2021 Arctic Race of Norway
The 2021 Arctic Race of Norway was a road cycling stage race that took place between 5 and 8 August 2021. Though the race took place mostly in the Norwegian county of Troms og Finnmark, the race also made a brief appearance in Finland, marking the first time that the race ventured outside of Norway.[1][2] It was the eighth edition of the Arctic Race of Norway, which was rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars.[3] This edition was the race's first in the UCI ProSeries; the 2020 edition was expected to feature in the inaugural UCI ProSeries but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]
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| Dates | 5 – 8 August 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 668.5 km (415.4 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 15h 04' 02" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Teams
Seven UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, one UCI Continental team, and the Norwegian national team made up the nineteen teams that participated in the race.[5][6] With five riders each, Bora–Hansgrohe, Euskaltel–Euskadi, and Team Qhubeka NextHash were the only teams to not enter a full squad of six riders; 111 riders started the race.[7]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI ProTeams
UCI Continental Teams
National Teams
Route
The 2021 edition of the race used the same route as the one planned for the cancelled 2020 edition; this route was first revealed on 12 November 2019. On the second stage, the race made its first venture outside of Norway for a stage finish in Kilpisjärvi, Finland.[4][8]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Stage winner | |
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| 1 | 5 August | Tromsø to Tromsø | 142.5 km (88.5 mi) |  |
Hilly stage |  Markus Hoelgaard (NOR) |
| 2 | 6 August | Nordkjosbotn to Storfjord - Kilpisjärvi (Finland) | 178 km (111 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Martin Laas (EST) |
| 3 | 7 August | Finnsnes (Senja) to Målselv (Alpine village) | 184.5 km (114.6 mi) |  |
Mountain stage | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ben Hermans (BEL) |
| 4 | 8 August | Gratangen to Harstad | 163.5 km (101.6 mi) | |
Hilly stage |  Philipp Walsleben (GER) |
| Total | 668.5 km (415.4 mi) | |||||
Stages
Stage 1
Stage 2
- 6 August 2021 – Nordkjosbotn to Storfjord - Kilpisjärvi (Finland), 178 km (111 mi)[12]
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Stage 3
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Stage 4
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Classification leadership table
| Stage | Winner | General classification [lower-alpha 1] |
Points classification |
Mountains classification |
Young rider classification |
Team classification | Combativity award |
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| 1 | Markus Hoelgaard | Markus Hoelgaard | Markus Hoelgaard | Gleb Brussenskiy | Samuele Battistella | Norway | Alexis Gougeard |
| 2 | Martin Laas | Alexander Kristoff | Alexander Kristoff | Fredrik Dversnes | Jimmy Janssens | ||
| 3 | Ben Hermans | Ben Hermans | Victor Lafay | Astana–Premier Tech | Fredrik Dversnes | ||
| 4 | Philipp Walsleben | Niki Terpstra | |||||
| Final | Ben Hermans | Alexander Kristoff | Fredrik Dversnes | Victor Lafay | Astana–Premier Tech | Not awarded | |
- On stage 2, Alexander Kristoff, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Markus Hoelgaard wore the midnight sun jersey as the leader of the general classification.
- On stage 3, Markus Hoelgaard, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Alexander Kristoff wore the midnight sun jersey as the leader of the general classification.
Final classification standings
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Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |
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General classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Ben Hermans (BEL) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 15h 04' 02" |
| 2 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 2" |
| 3 |  Victor Lafay (FRA) |
Cofidis | + 6" |
| 4 |  Samuele Battistella (ITA) |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 20" |
| 5 | Kristian Aasvold (NOR) |
Team Coop | + 26" |
| 6 |  Eduard Prades (ESP) |
Delko | + 29" |
| 7 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) |
Norway | + 29" |
| 8 | Warren Barguil (FRA) |
Arkéa–Samsic | + 32" |
| 9 |  Jacob Eriksson (SWE) |
Team Coop | + 36" |
| 10 | Torstein Træen (NOR) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 50" |
Points classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
Norway | 24 |
| 2 | Martin Laas (EST) |
Bora–Hansgrohe | 22 |
| 3 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 20 |
| 4 | Philipp Walsleben (GER) |
Alpecin–Fenix | 17 |
| 5 |  Niki Terpstra (NED) |
Team TotalEnergies | 17 |
| 6 | Alexandre Delettre (FRA) |
Delko | 16 |
| 7 | Ben Hermans (BEL) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 15 |
| 8 | Markus Hoelgaard (NOR) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 15 |
| 9 | Kristian Aasvold (NOR) |
Team Coop | 14 |
| 10 | Bryan Coquard (FRA) |
B&B Hotels p/b KTM | 13 |
Mountains classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
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| 1 | Fredrik Dversnes (NOR) |
Team Coop | 21 |
| 2 | Niki Terpstra (NED) |
Team TotalEnergies | 9 |
| 3 |  Gleb Brussenskiy (KAZ) |
Astana–Premier Tech | 8 |
| 4 | Tore Andre Vabø (NOR) |
Team Coop | 8 |
| 5 | Thomas Champion (FRA) |
Cofidis | 7 |
| 6 | Cériel Desal (BEL) |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | 7 |
| 7 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) |
Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 6 |
| 8 | Alexis Gougeard (FRA) |
AG2R Citroën Team | 6 |
| 9 | Julien Duval (FRA) |
AG2R Citroën Team | 6 |
| 10 | Ben Hermans (BEL) |
Israel Start-Up Nation | 5 |
Young rider classification
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Victor Lafay (FRA) |
Cofidis | 15h 04' 08" |
| 2 | Samuele Battistella (ITA) |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 14" |
| 3 | Andreas Leknessund (NOR) |
Norway | + 23" |
| 4 | Jacob Eriksson (SWE) |
Team Coop | + 30" |
| 5 |  Stefan de Bod (RSA) |
Astana–Premier Tech | + 55" |
| 6 | Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) |
Team TotalEnergies | + 57" |
| 7 | Pelayo Sánchez (ESP) |
Burgos BH | + 58" |
| 8 |  Luc Wirtgen (LUX) |
Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 59" |
| 9 | Torjus Sleen (NOR) |
Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 17" |
| 10 | Axel Zingle (FRA) |
Cofidis | + 1' 21" |
Team classification
| Rank | Team | Time |
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| 1 | Astana–Premier Tech | 45h 14' 35" |
| 2 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 38" |
| 3 | Norway | + 1' 09" |
| 4 | Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB | + 1' 34" |
| 5 | Delko | + 1' 47" |
| 6 | Team Coop | + 3' 06" |
| 7 | AG2R Citroën Team | + 3' 44" |
| 8 | Alpecin–Fenix | + 4' 19" |
| 9 | Team TotalEnergies | + 5' 01" |
| 10 | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 5' 34" |
Notes
- The general classification leader's jersey was known as the midnight sun jersey.[21]
References
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