Quotes
Stage 4
21| Guillermo Thomas SILVA COUSSAN
Guillermo Thomas Silva: “I'm very happy to win this nice race”
Guillermo Thomas Silva becomes the 13th different winner of the Arctic Race of Norway, and the first South American to do so. The Uruguayan gives XDS Astana their fourth overall title in the race, following Rein Taaramäe (2015), Sergey Chernetskiy (2018) and Alexey Lutsenko (2019), making the team the most successful in Arctic Race of Norway history.
“I’m very happy with this victory. It’s incredible.”
“The plan with the team was to control the race. It was a hard and fast stage, a very tough day and it didn’t start...
Stage 4
93| Cedrik Bakke CHRISTOPHERSEN
Cedrik Bakke Christophersen: "To win on home soil is just unbelievable"
Cedrik Bakke Christophersen took his first professional victory by winning the fourth stage of the Arctic Race of Norway in Narvik, thanks to an audacious attack against the general classification favourites.
“I’ve been hoping for this for a long time, to take my first professional victory, and to do it on home soil is just unbelievable.”
“It was a combination [of a plan and instinct]. I attacked when the bunch slowed down. I just felt that was the best moment to go, and then it was a matter of going full gas all the way to the finish.”
“To...
Stage 2
103| Giovanni LONARDI
Giovanni Lonardi: "We'll try to win another stage"
Giovanni Lonardi (Polti VisitMalta) finished third on Stage 2 of the 2026 Arctic Race of Norway and remains the overall leader ahead of the more mountainous stages.
“I’m happy. I was also looking for the win today, but it’s not so easy. We’re happy with the jersey, and tomorrow will be a another day.”
“We have two riders who can do well tomorrow and in the last stage, so we hope for a good general classification result with [Ludovico] Crescioli and [Dario] Giuliano. We’ll stay together and try to win another stage.”
The...
Stage 2
42| Erlend BLIKRA
Erlend Blikra: "Racing on home soil gave me extra motivation"
Erlend Blikra (Uno-X Mobility) won Stage 2 of the 2026 Arctic Race of Norway, which was also the 50th stage in the race’s history. He becomes the ninth Norwegian to win on home soil, securing Norway’s 18th victory.
“It’s my first time winning a Pro Race in Norway, so it feels amazing. It was a great day. The sprint was really long, and I was waiting for somebody to pass me because I was really tired in the last hundred metres, and I managed to win.”
“I was really motivated for today. Yesterday, I gained some confidence from...