| 2018 Arctic Race of Norway | |
| Series: | 2018 UCI Europe Tour |
| Date: | 16–19 August |
| Stages: | 4 |
| Distance: | 718.5 |
| Unit: | km |
| First: | Sergey Chernetskiy |
| First Nat: | RUS |
| First Color: | Artic Tour Leader 2018 |
| Second: | Markus Hoelgaard |
| Second Nat: | NOR |
| Third: | Colin Joyce |
| Third Nat: | USA |
| Mountains: | Sindre Skjøstad Lunke |
| Mountains Nat: | NOR |
| Mountains Color: | Arctic Race Climber 2019 |
| Points: | Mathieu van der Poel |
| Points Nat: | NED |
| Points Color: | green |
| Youth: | Markus Hoelgaard |
| Youth Nat: | NOR |
| Youth Color: | white |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2019 |
The 2018 Arctic Race of Norway was a four-stage cycling stage race that took place in Norway between 16 and 19 August. It was the sixth edition of the Arctic Race of Norway and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour.[1]
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 August | 184km (114miles) | Hilly stage | ||||
| 2 | 17 August | 195km (121miles) | Hilly stage | ||||
| 3 | 18 August | 194km (121miles) | Flat stage | ||||
| 4 | 19 August | 145.5km (90.4miles) | Hilly stage | ||||
19 teams were invited to take part in the race. Five of these were UCI WorldTeams; 12 were UCI Professional Continental teams; four were UCI Continental teams. Each team was allowed to enter six riders, three teams only entered five, therefore the peloton at the start of the race was made up of 123 riders.
16 August 2018 – Vadsø to Kirkenes, 184km (114miles)
17 August 2018 – Tana to Kjøllefjord, 195km (121miles)
18 August 2018 – Honningsvåg to Hammerfest, 194km (121miles)
19 August 2018 – Kvalsund to Alta, 145.5km (90.4miles)
The race included four main classifications: the general classification, the points classification, the mountains classification and the youth classification. There was also an award for the most aggressive rider on each stage and a team classification.[2]
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Youth classification | Team classification | Combativity award | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Anders Skaarseth | Mathieu van der Poel | Bert De Backer | ||
| 2 | Colin Joyce | Sergey Chernetskiy | Sergey Chernetskiy | Sindre Skjøstad Lunke | Colin Joyce | Jakob Fuglsang | ||
| 3 | Adam Ťoupalík | Markus Hoelgaard | Adam Ťoupalík | |||||
| 4 | Mathieu van der Poel | Mathieu van der Poel | Kristoffer Skjerping | |||||
| Final | Sergey Chernetskiy | Mathieu van der Poel | Sindre Skjøstad Lunke | Markus Hoelgaard | not awarded | |||