Team Ragde Charge has presented its Pro Team for the coming season. Anders Aukland gets a special role, and two athletes may leave the team.
In a press release, Team Ragde Charge has announced the team’s roster for the next Ski Classics season.
Anders Aukland, who retired from his professional athlete career after the last race of Season XIV, will have a new role in the team. He will be a coach and mentor in the Norwegian Pro Team.
Andreas Nygaard, who has been the team’s big star in recent years, will also remain in the team next season. He was second overall this season and won, among other solid results, Birkebeinerrennet. In total, there were six podium places for him during the season.
Kasper Stadaas, Johan Hoel, and Karstein Johaug will also be part of Team Ragde Charge next season.
A new name on the men’s side will be Oskar Opstad Vike, who has signed a three-year contract with the team. The 18-year-old impressed at the team’s summer camp last year and competed at the junior level in the Norwegian Cup. Another new name for Team Ragde Charge is Torgeir Sulen Hovland, coming from Team Engon. His best result in Season XIV was 26th place at Engadin La Diagonela, finishing the season in the 41st position overall.
Two names are missing on the men’s side, Oskar Kardin and Joar Thele, who will have to look around for new teams if their journey in Ski Classics continues. Kardin’s best result of the season was fourth place at Engadin La Diagonela, and he finished 15th overall at the Champion competition.
Thele finished 6th at Vasaloppet and finished Season XIV in 23rd place overall.
On the women’s side, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs and Jenny Larsson extended their contracts.
Gjerde Alnæs won the Green Sprint bib overall, as it was her goal for several seasons, and also took two podium places during the season: second at both Pustertaler Ski Marathon and Marcialonga.
Jenny Larsson started with a good Season XIV, taking a podium place at La Venosta (2nd), was 3rd at Marcialonga, and delivered solid results during the season, finishing sixth overall at the Champion bib competition.
Magnar Dalen will continue as Pro Team Director, and Jørgen Aukland will continue as a Team Manager.
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The Season XIV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consisted of 14 events on 10 event weekends in 6 different countries.
Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XIV (2022/2023)
- Event 1: December 10, 2022 – Bad Gastein PTT, Bad Gastein, Austria, 15km
- Event 2: December 11, 2022 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Bad Gastein, Austria, 35km
- Event 3: December 17, 2022 – La Venosta Criterium, Val Venosta, Italy, 36km
- Event 4: January 14, 2023 – Pustertaler Ski Marathon, Sexten, Italy, 62km
- Event 5: January 15, 2023 – Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, Niederdorf, Italy, 32km
- Event 6: January 21, 2023 – Engadin La Diagonela, Engadin Valley, Switzerland, 48km
- Event 7: January 29, 2023 – Marcialonga, Trentino, Italy, 70km
- Event 8: February 12, 2023 – Jizerská50, Bedřichov, Czech Republic, 50km
- Event 9: February 18, 2023 – Grönklitt Criterium, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
- Event 10: February 19, 2023 – Grönklitt ITT, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 12km
- Event 11: March 5, 2023 – Vasaloppet, Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
- Event 12: March 18, 2023 – Birkebeinerrennet, Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
- Event 13: April 1, 2023 – Reistadløpet, Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 40km
- Event 14: April 2, 2023 – Summit 2 Senja, Bardufoss- Finnsnes, Norway, 68km
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