2015 Arctic Race of Norway

22 teams were invited to take part in the race. Seven of these were UCI WorldTeams; 9 were UCI Professional Continental teams; five were UCI Continental teams.[1] Each team entered six riders, so the peloton at the start of the race was made up of 126 riders.[4]

The principal stage in the general classification was expected to be the third stage, the summit finish at Målselv. This stage was expected to favour the climbers, such as Rein Taaramäe (Astana), Louis Meintjes (MTN–Qhubeka) and Ilnur Zakarin (Team Katusha), who were therefore the favourites for the overall victory. The other stages were expected to be won by sprinters. Two of the prominent sprinters in the race were the Norwegians Alexander Kristoff (Team Katusha) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN–Qhubeka). Other sprinters present included Sam Bennett (Bora–Argon 18), Bryan Coquard (Team Europcar) and Niccolò Bonifazio and Davide Cimolai (both Lampre–Merida).[2]

The race included four main classifications: the general classification, the points classification, the mountains classification and the youth classification. There was also an award for the most aggressive rider on each stage and a team classification.[5]

Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Youth classification	Team classification	Combativity award
1	Alexander Kristoff	Alexander Kristoff	Alexander Kristoff	Vegard Stake Laengen	Sam Bennett	Cult Energy Pro Cycling	Marius Hafsas
2	Sam Bennett			August Jensen			Jean-Marc Bideau
3	Ben Hermans	Ben Hermans		Haavard Blikra	Silvan Dillier	BMC Racing Team	Herman Dahl
4	Silvan Dillier	Rein Taaramäe		August Jensen			Maxime Cam
Final		Rein Taaramäe	Alexander Kristoff	August Jensen	Silvan Dillier	BMC Racing Team	not awarded

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