Arctic Race of Norway stage 3: Tom Pidcock outsprints Corbin Strong on uphill finish

Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling) won the uphill finish on stage 3 of the Arctic Race of Norway to Målselv but failed to crack Corbin Strong (Israel-Premier Tech), who finished in the same time to keep the leader’s jersey, leaving the general classification finely balanced before Sunday’s final stage around Tromsø.

The Kiwi jumped on Pidcock’s wheel when he attacked with 1.2km to go and then suffered in the slipstream. Pidcock tried to surge twice but Strong hung on. He even tried to win the two-rider sprint but ran out of power in sight of the line, meaning Pidcock edged ahead to hit the line first.