# 2023 Arctic Race of Norway

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.
UCI WorldTeams
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Astana Qazaqstan Team
* Cofidis
* Lidl–Trek
* Team dsm–firmenich
* Team Jayco–AlUla
UCI ProTeams
* Bingoal WB
* Burgos BH
* Equipo Kern Pharma
* Human Powered Health
* Israel–Premier Tech
* Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
* Team Flanders–Baloise
* Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
UCI Continental Teams
* Groupama–FDJ Continental Team
* Team Coop–Repsol
* Trinity Racing
National Teams
* Norway

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Course | Distance | Type | Type | Stage winner |
| 1 | 17 August | Kautokeino to Alta | 171 km (106 mi) | | Flat stage | Alberto Dainese (ITA) |
| 2 | 18 August | Alta to Hammerfest | 153.5 km (95.4 mi) | | Flat stage | Michele Gazzoli (ITA) |
| 3 | 19 August | Hammerfest to Havøysund summit | 167 km (104 mi) | | Hilly stage | Stephen Williams (GBR) |
| 4 | 20 August | Kvalsund to Nordkapp | 171.5 km (106.6 mi) | | Hilly stage | Clément Champoussin (FRA) |
| Total | Total | Total | 663 km (412 mi) | 663 km (412 mi) | 663 km (412 mi) | 663 km (412 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 17 August 2023 – Kautokeino to Alta, 171 km (106 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team dsm–firmenich | 4h 06' 07" |
| 2 | Noah Hobbs (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 4 | Marc Brustenga (ESP) | Lidl–Trek | + 0" |
| 5 | Antonio Angulo (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 0" |
| 6 | Kévin Ledanois (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 7 | August Jensen (NOR) | Human Powered Health | + 0" |
| 8 | Martin Urianstad (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Marco Tizza (ITA) | Bingoal WB | + 0" |
| 10 | Colin Joyce (USA) | Human Powered Health | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team dsm–firmenich | 4h 05' 57" |
| 2 | Noah Hobbs (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | + 4" |
| 3 | Lewis Bower (NZL) | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | + 4" |
| 4 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 6" |
| 5 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 7" |
| 6 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 8" |
| 7 | Fergus Browning (AUS) | Trinity Racing | + 8" |
| 8 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 9" |
| 9 | Marc Brustenga (ESP) | Lidl–Trek | + 10" |
| 10 | Antonio Angulo (ESP) | Burgos BH | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 18 August 2023 – Alta to Hammerfest, 153.5 km (95.4 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Michele Gazzoli (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 3h 28' 35" |
| 2 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 4 | Thibaud Gruel (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Milan Fretin (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 0" |
| 6 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 0" |
| 7 | Elias Maris (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 0" |
| 8 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 10 | André Drege (NOR) | Team Coop–Repsol | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Noah Hobbs (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | 7h 34' 31" |
| 2 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 1" |
| 3 | Michele Gazzoli (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 1" |
| 4 | Lewis Bower (NZL) | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | + 3" |
| 5 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 4" |
| 6 | Jonathan Lastra (ESP) | Cofidis | + 7" |
| 7 | André Drege (NOR) | Team Coop–Repsol | + 8" |
| 8 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 8" |
| 9 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 9" |
| 10 | Fergus Browning (AUS) | Trinity Racing | + 9" |

### Stage 3
#### 19 August 2023 – Hammerfest to Havøysund summit, 167 km (104 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 4h 02' 58" |
| 2 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 0" |
| 3 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 6 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 0" |
| 7 | Matthew Dinham (AUS) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 0" |
| 8 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 0" |
| 9 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 0" |
| 10 | Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 7" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 11h 37' 28" |
| 2 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 9" |
| 4 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 11" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 12" |
| 6 | Matthew Dinham (AUS) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 12" |
| 7 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 12" |
| 8 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 12" |
| 9 | Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 19" |
| 10 | Cedrik Bakke Christophersen (NOR) | Team Coop–Repsol | + 20" |

