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Strong brings the Midnight Sun jersey to New Zealand
The 2025 Arctic Race of Norway was drawn to a close this Sunday with an exciting final stage in the streets of Tromsø. The many attacks by the likes of Tom Pidcock (Q36.5), Kevin Vermaerke (Picnic-PostNL) or Andreas Leknessund (Uno-X) were not enough to dethrone Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) from the overall lead, and the Kiwi rider managed to still top the standings...
Corbin Strong: “I was really nervous, but my team was just incredible”
Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech) won the overall classification of the 2025 Arctic Race of Norway, as well as the Points and the Young Riders classifications.
“It was an incredibly stressful day. I knew we were going to be under attack from kilometer zero, but this exceeded my expectations. The first few laps in the rain I really didn’t feel confident in...
Frederik Dversnes: “I can’t believe I pulled it off”
Frederik Dversnes (Uno-X) won the 4th and final stage of the 2025 Arctic Race of Norway.
“It’s fantastic to win a race here in Norway. It was a super tough day, and to be honest I can’t believe I pulled it off. I got dropped several times, because those steep hills were a bit too brutal for me. I started with a helper role, to try and set my teammates...
Tom Pidcock: “I was waiting for the perfect moment, but it never really came”
Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) finished 2nd overall in the 2025 Arctic Race of Norway, after claiming the 3rd stage.
“It would have been nice to win. There was nothing more I could do today, because Israel was super strong and did a great job. I was waiting for the right move, because I thought the difference would be made on the climbs but the race was not long enough for...
Alexander Kristoff: “I enjoyed the crowds cheering for me”
Alexander Kristoff (Uno-X) was awarded the Viking Jersey for best teammate in his final participation at the Arctic Race of Norway before retiring from professional cycling at the end of the 2025 season.
“It’s a bit emotional to feel this is the last time I race in Norway, but I still have a few races left to participate in. It was nice to see my teammate...
Storm Ingebrigtsen: “It worked out because I was the most consistent rider”
Storm Ingebrigtsen (Coop-Repsol) won the KOM classification of the 2025 Arctic Race of Norway, bringing home the northern lights jersey sponsored by Aibel.
“I’m really happy. It’s really nice to claim this northern lights jersey. I expected a very hectic stage today, with so many hills and corners everywhere but it turned out pretty well for me because...
Christian Scaroni: “Strong deserved this victory”
Christian Scaroni (XDS-Astana) finished 3rd overall in the 2025 Arctic Race of Norway, and his squad won the Teams classification.
“I am just half satisfied, because this race was a specific goal of mine ever since I finished the Giro d’Italia. I already finished on the podium of this race two years ago, and I wanted to finally take the victory. Unfortunately,...
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