This weekend, the Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI continues with the Jizerská50 on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Here is everything you need to know before the traditional Czech long-distance skiing event.
JIZERSKÁ50
The Ski Classics Pro Tour continues with Jizerská50 on Sunday, February 9, 2025. Covering a challenging 50-kilometer course, the event marks the seventh Ski Classics Pro Tour stage and the second Grand Classics event of Season XVI.
Jizerská50 is one of Central Europe’s biggest long-distance skiing races, being held every year in Bedřichov, Czech Republic. Its unique feel reminds many skiers of the scenery of Scandinavian races combined with a European touch, bringing the best of both worlds.
Featuring a course through the enchanting forests of the northern Czech Republic, Jizerská50 stands as a genuine monument, always with a fantastic atmosphere at the finish line and thereafter.
Also Read: Jizerská50 – February starts with the second Grand Classics Season XVI
Expect many battles in the Czech Republic as the Pro Tour skiers fight for glory at Jizerská50, the seventh Ski Classics stage, and the second Grand Classics event of Season XVI.
COURSE MAP & PROFILE
FACTS
- Date: Sunday, February 9, 2025
- Location: Bedřichov, Czech Republic
- Distance: 50km
- Start Time: Women 8:00 CET / Men 8:30 CET
- SC Sprints: 1
- Jizerka – Km 23
- SC Climbs: 2
- Na Kněipe – Km 11
- Smēdava – Km 31
- Total Ascent: 812m
- Website: Jizerská50
- SC Play: Jizerská50
Jizerská50 program, start lists, live timing, and live streaming on SC Play can be found HERE and HERE
Jizerská50 was established in the late 1960s when mountain climbers decided to organize a race in the area. The first race in 1968 had only 52 participants. Still, it grew into a welcoming festival for local and international participants, who experience an unforgettable adventure in the wilderness of the Jizera Mountains.
The event also honors 15 local mountain climbers who participated in the race in 1970 and four months later met their doom in the mountains of Peru when an avalanche hit their expedition.
A TRUE FOLKFEST
The start and finish are in Bedřichov, a mountain village with a unique atmosphere enhanced by local delicatessen and beer. The organizers want to emphasize that Jizerská50 is a true ‘Folkfest’ where professional and recreational skiers stand side by side.
In addition to the global audience brought by Ski Classics, the event is followed by millions of Czech viewers, making it one of the most popular sports events in the country.
MORE TO EXPLORE
Jizerská50 is an accessible event. Prague is only a two-hour drive away, and the 2009 FIS Nordic Ski World Championships host city, Liberec, is only about 10km from the event area.
Liberec is a great place to stay while participating in the race. There are many great Czech-style restaurants around the city and many sights to see. Some attractions are the City Zoo, the Botanical Garden, the Town Hall, the Liberec Castle, and the Jěstěd Tower, which has become the city’s symbol.
Jizerská50 is the second Grand Classics event this season. The Grand Classics are the four largest and most prestigious events in Ski Classics: Marcialonga, Jizerská50, Vasaloppet, and Birkebeinerrennet. The skier that wins all four events in the same season completes a Grand Slam.
During Season XI, the Grand Classics events and the Grand Slam were introduced in Ski Classics. The concept was an immediate success and great motivation among the best Pro Team athletes of Ski Classics. Nobody has completed a Grand Slam in the history of long-distance skiing, but it might happen in Season XVI.
If you win all four Grand Classics, Marcialonga, Jizerská50, Vasaloppet, and Birkebeinerrennet, in the same season, you complete a Grand Slam.
Also Read: The Grand Classics Season XVI
SKI CLASSICS FANTASY
The Ski Classics Fantasy League for Season XVI is underway. Join the excitement of Ski Classics managing your own Fantasy Team. Win prizes throughout the season and chase the Fantasy champion title of Season XVI.
How to Play
- Go to Ski Classics Fantasy via https://fantasy.skiclassics.com/
- Login with your existing Fantasy account or create a new one
- Read through “HOW TO PLAY” to make sure you understand all the rules and new features.
- Go to “Team Selection” and choose/buy up to 10 athletes + 2 Cubs using your starting balance of 40.000 Fantasy dollars. Check out the start lists before each event to ensure your athletes are on the start line.
- Don’t forget to mark one of your athletes as a Team Captain!
- Go to “Leagues” and join an existing league or create your own to compete with your friends.
- Invite your friends and family to join you for free in an exciting battle for the win!
Have fun, and may the best ski coach win!
Jizerská50 is just around the corner. Here is an overview of where to watch Ski Classics Pro Tour events this season.
- NRK – Norway
- SVT – Sweden
- Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) – Finland
- Sport Live – Denmark/Faroe Islands/Greenland
- Czech TV – Czech Republic
- TVP – Poland
- Servus TV – Austria/Germany/Switzerland
- beIN Sports – Canada/USA
- TRT – Turkey (highlights)
- SC Play – all countries (English commentary)
Season XVI of the Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 14 events across 10 event weekends in 6 countries. It started in Bad Gastein, Austria, on December 13, 2024, with the Pro Team Presentation and ends in Finnsnes, Norway, with the Ski Classics Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja on March 30, 2025.
Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI (2024/2025)
- Event 0: Friday, December 13, 2024 –Ski Classics Pro Team Presentation XVI – Bad Gastein, Austria
- Event 1: Saturday, December 14, 2024 – Bad Gastein ITT – Sportgastein, Austria, 7km
- Event 2: Sunday, December 15, 2024 – Bad Gastein Criterium – Sportgastein, Austria, 36km
- Event 3: Saturday, January 11, 2025 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon – Sexten, Italy, 60km
- Event 4: Sunday, January 12, 2025 – La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago – Val Venosta, Italy, 11km
- Event 5: Saturday, January 18, 2025 – Engadin La Diagonela – Pontresina-Zuoz, Switzerland, 43km
- Event 6: Sunday, January 26, 2025 – Marcialonga – Trentino, Italy, 70km
- Event 7: Sunday, February 9, 2025 – Jizerská50 – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
- Event 8: Saturday, February 15, 2025 – Grönklitt Criterium 61 – Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 61km
- Event 9: Sunday, February 16, 2025 – Grönklitt ITT – Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 12km
- Event 10: Sunday, March 2, 2025 – Vasaloppet – Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
- Event 11: Saturday, March 15, 2025 – Birkebeinerrennet – Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
- Event 12: Saturday, March 22, 2025 – Marcialonga Bodø – Bodø, Norway, 50km
- Event 13: Saturday, March 29, 2025 – Reistadløpet – Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 46km
- Event 14: Sunday, March 30, 2025 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway, 60km
More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour can be found at skiclassics.com
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Photo: Jakub Nedbal/Jizerská50
