 24''
48	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
49	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	3' 39''
50	BRIEUC ROLLAND	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 42''
51	MARTIN TJØTTA	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	3' 48''
52	TRYM BRENNSÆTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
53	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
54	ALFRED BRUCE NOAH HOBBS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
55	KAMIL MALECKI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
56	CYRUS MONK	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
57	IGOR CHZHAN	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
58	MILAN FRETIN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	3' 59''
59	AUGUST JENSEN	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	4' 07''
60	TORBJØRN ANDRE REED	NORWEGIAN TEAM	4' 17''
61	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	4' 21''
62	MAGNUS WÆHRE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	4' 27''
63	PEDER ANTONI GRAVÅS	NORWEGIAN TEAM	4' 28''
64	RONAN AUGE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4' 40''
65	AARON VERWILST	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	4' 47''
66	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
67	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	4' 56''
68	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	5' 18''
69	HAMISH MCKENZIE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	5' 42''
70	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	LIDL-TREK	5' 52''
71	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	s.t.
72	ANTON H STENSBY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	6' 03''
73	COLIN JOYCE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	6' 21''
74	ANTONIO ANGULO SAMPEDRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
75	MICHELE GAZZOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	6' 37''
76	MARCO TIZZA	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
77	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	7' 09''
78	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	8' 06''
79	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	8' 37''
80	FERGUS BROWNING	TRINITY RACING	8' 41''
81	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
82	ALEXIS GUERIN	BINGOAL WB	8' 58''
83	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	9' 13''
84	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	9' 16''
85	KARSTEN LARSEN FELDMANN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	9' 17''
86	CAMILO ANDRES GOMEZ	TRINITY RACING	9' 32''
87	LUDVIK ASPELUND HOLSTAD	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
88	ULRIK TVEDT	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
89	THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
90	ÅDNE HOLTER	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
91	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	9' 57''
92	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
93	JOHAN RAVNØY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
94	NOAH VANDENBRANDEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	10' 15''
95	TOBIAS RISAN NAKKEN	TRINITY RACING	10' 52''
96	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	LIDL-TREK	11' 14''
97	MARCEL CAMPRUBI PIJUAN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	11' 31''
98	PAUL DOUBLE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	11' 55''
99	BENJAMIN PERRY	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	13' 24''
100	GIANMARCO GAROFOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	15' 08''
101	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	15' 39''
102	HUGO ANDRES RODRIGUEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
103	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	16' 06''
104	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
105	TRULS NORDHAGEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	19' 49''
106	ALESSANDRO VERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.

GC after stage 3:

