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

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.

Stages

Stage 1

10 August 2017 – Engenes to Narvik,

Stage 2

11 August 2017 – Sjøvegan to Bardufoss Airport,

Stage 3

12 August 2017Lyngseidet to Finnvikdalen,

Stage 4

13 August 2017 – Tromsø to Tromsø,

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.