# 2017 Arctic Race of Norway

The 2017 Arctic Race of Norway is a four-stage cycling stage race taking place in Norway between 10 and 13 August. It is the fifth edition of the Arctic Race of Norway and is rated as a 2.HC event as part of the UCI Europe Tour.

## Race schedule

List of stages :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 10 August | Engenes to Narvik | 156.5 km (97 mi) | Hilly stage | Dylan Teuns (BEL) |
| 2 | 11 August | Sjøvegan to Bardufoss Airport | 184.5 km (115 mi) | Flat stage | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) |
| 3 | 12 August | Lyngseidet to Finnvikdalen | 185.5 km (115 mi) | Hilly stage | August Jensen (NOR) |
| 4 | 13 August | Tromsø to Tromsø | 160.5 km (100 mi) | Hilly stage | Dylan Teuns (BEL) |

## Teams

21 teams were invited to take part in the race. Five of these were UCI WorldTeams; 12 were UCI Professional Continental teams; four were UCI Continental teams. Each team was allowed to enter six riders, three teams only entered five, therefore the peloton at the start of the race was made up of 123 riders.
UCI WorldTeams
* Astana
* BMC Racing Team
* Team Dimension Data
* Team Katusha–Alpecin
* Team Sunweb
UCI Professional Continental teams
* Aqua Blue Sport
* CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice
* Cofidis
* Delko–Marseille Provence KTM
* Direct Énergie
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Nippo–Vini Fantini
* Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise
* Team Novo Nordisk
* Wanty–Groupe Gobert
* WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect
* Fortuneo–Oscaro
UCI Continental teams
* Joker Icopal
* Team Coop
* Team FixIT.no
* Team Sparebanken Sør

## Stages
### Stage 1

10 August 2017 – Engenes to Narvik, 156.5 km (97.2 mi)
Stage 1 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 36' 14" |
| 2 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 2" |
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 2" |
| 4 | Olivier Pardini (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | + 2" |
| 5 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 2" |
| 6 | Markus Hoelgaard (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 2" |
| 7 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 2" |
| 8 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 2" |
| 9 | Michel Kreder (NED) | Aqua Blue Sport | + 2" |
| 10 | Fabien Grellier (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 2" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 36' 04" |
| 2 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 6" |
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 8" |
| 4 | Markus Hoelgaard (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 11" |
| 5 | Olivier Pardini (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | + 12" |
| 6 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 12" |
| 7 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 12" |
| 8 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 12" |
| 9 | Michel Kreder (NED) | Aqua Blue Sport | + 12" |
| 10 | Fabien Grellier (FRA) | Direct Énergie | + 12" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 2

11 August 2017 – Sjøvegan to Bardufoss Airport, 184.5 km (114.6 mi)
Stage 2 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | 4h 14' 20" |
| 2 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 3 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 4 | Robin Stenuit (BEL) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 5 | Adrien Petit (FRA) | Direct Énergie | s.t. |
| 6 | Kristoffer Halvorsen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | s.t. |
| 7 | Eduard-Michael Grosu (ROM) | Nippo–Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 8 | Ivan Savitskiy (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | s.t. |
| 9 | Roy Jans (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | s.t. |
| 10 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 7h 50' 23" |
| 2 | Andrea Pasqualon (ITA) | Wanty–Groupe Gobert | + 2" |
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 3" |
| 4 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 7" |
| 5 | Michel Kreder (NED) | Aqua Blue Sport | + 11" |
| 6 | Markus Hoelgaard (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 12" |
| 7 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 13" |
| 8 | Ivan Savitskiy (RUS) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 13" |
| 9 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 13" |
| 10 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 13" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 3

12 August 2017 – Lyngseidet to Finnvikdalen, 185.5 km (115.3 mi)
Stage 3 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | 4h 19' 05" |
| 2 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | s.t. |
| 3 | Dorian Godon (FRA) | Cofidis | s.t. |
| 4 | Michel Kreder (NED) | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 5 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | s.t. |
| 6 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | s.t. |
| 7 | Rein Taaramäe (EST) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 4" |
| 8 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 4" |
| 9 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 4" |
| 10 | Jakub Kaczmarek (POL) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 4" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
General classification after stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 12h 09' 22" |
| 2 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 3" |
| 3 | Michel Kreder (NED) | Aqua Blue Sport | + 17" |
| 4 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 19" |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 19" |
| 6 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 19" |
| 7 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 23" |
| 8 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 23" |
| 9 | Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 29" |
| 10 | Jonas Koch (GER) | CCC–Sprandi–Polkowice | + 33" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||

### Stage 4

13 August 2017 – Tromsø to Tromsø, 160.5 km (99.7 mi)
Stage 4 result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 3h 47' 03" |
| 2 | Loïc Chetout (FRA) | Cofidis | + 11" |
| 3 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 11" |
| 4 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | + 11" |
| 5 | Olivier Pardini (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | + 16" |
| 6 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 16" |
| 7 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 16" |
| 8 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 16" |
| 9 | Lawrence Naesen (BEL) | WB Veranclassic Aqua Protect | + 16" |
| 10 | Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 16" |
| Source: ProCyclingStats ||||
Final general classification :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | 15h 56' 15" |
| 2 | August Jensen (NOR) | Team Coop | + 29" |
| 3 | Michel Kreder (NED) | Aqua Blue Sport | + 43" |
| 5 | Alexander Kristoff (NOR) | Team Katusha–Alpecin | + 45" |
| 4 | Eliot Lietaer (BEL) | Sport Vlaanderen–Baloise | + 45" |
| 6 | Quentin Pacher (FRA) | Delko–Marseille Provence KTM | + 45" |
| 7 | Bjørn Tore Hoem (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 49" |
| 8 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (NOR) | Joker Icopal | + 49" |
| 9 | Amanuel Gebrezgabihier (ERI) | Team Dimension Data | + 55" |
| 10 | Andriy Hrivko (UKR) | Astana | + 57" |
| Source: 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.
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Youth classification | Team classification | Combativity award |
| 1 | Dylan Teuns | Dylan Teuns | Dylan Teuns | Bernhard Eisel | Dylan Teuns | Joker Icopal | Bernhard Eisel |
| 2 | Alexander Kristoff | Dylan Teuns | Andrea Pasqualon | Bernhard Eisel | Dylan Teuns | Joker Icopal | Dimitri Claeys |
| 3 | August Jensen | Dylan Teuns | Dylan Teuns | Bernhard Eisel | Dylan Teuns | Joker Icopal | Ole André Austevoll |
| 4 | Dylan Teuns | Dylan Teuns | Dylan Teuns | Bernhard Eisel | Dylan Teuns | Joker Icopal | Dimitri Claeys |
| Final | Final | Dylan Teuns | Dylan Teuns | Bernhard Eisel | Dylan Teuns | Joker Icopal | not awarded |