491.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.273 km/hr

1	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	11hr 37min 28sec
2	CRISTIAN SCARONI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	@ 1sec
3	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	0' 09''
4	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	0' 11''
5	DYLAN TEUNS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 12''
6	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
7	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
8	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
9	KAMIEL BONNEU	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	0' 19''
10	CEDRIK BAKKE CHRISTOPHERSEN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	0' 20''
11	LIAM JOHNSTON	TRINITY RACING	0' 23''
12	JONATHAN LASTRA MARTINEZ	COFIDIS	0' 24''
13	ASBJØRN HELLEMOSE	LIDL-TREK	0' 27''
14	LOUIS BARRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 28''
15	ELIAS MARIS	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	0' 31''
16	ALEXANDRE BALMER	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
17	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	0' 32''
18	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
19	IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
20	ANDRÉ DREGE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	0' 39''
21	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	0' 42''
22	THIBAUD GRUEL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 53''
23	JOHAN MEENS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
24	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	0' 54''
25	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	0' 56''
26	MARCO FRIGO	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1' 03''
27	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ	BURGOS-BH	1' 08''
28	FILIPPO BARONCINI	LIDL-TREK	1' 12''
29	FREDRIK DVERSNES	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	1' 33''
30	KEVIN COLLEONI	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
31	KRISTIAN AASVOLD	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
32	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	1' 51''
33	LEWIS BOWER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 55''
34	VINCENT VAN HEMELEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	2' 07''
35	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	2' 24''
36	LENNERT TEUGELS	BINGOAL WB	2' 41''
37	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	3' 19''
38	MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	3' 46''
39	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	3' 47''
40	ALFRED BRUCE NOAH HOBBS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	3' 49''
41	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	3' 51''
42	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	4' 00''
43	CYRUS MONK	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
44	KAMIL MALECKI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
45	MILAN FRETIN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	4' 11''
46	AUGUST JENSEN	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	4' 19''
47	TRYM BRENNSÆTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	4' 54''
48	AARON VERWILST	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	5' 09''
49	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	NORWEGIAN TEAM	5' 10''
50	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	5' 18''
51	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	5' 19''
52	ANTON H STENSBY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	6' 16''
53	MICHELE GAZZOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	6' 39''
54	HAMISH MCKENZIE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	6' 40''
55	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	6' 56''
56	COLIN JOYCE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	7' 05''
57	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	7' 31''
58	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	7' 53''
59	ALESSANDRO FEDELI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	8' 01''
60	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	8' 08''
61	FLORIS DE TIER	BINGOAL WB	8' 25''
62	LOUKA MATTHYS	BINGOAL WB	8' 30''
63	FERGUS BROWNING	TRINITY RACING	8' 51''
64	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA	BURGOS-BH	9' 00''
65	WALTER CALZONI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	9' 02''
66	IVER JOHAN KNOTTEN	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
67	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	9' 49''
68	CAMILO ANDRES GOMEZ	TRINITY RACING	9' 54''
69	TORBJØRN ANDRE REED	NORWEGIAN TEAM	9' 58''
70	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	10' 15''
71	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	10' 51''
72	KARSTEN LARSEN FELDMANN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	10' 55''
73	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	10' 58''
74	BRIEUC ROLLAND	GROUPAMA-FDJ	11' 23''
75	MARCEL CAMPRUBI PIJUAN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	11' 43''
76	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	11' 45''
77	PEDER ANTONI GRAVÅS	NORWEGIAN TEAM	12' 07''
78	MAGNUS WÆHRE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	12' 08''
79	NOAH VANDENBRANDEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	12' 24''
80	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	13' 33''
81	GIANMARCO GAROFOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	15' 19''
82	RONAN AUGE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	16' 07''
83	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	16' 22''
84	BENJAMIN PERRY	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	16' 25''
85	JOHAN RAVNØY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	16' 39''
86	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	LIDL-TREK	16' 55''
87	ULRIK TVEDT	NORWEGIAN TEAM	17' 11''
88	LUDVIK ASPELUND HOLSTAD	NORWEGIAN TEAM	17' 13''
89	THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
90	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	17' 23''
91	TOBIAS RISAN NAKKEN	TRINITY RACING	18' 33''
92	ÅDNE HOLTER	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	19' 15''
93	PAUL DOUBLE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	19' 34''
94	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	21' 04''
95	MARTIN TJØTTA	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	21' 29''
96	IGOR CHZHAN	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
97	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	LIDL-TREK	23' 33''
98	MARCO TIZZA	BINGOAL WB	24' 18''
99	ANTONIO ANGULO SAMPEDRO	BURGOS-BH	25' 29''
100	ALEXIS GUERIN	BINGOAL WB	26' 39''
101	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	27' 49''
102	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	30' 31''
103	HUGO ANDRES RODRIGUEZ	TRINITY RACING	33' 31''
104	TRULS NORDHAGEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	33' 32''
105	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	34' 47''
106	ALESSANDRO VERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	36' 47''

Stage 3 map & profile:

Stage 3 map

Stage 3 profile

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Friday, August 18: Stage 2, Alta - Hammerfest, 153.4 km

Stage 2 map & profile

Michele Gazzoli take the stage.

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Weather at the finish city of Hammerfest at 1:50 PM, local time: 11C (51F), light rain, with the wind from the southwest at 24 km/hr (15 mph). The rain is likely to end about 4:15.

Rated ascents:

Km 9.7: Raipas Summit, 1 km @ 5.4%. Cat. 2
Km 28.2: Sarves Summit, 3.9 km @ 5.5%. Cat. 1
Km 42.4: Stokkedalen Summit, 3.8 km @ 4.1%. Cat. 2

The race: Here's the race organizer's report.

Grim weather conditions, with bouts of rain and strong winds, were the main players in the second stage of the 10th edition of the Arctic Race of Norway. Uno-X Pro Cycling Team did its best to tear the race apart by launching echelons, yet the pack got back together with 40 kilometres to go and it all came down to an uphill sprint in Hammerfest.

It was there that Astana Qazaqstan executed a perfectly timed sprint to score a one-two with Italian riders Michele Gazzoli and Christian Scaroni, while Cofidis’ Jonathan Lastra completed the stage podium. The Midnight Sun jersey that distinguishes the GC leader is now on the shoulders of Noah Hobbs (Groupama-FDJ Continental), who was fast and wise enough to claim five bonus seconds in the intermediate sprints spread over the stage in order to dethrone Team dsm-firmenich’s Alberto Dainese.

