Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja, the 14th and final Pro Tour event of Ski Classics Season XVI, took place this Sunday in Norway. Watch the women’s interviews and event highlights here!
Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja
Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja, the 14th and final event in Ski Classics Season XVI, took place this Sunday in Norway. Ole Jørgen Bruvoll, Team Engcon, and Ebba Andersson secured the event win with solid performances.
Ole Jørgen Bruvoll and Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, both from Team Engcon, are the overall winners of the Ski Classics Champion bib competition Season XVI. Read the race report and check all the bib competition winners.
Read More: Ole Jørgen Bruvoll and Anikken Gjerde Alnæs crowned Champions Season XVI
INTERVIEWS
Interview with Ebba Andersson (1st place)
Interview with Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden (3rd place)
GRAND FINALE SUMMIT 2 SENJA – WOMEN
The women’s race started at 8:35 CET. The pace was high from the beginning, and a front group of eight skiers soon formed.
About 5km into the race, the front group split, and a solid lead was formed, containing four favorites: Stina Nilsson, Ebba Andersson, Emilie Fleten and Anikken Gjerde Alnæs.
At Johannesmyra, 11.1km into the race, the Sprint checkpoint was won by Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, closely followed by Ebba Andersson, then Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, and Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden. The closest chaser was Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, already 28.8 seconds behind the leaders.
The leading group worked well after the Sprint, with 45km remaining. With 43.5km to go, Lodin could not close the gap to the leaders and was already 32 seconds back.
At the 32.1km mark, at Skihytta, the leading group showed good cooperation. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs crossed the checkpoint first, followed by Emilie Fleten, Stina Nilsson, and Ebba Andersson. Hanna Lodin was 34.4 back, and the chasers behind (Louise Lindström and Jenny Larsson) were already 2:29.4 behind.
Inside the 10km to go, already on the steepest part of the final Iconic Climb of the season, Ebba Andersson increased the pace and got a gap over Stina Nilsson, with Anikken Gjerde Alnæs and Emilie Fleten already chasing back.
At the Magdaskaret Iconic Climb checkpoint, 54.8km into the race, Ebba Andersson crossed first, followed by Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, 1:07.2 back, and Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, 1:07.7 behind. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, crossed the climb in fourth place, 1:52.3 behind the leader.
After the Iconic Climb and heading down to the finish line, Andersson was alone and could enjoy the race’s final stretch.
In the end, Ebba Andersson timed her strength perfectly and won this year’s Summit 2 Senja in a total time of 3:02:00.1.
Second place went to Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, 9.9 seconds back. Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, completed the podium in the third position, 40.6 seconds behind the winner.
TOP 5 WOMEN
- Ebba Andersson, 3:02:00.1
- Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, +9.9
- Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, +40.6
- Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, +1:10.6
- Louise Lindström, Team Eksjöhus, +5:16.4
Complete results can be found HERE – Final Standings HERE
Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja Season XVI – Video Highlights
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SUMMIT 2 SENJA – WATCH HERE ON SC PLAY!
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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, 13km
- 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 – Valnesfjord, 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
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