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C’est l’Irlandais Sam Bennett (Bora Argon 18) qui a remporté la 2ème étape de l’Artic Race en Norvège. Au terme des 155 km il devance au sprint massif du peloton, l’Italien Federico Zurlo (UnitedHealthcare ) et le Norvégien Alexander Kristoff (Katusha)
L’échappée du jour est à mettre au compte de 6 hommes avec Jean-Marc Bideau (Bretagne-Séché Environnement), Carl Maxat Ayazbayev (Astana), Carl Fredrik Hagen (Sparebanken Sor), Torstein Traeen (Ringeriks – Kraft), Krister Hagen (Team Coop – OsterHus) et Sindre Eid Hermansen (FixIT.no). Ils vont avoir jusqu’à 3min d’avance sur le peloton.
Mais dans le final, il ne reste plus que 3 hommes dont le Breton Jean Marc Bideau qui malgré sa bonne résistance face au peloton, se fera rejoindre à 15 km du finish.
Le sprint massif est remporté par Sam Bennett qui prend la 2ème place du général derrière Alexander Kristoff. Sam Bennett reste leader du classement des meilleurs jeunes
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Classement de la 2ème étape
| 1 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | 3:41:05 | |
| 2 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 3 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | ||
| 4 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
| 5 | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | ||
| 6 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 7 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 8 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 9 | Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling | ||
| 10 | Oscar Landa (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | ||
| 11 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 12 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 13 | August Jensen (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | ||
| 14 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 15 | Andréa Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 16 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 17 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 18 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 19 | Edwin Wilson (Swe) Team Joker | ||
| 20 | Haavard Blikra (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | ||
| 21 | Fridtjof Roinas (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | ||
| 22 | Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin | ||
| 23 | Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 24 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 25 | Herman Dahl (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | ||
| 26 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 27 | Audun Brekke Flotten (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 28 | Rayane Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 29 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | ||
| 30 | Ole Forfang (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 31 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 32 | Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 33 | Filip Eidsheim (Nor) Team Fixit.no | ||
| 34 | Fredriks Galta (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | ||
| 35 | Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 36 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 37 | Michael Gogl (Aut) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
| 38 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Team Joker | ||
| 39 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 40 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
| 41 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 42 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | ||
| 43 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 44 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 45 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 46 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 47 | Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha | ||
| 48 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 49 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 50 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 51 | Thomas Boudat (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 52 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | ||
| 53 | Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| 54 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 55 | Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 56 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 57 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
| 58 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Team Joker | ||
| 59 | Reidar Bohlin Borgersen (Nor) Team Joker | ||
| 60 | Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 61 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 62 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa (Col) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 63 | Adrian Gjolberg (Nor) Team Fixit.no | ||
| 64 | Russell Downing (GBr) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 65 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 66 | Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | ||
| 67 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 68 | Ralf Matzka (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| 69 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | ||
| 70 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | ||
| 71 | Andreas Vangstad (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | ||
| 72 | Oyvind Lukkedal (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 73 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha | ||
| 74 | Njal Eivind Kleiven (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 75 | Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 76 | Mario Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 77 | Jon Soeveras Breivold (Nor) Team Froy Oslo | ||
| 78 | Bjorn Tore Nilsen Hoem (Nor) Team Joker | ||
| 79 | Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| 80 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
