2015 Arctic Race of Norway

August 2015 2015 Arctic Race of Norway 2015 UCI Europe Tour 13–16 August 4 724 km 16h 42' 02" Rein Taaramäe AST 2015 EST blue Silvan Dillier BMC 2015 SUI Ilnur Zakarin KAT 2015 RUS August Jensen Team Coop-Øster Hus NOR orange Alexander Kristoff KAT 2015 NOR green Silvan Dillier BMC 2015 SUI white BMC 2015 2014 2016 The 2015 Arctic Race of Norway was a four-stage cycling stage race that took place in Norway between 13 and 16 August. It was the third edition of the Arctic Race of Norway and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour.Arctic Race of Norway 2015 - General classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Arctic_Race_of_norway_2015-preview ProCyclingStats 12 August 2015 The race is the northernmost race in the 2015 men's cycling calendar.Strongest field yet for Arctic Race of Norway http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/strongest-field-yet-for-arctic-race-of-norway/ 12 August 2015 Cyclingnews.com 11 August 2015 The champion of the 2014 edition was Steven Kruijswijk, though he was not present to defend his title. The race was won by Rein Taaramäe (AST 2015) on the final stage, ahead of Silvan Dillier (BMC 2015) and Ilnur Zakarin (KAT 2015), after the three riders broke away from the pack on the finishing circuit. Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2015 y) won the first stage and the points classification, while the mountains classification was won by August Jensen (Team Coop-Øster Hus). BMC won the teams classification. Race schedule +List of stagesASO 2015 13–36StageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner113 August Harstad to Harstad 213.5 km 0 on 22px|alt=|link= Flat stage Alexander Kristoff NOR214 August Evenskjer to Setermoen 162.5 km 0 on 22px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Sam Bennett IRL315 August Finnsnes (Senja) to Fjellandsby (Målselv) 183 km 0 on 22px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Ben Hermans BEL416 August Narvik to Narvik 165 km 0 on 22px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Silvan Dillier SUI Teams 22 teams were invited to take part in the race. Seven of these were UCI WorldTeams; 9 were UCI Professional Continental teams; five were UCI Continental teams. Each team entered six riders, so the peloton at the start of the race was made up of 126 riders.Arctic Race of Norway 2015 - General Classification http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Arctic_Race_of_norway_2015-startlist ProCyclingStats 12 August 2015 UCI WorldTeams KAT GIA BMC AST IAM LAM TTS 2015 UCI Professional Continental teams UHC TSV TNN BOH BSE COF EUC CUL MTN 2015 UCI Continental teams Team Frøy-Bianchi Team Joker Team Coop-Øster Hus Team Fixit.no Team Sparebanken Sør Team Ringeriks-Kraft 2015 Pre-race favourites The principal stage in the general classification was expected to be the third stage, the summit finish in Målselv Municipality. This stage was expected to favour the climbers, such as Rein Taaramäe (AST 2015), Louis Meintjes (MTN 2015) and Ilnur Zakarin (KAT 2015), who were therefore the favourites for the overall victory. The other stages were expected to be won by sprinters. Two of the prominent sprinters in the race were the Norwegians Alexander Kristoff (KAT 2015 y) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN 2015 y). Other sprinters present included Sam Bennett (BOH 2015), Bryan Coquard (EUC 2015) and Niccolò Bonifazio and Davide Cimolai (both LAM 2015). Stages Stage 1 13 August 2015 – Harstad to Harstad, 210 km on Stage 1 result 1 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 4h 58' 36" 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 0" 3 Sam Bennett IRL TNE 2015 + 0" 4 Niccolo Bonifazio ITA LAM 2015 + 0" 5 Michael Van Staeyen BEL COF 2015 + 0" 6 Rasmus Guldhammer DEN CUL 2015 + 0" 7 Amaury Capiot BEL TSV 2015 + 0" 8 Martin Elmiger SUI IAM 2015 + 0" 9 Anthony Turgis FRA COF 2015 + 0" 10 Sondre Holst Enger NOR IAM 2015 + 0" ProCyclingStatsGeneral classification after stage 1 1 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 4h 58' 26" blue General classification A blue jerseygreen Points classification A green jersey 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 4" 3 Sam Bennett IRL TNE 2015 + 6" white Young rider classification A white jersey 4 Niccolo Bonifazio ITA LAM 2015 + 10" 5 Michael Van Staeyen BEL COF 2015 + 10" 6 Rasmus Guldhammer DEN CUL 2015 + 10" 7 Amaury Capiot BEL TSV 2015 + 10" 8 Martin Elmiger SUI IAM 2015 + 10" 9 Anthony Turgis FRA COF 2015 + 10" 10 Sondre Holst Enger NOR IAM 2015 + 10" ProCyclingStats Stage 2 14 August 2015 – Evenskjer to Setermoen, 155 km on Stage 