Erlend Blikra (Uno-X Mobility) won stage 2 of the Arctic Race of Norway in Andenes on Friday, taking the sprint in 3:56:49 from Ethan Vernon and race leader Giovanni Lonardi.It is a home win for the 29-year-old Norwegian, seven years after his first appearance at the race and on his return this week Norways 18th victory on home soil, on the races 50th stage. It is also the third consecutive year that a Norwegian, and an Uno-X Mobility rider, has won at least one stage here.Lonardi keeps the Midnight Sun jersey, now four seconds ahead of Blikra, who climbs five places on general classification with the win. Teodor De Luca is third at six seconds, with Vernon fourth and Jason Tesson fifth, both at eight.Lonardi also leads the points classification on 45, two clear of Blikra, who wears the jersey on the road. Morten Wang Baksaas holds the Northern Lights jersey on 10 points and De Luca retains the young rider lead. Euskaltel-Euskadi climb six places to take over the teams classification from NSN Cycling Team. Herman Emil Eriksen was named most active rider.The general classification contenders have kept a low profile through two sprint days, but Saturdays stage 3 from Stokmarknes should settle that: it finishes atop the Storheia climb, 3.5km at 11.8%, known locally as the Norwegian Mont Ventoux.Our RidersDillon Corkery was 21st on the stage in the same time as the winner, and moves up seven places to 27th overall at 14 seconds.IRLIrish Riders Stage 2Fri 14 August 2026 B i Vesterlen Andenes21Dillon CORKERYTeam Picnic PostNL 27th overall, +0:14s.t.Stage 2 ResultStage 2 Result show all 108STGStage 2 ResultArctic Race Of Norway 2026 108 riders1Erlend BLIKRAUno-X Mobility3:56:492Ethan VERNONNSN Cycling Teams.t.3Giovanni LONARDITeam Polti VisitMaltas.t.4Riley PICKRELLModern Adventure Pro Cyclings.t.5Anders FOLDAGERTeam Jayco AlUlas.t.6Jason TESSONTotalEnergiess.t.7Lorrenzo MANZINTotalEnergiess.t.8Nikiforos ARVANITOUXDS Astana Teams.t.9Ronan AUGUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.10Brody MCDONALDModern Adventure Pro Cyclings.t.11Mathieu KOCKELMANNLotto Intermarchs.t.12Henrik Eckmann FARSTADVOLLLillehammer CK Continental Teams.t.13Paul HENNEQUINEuskaltel Euskadis.t.14Xabier BERASATEGIEuskaltel Euskadis.t.15Emls LIEPIPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.16Iker VILLARCaja Rural Seguros RGAs.t.17Sander GRANBERGTeam Drali Repsols.t.18Simen EVERTSEN-HEGREBERGLucky Sport Cycling Teams.t.19Gotzon MARTNEuskaltel Euskadis.t.20Henrik PEDERSENUno-X Mobilitys.t.21Dillon CORKERYTeam Picnic PostNLs.t.22Marc RUBIROLACaja Rural Seguros RGAs.t.23Joseba LPEZCaja Rural Seguros RGAs.t.24Andreas FLAATTENLillehammer CK Continental Teams.t.25Ludovico CRESCIOLITeam Polti VisitMaltas.t.26Marco SCHRETTLXDS Astana Teams.t.27Guillermo Thomas SILVAXDS Astana Teams.t.28Artuur TORNEYTeam Flanders Baloises.t.29Tobias Risan NAKKENTeam Drali Repsols.t.30Louis SUTTONEuskaltel Euskadis.t.31Cedrik Bakke CHRISTOPHERSENUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.32Fabio CHRISTENPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.33Wout POELSUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.34Felix ENGELHARDTTeam Jayco AlUlas.t.35Alessandro PINARELLONSN Cycling Teams.t.36Samuel LEROUXTotalEnergiess.t.37Hugo LENNARTSSONLucky Sport Cycling Teams.t.38Mark DONOVANPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.39Darren VAN BEKKUMXDS