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Arctic Race of Norway 2025 - Stage 1

Borkenes (Kvæfjord) > Harstad, 182.0km

07.08-10.08

Corbin Strong won the rain-soaked opening stage of the Arctic Race of Norway with a powerful uphill sprint in Harstad. The Kiwi outsprinted teammate Riley Sheehan and Rasmus Tiller to take his third victory of the season. An early breakaway was caught with 30km to go, after which Israel-Premier Tech controlled the race into the final climb. Strong now leads the general classification and will wear the Midnight Sun Jersey on stage 2.

Race report

Results

Stage

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Corbin Strong Israel-Premier Tech 4:02:22
2 Riley Sheehan Israel-Premier Tech + 00.00
3 Rasmus Tiller Uno-X Mobility + 00.00
4 Rick Pluimers Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.00
5 Jenthe Biermans ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.00
6 Karsten Feldmann Team Coop-Repsol + 00.00
7 Davide Ballerini XDS Astana Team + 00.00
8 Tord Gudmestad Norway + 00.00
9 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
10 Clément Champoussin XDS Astana Team + 00.00
11 Lander Loockx Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.00
12 Milan Vader Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.00
13 Luca Van Boven Intermarché-Wanty + 00.00
14 Florian Stork Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.00
15 Stefano Oldani Cofidis + 00.00
16 Jason Tesson Team TotalEnergies + 00.00
17 Joris Delbove Team TotalEnergies + 00.00
18 Tom Pidcock Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.00
19 Felix Engelhardt Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.00
20 Ådne Holter Uno-X Mobility + 00.00
21 Antonio Angulo Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.00
22 Kevin Vermaerke Team Picnic PostNL + 00.00
23 Jonas Geens Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
24 Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team + 00.00
25 Bjoern Koerdt Team Picnic PostNL + 00.00
26 Ludvik Holstad Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.00
27 Dylan Teuns Cofidis + 00.00
28 Martin Tjøtta ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.00
29 Elias Maris Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
30 Clément Alleno Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.00
31 Jacob Eriksson Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.00
32 Anton Stensby Team Coop-Repsol + 00.00
33 Cedrik Bakke Christophersen Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.00
34 Sven Erik Bystrøm Norway + 00.00
35 Lorenzo Rota Intermarché-Wanty + 00.00
36 Asbjørn Hellemose Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.00
37 Nicolas Milesi ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.00
38 Antonio Soto Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
39 Arne Marit Intermarché-Wanty + 00.00
40 Felix Ørn-Kristoff Intermarché-Wanty + 00.00
41 Hugo Houle Israel-Premier Tech + 00.00
42 Mattéo Vercher Team TotalEnergies + 00.00
43 Jonathan Lastra Cofidis + 00.00
44 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 00.00
45 Jelle Johannink Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.00
46 Andreas Leknessund Uno-X Mobility + 00.00
47 Mark Donovan Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.00
48 Anthon Charmig XDS Astana Team + 00.00
49 Morthen Wang Baksaas Norway + 00.00