106 riders took the start in second stage of the 2023 Arctic Race of Norway, held between Alta and Hammerfest over 153,4 kilometres, at 14:25. As the red flag dropped, six riders went on the attack to create the day’s first breakaway: Peder Antoni Gravas (Norwegian National Team), Gianmarco Garofoli (Astana Qazaqstan), Johan Ravnoy (Team Coop-Repsol), Camilo Gomez (Trinity Racing Team), Ronan Augé (Groupama-FDJ Continental) and Vincent van Hemelen (Flanders-Baloise).

The latter was sporting the Peacock jersey and immediately took on the duty of collecting points for the Mountains classification in order to keep it for another day, cresting in first position both the Raipas Summit (KOM, km 9,7) and the Sarves Summit (Super KOM, km 28,2). Meanwhile, Augé led the way through Milstrand (IS, km 19,7).

Wind creates chaos
Van Hemelen was second to Ravnoy atop the Stokkedalen Summit (KOM, km 42,4), where the breakaway recorded a gap of 4’10” on its favor over the peloton. Said gap would immediately drop down to nothing as racing sped up behind due to the possibility of echelons that did indeed materialize as the riders hit a long, straight stretch of road with 92 kilometres to go. A group of 30 riders went clear in a skirmish led by Uno-X and and echoed by Jayco-AlUla and Team dsm-firmenich, reeling in the break 10 kilometres later.

A change of the direction of the course meant the sidewind turned into headwind, thus enabling several groups to bridge back to the head of the race with 40 kilometres left to race, just ahead of the intermediate sprint in Kvalsund (IS, km 118,2) on which Andre Drege (Coop-Repsol) took three bonus seconds ahead of Noah Hobbs (Groupama-FDJ Continental) and Kevin Vermaerke (Team dsm-firmenich), who in turn collected 2” and 1”.

Hobbs takes the Midnight Sun jersey
The peloton was held back by the wind in the final kilometres. Hobbs came first across Akkarfjord (IS, km 142,3), claiming three bonus seconds that would enable him to become GC leader after the stage, as most of the other riders bid their time waiting for the uphill finish in Hammerfest. The road started to rise with 1,7 kilometres to go. Groupama-FDJ Continental, Jayco-AlUla and Flanders-Baloise drove the run in to the finish before Astana Qazaqstan took the win by storm, with Christian Scaroni leading out Michele Gazzoli for an outstanding one-two.

Complete results:

153.4 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.126 km/hr

1	MICHELE GAZZOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	3hr 28min 35sec
2	CRISTIAN SCARONI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
3	JONATHAN LASTRA MARTINEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
4	THIBAUD GRUEL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
5	MILAN FRETIN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
6	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
7	ELIAS MARIS	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
8	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
9	DYLAN TEUNS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
10	ANDRÉ DREGE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
11	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
12	LENNERT TEUGELS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
13	MARCO FRIGO	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
14	GIANMARCO GAROFOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
15	ASBJØRN HELLEMOSE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
16	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
17	FREDRIK DVERSNES	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
18	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
19	ALEXANDRE BALMER	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
20	CEDRIK BAKKE CHRISTOPHERSEN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
21	AUGUST JENSEN	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
22	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ LIMA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
23	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
24	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
25	ALFRED BRUCE NOAH HOBBS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
26	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
27	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
28	LIAM JOHNSTON	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
29	FILIPPO BARONCINI	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
30	KAMIL MALECKI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
31	IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
32	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
33	KRISTIAN AASVOLD	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
34	KAMIEL BONNEU	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
35	KEVIN COLLEONI	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
36	FERGUS BROWNING	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
37	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
38	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
39	LOUIS BARRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
40	MARCEL CAMPRUBI PIJUAN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
41	CYRUS MONK	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
42	LEWIS BOWER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
43	JOHAN MEENS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
44	VINCENT VAN HEMELEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
45	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	@ 8sec
46	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
47	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 10''
48	ANTON H STENSBY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
49	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
50	MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
51	AARON VERWILST	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
52	CAMILO ANDRES GOMEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
53	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 13''
54	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	0' 18''
55	BENJAMIN PERRY	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	0' 32''
56	COLIN JOYCE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
57	JOHAN RAVNØY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
58	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
59	HAMISH MCKENZIE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	0' 46''
60	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
61	TRYM BRENNSÆTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 54''
62	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	1' 05''
63	KARSTEN LARSEN FELDMANN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	1' 26''
64	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
65	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
66	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
67	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1' 30''
68	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	1' 36''
69	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
70	NOAH VANDENBRANDEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	1' 57''
71	ÅDNE HOLTER	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	4' 14''
72	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	NORWEGIAN TEAM	4' 50''
73	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
74	TORBJØRN ANDRE REED	NORWEGIAN TEAM	5' 29''
75	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
76	LOUKA MATTHYS	BINGOAL WB	7' 27''
77	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
78	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	7' 29''
79	IVER JOHAN KNOTTEN	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
80	THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
81	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
82	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	s.t.
83	FLORIS DE TIER	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
84	PEDER ANTONI GRAVÅS	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
85	LUDVIK ASPELUND HOLSTAD	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
86	TOBIAS RISAN NAKKEN	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
87	TRULS NORDHAGEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
88	PAUL DOUBLE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
89	WALTER CALZONI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
90	ULRIK TVEDT	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
91	BRIEUC ROLLAND	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
92	MAGNUS WÆHRE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
93	ALESSANDRO FEDELI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
94	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	8' 56''
95	RONAN AUGE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	11' 18''
96	ALESSANDRO VERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	16' 46''
97	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	17' 29''
98	ALEXIS GUERIN	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
99	IGOR CHZHAN	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
100	MARTIN TJØTTA	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
101	MARCO TIZZA	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
102	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
103	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	17' 40''
104	HUGO ANDRES RODRIGUEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
105	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	18' 56''
106	ANTONIO ANGULO SAMPEDRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.

