2022 Arctic Race of Norway

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.

2022 Arctic Race of Norway
2022 UCI Europe Tour
2022 UCI ProSeries
Race details
Dates11 – 14 August 2022
Stages4
Distance677.9 km (421.2 mi)
Winning time16h 11' 32"
Results
Winner  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) (Team DSM)
  Second  Hugo Houle (CAN) (Israel–Premier Tech)
  Third  Nicola Conci (ITA) (Alpecin–Deceuninck)

Points  Axel Zingle (FRA) (Cofidis)
Mountains  Stephen Bassett (USA) (Human Powered Health)
Youth  Andreas Leknessund (NOR) (Team DSM)
  Team Alpecin–Deceuninck
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Teams edit

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

Route edit

Stage characteristics and winners
Stage Date Course Distance Type Stage winner
1 11 August Mo i Rana to Mo i Rana 186.8 km (116.1 mi)   Hilly stage   Axel Zingle (FRA)
2 12 August Mosjøen to Brønnøysund 154.3 km (95.9 mi)   Hilly stage   Dylan Groenewegen (NED)
3 13 August Namsos to Skallstuggu summit (Levanger) 177.7 km (110.4 mi)   Mountain stage   Victor Lafay (FRA)
4 14 August Trondheim to Trondheim 159.1 km (98.9 mi)   Hilly stage   Andreas Leknessund (NOR)
Total 677.9 km (421.2 mi)

Stages edit

Stage 1 edit

11 August 2022 – Mo i Rana to Mo i Rana, 186.8 km (116.1 mi)[2]
Stage 1 Result[3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Axel Zingle (FRA) Cofidis 4h 50' 09"
2   Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team + 1"
3   Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 1"
4   Amaury Capiot (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic + 1"
5   Nick Schultz (AUS) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 1"
6   Maurice Ballerstedt (GER) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 1"
7   Håkon Aalrust (NOR) Team Coop + 1"
8   Andreas Stokbro (DEN) Team Coop + 1"
9   Antonio Angulo (ESP) Euskaltel–Euskadi + 1"
10   Quinten Hermans (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 1"
General classification after Stage 1[3][4]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Axel Zingle (FRA)     Cofidis 4h 49' 49"
2   Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 4"
3   Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team + 5"
4   Kristian Aasvold (NOR) Human Powered Health + 8"
5   Kenneth Van Rooy (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 8"
6   Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 9"
7   Amaury Capiot (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic + 11"
8   Nick Schultz (AUS) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 11"
9   Maurice Ballerstedt (GER) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 11"
10   Håkon Aalrust (NOR) Team Coop + 11"

Stage 2 edit

12 August 2022 – Mosjøen to Brønnøysund, 154.3 km (95.9 mi)[5]
Stage 2 Result[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team BikeExchange–Jayco 3h 41' 17"
2   Amaury Capiot (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic + 0"
3   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team TotalEnergies + 0"
4   Blake Quick (AUS) Trinity Racing + 0"
5   Matteo Malucelli (ITA) China Glory Continental Cycling Team + 0"
6   Florian Dauphin (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 0"
7   Krists Neilands (LVA) Israel–Premier Tech + 0"
8   Matthew Gibson (GBR) Human Powered Health + 0"
9   Martin Bugge Urianstad (NOR) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 0"
10   Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team + 0"
General classification after Stage 2[6][7]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Axel Zingle (FRA)    Cofidis 8h 31' 14"
2   Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 5"
3   Amaury Capiot (BEL)   Arkéa–Samsic + 7"
4   Gleb Syritsa Astana Qazaqstan Team + 7"
5   Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR) Team TotalEnergies + 9"
6   Kenneth Van Rooy (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise + 10"
7   Kristian Aasvold (NOR) Human Powered Health + 10"
8   Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 10"
9   Liam Johnston (AUS) Trinity Racing + 10"
10   Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 11"

Stage 3 edit

13 August 2022 – Namsos to Skallstuggu summit (Levanger), 177.7 km (110.4 mi)[8]
Stage 3 Result[9][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis 4h 09' 29"
2   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 3"
3   Hugo Houle (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech + 3"
4   Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 3"
5   Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) Israel–Premier Tech + 3"
6   Quinten Hermans (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 3"
7   Jason Osborne (GER) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 3"
8   Nick Schultz (AUS) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 3"
9   Igor Chzhan (KAZ) Astana Qazaqstan Team + 3"
10   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 9"
General classification after Stage 3[9][10]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Victor Lafay (FRA)   Cofidis 12h 40' 46"
2   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA)   Arkéa–Samsic + 7"
3   Hugo Houle (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech + 9"
4   Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 10"
5   Nick Schultz (AUS) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 13"
6   Quinten Hermans (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 13"
7   Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) Israel–Premier Tech + 13"
8   Jason Osborne (GER) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 13"
9   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 19"
10   Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 20"

Stage 4 edit

14 August 2022 – Trondheim to Trondheim, 159.1 km (98.9 mi)[11]
Stage 4 Result[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Andreas Leknessund (NOR) Team DSM 3h 30' 26"
2   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 16"
3   Axel Zingle (FRA) Cofidis + 18"
4   Max Poole (GBR) Team DSM + 20"
5   Hugo Houle (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech + 35"
6   Quinten Hermans (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 35"
7   Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 35"
8   Kristian Sbaragli (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 35"
9   Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 35"
10   Victor Koretzky (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 35"
Final general classification[12][13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Andreas Leknessund (NOR)    Team DSM 16h 11' 32"
2   Hugo Houle (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech + 8"
3   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 9"
4   Axel Zingle (FRA)   Cofidis + 14"
5   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 15"
6   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 22"
7   Max Poole (GBR) Team DSM + 23"
8   Quinten Hermans (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 26"
9   Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) Israel–Premier Tech + 28"
10   Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 35"

