2023 Arctic Race of Norway explained

2023 Arctic Race of Norway
Series:	2023 UCI ProSeries
Date:	17 – 20 August 2023
Stages:	4
Distance:	663
Unit:	km
Time:	15h 38' 06"
First:	Stephen Williams
First Nat:	GBR
First Color:	Arctic Race Leader 2021
Second:	Christian Scaroni
Second Nat:	ITA
Third:	Kevin Vermaerke
Third Nat:	USA
Points:	Clément Champoussin
Points Nat:	FRA
Points Color:	blue
Mountains:	Vincent Van Hemelen
Mountains Nat:	BEL
Mountains Color:	Arctic Race Climber 2022
Youth:	Kevin Vermaerke
Youth Nat:	USA
Youth Color:	Arctic Race Youth 2022
Team Nat:	ISR
Previous:	2022
Next:	2024

The 2023 Arctic Race of Norway was a road cycling stage race that took place between 17 and 20 August 2023. It was the tenth edition of the Arctic Race of Norway, which was rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2023 UCI ProSeries calendar.

Teams

Six UCI WorldTeams, eight UCI ProTeams, three UCI Continental teams, and one national team made up the eighteen teams that participated in the race.^[1]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

UCI Continental Teams

National Teams

Norway

Route

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage	Date	Course	Distance
1	17 August	Kautokeino to Alta	171km (106miles)	Flat stage
2	18 August	Alta to Hammerfest	153.5km (95.4miles)	Flat stage
3	19 August	Hammerfest to Havøysund summit	167km (104miles)	Hilly stage
4	20 August	Kvalsund to Nordkapp	171.5km (106.6miles)	Hilly stage
Total			663km (412miles)

Stages

Stage 1

17 August 2023 – Kautokeino to Alta, 171km (106miles)^[2]

Stage 2

18 August 2023 – Alta to Hammerfest, 153.5km (95.4miles)^[3]

Stage 3

19 August 2023 – Hammerfest to Havøysund summit, 167km (104miles)^[4]

Stage 4

20 August 2023 – Kvalsund to Nordkapp, 171.5km (106.6miles)^[5]

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Alberto Dainese	Alberto Dainese	Alberto Dainese	Vincent Van Hemelen	Alberto Dainese		Johan Ravnøy
2	Michele Gazzoli	Noah Hobbs	Noah Hobbs	Noah Hobbs		not awarded
3	Stephen Williams	Stephen Williams	Christian Scaroni	Tobias Halland Johannessen		Vincent Van Hemelen
4	Clément Champoussin	Clément Champoussin	Kevin Vermaerke	Christian Scaroni
Final		Stephen Williams		Vincent Van Hemelen	Kevin Vermaerke

Classification standings

Legend
	Denotes the winner of the general classification		Denotes the winner of the young rider classification
	Denotes the winner of the points classification		Denotes the winner of the team classification
	Denotes the winner of the mountains classification		Denotes the winner of the combativity award

General classification

Final general classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			15h 38' 06"
2			+ 1"
3			+ 9"
4			+ 9"
5			+ 11"
6			+ 12"
7			+ 12"
8			+ 12"
9			+ 19"
10			+ 20"

Points classification

Final points classification (1–10)
Rank	Team	Points
1		36
2		27
3		26
4		24
5		20
6		18
7		15
8		12
9		12
10	Norway	12

Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Points
1			26
2			9
3			6
4			6
5			6
6			6
7			5
8			4
9			4
10			4

Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10)
Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1			15h 38' 15"
2			+ 0"
3			+ 3"
4			+ 3"
5			+ 10"
6			+ 11"
7			+ 14"
8			+ 18"
9			+ 19"
10			+ 22"

Team classification

Final team classification (1–10)
Rank	Team	Time
1		46h 55' 54"
2		+ 1' 02"
3		+ 1' 14"
4		+ 1' 45"
5		+ 1' 50"
6		+ 2' 29"
7		+ 3' 53"
8		+ 4' 02"
9		+ 8' 05"
10		+ 9' 05"

Notes and References

Web site: List of riders. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 19 August 2023.
Web site: Stage 1 – Kautokeino > Alta – Arctic Race of Norway 2023. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 19 August 2023.
Web site: Stage 2 – Alta > Hammerfest – Arctic Race of Norway 2023. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 19 August 2023.
Web site: Stage 3 – Hammerfest > Havøysund summit – Arctic Race of Norway 2023. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 19 August 2023.
Web site: Stage 4 – Kvalsund > Nordkapp – Arctic Race of Norway 2023. Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 19 August 2023.