The 4th stage of the Arctic Race of Norway was the most northern stage ever raced by LAMPRE-MERIDA and it was crucial for the overall classification.

The hilly profile of the course and the final climb decimated the bunch and gave good opportunities to the climbers.

LAMPRE-MERIDA had the trio Koshevoy-Grmay-Serpa who received very good help from Mario Costa, Bonifazio and Cimolai in the approach to the final hill.

In the first part of the climb, the blue-fuchsia-green riders seemed competitive to achieve a top result, especially Serpa was riding in the front position, but with 2,7 km to go he had to give up and was dropped.

The Colombian rider was overtaken by team mate Koshevoy who had managed his effort better and he crossed the finish line in 20th position, 42" behind winner Hermans.

The Belgian rider is also the new leader of the overall classification, Koshevoy is 24th at 1'03"