50 Even Thorvaldsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.00
51 Dion Smith Intermarché-Wanty + 00.00
52 Alexander Kristoff Uno-X Mobility + 00.00
53 Daniel Årnes Norway + 00.00
54 Fredrik Dversnes Uno-X Mobility + 00.00
55 Ulrik Tvedt Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.00
56 Marcel Camprubí Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.00
57 Sakarias Koller Løland Uno-X Mobility + 00.00
58 Eivind Broholt Fougner Team Coop-Repsol + 00.00
59 Nick Schultz Israel-Premier Tech + 00.00
60 Edward Dunbar Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.00
61 Alan Hatherly Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.00
62 Owen Geleijn Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.00
63 Hugo de la Calle Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.00
64 Josh Burnett Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.00
65 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
66 Mats Wenzel Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
67 Sam Maisonobe Cofidis + 00.00
68 Lindsay De Vylder Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
69 Davide De Pretto Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.00
70 Romain Combaud Team Picnic PostNL + 00.00
71 Toralf Rydningen Martinsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.00
72 Abram Stockman Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.00
73 Halvor Utengen Sandstad Team Coop-Repsol + 00.00
74 Unai Iribar Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
75 Eirik Vang Aas Team Coop-Repsol + 00.00
76 Merhawi Kudus Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.00
77 Aaron Gate XDS Astana Team + 00.00
78 Vetle Eskedal Norway + 00.22
79 Baptiste Poulard ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.23
80 Nicola Marcerou Team TotalEnergies + 00.23
81 Sinuhé Fernandez Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.25
82 Cees Bol XDS Astana Team + 00.29
83 Jules Hesters Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.31
84 Yentl Vandevelde Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.32
85 Floris Van Tricht Israel-Premier Tech + 00.37
86 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel-Premier Tech + 00.37
87 Léandre Huck Cofidis + 00.39
88 Georg Rydningen Martinsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.39
89 Sebastian Veslum Norway + 00.39
90 Storm Ingebrigtsen Team Coop-Repsol + 00.39
91 Simon Guglielmi ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.41
92 Michael Hepburn Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.50
93 Amund Ferl-Runningshaugen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.50
94 Frederik Frison Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.50
95 Sjoerd Bax Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.50
96 Samuel Leroux Team TotalEnergies + 01.13
97 Pierre Latour Team TotalEnergies + 01.13
98 Petr Kelemen Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.13
99 Ryan Gal Team Picnic PostNL + 01.21
100 Diego Uriarte Equipo Kern Pharma + 01.35
101 Aivaras Mikutis Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.47
102 Timo de Jong Team Picnic PostNL + 02.29
103 Adrien Petit Intermarché-Wanty + 02.29
104 Kevin Inkelaar Unibet Tietema Rockets + 04.47
105 Toon Clynhens Team Flanders-Baloise + 04.47
106 Joel Suter Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 05.30
- Robbe Dhondt Team Picnic PostNL DNF

