Nordkjosbotn > Storfjord – Kilpisjärvi (Finland)

08/06/2021 - Stage 2 - 178 km - Hilly

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	Kilometers		Schedules Local Time
	From the finish	From the start	44km/h	42km/h	40km/h
NORVÈGE			12:40	12:40	12:40
TROMS ( )			12:40	12:40	12:40
R297 Crossing R297-E6	177.6	0	12:44	12:44	12:44
295 NODKJOSBOTN	177.6	0	12:45	12:45	12:45
E6 Crossing E6-R858	165.9	11.7	13:01	13:02	13:02
R858 STORSTEINNES (R858-R283-R296)	162.4	15.2	13:06	13:07	13:08
Waste Zone	149	28.6	13:24	13:26	13:28
R296 Crossing R296-E6	147.1	30.5	13:27	13:29	13:31
E6 HEIA summit	144.9	32.7	13:30	13:32	13:34
Crossing E6-R857	144.4	33.2	13:30	13:32	13:35
R857 OVERBYGD (R857-R87)	123.8	53.8	13:58	14:02	14:06
R87 HOLT	119.1	58.5	14:05	14:08	14:13
Crossing R87-E6/E8	86.7	90.9	14:49	14:55	15:01
E8	85.3	92.3	14:51	14:57	15:03
E6/E8 HATTENG (E6/E8-R322-E6/E8)	75.5	102.1	15:04	15:11	15:18
Crossing E6/E8-E8	51.1	126.5	15:37	15:46	15:55
E8 SKIBOTN	49.9	127.7	15:39	15:47	15:56
Waste Zone	49.6	128	15:40	15:48	15:57
SKIBOTNDALEN summit	33.9	143.7	16:01	16:10	16:20
LOMPOLANDJARVI summit	19.4	158.2	16:21	16:31	16:42
Waste Zone	16.2	161.4	16:25	16:35	16:47
FINLAND BORDER	13.1	164.5	16:29	16:40	16:52
FINLANDE			16:30	16:41	16:53
KILPISJARVI (Finland)	0	177.6	16:47	16:59	17:11

HEIA summit

Km 32.7 - 240m 2,9kilometre-long climb at 4.1% Category 2

SKIBOTNDALEN summit

Km 143.7 - 285m 4,9kilometre-long climb at 4% Category 2

LOMPOLANDJARVI summit

Km 158.2 - 460m 1,4kilometre-long climb at 4.1% Category 2

Laas but not least

Five riders in the lead

110 riders started stage 2 in Nordkjosnbotn, heading to Kilpisjärvi, Finland, for the first ever stage finish abroad. A group of five leaders was formed quickly after the flag off, including one Norwegian, Fredrik Dversenes (Team Coop), and no less than four Belgians, namely Oliver Naesen (AG2R-Citroën), Jimmy Janssens (Alpecin-Fenix),...

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Fredrik Dversenes: "I love salmon"

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Markus Hoelgaard: "I was expecting to lose the jersey"

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Alexander Kristoff: "I wish I had won those two stages"

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