2022 Arctic Race of Norway explained

2022 Arctic Race of Norway
Series:	2022 UCI Europe Tour 2022 UCI ProSeries
Date:	11 – 14 August 2022
Stages:	4
Distance:	677.9
Unit:	km
Time:	16h 11' 32"
First:	Andreas Leknessund
First Nat:	NOR
First Color:	Arctic Race Leader 2021
Second:	Hugo Houle
Second Nat:	CAN
Third:	Nicola Conci
Third Nat:	ITA
Points:	Axel Zingle
Points Nat:	FRA
Points Color:	blue
Mountains:	Stephen Bassett
Mountains Nat:	USA
Mountains Color:	Arctic Race Climber 2022
Youth:	Andreas Leknessund
Youth Nat:	NOR
Youth Color:	Arctic Race Youth 2022
Previous:	2021
Next:	2023

The 2022 Arctic Race of Norway was a road cycling stage race that took place between 11 and 14 August 2022. It was the ninth edition of the Arctic Race of Norway, which is rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2022 UCI Europe Tour and the 2022 UCI ProSeries calendars.

Teams

Six UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the nineteen teams that participated in the race.^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

• China Glory Continental Cycling Team

Route

Stage characteristics and winners

Stage	Date	Course	Distance	Type		Stage winner
1	11 August	Mo i Rana to Mo i Rana	186.8km (116.1miles)		Hilly stage
2	12 August	Mosjøen to Brønnøysund	154.3km (95.9miles)		Hilly stage
3	13 August	Namsos to Skallstuggu summit (Levanger)	177.7km (110.4miles)		Mountain stage
4	14 August	Trondheim to Trondheim	159.1km (98.9miles)		Hilly stage
Total			677.9km (421.2miles)

Stages

Stage 1

11 August 2022 – Mo i Rana to Mo i Rana, 186.8km (116.1miles)^[2]

Stage 2

12 August 2022 – Mosjøen to Brønnøysund, 154.3km (95.9miles)^[3]

Stage 3

13 August 2022 – Namsos to Skallstuggu summit (Levanger), 177.7km (110.4miles)^[4]

Stage 4

14 August 2022 – Trondheim to Trondheim, 159.1km (98.9miles)^[5]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification
1	Axel Zingle	Axel Zingle	Axel Zingle	Stephen Bassett	Axel Zingle
2	Dylan Groenewegen		Amaury Capiot
3	Victor Lafay	Victor Lafay			Kévin Vauquelin
4	Andreas Leknessund	Andreas Leknessund	Axel Zingle		Andreas Leknessund
Final		Andreas Leknessund			Andreas Leknessund

Classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the leader of the general classification		Denotes the leader of the young rider classification
	Denotes the leader of the points classification		Denotes the leader of the mountains classification

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			16h 11' 32"
2			+ 8"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 14"
5			+ 15"
6			+ 22"
7			+ 23"
8			+ 26"
9			+ 28"
10			+ 35"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			29
2			21
3			20
4			17
5			16
6			15
7			15
8			13
9			13
10			13

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			19
2			17
3			16
4			6
5			6
6			7
7			5
8			5
9			4
10			4

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			16h 11' 32"
2			+ 9"
3			+ 14"
4			+ 22"
5			+ 23"
6			+ 43"
7			+ 53"
8			+ 58"
9			+ 1' 02"
10			+ 1' 02"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)

Rank	Team	Time
1		48h 35' 56"
2		+ 7"
3		+ 21"
4		+ 2' 45"
5		+ 5' 41"
6		+ 6' 27"
7		+ 7' 40"
8		+ 7' 47"
9		+ 8' 37"
10		+ 10' 18"

Notes and References

1. Web site: List of riders. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 13 August 2022.
2. Web site: Stage 1 – Mo I Rana > Mo I Rana – Arctic Race of Norway 2022. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 13 August 2022.
3. Web site: Stage 2 – Mosjøen > Brønnøysund – Arctic Race of Norway 2022. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 13 August 2022.
4. Web site: Stage 3 – Namsos > Skallstuggu summit (Levanger) – Arctic Race of Norway 2022. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 13 August 2022.
5. Web site: Stage 4 – Trondheim > Trondheim – Arctic Race of Norway 2022. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 13 August 2022.