Classification leadership table edit

Classification leadership by stage
Stage Winner General classification
 
Points classification
 
Mountains classification
 
Young rider classification
 
Team classification
1 Axel Zingle Axel Zingle Axel Zingle[a] Stephen Bassett Axel Zingle[b] Cofidis
2 Dylan Groenewegen Amaury Capiot
3 Victor Lafay Victor Lafay Kévin Vauquelin Israel–Premier Tech
4 Andreas Leknessund Andreas Leknessund Axel Zingle Andreas Leknessund Alpecin–Deceuninck
Final Andreas Leknessund Axel Zingle Stephen Bassett Andreas Leknessund Alpecin–Deceuninck
  1. ^ On stage 2, Mathieu Burgaudeau, who was second in the points classification, wore the green jersey, because first placed Axel Zingle wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification.
  2. ^ On stage 2 , Gleb Syritsa, who was tird in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first placed Axel Zingle wore the gold jersey as the leader of the general classification and second placed Mathieu Burgaudeau wore the green jersey. On stage 3, Mathieu Burgaudeau wore the white jersey.

Classification standings edit

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 edit

Final general classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Andreas Leknessund (NOR)    Team DSM 16h 11' 32"
2   Hugo Houle (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech + 8"
3   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 9"
4   Axel Zingle (FRA)   Cofidis + 14"
5   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis + 15"
6   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 22"
7   Max Poole (GBR) Team DSM + 23"
8   Quinten Hermans (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 26"
9   Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) Israel–Premier Tech + 28"
10   Sjoerd Bax (NED) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 35"

Points classification edit

Final points classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Axel Zingle (FRA)   Cofidis 29
2   Andreas Leknessund (NOR)    Team DSM 21
3   Amaury Capiot (BEL) Arkéa–Samsic 20
4   Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 17
5   Hugo Houle (CAN) Israel–Premier Tech 16
6   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis 15
7   Dylan Groenewegen (NED) Team BikeExchange–Jayco 15
8   Maurice Ballerstedt (GER) Alpecin–Deceuninck 13
9   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck 13
10   Quinten Hermans (BEL) Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux 13

Mountains classification edit

Final mountains classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Points
1   Stephen Bassett (USA)   Human Powered Health 19
2   Aaron Van Poucke (BEL) Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise 17
3   Andreas Leknessund (NOR)    Team DSM 16
4   Håkon Aalrust (NOR) Team Coop 6
5   Alessandro Verre (ITA) Arkéa–Samsic 6
6   Victor Lafay (FRA) Cofidis 7
7   Tom Wirtgen (LUX) Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB 5
8   Fabien Grellier (FRA) Team TotalEnergies 5
9   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck 4
10   Maurice Ballerstedt (GER) Alpecin–Deceuninck 4

Young rider classification edit

Final young rider classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Rider Team Time
1   Andreas Leknessund (NOR)    Team DSM 16h 11' 32"
2   Nicola Conci (ITA) Alpecin–Deceuninck + 9"
3   Axel Zingle (FRA) Cofidis + 14"
4   Kévin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkéa–Samsic + 22"
5   Max Poole (GBR) Team DSM + 23"
6   Mathieu Burgaudeau (FRA) Team TotalEnergies + 43"
7   Andreas Stokbro (DEN) Team Coop + 53"
8   Axel Laurance (FRA) B&B Hotels–KTM + 58"
9   Kevin Colleoni (ITA) Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 1' 02"
10   Mark Donovan (GBR) Team DSM + 1' 02"

Team classification edit

Final team classification (1–10)[13]
Rank Team Time
1 Alpecin–Deceuninck 48h 35' 56"
2 Israel–Premier Tech + 7"
3 Team DSM + 21"
4 Team TotalEnergies + 2' 45"
5 B&B Hotels–KTM + 5' 41"
6 Team BikeExchange–Jayco + 6' 27"
7 Cofidis + 7' 40"
8 Astana Qazaqstan Team + 7' 47"
9 Uno-X Pro Cycling Team + 8' 37"
10 Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux + 10' 18"

References edit

  1. ^ "List of riders". Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Stage 1 – Mo I Rana > Mo I Rana – Arctic Race of Norway 2022". Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b Tyson, Jackie (11 August 2022). "Axel Zingle snatches opening stage at Arctic Race of Norway". CyclingNews. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "2022 Rankings after stage 1". Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  5. ^ "Stage 2 – Mosjøen > Brønnøysund – Arctic Race of Norway 2022". Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  6. ^ a b Weislo, Laura (12 August 2022). "Groenewegen wins stage 2 sprint at Arctic Race of Norway". CyclingNews. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  7. ^ a b "2022 Rankings after stage 2". Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  8. ^ "Stage 3 – Namsos > Skallstuggu summit (Levanger) – Arctic Race of Norway 2022". Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  9. ^ a b Ryan, Barry (13 August 2022). "Victor Lafay wins stage 3 at Arctic Race of Norway". CyclingNews. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  10. ^ a b "2022 Rankings after stage 3". Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Stage 4 – Trondheim > Trondheim – Arctic Race of Norway 2022". Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  12. ^ a b Ryan, Barry (14 August 2022). "Leknessund escapes to win Arctic Race of Norway". CyclingNews. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g "2022 Rankings after stage 4". Arctic Race of Norway. Amaury Sport Organisation. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

External links edit