GC after stage 2:

324.4 kilometers raced so far at an average speed of 42.824 km/hr

1	ALFRED BRUCE NOAH HOBBS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	7hr 34min 31sec
2	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	@ 1sec
3	MICHELE GAZZOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
4	LEWIS BOWER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	0' 03''
5	CRISTIAN SCARONI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	0' 04''
6	JONATHAN LASTRA MARTINEZ	COFIDIS	0' 07''
7	ANDRÉ DREGE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	0' 08''
8	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
9	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 09''
10	FERGUS BROWNING	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
11	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	0' 10''
12	GIANMARCO GAROFOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
13	ASBJØRN HELLEMOSE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
14	MILAN FRETIN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	0' 11''
15	DYLAN TEUNS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
16	AUGUST JENSEN	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
17	THIBAUD GRUEL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
18	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
19	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
20	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
21	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
22	CEDRIK BAKKE CHRISTOPHERSEN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
23	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ LIMA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
24	LIAM JOHNSTON	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
25	ELIAS MARIS	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
26	FREDRIK DVERSNES	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
27	KEVIN COLLEONI	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
28	LENNERT TEUGELS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
29	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
30	MARCO FRIGO	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
31	MARCEL CAMPRUBI PIJUAN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
32	VINCENT VAN HEMELEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
33	KRISTIAN AASVOLD	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
34	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
35	JOHAN MEENS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
36	CYRUS MONK	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
37	ALEXANDRE BALMER	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
38	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
39	LOUIS BARRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
40	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
41	KAMIL MALECKI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
42	FILIPPO BARONCINI	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
43	IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
44	KAMIEL BONNEU	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
45	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	0' 19''
46	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
47	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 21''
48	MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
49	CAMILO ANDRES GOMEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
50	AARON VERWILST	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
51	ANTON H STENSBY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
52	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
53	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 24''
54	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	0' 29''
55	COLIN JOYCE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	0' 43''
56	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
57	HAMISH MCKENZIE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	0' 57''
58	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
59	TRYM BRENNSÆTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	1' 05''
60	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	1' 16''
61	KARSTEN LARSEN FELDMANN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	1' 37''
62	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
63	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
64	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
65	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1' 41''
66	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	1' 47''
67	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
68	NOAH VANDENBRANDEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	2' 08''
69	BENJAMIN PERRY	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	3' 00''
70	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	NORWEGIAN TEAM	5' 01''
71	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
72	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	LIDL-TREK	5' 40''
73	TORBJØRN ANDRE REED	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
74	JOHAN RAVNØY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	6' 41''
75	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	7' 36''
76	LOUKA MATTHYS	BINGOAL WB	7' 38''
77	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
78	PEDER ANTONI GRAVÅS	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
79	LUDVIK ASPELUND HOLSTAD	NORWEGIAN TEAM	7' 40''
80	ALESSANDRO FEDELI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
81	FLORIS DE TIER	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
82	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
83	WALTER CALZONI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
84	BRIEUC ROLLAND	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
85	TOBIAS RISAN NAKKEN	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
86	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	s.t.
87	IVER JOHAN KNOTTEN	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
88	PAUL DOUBLE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
89	THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
90	ULRIK TVEDT	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
91	MAGNUS WÆHRE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
92	ÅDNE HOLTER	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	9' 42''
93	RONAN AUGE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	11' 26''
94	TRULS NORDHAGEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	13' 42''
95	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	14' 24''
96	ALESSANDRO VERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	16' 57''
97	MARCO TIZZA	BINGOAL WB	17' 40''
98	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
99	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
100	MARTIN TJØTTA	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
101	ALEXIS GUERIN	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
102	IGOR CHZHAN	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
103	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	17' 51''
104	HUGO ANDRES RODRIGUEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
105	ANTONIO ANGULO SAMPEDRO	BURGOS-BH	19' 07''
106	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.

