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The Arctic Race of Norway is an annual multiple stage
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held in
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. The first edition was in 2013, from 8 August to 11 August, and lasted for four days. The organising partners are
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(ASO) and Arctic Race of Norway (AS). The race is an official UCI-sponsored event, and has been placed as part of the Europe Tour. The first two editions were rated as
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events. From
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it was rated as a 2.HC event. The race became part of the new
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in 2020.


Winners


Classifications

As of the 2019 edition, the jerseys worn by the leaders of the individual classifications are: * Yellow Jersey – Worn by the leader of the general classification. * Green Jersey – Worn by the leader of the points classification. * Orange Jersey – Worn by the leader of the climbing classification. * White Jersey – Worn by the best rider under 23 years of age on the overall classification. * Yellow number Jersey – Worn by the best team with the best performance in the general classification. * Red number Jersey – Worn by the leader of the combativity classification.


References


External links


Official website
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