Astana Teams.t.40Mirco MAESTRITeam Polti VisitMaltas.t.41Michiel LAMBRECHTTeam Flanders Baloises.t.42Johannes KULSETUno-X Mobilitys.t.43Rotem TENENSN Cycling Teams.t.44Kevin Andre Sandli MESSELTeam Ringerikes.t.45Joris DELBOVETotalEnergiess.t.46Dario GIULIANOTeam Polti VisitMaltas.t.47Jon AGIRREEuskaltel Euskadis.t.48Karl Emil KJELDSANDTeam Drali Repsols.t.49Martin TJTTAUno-X Mobilitys.t.50Lionel TAMINIAUXLotto Intermarchs.t.51Sebastian BERWICKCaja Rural Seguros RGAs.t.52Artm FOFONOVXDS Astana Teams.t.53Lennert VAN EETVELTLotto Intermarchs.t.54Axel KLLBERGLucky Sport Cycling Teams.t.55Alessandro COVITeam Jayco AlUlas.t.56Ward VANHOOFTeam Flanders Baloises.t.57Odd Christian EIKINGUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.58Toralf Rydningen MARTINSENTeam Drali Repsols.t.59Vincent VAN HEMELENTeam Flanders Baloises.t.60Joel NICOLAUCaja Rural Seguros RGAs.t.61Elias MARISTeam Flanders Baloises.t.62Nicols ALUSTIZAEuskaltel Euskadis.t.63Kiaan WATTSNSN Cycling Teams.t.64Robbe DHONDTTeam Picnic PostNLs.t.65Felix RN-KRISTOFFLotto Intermarchs.t.66Byron MUNTONModern Adventure Pro Cyclings.t.67Alex DAZCaja Rural Seguros RGAs.t.68Hamish MCKENZIETeam Jayco AlUlas.t.69Sven Erik BYSTRMUno-X Mobilitys.t.70Cole KESSLERModern Adventure Pro Cyclings.t.71Ezra CAUDELLModern Adventure Pro Cyclings.t.72Ludvik HOLSTADTeam Ringerikes.t.73Thomas BONNETTotalEnergiess.t.74Victor VERCOUILLIETeam Flanders Baloises.t.75Morthen Wang BAKSAASLucky Sport Cycling Teams.t.76Andrea MIFSUDTeam Polti VisitMaltas.t.77Georg Rydningen MARTINSENTeam Drali Repsols.t.78Vilmer EKMANLucky Sport Cycling Teams.t.79Teodor DE LUCALucky Sport Cycling Teams.t.80Owen GELEIJNUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.81Halvor DOLVENLotto Intermarchs.t.82Sbastien GRIGNARDLotto Intermarchs.t.83Thomas ERIKSENLillehammer CK Continental Teams.t.84Bert BOLLETeam Picnic PostNLs.t.85Christopher JUUL-JENSENTeam Jayco AlUlas.t.86Damien HOWSONPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Teams.t.87Karsten Larsen FELDMANNUnibet Rose Rocketss.t.88Dion SMITHNSN Cycling Teams.t.89Aksel LAFORCETeam Ringerike0:1990Oscar AMEYNSN Cycling Team0:3591Casper VAN UDENTeam Picnic PostNL0:3592Even THORVALDSENLillehammer CK Continental Team0:5793Oliver BLEDDYNTeam Jayco AlUla0:5794Magnus KULSETTeam Ringerike0:5795Henrik Teslo FJELLHEIMLillehammer CK Continental Team0:5796Thomas GACHIGNARDTotalEnergies0:5797Peder Wettre ANDREASSENTeam Ringerike0:5798Christian Alexander KLUNDTeam Ringerike1:0899Alexy FAURE PROSTTeam Picnic PostNL1:21100dne HOLTERUno-X Mobility1:29101Eirik VANG AASTeam Drali Repsol2:38102Andrea PIETROBONTeam Polti VisitMalta2:38103Herman Emil ERIKSENLillehammer CK Continental Team3:25104Matteo BADILATTIPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team3:37105Mark STEWARTModern Adventure Pro Cycling3:39106Joseph PIDCOCKPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team4:01107Anton KUZMINXDS Astana Team4:10DNSBjorn KOERDTTeam Picnic PostNLClassifications After Stage 2General Classification show all 107GCGeneral ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 107 riders1Giovanni LonardiTeam Polti VisitMalta8:01:582 (5)Erlend BlikraUno-X Mobility0:043Luca Teodor DeLucky Sport Cycling Team0:064 (4)Ethan VernonNSN Cycling Team0:085 (3)Jason TessonTotalEnergies0:086 (38)Guillermo Thomas SilvaXDS Astana Team0:087 (3)Riley PickrellModern Adventure Pro Cycling0:108 (53)Victor VercouillieTeam Flanders Baloise0:109 (4)Hemelen Vincent VanTeam Flanders Baloise0:1010 (4)Ludvik HolstadTeam Ringerike0:1211 (2)Nikiforos ArvanitouXDS Astana Team0:1412 (1)Mathieu KockelmannLotto Intermarch0:1413 (5)Anders FoldagerTeam Jayco AlUla0:1414Brody McDonaldModern Adventure Pro Cycling0:1415 (1)Henrik Eckmann FarstadvollLillehammer CK Continental Team0:1416 (3)Emls LiepiPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1417 (8)Ronan AugUnibet Rose Rockets0:1418 (10)Lorrenzo ManzinTotalEnergies0:1419 (3)GotzonEuskaltel Euskadi MartnCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:1420 (1)IkerCaja Rural Seguros RGA VillarEuskaltel Euskadi0:1421 (6)Joseba LpezCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:1422 (4)Xabier BerasategiEuskaltel Euskadi0:1423 (10)Simen Evertsen-HegrebergLucky Sport Cycling Team0:1424 (5)Marc RubirolaCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:1425 (2)Andreas FlaattenLillehammer CK Continental Team0:1426 (2)Artuur TorneyTeam Flanders Baloise0:1427 (7)Dillon CorkeryTeam Picnic PostNL0:1428 (8)Henrik PedersenUno-X Mobility0:1429 (12)Sander GranbergTeam Drali Repsol0:1430 (1)Tobias Risan NakkenTeam Drali Repsol0:1431 (21)Lionel TaminiauxLotto Intermarch0:1432 (12)Rotem TeneNSN Cycling Team0:1433 (3)Bekkum Darren vanXDS Astana Team0:1434 (17)Artm FofonovXDS Astana Team0:1435 (8)Fabio ChristenPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1436 (6)Felix EngelhardtTeam Jayco AlUla0:1437Mirco MaestriTeam Polti VisitMalta0:1438 (7)Alessandro PinarelloNSN Cycling Team0:1439 (9)Wout PoelsUnibet Rose Rockets0:1440Michiel LambrechtTeam Flanders Baloise0:1441 (14)Marco SchrettlXDS Astana Team0:1442 (15)Ludovico CrescioliTeam Polti VisitMalta0:1443 (22)Kiaan WattsNSN Cycling Team0:1444 (32)Vilmer EkmanLucky Sport Cycling Team0:1445 (14)Louis SuttonEuskaltel Euskadi0:1446Karl Emil KjeldsandTeam Drali Repsol0:1447 (2)Jon AgirreEuskaltel Euskadi0:1448 (16)Robbe DhondtTeam Picnic PostNL0:1449 (9)Hugo LennartssonLucky Sport Cycling Team0:1450 (4)Johannes KulsetUno-X Mobility0:1451 (9)Mark DonovanPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1452 (17)Alex DazCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:1453 (3)Dario GiulianoTeam Polti VisitMalta0:1454 (3)Eetvelt Lennert VanLotto Intermarch0:1455 (5)Ward VanhoofTeam Flanders Baloise0:1456 (18)Hamish McKenzieTeam Jayco AlUla0:1457 (10)Joel NicolauCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:1458 (20)Cedrik Bakke ChristophersenUnibet Rose Rockets0:1459 (18)Samuel LerouxTotalEnergies0:1460 (8)Joris DelboveTotalEnergies0:1461 (2)Alessandro CoviTeam Jayco AlUla0:1462 (12)Kevin Andre Sandli MesselTeam Ringerike0:1463 (1)Axel KllbergLucky Sport Cycling Team0:1464 (40)Paul HennequinEuskaltel Euskadi0:1465 (10)Martin TjttaUno-X Mobility0:1466Toralf Rydningen MartinsenTeam Drali Repsol0:1467 (2)Odd Christian EikingUnibet Rose Rockets0:1468 (5)Elias MarisTeam Flanders Baloise0:1469 (3)Felix rn-KristoffLotto Intermarch0:1470Sven Erik BystrmUno-X Mobility0:1471 (4)Thomas BonnetTotalEnergies0:1472 (1)Cole KesslerModern Adventure Pro Cycling0:1473 (8)Nicols AlustizaEuskaltel Euskadi0:1474 (20)Sebastian BerwickCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:1475 (10)Thomas EriksenLillehammer CK Continental Team0:1476 (3)Georg Rydningen MartinsenTeam Drali Repsol0:1477 (1)Owen GeleijnUnibet Rose Rockets0:1478 (10)Andrea