Stage 2 map & profile:

Stage 2 map

Stage 2 profile

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Thursday, August 17: Stage 1, Katokeino - Alta, 171 km

Stage 1 map & profile

Alberto Dainese takes the first stage.

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Weather at the finish city of Alta at 1:40 PM, local time: 11C (52F), mostly cloudy, with the wind from the north at 26 km/hr (17 mph). There is just a 2% chance of rain.

Rated ascents:

Km 130.8: Bossekop Summit, 1.4 km @ 4.6%. Cat. 2
Km 145.8: Bossekop Summit, 1.4 km @ 4.6%. Cat. 2
Km 160.9: Bossekop Summit, 1.4 km @ 4.6%. Cat. 2

The race: Here's the report from the race organizer.

Alberto Dainese extends Team dsm-firmenich winning streak in the Arctic Race of Norway

They finished last year’s race with a stage victory and the Midnight Sun jersey claimed by Andreas Leknessund – and they have started this 10th edition on the same note. Team dsm-firmenich triumphed today in the opening stage of the 2023 Arctic Race of Norway with a winning sprint by Alberto Dainese, who defeated Groupama-FDJ’s Noah Hobbs and Arkéa-Samsic’s Clément Champoussin at the finish line set in Alta. The Italian rider is therefore the first GC leader, with a 4” lead on both Hobbs and his teammate Lewis Bower. It was not all good news for Team dsm-firmenich, though, as they lost defending champion Andreas Leknessund to an overnight sickness. The peloton of the Arctic Race of Norway will take on this Friday the second stage of the event, which will be decided by an uphill finish in Hammerfest.

106 riders took the start in the 10th edition of the Arctic Race of Norway, which began with a 171-kilometre stage from Kautokeino to Alta. Defending champion Andreas Leknessund (Team dsm-firmenich) was finally unable to defend his title after falling sick overnight. The race got underway at 14.10. 500 meters after the official start, six riders attacked to establish the day’s main break: Torbjorn Andre Roed (Norway National Team), Ben Perry (Human Powered Health), Johan Ravnoy (Team Coop-Repsol), Fergus Browning (Trinity Racing Team), Trym Brennsaeter and Lewis Bower (Groupama-FDJ Continental). They quickly built a gap of 3’00”, clocked at kilometer 13,5.

Team dsm-firmenich, Jayco-AlUla and Uno-X took the helm of the bunch to keep the break on a tight leash, meaning the head of the race enjoyed a mere 2-minute gap when passing by Masi (IS, km 59,1) with Bower at its forefront. The situation remained stable until the entrance to the final circuit of Alta, on which the riders were set to do three laps. During the first one, the climb to Bossekop Summit (KOM, km 130,8) split the break in half.

Ravnoy, Browning and Bower left his companions behind, with the latter powering away to claim the maximum points for the Mountain Classification available atop the hill. The trio kept a 40” lead on the bunch when it first passed through the finish line in Alta (IS, km 140,9), the rest of escapees already swept up by a peloton where Uno-X and dsm-firmenich still remained on top of the affairs.

The peloton was about to reel in the break when Bower led the race once again on the second climb to Bossekop Summit (KOM, km 145,8) before taking a bow and dropping back to the bunch. Ravnoy and Browning were caught with 16 kilometres to go, leaving the road clear for the favorites to sprint for the bonus seconds up for grabs in the final passage through the finish line in Alta (IS, km 156). Tobias Halland Johannessen (Uno-X) claimed 3” by getting the best of Stephen Williams (Israel-Premier Tech) and Christian Scaroni (Astana Qazaqstan), who took 2” and 1” respectively.

