The Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII opened today with the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo, delivering strong performances and high emotions as the Pro Teams launched the new season.
After a fierce fight between the Pro Teams, Team Engcon claimed victory at the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo in Sportgastein, Austria.
The Pro Team Tempo race was organized as an interval-start event with block starts. One Pro Team started at a time, in reverse order of last season’s Pro Team ranking, with the top 5-ranked teams spread across the starting field. The gap between blocks was four minutes, with male Pro Team athletes starting 30 seconds before their female teammates.
For the final classification, the combined time of each team’s second-fastest male and second-fastest female skier was counted.
Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo
Throughout the event, several Pro Teams showed strong early-season form.
In the men’s field, based on the second-ranked skier from each team, Team Engcon recorded the fastest time at 14:46.7.
Team Eksjöhus followed closely, with a time of 14:58.8, while Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino posted the third-fastest men’s split, 15:09.4.
On the women’s side, again based on the second-ranked skier from each team, Team Engcon led the way with a time of 16:56.2.
Team Eksjöhus finished second with a time of 17:13.8. With 17:16.5, Team Ramudden posted the third-fastest women’s split.
In the end, when combining the times of each Pro Team’s second-fastest male and second-fastest female athletes, Team Engcon claimed the overall victory at the Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo with a total time of 31:42.9.
Team Eksjöhus secured second place, finishing 29.7 seconds behind the winners, while Team Ramudden completed the podium in third position, 45.1 seconds back.
Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo – Top 5 Pro Teams
- Team Engcon, 31:42.9
- Team Eksjöhus, +29.7
- Team Ramudden, +45.1
- Lager 157 Ski Team, +1:15.2
- Team Slavia Pojišťovna Robinson Trentino, +1:15.5
Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo (PTT) program, start lists, timing, and live streaming on SC Play can be found HERE and HERE
Next up is the Bad Gastein Criterium on Sunday, December 14. The 36-kilometer long-distance skiing race in classic technique marks the second Ski Classics Pro Tour stage of Season XVII.
Also Read: All you need to know ahead of the Bad Gastein weekend Season XVII
Season XVII of the Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 13 events across 9 event weekends in 6 countries.
Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII (2025/2026)
- Event 1: December 13, 2025 – Bad Gastein Pro Team Tempo – Sportgastein, Austria, 7km
- Event 2: December 14, 2025 – Bad Gastein Criterium – Sportgastein, Austria, 36km
- Event 3: January 17, 2026 – Engadin La Diagonela – Pontresina-Zuoz, Switzerland, 55km
- Event 4: January 25, 2026 – Marcialonga – Moena-Cavalese, Italy, 70km
- Event 5: January 30, 2026 – Bedřichov Sprint – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 1.5km
- Event 6: February 1, 2026 – Jizerská50 – Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
- Event 7: March 1, 2026 – Vasaloppet – Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
- Event 8: March 7, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT Women – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
- Event 9: March 8, 2026 – Orsa Grönklitt 50k ITT Men – Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
- Event 10: March 14, 2026 – Birkebeinerrennet – Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
- Event 11: March 21, 2026 – Marcialonga Bodø – Bodø, Norway, 50km
- Event 12: March 28, 2026 – Reistadløpet – Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 35km
- Event 13: March 29, 2026 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway, 60km
Read More: Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVII 2025/2026
For more updates and detailed information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour, make sure to visit skiclassics.com.
Author: Leandro Lutz
Photo: Reichert/NordicFocus
