Arctic Race of Norway 2014: Stage 3 Results

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Simon Spilak wins stage 3 of the Arctic Tour of Norway (Image credit: ASO)

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Simon Spilak (Katusha) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Simon Spilak wins the stage in Norway (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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The peloton in Norway (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Giant-Shimano setting the tempo (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Pablo Llastras (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Giant-Shimano at the front (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Alexander Kristoff (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Thor Hushovd and Alexander Kristoff (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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The peloton (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Simon Spilak (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)

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Green jersey wearer Alexander Kristoff (Image credit: ASO)

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Simon Spilak sprints to a win (Image credit: ASO)

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Stage winner Simon Spilak (Image credit: ASO)

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Simon Spilak (Katusha) attacked on the closing climb in the third stage of the Arctic Tour of Norway to take the stage win. Steven Kruijswijk (Belkin) went with him to finish second and claim the overall lead. Jonathan Hivert (Belkin) rounded out the Dutch team’s big day by finishing third, 15 seconds down.

Kruijswijk moved up from third to first overall, taking over from his teammate Lars Petter Nordhaug. A sprinter rather than a climber, Nordhaug hung on to the field as long as he could on the final climb, the Kvaenangsfjellet, after 132 kilometers from Alta. Nordhaug finished in the chasing group only 15 seconds down, and dropped to second. Third is now Davide Villella (Cannondale), who had previously been second.

The third stage of this northernmost race took the peloton along the northern coast of Norway, with more spectacular scenery. It got off to a fast start but a group of three got away early. Albert Timmer (Giant-Shimano), Florian Senechal (Cofidis) and Vegard Robinson Bugge (Joker) built up a lead of just under three minutes.

The weather didn’t co-operate though, and the rain started falling again. Belkin and Ridley led the chase, and the gap came down. At 46 seconds it became too close for Timmer, who had won both intermediate sprints, and he attacked out of the lead group on the first of the day’s two climbs.

Once Senechal and Bugge were caught, Katusha took over the lead and made quick work of catching Timmer. With 12 km to go, they were all together again.

The closing climb was approaching – the Kvaenangsfjellet, a 6.9km long climb with an average gradient of 5.7% -- and almost immediately five more riders took off. They built up a small gap, but the climb managed to tear things apart.

The peloton splintered, and Spilak put in a strong attack. He was joined by Kruijswijk, whose teammate and race leader Lars Petter Nordhaug was having difficulties.

The two leaders had a small gap with attacks continuing out of the by-now very small field and a vicious headwind countering everyone. But the duo held on to their lead, with Spilak taking the win and Kruijswijk finishing second to take the general lead.