The third and last climb to Bossekop Summit (Super KOM, km 160,9) provided a series of attacks that ended up awarding the maximum points to Flanders-Baloise’s Vincent van Hemelen. Daryl Impey (Israel-Premier Tech) took the initiative with 10 kilometres to go, going clear on his own. His advantage rose up to 20”, yet he was caught just inside the final kilometer. Cofidis, Jayco-AlUla and Q36.5 led the peloton on the way to the finish, yet it was dsm-firmenich to laugh last with Alberto Dainese’s powerful sprint.

Complete results:

171 kilometers raced at an average speed of 41.688 km/hr

1	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	4hr 6min 7sec
2	ALFRED BRUCE NOAH HOBBS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
3	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
4	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
5	ANTONIO ANGULO SAMPEDRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
6	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
7	AUGUST JENSEN	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
8	MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
9	MARCO TIZZA	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
10	COLIN JOYCE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
11	JONATHAN LASTRA MARTINEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
12	DYLAN TEUNS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
13	MILAN FRETIN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
14	ALESSANDRO FEDELI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
15	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
16	LUDVIK ASPELUND HOLSTAD	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
17	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
18	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
19	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
20	MICHELE GAZZOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
21	ANDRÉ DREGE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
22	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
23	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
24	KARSTEN LARSEN FELDMANN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
25	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
26	THIBAUD GRUEL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
27	GIANMARCO GAROFOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
28	CAMILO ANDRES GOMEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
29	FLORIS DE TIER	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
30	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
31	CEDRIK BAKKE CHRISTOPHERSEN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
32	LOUKA MATTHYS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
33	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ LIMA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
34	LIAM JOHNSTON	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
35	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
36	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
37	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
38	KEVIN COLLEONI	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
39	ALESSANDRO VERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
40	AARON VERWILST	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
41	VINCENT VAN HEMELEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
42	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
43	MARCEL CAMPRUBI PIJUAN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
44	ANTON H STENSBY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
45	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
46	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
47	WALTER CALZONI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
48	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
49	BRIEUC ROLLAND	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
50	FREDRIK DVERSNES	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
51	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
52	CRISTIAN SCARONI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
53	KRISTIAN AASVOLD	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
54	JOHAN MEENS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
55	ELIAS MARIS	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
56	MARTIN TJØTTA	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
57	TOBIAS RISAN NAKKEN	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
58	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
59	CYRUS MONK	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
60	HUGO ANDRES RODRIGUEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
61	LENNERT TEUGELS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
62	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	s.t.
63	MARCO FRIGO	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
64	TORBJØRN ANDRE REED	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
65	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
66	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
67	RONAN AUGE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
68	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
69	PAUL DOUBLE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
70	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
71	ALEXIS GUERIN	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
72	IVER JOHAN KNOTTEN	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
73	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
74	NOAH VANDENBRANDEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
75	TRYM BRENNSÆTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
76	LEWIS BOWER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
77	ASBJØRN HELLEMOSE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
78	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
79	LOUIS BARRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
80	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
81	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
82	ALEXANDRE BALMER	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
83	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
84	IGOR CHZHAN	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
85	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
86	HAMISH MCKENZIE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
87	FERGUS BROWNING	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
88	THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
89	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
90	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
91	PEDER ANTONI GRAVÅS	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
92	ULRIK TVEDT	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
93	KAMIL MALECKI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
94	MAGNUS WÆHRE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
95	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
96	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
97	KAMIEL BONNEU	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
98	IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
99	FILIPPO BARONCINI	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
100	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
101	BENJAMIN PERRY	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	@ 2min 17sec
102	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
103	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	5' 17''
104	ÅDNE HOLTER	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
105	JOHAN RAVNØY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	6' 02''
106	TRULS NORDHAGEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	0s.t.

GC after stage 1:

