Ski Classics continues with Season XVI with another Pro Tour event in Norway, Reistadløpet.
The Ski Classics Pro Tour weekend starts on Saturday, March 29, 2025, with the 46 km-long Reistadløpet, the season’s 13th event and one of the circuit’s most demanding courses.
The 46-kilometer long-distance race starts in Setermoen, in the municipality of Bardu in Norway, and goes through arctic landscapes and mountain tops before reaching the finish line in Bardufoss in the municipality of Målselv.
The course has challenging climbs up to the mountains, but the scenery is breathtaking. So far, only Johan Hoel has won the race by only double poling; this is in Season XV (2024).
Also Read: Impressive race for Hoel – First ever Reistadløpet double poling win!
“Reistadløpet is already a true classic race in our schedule. It’s an epic course, with the Orta climb being, of course, also an Iconic climb, one of the four in the Tour generating more points than normal. After Orta, the mountain opens up, and when passing the folkfest at Kampenhytta, most skiers probably get goosebumps before heading down to the finish line in Bardufoss,” says Ski Classics Event Director Theresa Fugger.
Reistadløpet – Ski Classics Pro Tour – Event 13
- Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025
- Place: Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway
- Distance: 46km
- Time: 8:50 – 12:30 CET
- Highest Point: 567m
- Elevation Gain: 1225m
- Last Edition Winners: Astrid Øyre Slind (2:20:32.7) and Johan Hoel (2:01:15.3)
- SC Play: Reistadløpet
More information about Reistadløpet can be found HERE
A Long Military History
Reistadløpet has a long history dating back to 1958. The event celebrates a local ski legend, Colonel Ole Reistad, a Norwegian pentathlon champion in 1922 and the ski patrol leader who won Olympic gold in St. Moritz in 1928.
Setermoen has one of the oldest army camps in Norway. Military education was established there in 1898 because of its strategic location in the middle of the mountains. The Norwegian Armed Forces have shaped the community through their presence in many ways, and hundreds of soldiers and officers are stationed there, making it the largest garrison in Norway.
Highly Accessible and Yet So Far Away
Bardufoss has a civilian and military airport located about 82km north of Narvik and about 70km south of Tromsø, the largest city in Northern Norway. Both Setermoen and Bardufoss are small, but they have their appeal and peculiarities, and the majestic nature around these places certainly takes your breath away.
If you have extra time to visit, a day in Tromsø is highly recommended. The city center contains the highest number of old wooden houses in Northern Norway and the oldest one dates back to 1789. You can enjoy the city’s vast offering of places to eat and comfortable cafés with tasty pastries. In Tromsø, you can relax and let time stand still.
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, 12km
- Event 5: Saturday, January 18, 2025 – Engadin La Diagonela – Pontresina-Zuoz, Switzerland, 55km
- 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, 12km
- 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 – Bodø, Norway, 50km
- Event 13: Saturday, March 29, 2025 – Reistadløpet – Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 46km
- Event 14: Release June 5, 18:30 CET
- Full Calendar Release: June 6, 12:00 CET
The Season XVI of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 14 events on 10 event weekends in 6 different countries. The season starts on December 13, 2024, and ends on March 30, 2025, at (to be revealed)…
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