MifsudTeam Polti VisitMalta0:1479 (6)Halvor DolvenLotto Intermarch0:1480 (20)Byron MuntonModern Adventure Pro Cycling0:1481 (6)Sbastien GrignardLotto Intermarch0:1482 (1)Damien HowsonPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:1483 (14)Morthen Wang BaksaasLucky Sport Cycling Team0:1484 (5)Dion SmithNSN Cycling Team0:1485 (10)Christopher Juul-JensenTeam Jayco AlUla0:1486 (17)Bert BolleTeam Picnic PostNL0:1487 (14)Karsten Larsen FeldmannUnibet Rose Rockets0:1488 (49)Aksel LaforceTeam Ringerike0:3389 (66)Uden Casper vanTeam Picnic PostNL0:4990 (1)Oscar AmeyNSN Cycling Team0:4991 (16)Ezra CaudellModern Adventure Pro Cycling1:0192 (30)Peder Wettre AndreassenTeam Ringerike1:1193 (11)Even ThorvaldsenLillehammer CK Continental Team1:1194 (14)Magnus KulsetTeam Ringerike1:1195 (11)Thomas GachignardTotalEnergies1:1196 (3)Henrik Teslo FjellheimLillehammer CK Continental Team1:1197 (45)Christian Alexander KlundTeam Ringerike1:2298 (7)Prost Alexy FaureTeam Picnic PostNL1:3599 (7)dne HolterUno-X Mobility1:43100 (4)Andrea PietrobonTeam Polti VisitMalta2:52101 (1)Aas Eirik VangTeam Drali Repsol2:52102 (49)Herman Emil EriksenLillehammer CK Continental Team3:39103 (17)Matteo BadilattiPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team3:51104 (6)Mark StewartModern Adventure Pro Cycling3:53105 (3)Oliver BleddynTeam Jayco AlUla4:10106 (16)Joseph PidcockPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team4:15107 (14)Anton KuzminXDS Astana Team4:24PTSPoints ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 19 riders1Giovanni LonardiTeam Polti VisitMalta45 pts2 (2)Erlend BlikraUno-X Mobility43 pts3 (2)Ethan VernonNSN Cycling Team38 pts4 (1)Riley PickrellModern Adventure Pro Cycling38 pts5 (3)Jason TessonTotalEnergies36 pts6Nikiforos ArvanitouXDS Astana Team24 pts7Anders FoldagerTeam Jayco AlUla16 pts8Lorrenzo ManzinTotalEnergies12 pts9 (2)Lionel TaminiauxLotto Intermarch12 pts10 (2)Mathieu KockelmannLotto Intermarch10 pts11 (1)Luca Teodor DeLucky Sport Cycling Team8 pts12Ronan AugUnibet Rose Rockets8 pts13 (4)Vilmer EkmanLucky Sport Cycling Team8 pts14Guillermo Thomas SilvaXDS Astana Team6 pts15Brody McDonaldModern Adventure Pro Cycling6 pts16 (5)Emls LiepiPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team6 pts17Hemelen Vincent VanTeam Flanders Baloise4 pts18 (6)Victor VercouillieTeam Flanders Baloise4 pts19 (6)Ludvik HolstadTeam Ringerike2 ptsKOMMountains ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 8 riders1Morthen Wang BaksaasLucky Sport Cycling Team10 pts2Aas Eirik VangTeam Drali Repsol7 pts3Ludvik HolstadTeam Ringerike4 pts4Simen Evertsen-HegrebergLucky Sport Cycling Team3 pts5Bekkum Darren vanXDS Astana Team3 pts6Victor VercouillieTeam Flanders Baloise1 pt7Anders FoldagerTeam Jayco AlUla1 pt8 (4)Henrik Teslo FjellheimLillehammer CK Continental Team1 ptYoung Rider Classification show all 66YTHYoung Rider ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 66 riders1Luca Teodor DeLucky Sport Cycling Team8:02:042 (28)Guillermo Thomas SilvaXDS Astana Team0:023 (1)Riley PickrellModern Adventure Pro Cycling0:044 (1)Victor VercouillieTeam Flanders Baloise0:045 (1)Nikiforos ArvanitouXDS Astana Team0:086 (1)Mathieu KockelmannLotto Intermarch0:087 (3)Anders FoldagerTeam Jayco AlUla0:088 (1)Brody McDonaldModern Adventure Pro Cycling0:089 (1)Henrik Eckmann FarstadvollLillehammer CK Continental Team0:0810 (6)Ronan AugUnibet Rose