Arctic Race of Norway (HC), Norway
Winners, podium, distance, average speed
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The race:
The Arctic Race of Norway is a stage race held in northern Norway in August. In 2015 the race took place entirely above the Arctic circle.
The race is organized by a partnership of the the Amaury Sport Organization (owners of the Tour de France) and Arctic Race Norway.
The first two editions were given a 2.1 ranking by the UCI and in 2015 it was pro to being an "HC" ranked event.
The General Classification leader wears a Yellow Jersey, the Points Classification leader gets a Green Jersey while the best climber wears an Orange Jersey. The Best Young Rider wears a White Jersey.
As of 2022 the race has always followed a four-stage format.
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Complete podium history:
Year |
1st Place |
2nd Place |
3rd Place |
Distance |
Average Speed |
| 2013 | Thor Hushovd 16hr 9min 34sec |
Kenny-Robert van Hummel @ 9sec |
Nikias Arndt @ 10sec |
705.5 km | 43.659 |
| 2014 | Steven Kruijswijk 17hr 22min 12sec |
Alexander Kristoff @ 4sec |
Lars-Petter Nordhaug @ 18sec |
708 km | 40.760 |
| 2015 | Rein Taaramae 16hr 42min 2sec |
Silvan Dillier @ 8sec |
Ilnur Zakarin @ 31sec |
724 km | 43.352 |
| 2016 | Gianni Moscon 17hr 13min 57sec |
Stef Clement @ 15sec |
Oscar Gatto @ 30sec |
732 km | 42.478 km/hr |
| 2017 | Dylan Teuns 15hr 56min 15sec |
August Jensen @ 29sec |
Michel Kreder @ 43sec |
687 km | 43.106 km/hr |
| 2018 | Sergei Chernetski 15hr 55min 42sec |
Markus Hoelgaard @ 11sec |
Colin Joyce @ 12sec |
718.5 km | 45.108 km/hr |
| 2019 | Alexey Lutsenko 14hr 59min 27sec |
Warren Barguil @ 1sec |
Krists Neilands @ 19sec |
687 km | 45.828 km/hr |
| 2020 | Race not held because of Covid-19 pandemic | ||||
| 2021 | Ben Hermans 15hr 4min 2sec |
Odd Christian Eiking @ 2sec |
Victor Lafay @ 6sec |
667.8 km | 44.321 km/hr |
| 2022 | Andreas Leknessund 16hr 11min 32sec |
Hugo Houle @ 8sec |
Nicola Conci @ 9sec |
677.7 km | 41.853 km/hr |
| 2023 | Stephen Williams 15hr 38min 6sec |
Cristian Scaroni @ 1sec |
Kevin Vermaerke @ 9sec |
662.8 km | 42.392 km/hr |
| 2024 | Magnus Cort 14hr 59min 45sec |
Clément Champoussin @ 17sec |
Kevin Vermaerke @ 19sec |
646.2 km | 43.092 km/hr |
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