GC

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Corbin Strong Israel-Premier Tech 4:02:12
2 Riley Sheehan Israel-Premier Tech + 00.04
3 Fredrik Dversnes Uno-X Mobility + 00.04
4 Romain Combaud Team Picnic PostNL + 00.04
5 Rasmus Tiller Uno-X Mobility + 00.06
6 Abram Stockman Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.09
7 Rick Pluimers Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
8 Jenthe Biermans ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.10
9 Karsten Feldmann Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
10 Davide Ballerini XDS Astana Team + 00.10
11 Tord Gudmestad Norway + 00.10
12 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
13 Clément Champoussin XDS Astana Team + 00.10
14 Lander Loockx Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.10
15 Milan Vader Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
16 Luca Van Boven Intermarché-Wanty + 00.10
17 Florian Stork Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
18 Stefano Oldani Cofidis + 00.10
19 Jason Tesson Team TotalEnergies + 00.10
20 Joris Delbove Team TotalEnergies + 00.10
21 Tom Pidcock Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
22 Felix Engelhardt Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.10
23 Ådne Holter Uno-X Mobility + 00.10
24 Antonio Angulo Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.10
25 Kevin Vermaerke Team Picnic PostNL + 00.10
26 Jonas Geens Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.10
27 Christian Scaroni XDS Astana Team + 00.10
28 Bjoern Koerdt Team Picnic PostNL + 00.10
29 Ludvik Holstad Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.10
30 Dylan Teuns Cofidis + 00.10
31 Martin Tjøtta ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.10
32 Elias Maris Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.10
33 Clément Alleno Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.10
34 Jacob Eriksson Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
35 Anton Stensby Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
36 Cedrik Bakke Christophersen Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.10
37 Sven Erik Bystrøm Norway + 00.10
38 Lorenzo Rota Intermarché-Wanty + 00.10
39 Asbjørn Hellemose Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.10
40 Nicolas Milesi ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.10
41 Antonio Soto Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
42 Arne Marit Intermarché-Wanty + 00.10
43 Felix Ørn-Kristoff Intermarché-Wanty + 00.10
44 Hugo Houle Israel-Premier Tech + 00.10
45 Mattéo Vercher Team TotalEnergies + 00.10
46 Jonathan Lastra Cofidis + 00.10
47 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 00.10
48 Jelle Johannink Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.10
49 Andreas Leknessund Uno-X Mobility + 00.10
50 Mark Donovan Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
51 Anthon Charmig XDS Astana Team + 00.10
52 Morthen Wang Baksaas Norway + 00.10
53 Even Thorvaldsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.10
54 Dion Smith Intermarché-Wanty + 00.10
55 Alexander Kristoff Uno-X Mobility + 00.10
56 Daniel Årnes Norway + 00.10
57 Ulrik Tvedt Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.10
58 Marcel Camprubí Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
59 Sakarias Koller Løland Uno-X Mobility + 00.10
60 Eivind Broholt Fougner Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
61 Nick Schultz Israel-Premier Tech + 00.10
62 Edward Dunbar Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.10
63 Alan Hatherly Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.10
64 Owen Geleijn Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.10
65 Hugo de la Calle Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.10
66 Josh Burnett Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.10
67 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
68 Mats Wenzel Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
69 Sam Maisonobe Cofidis + 00.10
70 Lindsay De Vylder Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.10
71 Davide De Pretto Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.10
72 Toralf Rydningen Martinsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.10
73 Halvor Utengen Sandstad Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
74 Unai Iribar Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
75 Eirik Vang Aas Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
76 Merhawi Kudus Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.10
77 Aaron Gate XDS Astana Team + 00.10
78 Vetle Eskedal Norway + 00.30
79 Baptiste Poulard ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.33
80 Nicola Marcerou Team TotalEnergies + 00.33
81 Sinuhé Fernandez Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.35
82 Cees Bol XDS Astana Team + 00.39
83 Jules Hesters Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.41
84 Yentl Vandevelde Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.42
85 Storm Ingebrigtsen Team Coop-Repsol + 00.46
86 Floris Van Tricht Israel-Premier Tech + 00.47
87 Tom Van Asbroeck Israel-Premier Tech + 00.47
88 Léandre Huck Cofidis + 00.49
89 Georg Rydningen Martinsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.49
90 Sebastian Veslum Norway + 00.49
91 Simon Guglielmi ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.51
92 Michael Hepburn Team Jayco-AlUla + 01.00
93 Amund Ferl-Runningshaugen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 01.00
94 Frederik Frison Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 01.00
95 Sjoerd Bax Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 01.00
96 Samuel Leroux Team TotalEnergies + 01.23
97 Pierre Latour Team TotalEnergies + 01.23
98 Petr Kelemen Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.23
99 Ryan Gal Team Picnic PostNL + 01.31
100 Diego Uriarte Equipo Kern Pharma + 01.45
101 Aivaras Mikutis Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.57
102 Timo de Jong Team Picnic PostNL + 02.39
103 Adrien Petit Intermarché-Wanty + 02.39
104 Kevin Inkelaar Unibet Tietema Rockets + 04.57
105 Toon Clynhens Team Flanders-Baloise + 04.57
106 Joel Suter Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 05.40
- Robbe Dhondt Team Picnic PostNL DNF

