Arctic Race of Norway 2021 (August 5-8)

[RedheadDane]

Apparently today is the day for close sprints... but Laas took it.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

GC

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[Samu Cuenca]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1423631991380094979

View: https://twitter.com/IntermarcheWG/status/1423631991380094979

 

[Norbea]

Kilpisjärvi: Home of 85 people and 20.000 reindeers

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm from Norway, so salmon is good, yeah

I hope Dversnes wins it

 

[Norbea]

Dversnes! Amateur and carpenter, rides Oliver Naesen of his wheel. Well done, and now most likely signing for Gazprom Rusvelo.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Enjoyed Thor Hushovd popping in on commentary to share some reindeer anecdotes

A few shots from today...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

That was shame Tiz Tv epic fail on the last km - did Hermans get it?

GC

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Yes, Hermans got it. Close. Expected a bit more from Barguil at the end but I guess he isn't having the best of seasons.

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Stage 3:

 

[wheresmybrakes]

Barnacle Bill, are you Lequack in disguise?

 

[Barnacle Bill]

Barnacle Bill, are you Lequack in disguise?

Haha, not quite yet (and these are just a small selection off the official site) but always enjoyed the scenery in this race

 

[Norbea]

I'm talking about the UCI races in general. There are several races in Norway, but not many with mountains. Look at this year's Tour of Norway for instance. It's hilly, but there are no mountains.

At least Ladies Tour of Norway is heading up Norefjell.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I'm from Norway, so salmon is good, yeah

I hope Dversnes wins it

And he has indeed won it now. Good job.

 

[RedheadDane]

Walsleben takes the final stage ahead of Terpstra.
Hermans wins the overall. Probably...

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I would have liked for Terpstra to win that one, but he started his sprint way too soon. Maybe he isn't the most likeable rider, but things have definitely not been easy for him during the last few years.

A great last season for Walsleben, who has now taken his first two pro wins this year.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Stage

GC

 

[Barnacle Bill]

"Sometimes you're the nail and today I was the hammer" - Ben Hermans

 

[Danskebjerge]

At least Ladies Tour of Norway is heading up Norefjell.

Yeah, that final climb of stage 3 has 700 vertical meters or so - nice.

 

[memyselfandI]

I hope they re-rank this race somewhere lower slopes of Europe Tour 2.2 next year and broadcast 2.Pro Burgos instead at Eurosport..

 

[RedheadDane]

I hope they re-rank this race somewhere lower slopes of Europe Tour 2.2 next year and broadcast 2.Pro Burgos instead at Eurosport..

Or just... broadcast both? And I don't think they'd need to down-rank it to not show it - which would be horrible - after all; Tour de Pologne is WT, and doesn't have any real coverage. Besides; this race is 2.Pro too, so I'd say it has the same reason to be shown as Burgos.
Anyway, I was covered; Burgos was shown on Danish TV2!

 

[jsem94]

Odd tactics from Intermarché huh.

 

[IndianCyclist]

LR has a good take on the tactics.
The WORST Tactics I have ever SEEN in Cycling

 

[Norbea]

Today there is a meeting with the people of Svalbard(!) to present plans for a stage of the Arctic Race of Norway. The guys behind this race are insane. The logistics of it sounds like a nightmare. But I´ll watch it