Results

#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha	3:18:39
2	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
3	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:15
4	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha
5	Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling
6	Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
7	Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp - Endura
8	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
9	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Roubaix Lille Métropole
10	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
11	Maxime Anciaux (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles
12	Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team
13	Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
14	Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura
15	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
16	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
17	Michael Einar Olsson (Swe) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
18	Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Joker Merida
19	Frank Bonnamour (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
20	Sindre Skjoestad Lunke (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør
21	Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
22	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
23	Marc De Maar (Aho) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
24	Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
25	Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Giant-Shimano
26	Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Roubaix Lille Métropole
27	Frederik Wilman (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
28	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale
29	Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
30	Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling
31	Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
32	Boris Dron (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles
33	Øivind Lukkedahl (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
34	Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles
35	Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura
36	Stian Remme (Nor) Team FixIt.No
37	Oskar Svendsen (Nor) Joker Merida
38	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
39	Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale	0:00:41
40	Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	0:00:58
41	Axel Journiaux (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:01:17
42	Haavard Jorbekk Blikra (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:01:19
43	Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling
44	Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:01:24
45	Christophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles
46	Ole Andre Austevoll (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:01:30
47	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:01:33
48	August Jensen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:02:09
49	Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
50	Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
51	Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura
52	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
53	Reidar Borgersen (Nor) Joker Merida
54	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:02:16
55	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
56	Nick Dougall (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka
57	Jo Kogstad Ringheim (Nor) Joker Merida	0:02:55
58	Robinson Bugge Vegard (Nor) Joker Merida
59	Andreas Vangstad (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:04:23
60	Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe) Giant-Shimano	0:04:51
61	Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
62	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Giant-Shimano
63	Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
64	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
65	Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
66	Oscar Landa (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley
67	Hakon Frengstad Berger (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
68	Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
69	Sindre Eid Hermansen (Nor) Team FixIt.No
70	Erwann Corbel (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
71	Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha
72	Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:06:32
73	Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Giant-Shimano	0:06:55
74	Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
75	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
76	Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team
77	Albert Timmer (Ned) Giant-Shimano
78	Andreas Erland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:07:57
79	Morten Morland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør
80	Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team
81	Fridtjof Roeinaas (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør
82	Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør
83	Rudy Barbier (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
84	Frederique Robert (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
85	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
86	Adrian Gjolberg (Nor) Team FixIt.No
87	Sondre Gjerdevik Sortveit (Nor) Team FixIt.No
88	Luke Davison (Aus) BMC Racing Team
89	John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
90	Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team
91	Petter Theodorsen (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
92	Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka
93	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Giant-Shimano
94	Edvin Wilson (Swe) Joker Merida
95	Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling
96	Jan Marcus Faglund Karlsson (Swe) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
97	Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Team Katusha
98	Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp - Endura
99	Romain Pillon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
100	Tormod Hausken Jacobsen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley
101	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha
102	Louis Verhelst (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
103	Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka
104	Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha
105	Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:08:20
106	Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale	0:09:13
107	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale
108	Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale
109	Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	0:10:14
110	Sam Bennett (Irl) Team NetApp - Endura	0:13:54
111	Krister Hagen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:14:14
112	Frederik Strand Galta (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley
113	Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty – Groupe Gobert

Sprint 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Albert Timmer (Ned) Giant-Shimano	3	pts
2	Robinson Bugge Vegard (Nor) Joker Merida	2
3	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	1

Sprint 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Albert Timmer (Ned) Giant-Shimano	3	pts
2	Robinson Bugge Vegard (Nor) Joker Merida	2
3	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	1

Sprint 3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha	3	pts
2	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale	2
3	Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka	1

Sprint 4
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha	15	pts
2	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	12
3	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	9
4	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha	7
5	Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling	6
6	Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	5
7	Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp - Endura	4
8	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	3
9	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Roubaix Lille Métropole	2
10	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	1

Mountain 1
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Albert Timmer (Ned) Giant-Shimano	4	pts
2	August Jensen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	2
3	Robinson Bugge Vegard (Nor) Joker Merida	1

Mountain 2
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha	4	pts
2	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	2
3	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	1

Most combative
#	Rider Name (Country) Team
1	Albert Timmer (Ned) Giant-Shimano

Young riders
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	3:18:54
2	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team
3	Maxime Anciaux (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles
4	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
5	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
6	Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Joker Merida
7	Frank Bonnamour (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
8	Sindre Skjoestad Lunke (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør
9	Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
10	Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
11	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale
12	Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling
13	Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
14	Øivind Lukkedahl (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
15	Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles
16	Oskar Svendsen (Nor) Joker Merida
17	Axel Journiaux (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:01:02
18	Haavard Jorbekk Blikra (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:01:04
19	Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:01:09
20	Christophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles
21	Ole Andre Austevoll (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:01:15
22	August Jensen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:01:54
23	Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
24	Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura
25	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
26	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:02:01
27	Nick Dougall (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka
28	Jo Kogstad Ringheim (Nor) Joker Merida	0:02:40
29	Robinson Bugge Vegard (Nor) Joker Merida
30	Andreas Vangstad (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:04:08
31	Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe) Giant-Shimano	0:04:36
32	Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
33	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team
34	Oscar Landa (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley
35	Hakon Frengstad Berger (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
36	Sindre Eid Hermansen (Nor) Team FixIt.No
37	Erwann Corbel (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
38	Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Giant-Shimano	0:06:40
39	Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise
40	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
41	Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team
42	Andreas Erland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:07:42
43	Fridtjof Roeinaas (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør
44	Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør
45	Rudy Barbier (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
46	Frederique Robert (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert
47	Adrian Gjolberg (Nor) Team FixIt.No
48	Luke Davison (Aus) BMC Racing Team
49	Petter Theodorsen (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
50	Edvin Wilson (Swe) Joker Merida
51	Jan Marcus Faglund Karlsson (Swe) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
52	Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Team Katusha
53	Romain Pillon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
54	Tormod Hausken Jacobsen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley
55	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha
56	Louis Verhelst (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
57	Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha
58	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale	0:08:58
59	Sam Bennett (Irl) Team NetApp - Endura	0:13:39
60	Krister Hagen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:13:59
61	Frederik Strand Galta (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley

