The 2018 Arctic Race of Norway was a four-stage

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that took place in

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between 16 and 19 August. It was the sixth edition of the Arctic Race of Norway and is rated as a

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event as part of the

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Race schedule

Teams

19 teams were invited to take part in the race. Five of these were

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s; 12 were

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teams; four were

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teams. Each team was allowed to enter six riders, three teams only entered five, therefore the

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at the start of the race was made up of 123 riders.

Stages

Stage 1

16 August 2018 –

Vadsø Vadsø (; sme, Čáhcesuolu; fkv, Vesisaari) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark County, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Vadsø, which was the administrative centre of the former Finnmark county. Other ...

Kirkenes Kirkenes (; ; Skolt Sami: ''Ǩeârkknjargg;'' fi, Kirkkoniemi; ; russian: Киркенес) is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town in Sør-Varanger Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, in the far northeastern part of Norway. The town ...

Stage 2

17 August 2018 –

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Kjøllefjord Kjøllefjord is the administrative centre of Lebesby Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. The village is located on the northwestern part of the Nordkinn Peninsula, on the shore of a small fjord which empties into the larger Laksefj ...

Stage 3

18 August 2018 –

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Hammerfest Hammerfest (; sme, Hámmerfeasta ) is a municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. Hammerfest is the northernmost town in the world with more than 10,000 inhabitants. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Hammerfe ...

Stage 4

19 August 2018 –

Kvalsund Kvalsund ( sme, Fálesnuorri and fkv, Valasnuora) is a former municipality in the old Finnmark county in Norway. The municipality is now part of Hammerfest Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county. The municipality existed from 1869 until its ...

to Alta,

Classifications

The race included four main classifications: the

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, the

points classification The points classification is a secondary award category in road bicycle racing. Points are given for high finishes and, in some cases, for winning sprints at certain places along the route, most often called ''intermediate sprints''. The points cl ...

, the

mountains classification The King of the Mountains (KoM) is an award given to the best climbing specialist in a men's cycling road race; in women's cycle racing A woman is an adult female human. Prior to adulthood, a female human is referred to as a girl (a femal ...

and the youth classification. There was also an award for the most aggressive rider on each stage and a

team classification The team classification is one of the different rankings for which competitors can compete in a multiple stage cycling race. It differs from the other usual rankings (general classification, points, king of the mountain and best young rider competi ...

Notes

External links

* {{Arctic Race of Norway Arctic Race of Norway Arctic Race of Norway Arctic Race of Norway Arctic Race of Norway