1	ALBERTO DAINESE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	4hr 5min 57sec
2	ALFRED BRUCE NOAH HOBBS	GROUPAMA-FDJ	@ 4sec
3	LEWIS BOWER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
4	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	0' 06''
5	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	0' 07''
6	STEPHEN WILLIAMS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	0' 08''
7	FERGUS BROWNING	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
8	CRISTIAN SCARONI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	0' 09''
9	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE	LIDL-TREK	0' 10''
10	ANTONIO ANGULO SAMPEDRO	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
11	KEVIN LEDANOIS	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
12	AUGUST JENSEN	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
13	MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
14	MARCO TIZZA	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
15	COLIN JOYCE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
16	JONATHAN LASTRA MARTINEZ	COFIDIS	s.t.
17	DYLAN TEUNS	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
18	MILAN FRETIN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
19	ALESSANDRO FEDELI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
20	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
21	LUDVIK ASPELUND HOLSTAD	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
22	CYRIL BARTHE	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
23	FRANCISCO GALVAN	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
24	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
25	MICHELE GAZZOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
26	ANDRÉ DREGE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
27	BLAKE QUICK	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
28	KEVIN VERMAERKE	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
29	KARSTEN LARSEN FELDMANN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
30	GUILLAUME MARTIN	COFIDIS	s.t.
31	THIBAUD GRUEL	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
32	GIANMARCO GAROFOLI	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
33	CAMILO ANDRES GOMEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
34	FLORIS DE TIER	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
35	MATTHEW DINHAM	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
36	CEDRIK BAKKE CHRISTOPHERSEN	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
37	LOUKA MATTHYS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
38	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ LIMA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
39	LIAM JOHNSTON	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
40	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
41	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
42	KEVIN COLLEONI	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
43	ALESSANDRO VERRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
44	AARON VERWILST	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
45	VINCENT VAN HEMELEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
46	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
47	MARCEL CAMPRUBI PIJUAN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
48	ANTON H STENSBY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
49	MICHEL RIES	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
50	PIERRE LUC PERICHON	COFIDIS	s.t.
51	WALTER CALZONI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
52	ANTWAN TOLHOEK	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
53	BRIEUC ROLLAND	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
54	FREDRIK DVERSNES	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
55	ANDREY ZEITS	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
56	KRISTIAN AASVOLD	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
57	JOHAN MEENS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
58	ELIAS MARIS	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
59	MARTIN TJØTTA	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
60	TOBIAS RISAN NAKKEN	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
61	RETO HOLLENSTEIN	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
62	CYRUS MONK	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
63	HUGO ANDRES RODRIGUEZ	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
64	LENNERT TEUGELS	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
65	THOMAS CHAMPION	COFIDIS	s.t.
66	MARCO FRIGO	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
67	TORBJØRN ANDRE REED	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
68	HUGO TOUMIRE	COFIDIS	s.t.
69	OTTO VERGAERDE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
70	RONAN AUGE	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
71	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
72	PAUL DOUBLE	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	s.t.
73	ALEXIS GUERIN	BINGOAL WB	s.t.
74	IVER JOHAN KNOTTEN	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
75	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
76	NOAH VANDENBRANDEN	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
77	TRYM BRENNSÆTER	GROUPAMA-FDJ	s.t.
78	ASBJØRN HELLEMOSE	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
79	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
80	LOUIS BARRE	TEAM ARKEA-SAMSIC	s.t.
81	SIMON GESCHKE	COFIDIS	s.t.
82	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
83	ALEXANDRE BALMER	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
84	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
85	IGOR CHZHAN	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
86	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
87	HAMISH MCKENZIE	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
88	THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH	TRINITY RACING	s.t.
89	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM	s.t.
90	ROMAIN COMBAUD	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
91	PEDER ANTONI GRAVÅS	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
92	ULRIK TVEDT	NORWEGIAN TEAM	s.t.
93	KAMIL MALECKI	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
94	MAGNUS WÆHRE	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	s.t.
95	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH	s.t.
96	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN	TEAM JAYCO ALULA	s.t.
97	KAMIEL BONNEU	TEAM FLANDERS-BALOISE	s.t.
98	IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA	s.t.
99	FILIPPO BARONCINI	LIDL-TREK	s.t.
100	DARYL IMPEY	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	s.t.
101	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ	BURGOS-BH	s.t.
102	BENJAMIN PERRY	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH	2' 27''
103	GAY SAGIV	ISRAEL-PREMIER TECH	5' 27''
104	ÅDNE HOLTER	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	s.t.
105	JOHAN RAVNØY	TEAM COOP-REPSOL	6' 08''
106	TRULS NORDHAGEN	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM	6' 12''

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Start list with back numbers. August 16, 2023