Teams
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Belkin Pro Cycling	9:56:27
2	Bretagne - Seche Environnement	0:00:15
3	Roubaix Lille Metropole
4	Team Netapp-Endura
5	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise
6	Wallonie - Bruxelles
7	Team Ringeriks-Kraft
8	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:00:58
9	Iam Cycling	0:01:19
10	Team Joker	0:02:09
11	MTN-Qhubeka	0:04:10
12	Team Katusha	0:04:36
13	Team Fixit.No	0:06:06
14	Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:06:09
15	Unitedhealthcare	0:06:45
16	BMC Racing Team	0:06:55
17	Team Oster Hus-Ridley	0:07:49
18	Team Giant-Shimano	0:09:27
19	Cannondale	0:09:39
20	Team Sparebanken	0:12:05

General classification after stage 3
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	13:39:57
2	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:08
3	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale	0:00:17
4	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha	0:00:21
5	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:00:24
6	Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha	0:00:25
7	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:00:28
8	Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling
9	Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura
10	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	0:00:32
11	Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
12	Amaël Moinard (Fra) BMC Racing Team	0:00:42
13	Marc De Maar (Aho) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	0:00:46
14	Michael Einar Olsson (Swe) Team Ringeriks - Kraft	0:00:49
15	Preben Van Hecke (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:00:50
16	Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling
17	Romain Lemarchand (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
18	Sindre Skjoestad Lunke (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:00:53
19	Frederik Wilman (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
20	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:00:56
21	Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
22	Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	0:01:04
23	Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp - Endura	0:01:05
24	Baptiste Planckaert (Bel) Roubaix Lille Métropole
25	Gregory Habeaux (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	0:01:12
26	Jan Barta (Cze) Team NetApp - Endura
27	Matthias Krizek (Aut) Cannondale	0:01:16
28	Maxime Anciaux (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:01:17
29	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
30	Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:01:21
31	Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:01:22
32	Stian Remme (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:01:32
33	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:01:57
34	Øivind Lukkedahl (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
35	Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:02:27
36	Haavard Jorbekk Blikra (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:02:29
37	Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling
38	Christophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:02:34
39	Julien Fouchard (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:02:43
40	Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura	0:02:50
41	Oskar Svendsen (Nor) Joker Merida	0:03:00
42	Johannes Frohlinger (Ger) Giant-Shimano	0:03:03
43	Reidar Borgersen (Nor) Joker Merida	0:03:19
44	Ole Andre Austevoll (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:03:22
45	Nico Sijmens (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	0:03:27
46	Frank Bonnamour (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:03:43
47	Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Joker Merida
48	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:03:58
49	Robinson Bugge Vegard (Nor) Joker Merida	0:04:01
50	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:04:04
51	Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:06:01
52	Boris Dron (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:06:08
53	Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	0:06:33
54	Thierry Hupond (Fra) Giant-Shimano	0:07:39
55	Albert Timmer (Ned) Giant-Shimano	0:07:42
56	Martin Wesemann (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	0:08:01
57	Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:08:05
58	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:08:19
59	Stéphane Poulhies (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
60	Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Team Katusha	0:08:35
61	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
62	Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team	0:08:37
63	Axel Journiaux (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:08:50
64	Oscar Landa (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:09:11
65	Hakon Frengstad Berger (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
66	Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team	0:09:33
67	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Giant-Shimano	0:09:39
68	Jo Kogstad Ringheim (Nor) Joker Merida	0:09:46
69	Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Giant-Shimano	0:10:23
70	Edvin Wilson (Swe) Joker Merida	0:10:26
71	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale	0:10:37
72	Oscar Gatto (Ita) Cannondale	0:10:55
73	Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	0:10:57
74	Maxim Belkov (Rus) Team Katusha	0:11:02
75	Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha	0:11:03
76	August Jensen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:11:23
77	John Murphy (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	0:11:25
78	Erwann Corbel (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:11:46
79	Tormod Hausken Jacobsen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:12:17
80	Sindre Eid Hermansen (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:12:19
81	Nick Dougall (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka	0:12:36
82	Timothy Dupont (Bel) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:13:47
83	Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:14:13
84	Rudy Barbier (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:14:48
85	Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør
86	Fridtjof Roeinaas (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:14:54
87	Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe) Giant-Shimano	0:15:52
88	Juraj Sagan (Svk) Cannondale	0:16:04
89	Adrian Gjolberg (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:17:16
90	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	0:17:19
91	Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	0:18:30
92	Jan Marcus Faglund Karlsson (Swe) Team Ringeriks - Kraft	0:18:52
93	Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	0:19:02
94	Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka	0:19:28
95	Louis Verhelst (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
96	Luke Davison (Aus) BMC Racing Team	0:19:59
97	Petter Theodorsen (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
98	Frederique Robert (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	0:20:05
99	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha	0:20:14
100	Sondre Gjerdevik Sortveit (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:20:18
101	Andreas Erland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:20:46
102	Romain Pillon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:20:47
103	Stef Clement (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:21:30
104	Aldo Ino Ilesic (Slo) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	0:21:45
105	Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Team NetApp - Endura	0:23:39
106	Thomas Löfkvist (Swe) IAM Cycling	0:24:42
107	Andreas Vangstad (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:24:55
108	Martin Reimer (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka	0:24:57
109	Sam Bennett (Irl) Team NetApp - Endura	0:25:36
110	Morten Morland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:25:50
111	Frederik Strand Galta (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:26:22
112	Krister Hagen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:26:41
113	Danilo Napolitano (Ita) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	0:30:13

