The Ski Classics Challengers event Alliansloppet 2024 took place last Saturday with a 48km long-distance roller ski race in classic technique in Trollhättan, Sweden. Check out the highlights!
Alliansloppet – Best Moments of 2024
Many Ski Classics Pro Team athletes and World Cup skiers matched their skills in a 48km long-distance race today in Trollhättan, Sweden. After a day full of action, the Ski Classics Challengers event Alliansloppet saw Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, and Edvin Anger, Sweden, winning their respective races with commanding performances.
Women’s Race
In the women’s competition, a small leading group with the favorites was formed earlier in the race, and at the last lap, only six strong women were in contention for the win.
In the end, Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, was the fastest and won the race with a powerful sprint and a time of 2:06:56.0
Julie Kvale Støstad, Team Ramudden, finished in second place, 0.3 seconds behind, closely followed by Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, 0.4 seconds back, and completing the podium in the third position.
Top 5 Women
- Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, 2:06:56.0
- Julie Kvale Støstad, Team Ramudden, +0.3
- Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, +0.4
- Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, +0.6
- Sofie Elebro, Team Eksjöhus, +1.9
Complete results can be found HERE
Men’s Race
In the men’s competition, the winner was Edvin Anger. From the second of three laps, Edvin Anger and Andrew Musgrave broke away from the leading group of contenders and never looked back. At the end, Anger was the fastest and won the race with a powerful sprint and a time of 1:44:45.9.
Andrew Musgrave, Team Aker Dæhlie, finished in second place, 0.1 seconds behind, followed by Mathias Aas Rolid, Team Ragde Charge, 2:08.9 back, and completing the podium in the third position.
Top 5 Men
- Edvin Anger, Sweden, 1:44:45.9
- Andrew Musgrave, Team Aker Dæhlie, +0.1
- Mathias Ass Rolid, Team Ragde Charge, +2:08.9
- Thomas Joly, Team Ramudden, +2:09.5
- Morten Eide Pedersen, Team Eksjöhus, +2:11.6
Complete results can be found HERE
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Magni Smedås winner of Alliansloppet 2024
Edvin Anger dominates Challengers Alliansloppet 2024
As Alliansloppet is a Ski Classics Challengers event, Pro Team registered athletes could collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective genders.
Complete results from the Challengers event can be found here, and you can check a list of the upcoming Challengers events on skiclassics.com.
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Photos: Ingrid:gopa/Alliansloppet
Video: NCP-TV/Alliansloppet