Youth

PosRiderTeam Time
1 Corbin Strong Israel-Premier Tech 4:02:12
2 Riley Sheehan Israel-Premier Tech + 00.04
3 Rick Pluimers Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
4 Karsten Feldmann Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
5 Tord Gudmestad Norway + 00.10
6 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
7 Luca Van Boven Intermarché-Wanty + 00.10
8 Joris Delbove Team TotalEnergies + 00.10
9 Felix Engelhardt Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.10
10 Ådne Holter Uno-X Mobility + 00.10
11 Kevin Vermaerke Team Picnic PostNL + 00.10
12 Bjoern Koerdt Team Picnic PostNL + 00.10
13 Martin Tjøtta ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.10
14 Clément Alleno Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.10
15 Anton Stensby Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
16 Cedrik Bakke Christophersen Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.10
17 Nicolas Milesi ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.10
18 Felix Ørn-Kristoff Intermarché-Wanty + 00.10
19 Mattéo Vercher Team TotalEnergies + 00.10
20 Clement Izquierdo Cofidis + 00.10
21 Morthen Wang Baksaas Norway + 00.10
22 Even Thorvaldsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.10
23 Daniel Årnes Norway + 00.10
24 Ulrik Tvedt Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.10
25 Marcel Camprubí Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.10
26 Sakarias Koller Løland Uno-X Mobility + 00.10
27 Eivind Broholt Fougner Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
28 Owen Geleijn Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.10
29 Hugo de la Calle Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.10
30 Josh Burnett Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.10
31 Mikel Retegi Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
32 Mats Wenzel Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.10
33 Sam Maisonobe Cofidis + 00.10
34 Davide De Pretto Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.10
35 Toralf Rydningen Martinsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.10
36 Halvor Utengen Sandstad Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
37 Eirik Vang Aas Team Coop-Repsol + 00.10
38 Vetle Eskedal Norway + 00.30
39 Baptiste Poulard ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.33
40 Nicola Marcerou Team TotalEnergies + 00.33
41 Sinuhé Fernandez Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.35
42 Yentl Vandevelde Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.42
43 Storm Ingebrigtsen Team Coop-Repsol + 00.46
44 Floris Van Tricht Israel-Premier Tech + 00.47
45 Léandre Huck Cofidis + 00.49
46 Georg Rydningen Martinsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.49
47 Sebastian Veslum Norway + 00.49
48 Amund Ferl-Runningshaugen Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 01.00
49 Petr Kelemen Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.23
50 Ryan Gal Team Picnic PostNL + 01.31
51 Diego Uriarte Equipo Kern Pharma + 01.45
52 Aivaras Mikutis Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 01.57
53 Toon Clynhens Team Flanders-Baloise + 04.57

Points

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Corbin Strong Israel-Premier Tech 15
2 Riley Sheehan Israel-Premier Tech 12
3 Rasmus Tiller Uno-X Mobility 9
4 Rick Pluimers Tudor Pro Cycling Team 7
5 Fredrik Dversnes Uno-X Mobility 6
6 Romain Combaud Team Picnic PostNL 6
7 Jenthe Biermans ARKEA-B&B HOTELS 6
8 Karsten Feldmann Team Coop-Repsol 5
9 Davide Ballerini XDS Astana Team 4
10 Storm Ingebrigtsen Team Coop-Repsol 3
11 Tord Gudmestad Norway 3
12 Pau Miquel Delgado Equipo Kern Pharma 2
13 Vetle Eskedal Norway 2
14 Abram Stockman Unibet Tietema Rockets 1
15 Clément Champoussin XDS Astana Team 1

Mountain

PosRiderTeam Points
1 Storm Ingebrigtsen Team Coop-Repsol 9
2 Georg Rydningen Martinsen Lillehammer CK Continental Team 5
3 Jelle Johannink Unibet Tietema Rockets 3
4 Vetle Eskedal Norway 3
5 Fredrik Dversnes Uno-X Mobility 2
6 Anton Stensby Team Coop-Repsol 2

Team

PosTeamTime
1 XDS Astana Team 12:07:06
2 Israel-Premier Tech + 00.00
3 Tudor Pro Cycling Team + 00.00
4 Uno-X Mobility + 00.00
5 ARKEA-B&B HOTELS + 00.00
6 Team TotalEnergies + 00.00
7 Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team + 00.00
8 Cofidis + 00.00
9 Intermarché-Wanty + 00.00
10 Unibet Tietema Rockets + 00.00
11 Norway + 00.00
12 Team Coop-Repsol + 00.00
13 Equipo Kern Pharma + 00.00
14 Burgos Burpellet BH + 00.00
15 Team Jayco-AlUla + 00.00
16 Team Picnic PostNL + 00.00
17 Team Flanders-Baloise + 00.00
18 Lillehammer CK Continental Team + 00.00

Race profile

Race
Arctic Race of Norway
Start date
07.08.2025
End date
10.08.2025
Total distance
182.0 km
Gen
Men
Cat
2.Pro
Country
Norway
Discipline
Road

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