Points classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha	26	pts
2	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	21
3	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	16
4	Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha	15
5	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	15
6	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale	14
7	Martin Elmiger (Sui) IAM Cycling	13
8	Thor Hushovd (Nor) BMC Racing Team	12
9	Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	9
10	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	7
11	Marcel Kittel (Ger) Giant-Shimano	7
12	Albert Timmer (Ned) Giant-Shimano	6
13	Luke Davison (Aus) BMC Racing Team	6
14	Petter Theodorsen (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft	6
15	Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura	6
16	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	5
17	Andreas Erland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	5
18	Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura	5
19	Michel Kreder (Ned) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	5
20	Sébastien Hinault (Fra) IAM Cycling	5
21	August Jensen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	5
22	Daniel Schorn (Aut) Team NetApp - Endura	4
23	Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	4
24	Robinson Bugge Vegard (Nor) Joker Merida	4
25	Rudy Barbier (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	4
26	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	3
27	Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	3
28	Maxime Vantomme (Bel) Roubaix Lille Métropole	3
29	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	3
30	Haavard Jorbekk Blikra (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	2
31	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	2
32	Krister Hagen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	2
33	Michael Einar Olsson (Swe) Team Ringeriks - Kraft	1
34	Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	1
35	Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN - Qhubeka	1

Mountains classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	August Jensen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	8	pts
2	Simon Spilak (Slo) Team Katusha	6
3	Lars Petter Nordhaug (Nor) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	4
4	Frederik Wilman (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft	4
5	Albert Timmer (Ned) Giant-Shimano	4
6	Krister Hagen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	4
7	Steven Kruijswijk (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	3
8	Kevin Seeldraeyers (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	2
9	Andreas Erland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	2
10	Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	1
11	Paul Voss (Ger) Team NetApp - Endura	1
12	Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	1
13	Robinson Bugge Vegard (Nor) Joker Merida	1
14	Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling Team	1