2 result 1 Sam Bennett IRL TNE 2015 3h 41' 05" white Young rider classification A white jersey 2 Federico Zurlo ITA UHC 2015 + 0" 3 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 + 0" blue General classification A blue jerseygreen Points classification A green jersey 4 Michael Kolář SVK TTS 2015 + 0" 5 Daniel McLay GBR BSE 2015 + 0" 6 Floris Gerts NED BMC 2015 + 0" 7 Arman Kamyshev KAZ AST 2015 + 0" 8 Michael Van Staeyen BEL COF 2015 + 0" 9 Sondre Holst Enger NOR IAM 2015 + 0" 10 Oscar Landa NOR Team Coop-Øster Hus + 0" ProCyclingStatsGeneral classification after stage 2 1 Alexander Kristoff NOR KAT 2015 8h 39' 30" blue General classification A blue jerseygreen Points classification A green jersey 2 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 2" 3 Sam Bennett IRL TNE 2015 + 7" white Young rider classification A white jersey 4 Amaury Capiot BEL TSV 2015 + 9" 5 Michael Van Staeyen BEL COF 2015 + 11" 6 Niccolo Bonifazio ITA LAM 2015 + 11" 7 Sondre Holst Enger NOR IAM 2015 + 11" 8 Floris Gerts NED BMC 2015 + 11" 9 Anthony Turgis FRA COF 2015 + 11" 10 Jarl Salomein BEL TSV 2015 + 11" ProCyclingStats Stage 3 15 August 2015 – Finnsnes on Senja to Fjellandsby in Målselv, 175 km on Stage 3 result 1 Ben Hermans BEL BMC 2015 4h 27' 10" 2 Rein Taaramäe EST AST 2015 + 3" 3 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 10" 4 Silvan Dillier SUI BMC 2015 + 14" 5 Dylan Teuns BEL BMC 2015 + 17" 6 Ilnur Zakarin RUS KAT 2015 + 20" 7 Louis Meintjes RSA MTN 2015 + 23" 8 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 23" 9 Marcel Wyss SUI IAM 2015 + 23" 10 Odd Christian Eiking NOR Team Joker + 28" ProCyclingStatsGeneral classification after stage 3 1 Ben Hermans BEL BMC 2015 13h 06' 41" blue General classification A blue jersey 2 Rein Taaramäe EST AST 2015 + 7" 3 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 24" 4 Silvan Dillier SUI BMC 2015 + 24" white Young rider classification A white jersey 5 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 25" 6 Dylan Teuns BEL BMC 2015 + 27" 7 Odd Christian Eiking NOR Team Joker + 38" 8 Rasmus Guldhammer DEN CUL 2015 + 40" 9 Ilnur Zakarin RUS KAT 2015 + 41" 10 Marcel Wyss SUI IAM 2015 + 42" ProCyclingStats Stage 4 16 August 2015 – Narvik to Narvik, 160 km on Stage 4 result 1 Silvan Dillier SUI BMC 2015 3h 35' 18" 2 Ilnur Zakarin RUS KAT 2015 + 0" 3 Rein Taaramäe EST AST 2015 + 2" 4 Sven Erik Bystrøm NOR KAT 2015 + 40" 5 Rasmus Guldhammer DEN CUL 2015 + 42" 6 Antwan Tolhoek NED TTS 2015 + 42" 7 Odd Christian Eiking NOR Team Joker + 42" 8 Anthony Turgis FRA COF + 42" 9 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 42" 10 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 42" ProCyclingStats, CyclingNewsFinal general classification 1 Rein Taaramäe EST AST 2015 16h 42' 02" blue General classification A blue jersey 2 Silvan Dillier SUI BMC 2015 + 8" white Young rider classification A white jersey 3 Ilnur Zakarin RUS KAT 2015 + 31" 4 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 1' 02" 5 Mathias Frank SUI IAM 2015 + 1' 04" 6 Odd Christian Eiking NOR Team Joker + 1' 17" 7 Rasmus Guldhammer DEN CUL 2015 + 1' 19" 8 Anthony Turgis FRA COF 2015 + 1' 31" 9 Ben Hermans BEL BMC 2015 + 1' 33" 10 Marcel Wyss SUI IAM 2015 + 1' 33" ProCyclingStats Classifications 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.Sporting stages / Rules http://www.letour.fr/arctic-race-of-norway/2015/us/sporting-stakes-rules.html letour.fr ASO 12 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150817042430/http://www.letour.fr/arctic-race-of-norway/2015/us/sporting-stakes-rules.html 17 August 2015 dead dmy-all Stage Winner General classificationblue General classification A blue jersey Points classificationgreen Points classification A green jersey Mountains classificationred Mountains classification A red jersey Youth classificationwhite Young rider classification A white jersey Team classification Combativity awardred number Combativity award A white jersey with a red dossard 1 Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff Alexander Kristoff Vegard Stake Laengen Sam Bennett CUL 2015 Marius Hafsas 2 Sam Bennett August Jensen Jean-Marc Bideau 3 Ben Hermans Ben Hermans Haavard Blikra Silvan Dillier BMC 2015 Herman Dahl 4 Silvan Dillier Rein Taaramäe August Jensen Maxime Cam Final Rein Taaramäe Alexander Kristoff August Jensen Silvan Dillier BMC 2015 not awarded References Sources Arctic Race of Norway: Roadbook 2015 ASO http://netstorage.lequipe.fr/ASO/cyclisme/arctic-race-of-norway/2015/ARN_2015_Roadbook.pdf 12 August 2015 ASO 2015 Notes 30em External links Category:Arctic Race of Norway Arctic Race of Norway Arctic Race of Norway