### Stage 4
#### 20 August 2023 – Kvalsund to Nordkapp, 171.5 km (106.6 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 4h 00' 38" |
| 2 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | Norway | + 0" |
| 3 | Michele Gazzoli (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 4 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Matthew Dinham (AUS) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 0" |
| 6 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 0" |
| 7 | Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 0" |
| 8 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 9 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 0" |
| 10 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 15h 38' 06" |
| 2 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 9" |
| 4 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 9" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 11" |
| 6 | Matthew Dinham (AUS) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 12" |
| 7 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 12" |
| 8 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 12" |
| 9 | Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 19" |
| 10 | Cedrik Bakke Christophersen (NOR) | Team Coop–Repsol | + 20" |

## 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 | Arkéa–Samsic | Johan Ravnøy |
| 2 | Michele Gazzoli | Noah Hobbs | Noah Hobbs | Vincent Van Hemelen | Noah Hobbs | Astana Qazaqstan Team | not awarded |
| 3 | Stephen Williams | Stephen Williams | Christian Scaroni | Vincent Van Hemelen | Tobias Halland Johannessen | Israel–Premier Tech | Vincent Van Hemelen |
| 4 | Clément Champoussin | Stephen Williams | Clément Champoussin | Vincent Van Hemelen | Kevin Vermaerke | Israel–Premier Tech | Christian Scaroni |
| Final | Final | Stephen Williams | Clément Champoussin | Vincent Van Hemelen | Kevin Vermaerke | Israel–Premier Tech | not awarded |

## 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 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 15h 38' 06" |
| 2 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | + 1" |
| 3 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 9" |
| 4 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 9" |
| 5 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | + 11" |
| 6 | Matthew Dinham (AUS) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 12" |
| 7 | Guillaume Martin (FRA) | Cofidis | + 12" |
| 8 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 12" |
| 9 | Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 19" |
| 10 | Cedrik Bakke Christophersen (NOR) | Team Coop–Repsol | + 20" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 36 |
| 2 | Christian Scaroni (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 27 |
| 3 | Noah Hobbs (GBR) | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | 26 |
| 4 | Michele Gazzoli (ITA) | Astana Qazaqstan Team | 24 |
| 5 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | 20 |
| 6 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 18 |
| 7 | Alberto Dainese (ITA) | Team dsm–firmenich | 15 |
| 8 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | 12 |
| 9 | Dylan Teuns (BEL) | Israel–Premier Tech | 12 |
| 10 | Odd Christian Eiking (NOR) | Norway | 12 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Vincent Van Hemelen (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | 26 |
| 2 | Johan Ravnøy (NOR) | Team Coop–Repsol | 9 |
| 3 | Stephen Williams (GBR) | Israel–Premier Tech | 6 |
| 4 | Walter Calzoni (ITA) | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 6 |
| 5 | Lewis Bower (NZL) | Groupama–FDJ Continental Team | 6 |
| 6 | Fergus Browning (AUS) | Trinity Racing | 6 |
| 7 | Michel Ries (LUX) | Arkéa–Samsic | 5 |
| 8 | Cedrik Bakke Christophersen (DEN) | Team Coop–Repsol | 4 |
| 9 | Asbjørn Hellemose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | 4 |
| 10 | Clément Champoussin (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | 4 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Kevin Vermaerke (USA) | Team dsm–firmenich | 15h 38' 15" |
| 2 | Tobias Halland Johannessen (NOR) | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 0" |
| 3 | Matthew Dinham (AUS) | Team dsm–firmenich | + 3" |
| 4 | Roger Adrià (ESP) | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 3" |
| 5 | Kamiel Bonneu (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 10" |
| 6 | Cedrik Bakke Christophersen (NOR) | Team Coop–Repsol | + 11" |
| 7 | Liam Johnston (AUS) | Trinity Racing | + 14" |
| 8 | Asbjørn Hellemose (DEN) | Lidl–Trek | + 18" |
| 9 | Louis Barré (FRA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 19" |
| 10 | Elias Maris (BEL) | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 22" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Israel–Premier Tech | 46h 55' 54" |
| 2 | Cofidis | + 1' 02" |
| 3 | Equipo Kern Pharma | + 1' 14" |
| 4 | Uno-X Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 45" |
| 5 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | + 1' 50" |
| 6 | Team Flanders–Baloise | + 2' 29" |
| 7 | Burgos BH | + 3' 53" |
| 8 | Team dsm–firmenich | + 4' 02" |
| 9 | Team Coop–Repsol | + 8' 05" |
| 10 | Bingoal WB | + 9' 05" |