Young riders classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Davide Villella (Ita) Cannondale	13:40:14
2	Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:00:11
3	Loïc Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing Team	0:00:15
4	Kevin Ledanois (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement
5	Matthias Brandle (Aut) IAM Cycling	0:00:33
6	Sindre Skjoestad Lunke (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:00:36
7	Eliot Lietaer (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:00:39
8	Johann Van Zyl (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka
9	Maxime Anciaux (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:01:00
10	Quentin Jauregui (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole
11	Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:01:04
12	Tom Dernies (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:01:05
13	Øivind Lukkedahl (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft	0:01:40
14	Laurent Evrard (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:02:10
15	Haavard Jorbekk Blikra (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:02:12
16	Christophe Premont (Bel) Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:02:17
17	Scott Thwaites (GBr) Team NetApp - Endura	0:02:33
18	Oskar Svendsen (Nor) Joker Merida	0:02:43
19	Ole Andre Austevoll (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:03:05
20	Frank Bonnamour (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:03:26
21	Kristoffer Skjerping (Nor) Joker Merida
22	Tom Van Asbroeck (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:03:41
23	Robinson Bugge Vegard (Nor) Joker Merida	0:03:44
24	Eduardo Sepulveda (Arg) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:03:47
25	Arthur Vanoverberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:05:44
26	Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen - Baloise	0:07:48
27	Nick Van Der Lijke (Ned) Belkin Pro Cycling Team	0:08:02
28	Sven Erik Bystrom (Nor) Team Katusha	0:08:18
29	Florian Senechal (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits
30	Sebastian Lander (Den) BMC Racing Team	0:08:20
31	Axel Journiaux (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:08:33
32	Oscar Landa (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:08:54
33	Hakon Frengstad Berger (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft
34	Jo Kogstad Ringheim (Nor) Joker Merida	0:09:29
35	Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Giant-Shimano	0:10:06
36	Edvin Wilson (Swe) Joker Merida	0:10:09
37	Guillaume Boivin (Can) Cannondale	0:10:20
38	Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha	0:10:46
39	August Jensen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:11:06
40	Erwann Corbel (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement	0:11:29
41	Tormod Hausken Jacobsen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:12:00
42	Sindre Eid Hermansen (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:12:02
43	Nick Dougall (Aus) MTN - Qhubeka	0:12:19
44	Rudy Barbier (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:14:31
45	Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør
46	Fridtjof Roeinaas (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:14:37
47	Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe) Giant-Shimano	0:15:35
48	Adrian Gjolberg (Nor) Team FixIt.No	0:16:59
49	Songezo Jim (RSA) MTN - Qhubeka	0:18:13
50	Jan Marcus Faglund Karlsson (Swe) Team Ringeriks - Kraft	0:18:35
51	Louis Verhelst (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Crédits	0:19:11
52	Petter Theodorsen (Nor) Team Ringeriks - Kraft	0:19:42
53	Luke Davison (Aus) BMC Racing Team
54	Frederique Robert (Bel) Wanty – Groupe Gobert	0:19:48
55	Anton Vorobyev (Rus) Team Katusha	0:19:57
56	Andreas Erland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:20:29
57	Romain Pillon (Fra) Roubaix Lille Métropole	0:20:30
58	Andreas Vangstad (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sør	0:24:38
59	Sam Bennett (Irl) Team NetApp - Endura	0:25:19
60	Frederik Strand Galta (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:26:05
61	Krister Hagen (Nor) Team ØsterHus-Ridley	0:26:24

Teams classification
#	Rider Name (Country) Team	Result
1	Belkin Pro Cycling	41:00:48
2	Team Netapp-Endura	0:01:32
3	Bretagne - Seche Environnement	0:02:13
4	Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise	0:02:14
5	Wallonie - Bruxelles	0:02:32
6	Team Ringeriks-Kraft	0:02:43
7	IAM Cycling	0:02:50
8	Roubaix Lille Metropole	0:03:22
9	Wanty - Groupe Gobert	0:04:36
10	Team Katusha	0:05:41
11	Team Joker	0:06:02
12	BMC Racing Team	0:08:54
13	Cofidis, Solutions Credits	0:09:09
14	Mtn-Qhubeka	0:09:16
15	Cannondale	0:11:21
16	Unitedhealthcare	0:11:59
17	Team Giant-Shimano	0:13:17
18	Team Fixit.No	0:15:39
19	Team Oster Hus-Ridley	0:16:20
20	Team Sparebanken	0:25:06

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