Two more races, we stay in the north, going way further with the first. My first completly flat race leads from the Swedish mining city Kiruna, known for its iron, to the Norwegian Atlantic harbour of Narvik, from which the Kiruna iron was shipped. Swedish harbours at the Baltic Sea were not usable, as it was usualy frozen several months a year. Along that railway leads the race, with a lenght of 179 km. No climb exeeds 5%, minute tact is from 148. Savename is kirunanarvik.
The second race leads us to one of Europe's smallest country, the Färöer Islands. Well, one can argue about that, as it has the same status as Greenland, beeing a self governing territory within the Kingdom of Denmark. As the flag is not choosable in the editor, the Danish flag is used.
Starting place and finish are just 9 km apart as the crow flies, but on two different Islands. From Toftir on Esturoyar the track is leading along the shoreline. But as you see on the profile, the cost roads are not nearly flat, as on the steep coasts the road have to travel significantly up and down, avoiding cliffs or passing villages overhead. At the first larger climb, the track is crossing the island's mountain ridge. At Nordskali, the track crosses a brigde to continue on the main island, Streymoyar. At the end of village of Kjollafjordur, which is quite like a lot after the mark as this village is nearly 7 km long, the final round is entered, near the middle of it. From there it leads up to the mountains, on the only route that does not only cross them, but leads parallel to the shoreline quite some way up in the hills, which's name is Oyggjarvegur. It leads directly to the Capital, Torshavn, which is quite a bumpy city. Therefor the finish line is at the peers of the habour, for to have a flat last km and 400m of a perfectly straight to allow a good sprint. From there, the road leads, at the coast, back to the end of Kjollafjordur, to close the round. So the final round with a lenght of 48 km is ridden 2 and a half times, the last one completly in minute tact. Oyggjarvegur has to be ridden even three times. So overall, it's quite a difficult race suitable for classic riders. Savename is torfirtorshavn.