Rockets0:0811 (2)Iker VillarCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:0812 (10)Simen Evertsen-HegrebergLucky Sport Cycling Team0:0813 (5)Marc RubirolaCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:0814 (3)Andreas FlaattenLillehammer CK Continental Team0:0815Artuur TorneyTeam Flanders Baloise0:0816 (8)Henrik PedersenUno-X Mobility0:0817 (11)Sander GranbergTeam Drali Repsol0:0818 (2)Tobias Risan NakkenTeam Drali Repsol0:0819 (8)Rotem TeneNSN Cycling Team0:0820 (1)Bekkum Darren vanXDS Astana Team0:0821 (12)Artm FofonovXDS Astana Team0:0822 (7)Fabio ChristenPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:0823 (8)Alessandro PinarelloNSN Cycling Team0:0824 (3)Michiel LambrechtTeam Flanders Baloise0:0825 (12)Marco SchrettlXDS Astana Team0:0826 (13)Ludovico CrescioliTeam Polti VisitMalta0:0827 (15)Kiaan WattsNSN Cycling Team0:0828 (22)Vilmer EkmanLucky Sport Cycling Team0:0829 (12)Louis SuttonEuskaltel Euskadi0:0830 (2)Karl Emil KjeldsandTeam Drali Repsol0:0831 (10)Robbe DhondtTeam Picnic PostNL0:0832 (8)Hugo LennartssonLucky Sport Cycling Team0:0833 (3)Johannes KulsetUno-X Mobility0:0834 (11)Alex DazCaja Rural Seguros RGA0:0835 (3)Dario GiulianoTeam Polti VisitMalta0:0836 (3)Eetvelt Lennert VanLotto Intermarch0:0837 (12)Hamish McKenzieTeam Jayco AlUla0:0838 (13)Cedrik Bakke ChristophersenUnibet Rose Rockets0:0839 (9)Kevin Andre Sandli MesselTeam Ringerike0:0840 (3)Axel KllbergLucky Sport Cycling Team0:0841 (22)Paul HennequinEuskaltel Euskadi0:0842 (7)Martin TjttaUno-X Mobility0:0843 (2)Toralf Rydningen MartinsenTeam Drali Repsol0:0844 (3)Felix rn-KristoffLotto Intermarch0:0845 (1)Cole KesslerModern Adventure Pro Cycling0:0846 (7)Nicols AlustizaEuskaltel Euskadi0:0847 (3)Thomas EriksenLillehammer CK Continental Team0:0848 (4)Georg Rydningen MartinsenTeam Drali Repsol0:0849 (1)Owen GeleijnUnibet Rose Rockets0:0850 (5)Halvor DolvenLotto Intermarch0:0851 (7)Morthen Wang BaksaasLucky Sport Cycling Team0:0852 (10)Bert BolleTeam Picnic PostNL0:0853 (7)Karsten Larsen FeldmannUnibet Rose Rockets0:0854 (28)Aksel LaforceTeam Ringerike0:2755 (41)Uden Casper vanTeam Picnic PostNL0:4356 (1)Oscar AmeyNSN Cycling Team0:4357 (9)Ezra CaudellModern Adventure Pro Cycling0:5558 (16)Peder Wettre AndreassenTeam Ringerike1:0559 (5)Even ThorvaldsenLillehammer CK Continental Team1:0560 (1)Henrik Teslo FjellheimLillehammer CK Continental Team1:0561 (27)Christian Alexander KlundTeam Ringerike1:1662 (2)Prost Alexy FaureTeam Picnic PostNL1:2963 (2)Aas Eirik VangTeam Drali Repsol2:4664 (29)Herman Emil EriksenLillehammer CK Continental Team3:3365 (2)Oliver BleddynTeam Jayco AlUla4:0466 (10)Joseph PidcockPinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team4:09TEAMTeams ClassificationArctic Race Of Norway 2026 18 riders1 (6)Euskaltel Euskadi24:06:362 (1)NSN Cycling Team0:003 (1)XDS Astana Team0:004 (9)TotalEnergies0:005 (2)Caja Rural Seguros RGA0:006 (2)Lotto Intermarch0:007 (5)Uno-X Mobility0:008 (3)Team Picnic PostNL0:009 (3)Modern Adventure Pro Cycling0:0010 (1)Team Polti VisitMalta0:0011 (6)Unibet Rose Rockets0:0012 (4)Lucky Sport Cycling Team0:0013 (4)Lillehammer CK Continental Team0:0014 (4)Team Jayco AlUla0:0015Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team0:0016Team Drali Repsol0:0017 (3)Team Flanders Baloise0:0018Team Ringerike0:19Stage 2 PhotosPhotography by A.S.O. / Thomas Maheux [See image gallery at www.irishcyclingnews.com]