| 81 | Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling | ||
| 82 | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 83 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 84 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 85 | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | ||
| 86 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 87 | Maxime Cam (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | ||
| 88 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | ||
| 89 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 90 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:00:12 | |
| 91 | Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:00:22 | |
| 92 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:00:32 | |
| 93 | Max Emil Boholm Korner (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 94 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 95 | Andreas Erland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | ||
| 96 | Anders Kristoffersen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo | ||
| 97 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | ||
| 98 | Oddbjorn Klomsten Andersen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo | ||
| 99 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 100 | Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 101 | Ole Andre Austevoll (Nor) Team Fixit.no | ||
| 102 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| 103 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:00:36 | |
| 104 | Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 0:00:37 | |
| 105 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:01:04 | |
| 106 | Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 107 | Krister Hagen (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | 0:01:19 | |
| 108 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:01:23 | |
| 109 | Jayde Julius (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 110 | Jens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 111 | Even Rege (Nor) Team Fixit.no | ||
| 112 | Carter Jones (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin | ||
| 113 | Henrik Evensen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo | ||
| 114 | Amund Groendahljansen (Nor) Team Joker | ||
| 115 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 116 | Guillaume Thevenot (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:02:10 | |
| 117 | Torstein Traeen (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 118 | Marius Andre Hafsas (Nor) Team Fixit.no | ||
| 119 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 120 | Ken Hanson (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 121 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 122 | James Glasspool (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:03:56 | |
| 123 | Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 124 | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | ||
| 125 | Sindre Eid Hermansen (Nor) Team Fixit.no | 0:07:07 | |
| DNF | Theo Bos (Ned) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| DNF | Halvord Tandrevold (Nor) Team Froy Oslo | ||
| DNS | Reinardt Janse Van Rensburg (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka |
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Classement général
| 1 | Alexander Kristoff (Nor) Team Katusha | 8:39:26 | |
| 2 | Sam Bennett (Irl) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:00:01 | |
| 3 | Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) MTN – Qhubeka | 0:00:06 | |
| 4 | Amaury Capiot (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | 0:00:13 | |
| 5 | Michael Van Staeyen (Bel) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:00:15 | |
| 6 | Niccolo Bonifazio (Ita) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 7 | Sondre Holst Enger (Nor) IAM Cycling | ||
| 8 | Floris Gerts (Ned) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 9 | Anthony Turgis (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 10 | Jarl Salomein (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 11 | Rasmus Guldhammer (Den) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 12 | August Jensen (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | ||
| 13 | Audun Brekke Flotten (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 14 | Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 15 | Fredrik Ludvigsson (Swe) Team Giant-Alpecin | ||
| 16 | Fredriks Galta (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | ||
| 17 | Martin Elmiger (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 18 | Silvan Dillier (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 19 | Tanel Kangert (Est) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 20 | Paul Voss (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| 21 | Ben Hermans (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 22 | Rein Taaramae (Est) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 23 | Pirmin Lang (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 24 | Dylan Teuns (Bel) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 25 | Odd Christian Eiking (Nor) Team Joker | ||
| 26 | Linus Gerdemann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 27 | Benoit Jarrier (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | ||
| 28 | Bjorn Tore Nilsen Hoem (Nor) Team Joker | ||
| 29 | Jonathan Hivert (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | ||
| 30 | Vegard Stake Laengen (Nor) Team Joker | 0:00:20 | |
| 31 | Jean-Marc Bideau (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | 0:00:22 | |
| 32 | Marcel Wyss (Swi) IAM Cycling | 0:00:24 | |
| 33 | Mathias Frank (Swi) IAM Cycling | ||
| 34 | Jose Rodolfo Serpa (Col) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 35 | Herman Dahl (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | 0:00:26 | |
| 36 | Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 37 | Angelo Tulik (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 38 | Michael Gogl (Aut) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
