Marcialonga Bodø, the 12th Pro Tour event of Ski Classics Season XVI, took place this Saturday in Norway. Watch the top 3 women’s interviews and event highlights here!
Marcialonga Bodø
Marcialonga Bodø, the 12th Pro Tour event in the Ski Classics Season XVI, took place this Saturday in Norway. With solid performances, Eirik Sverdrup Augdal, Team Eksjöhus, and Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, won the 50km long-distance skiing race in Valnesfjord.
Read More: Eirik Sverdrup Augdal and Stina Nilsson winners at Marcialonga Bodø Season XVI
INTERVIEWS
Interview with Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge (1st place)
Interview with Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden (2nd place)
Interview with Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon (3rd place)
MARCIALONGA BODØ – WOMEN
In the women’s race, which started at 10:20 CET, it all started at a fast pace, and soon, a group of ten skiers was formed with all the favorites.
In the only Sprint checkpoint of the day, 8.1km into the race, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, showed her speed and crossed the line first, followed by Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, and Julie Kvale Støstad, Team Ramudden.
The real action started a few kilometers later when Stina Nilsson increased the pace and stretched the front group. Soon, a small group was formed by Stina Nilsson, Emilie Fleten, and Anikken Gjerde Alnæs.
At Halsvatnet, 11.7km into the race, the three leading skiers crossed first, with Gjerde Alnæs at the front, followed by Nilsson and Fleten. The first chasing skier, Hanna Lodin, crossed the checkpoint 12.0 seconds back, with Louise Lindström, Silje Øyre Slind, and Julie Kvale Støstad already more than 28 seconds behind the leaders.
At the Climb checkpoint, 36.6km into the race, Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, showed her strength and crossed the Climb first, 40.9 seconds ahead of Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, and 1:00.4 ahead of Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon.
Over the kilometers, Stina increased the gap and never looked back. In the end, Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, showed her phenomenal performance in another Pro Tour event, crossed the finish line in first place, and won her third Pro Tour event in a row.
Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, finished second, 2:08.0 back, and Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, completed the podium in third place, 3:17.8 behind the winner.
Top 5 Women
- Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, 2:26:52.4
- Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, +2:08.0
- Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, +3:17.8
- Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, +6:03.1
- Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, +6:54.3
Complete results from Marcialonga Bodø can be found HERE
Marcialonga Bodø Season XVI – Video Highlights
If you have missed Marcialonga Bodø’s live stream on SC Play, you can re-watch it below:
MARCIALONGA BODØ – WATCH HERE ON SC PLAY!
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Next up is Reistadløpet on Saturday, March 29, and the Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja on Sunday, March 30. The events mark the 13th and 14th and final Ski Classics Pro Tour events of Season XVI.
Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI (2024/2025)
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.
- 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
More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour can be found at skiclassics.com
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