	TEAM DSM-FIRMENICH
1	ANDREAS LEKNESSUND
2	ROMAIN COMBAUD
3	ALBERTO DAINESE
4	MATTHEW DINHAM
5	JONAS IVERSBY HVIDEBERG
6	KEVIN VERMAERKE
	ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH
11	DYLAN TEUNS
12	MARCO FRIGO
13	RETO HOLLENSTEIN
14	DARYL IMPEY
15	GAY SAGIV
16	STEPHEN WILLIAMS
	COFIDIS
21	GUILLAUME MARTIN
22	THOMAS CHAMPION
23	SIMON GESCHKE
24	JONATHAN LASTRA MARTINEZ
25	PIERRE LUC PERICHON
26	HUGO TOUMIRE
	LIDL-TREK
31	FILIPPO BARONCINI
32	MARC BRUSTENGA MASAGUE
33	ASBJØRN HELLEMOSE
34	ANTWAN TOLHOEK
35	OTTO VERGAERDE
	NORWEGIAN TEAM
41	ODD CHRISTIAN EIKING
42	LUDVIK ASPELUND HOLSTAD
43	PEDER ANTONI GRAVÅS
44	IVER JOHAN KNOTTEN
45	TORBJØRN ANDRE REED
46	ULRIK TVEDT
	HUMAN POWERED HEALTH
51	AUGUST JENSEN
52	KRISTIAN AASVOLD
53	PAUL DOUBLE
54	COLIN JOYCE
55	BENJAMIN PERRY
56	SEBASTIAN SCHÖNBERGER
	TEAM ARKEA - SAMSIC
61	CLÉMENT CHAMPOUSSIN
62	LOUIS BARRE
63	KEVIN LEDANOIS
64	MICHEL RIES
65	MARTIN TJØTTA
66	ALESSANDRO VERRE
	Q36.5 PRO CYCLING TEAM
71	CARL FREDRIK HAGEN
72	WALTER CALZONI
73	MARCEL CAMPRUBI PIJUAN
74	ALESSANDRO FEDELI
75	KAMIL MALECKI
76	CYRUS MONK
	UNO-X PRO CYCLING TEAM
81	TOBIAS HALLAND JOHANNESSEN
82	MARTIN URIANSTAD BUGGE
83	FREDRIK DVERSNES
84	ÅDNE HOLTER
85	TRULS NORDHAGEN
86	GREGAARD JONAS WILSLY
	ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM
91	CRISTIAN SCARONI
92	IGOR CHZHAN
93	GIANMARCO GAROFOLI
94	MICHELE GAZZOLI
95	ARTYOM ZAKHAROV
96	ANDREY ZEITS
	TEAM JAYCO ALULA
101	AMUND GRØNDAHL JANSEN
102	ALEXANDRE BALMER
103	KEVIN COLLEONI
104	HAMISH MCKENZIE
105	BLAKE QUICK
106	ZDENĚK ŠTYBAR
	EQUIPO KERN PHARMA
111	ROGER ADRIA OLIVERAS
112	IGOR ARRIETA LIZARRAGA
113	PABLO CARRASCOSA MILLER
114	FRANCISCO GALVAN FERNANDEZ
115	ALEX JAIME FERNANDEZ
116	PAU MIQUEL DELGADO
	TEAM FLANDERS - BALOISE
121	KAMIEL BONNEU
122	MILAN FRETIN
123	ELIAS MARIS
124	NOAH VANDENBRANDEN
125	VINCENT VAN HEMELEN
126	AARON VERWILST
	BINGOAL WB
131	FLORIS DE TIER
132	ALEXIS GUERIN
133	LOUKA MATTHYS
134	JOHAN MEENS
135	LENNERT TEUGELS
136	MARCO TIZZA
	BURGOS-BH
141	DANIEL NAVARRO GARCIA
142	RODRIGO ALVAREZ RODRIGUEZ
143	ANTONIO ANGULO SAMPEDRO
144	CYRIL BARTHE
145	ANTONIO ERIC FAGUNDEZ LIMA
146	ALEJANDRO FRANCO GONZALEZ
	TEAM COOP - REPSOL
151	CEDRIK BAKKE CHRISTOPHERSEN
152	ANDRÉ DREGE
153	KARSTEN LARSEN FELDMANN
154	JOHAN RAVNØY
155	ANTON H STENSBY
156	MAGNUS WÆHRE
	TRINITY RACING
161	LIAM JOHNSTON
162	FERGUS BROWNING
163	CAMILO ANDRES GOMEZ GOMEZ
164	TOBIAS RISAN NAKKEN
165	HUGO ANDRES RODRIGUEZ AGUILAR
166	THOMAS WILLIAM SMITH
	GROUPAMA - FDJ
171	TRYM BRENNSÆTER
172	RONAN AUGE
173	LEWIS BOWER
174	THIBAUD GRUEL
175	ALFRED BRUCE NOAH HOBBS
176	BRIEUC ROLLAND

2023 Arctic Race of Norway (HC), Norway

10th edition: August 17 - 20, 2023

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