| 39 | Ilnur Zakarin (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 40 | Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 41 | Jonas Ahlstrand (Swe) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | ||
| 42 | Tim Declercq (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 43 | Antwan Tolhoek (Ned) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
| 44 | Andreas Vangstad (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | ||
| 45 | Carl Fredrik Hagen (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | ||
| 46 | Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN – Qhubeka | ||
| 47 | Daniil Fominykh (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 48 | Oyvind Lukkedal (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 49 | Njal Eivind Kleiven (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 50 | Daniele Ratto (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 51 | Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | ||
| 52 | Ilia Koshevoy (Blr) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 53 | Edwin Wilson (Swe) Team Joker | 0:00:35 | |
| 54 | Andréa Peron (Ita) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:00:36 | |
| 55 | Ralf Matzka (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | ||
| 56 | Stef Clement (Ned) IAM Cycling | 0:00:38 | |
| 57 | Ramon Sinkeldam (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:00:41 | |
| 58 | Reidar Bohlin Borgersen (Nor) Team Joker | ||
| 59 | Marco Haller (Aut) Team Katusha | 0:00:43 | |
| 60 | Oscar Landa (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | 0:00:45 | |
| 61 | Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) Team Katusha | ||
| 62 | Davide Malacarne (Ita) Astana Pro Team | ||
| 63 | Lars Van Der Haar (Ned) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:00:58 | |
| 64 | Daniel Mclay (GBr) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | 0:01:04 | |
| 65 | Maximilian Walscheid (Ger) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:01:23 | |
| 66 | Arman Kamyshev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:01:28 | |
| 67 | Davide Frattini (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | ||
| 68 | Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:01:33 | |
| 69 | Federico Zurlo (Ita) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:01:38 | |
| 70 | Krister Hagen (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | 0:01:39 | |
| 71 | Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | 0:01:44 | |
| 72 | Ole Forfang (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 73 | Alex Kirsch (Lux) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 74 | Russell Downing (GBr) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | ||
| 75 | Amund Groendahljansen (Nor) Team Joker | 0:01:49 | |
| 76 | Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:01:51 | |
| 77 | Haavard Blikra (Nor) Team Coop-Oster Hus | 0:01:59 | |
| 78 | Louis Meintjes (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka | 0:02:16 | |
| 79 | Rayane Bouhanni (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:02:17 | |
| 80 | Michal Kolár (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:02:19 | |
| 81 | Juraj Sagan (Svk) Tinkoff-Saxo | ||
| 82 | Adrian Gjolberg (Nor) Team Fixit.no | ||
| 83 | Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | ||
| 84 | Christian Mager (Ger) Cult Energy Pro Cycling | 0:02:21 | |
| 85 | Anders Kristoffersen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo | 0:02:40 | |
| 86 | Gert Joeaar (Est) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:02:43 | |
| 87 | Thierry Hupond (Fra) Team Giant-Alpecin | 0:02:48 | |
| 88 | Andreas Erland (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | 0:02:49 | |
| 89 | Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | 0:03:23 | |
| 90 | Adrien Petit (Fra) Cofidis, Solutions Credits | 0:03:54 | |
| 91 | Michael Morkov (Den) Tinkoff-Saxo | 0:04:11 | |
| 92 | Fridtjof Roinas (Nor) Team Sparebanken Sor | 0:04:25 | |
| 93 | Zakkari Dempster (Aus) Bora-Argon 18 | 0:04:47 | |
| 94 | Davide Cimolai (Ita) Lampre-Merida | 0:04:55 | |
| 95 | Christopher Williams (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:05:05 | |
| 96 | Filip Eidsheim (Nor) Team Fixit.no | 0:05:31 | |
| 97 | Otto Vergaerde (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 98 | Tony Hurel (Fra) Team Europcar | ||
| 99 | Thomas Boudat (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:06:00 | |
| 100 | Maxime Cam (Fra) Bretagne-Séché Environnement | 0:06:02 | |
| 101 | Joonas Henttala (Fin) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:06:03 | |
| 102 | Ole Andre Austevoll (Nor) Team Fixit.no | ||
| 103 | Tsgabu Grmay (Eth) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 104 | Oddbjorn Klomsten Andersen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo | ||
| 105 | Bryan Coquard (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:06:05 | |
| 106 | Mario Costa (Por) Lampre-Merida | ||
| 107 | Jon Soeveras Breivold (Nor) Team Froy Oslo | ||
| 108 | Robert Förster (Ger) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:06:35 | |
| 109 | Max Emil Boholm Korner (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | 0:06:37 | |
| 110 | Jayde Julius (RSA) MTN – Qhubeka | 0:06:54 | |
| 111 | Jens Wallays (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen – Baloise | ||
| 112 | Sergey Lagutin (Rus) Team Katusha | ||
| 113 | Even Rege (Nor) Team Fixit.no | ||
| 114 | Perrig Quemeneur (Fra) Team Europcar | 0:07:28 | |
| 115 | Henrik Evensen (Nor) Team Froy Oslo | ||
| 116 | Carter Jones (USA) Team Giant-Alpecin | ||
| 117 | Marius Andre Hafsas (Nor) Team Fixit.no | 0:07:41 | |
| 118 | Torstein Traeen (Nor) Team Ringeriks – Kraft | ||
| 119 | Campbell Flakemore (Aus) BMC Racing Team | ||
| 120 | Ken Hanson (USA) UnitedHealthcare Pro Cycling | 0:08:15 | |
| 121 | Maxat Ayazbayev (Kaz) Astana Pro Team | 0:08:29 | |
| 122 | Stephen Clancy (Irl) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:09:27 | |
| 123 | James Glasspool (Aus) Team Novo Nordisk | 0:10:01 | |
| 124 | Sindre Eid Hermansen (Nor) Team Fixit.no | 0:12:37 | |
| 125 | Guillaume Thevenot (Fra) Team Europcar |