The Pro Team licenses for Visma Ski Classics have been completed. Season X have a record number of 35 Pro Teams signed up. The 10th anniversary of the Visma Ski Classics season starts November 29th with the prologue weekend in Livigno, Italy. On November 29th is the Pro Team Tempo followed by the Individual Prologue on Sunday December 1st.
After each season the top 15 Pro Teams in the Pro Team competition automatically receive a Pro Team license for the following season. Pro Teams with lower rank and new teams need to send in an application to be evaluated in order to get their Pro Team License. For Season X a total of 35 Pro Team Licenses has been handed out, a new record!
Each Pro Team is registered in a specific country, and they may register minimum 4 and maximum 10 athletes, with gender and nationality of their choice. All Pro Teams need to have athletes of both genders. Norway has 11 registered Pro Teams while Sweden is second with its six teams. Central European Pro Teams are growing in numbers, and this season there are in total 14 Pro Teams from that region. Czech Republic has four teams, France and Germany three, Italy two and Austria and Switzerland one each. France is the nation that has increased its attendance the most from last year. Additionally, there are three Pro Teams from Finland and one Pro Team from Russia, Russian Winter. There are also more youth athletes, under the age of 27, than ever before and the number of female Pro Skiers is growing as well. Interestingly, there are some exotic flavours in the mix as the first Pro Skiers from Spain, USA and Belgium step onto the stage in Season X.
ALL REGISTERED PRO TEAMS SEASON X (in ranking order from last seasons Pro Team competition results):
1. Team Koteng
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Tore Bjørseth Berdal & Bernhard Rønning
2. Team Ragde Eiendom
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Magnar Dalen & Jørgen Aukland
3. Lager 157 Ski Team
Country: Sweden
Pro Team Director: Anton Järnberg
4. eD System Bauer Team
Country: Czech Republic
Pro Team Director: Lukas Bauer
5. Team Ramudden
Country: Sweden
Pro Team Director: Gustaf Korsgren
6. Team Kaffebryggeriet
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Vetle Thyli
7. Team Serneke
Country: Sweden
Pro Team Director: Martin Holmstrand
8. Team Parkettpartner Sjusjøen
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Arnt Nyborg
9. Vltava Fund Ski Team
Country: Czech Republic
Pro Team Director: Josef Korhon
10. Team Russian Winter
Country: Russia
Pro Team Director: Andrey Tyuterev
11. Team Synnfjell
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Geir Kvillum
12. Team Trentino Robinson Trainer
Country: Italy
Pro Team Director: Bruno Debertolis
13. Ski Team Mäenpää
Country: Finland
Pro Team Director: Kim Mäenpää
14. Team Rustad IL
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Ståle Fenstad & Morten Tomter
15. E-Liberty Ski Team
Country: France
Pro Team Director: Emilien Buisson
16. Silvini Madshus Team
Country: Czech Republic
Pro Team Director: Marek Pazdersky
17. Team Tri-Nordic Coaching
Country: Germany
Pro Team Director: Sven Münch
18. Slavia Pojišťovna sport Team
Country: Czech Republic
Pro Team Director: Nicole Mertinova
19. Team Igne
Country: Sweden
Pro Team Director: Jörgen Brink
20. Team Telemark
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Hans Kristian Lahus
21. Team XPND
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Kristoffer Nielsen
22. Skimarathon Team Austria
Country: Austria
Pro Team Director: Pieter Kiene
23. Team BSV IBEX
Country: Switzerland
Pro Team Director: Markus Walser
24. XC-SKI.DE A I N Skimarathon Team
Country: Germany
Pro Team Director: Sabine Freimuth
25. Team NTNUI sweco
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Ole Sollien Hulbak
26. Lyn Ski Moseteråsen
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Vegard Vinje
27. Team Engcon
Country: Sweden
Pro Team Director: Jerry Ahrlin
28. Team Minken
Country: Finland
Pro Team Director: Göran Holm
29. Sottozero Gold Team- Zorzi Maxi
Country: Italy
Pro Team Director: Michele Pasqualotto
30. Team Nordic People
Country: Germany
Pro Team Director: Bernd Frost
31. Team Vercors Isére
Country: France
Pro Team Director: Rollin Etienne
32. Team Norther Fish Hätälä
Country: Finland
Pro Team Director: Heikki Korpela
33. Team Nordiquie Crédit Agricole France Comté
Country: France
Pro Team Director: Arnaud Durand & Maxime Grenard
34. Team Ryfylke
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Øyvind Røgenes
35. Team Coop
Country: Norway
Pro Team Director: Petter Soleng Skinstad
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