Originally planned to be a 42km race with an initial 4km lap and two additional 19km laps, Östersund Ski Marathon was carried out with an introductory master's lap of 4km and thereafter 6 laps on a 6km loop in a total of 40km in classic style due to adverse weather conditions and lack of snow, but it was nevertheless a race full of emotions.
The winners of Östersund Ski Marathon were Pro Tour athlete Andreas Holmberg, Lager 157 Ski Team and Frida Hallquist, Åsarna IK.
With a total time of 1:58:48.1, Frida Hallquist, Åsarna IK, did not give any chances to the opponents and finished first with more than 4 minutes in front of the second place Signe Rosenberg, Åsarna IK and more than 18 minutes in front of third place Caroline Olsson, Trv FF.
In the men's race, a podium full of Pro Tour Athletes with Andreas Holmberg, Lager 157 Ski Team, dominating the race, winning with a total time of 1:39:44.2 and more than 3 minutes in front of the field. The battle for the second position was quite fierce, with a difference of less than 1 second Johan Persson, Team Ramudden finished in the second position, with third place going to Sivert Halfdan Bergan, Team Synnfjell.
Östersund Ski Marathon results can be found at https://vismaskiclassics.com/results/.
Stay tuned for the next Visma Ski Classics Challengers events tomorrow with Les Belles Combes, France and Dolomitenlauf, Austria. Live results and split times will be available in the Visma Ski Classics Live Center on https://vismaskiclassics.com/livecenter/ and Dolomitenlauf will be livestreamed on Visma Ski Classics Facebook page.
