# 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.

## Teams

Six UCI WorldTeams, ten UCI ProTeams, and three UCI Continental teams made up the nineteen teams that participated in the race.
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Cofidis
* Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
* Israel–Premier Tech
* Team BikeExchange–Jayco
* Team DSM
UCI ProTeams
* Alpecin–Deceuninck
* Arkéa–Samsic
* B&B Hotels–KTM
* Burgos BH
* Bingoal Pauwels Sauces WB
* Euskaltel–Euskadi
* Human Powered Health
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Team TotalEnergies
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* China Glory Continental Cycling Team
* Team Coop
* Trinity Racing

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | 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 Municipality) | 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 | Total | Total | 677.9 km (421.2 mi) | 677.9 km (421.2 mi) | 677.9 km (421.2 mi) | 677.9 km (421.2 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 11 August 2022 – Mo i Rana to Mo i Rana, 186.8 km (116.1 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| 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 :
| 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
#### 12 August 2022 – Mosjøen to Brønnøysund, 154.3 km (95.9 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| 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 :
| 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
#### 13 August 2022 – Namsos to Skallstuggu summit (Levanger Municipality), 177.7 km (110.4 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| 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 :
| 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
#### 14 August 2022 – Trondheim to Trondheim, 159.1 km (98.9 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| 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 :
| 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

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 | Cofidis |
| 2 | Dylan Groenewegen | Axel Zingle | Amaury Capiot | Stephen Bassett | Axel Zingle | Cofidis |
| 3 | Victor Lafay | Victor Lafay | Amaury Capiot | Stephen Bassett | Kévin Vauquelin | Israel–Premier Tech |
| 4 | Andreas Leknessund | Andreas Leknessund | Axel Zingle | Stephen Bassett | Andreas Leknessund | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
| Final | Final | Andreas Leknessund | Axel Zingle | Stephen Bassett | Andreas Leknessund | Alpecin–Deceuninck |
* ↑ 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.
* ↑ On stage 2, Gleb Syritsa, who was third 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

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 | 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

Final points classification (1–10) :
| 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

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| 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

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| 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

Final team classification (1–10) :
| 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" |