After the Christmas and New Year’s break, the Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI started 2025 with the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon on Saturday and La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago on Sunday. Check the rankings and bib holders for all competitions here.
On Saturday, January 11, the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon started 2025 and took center stage as the third Ski Classics Pro Tour event of Season XVI. On Sunday, January 12, the season continued with the fourth event, La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago.
After the challenging weekend, these are the rankings and bib-holders in the Champion, Sprint, Climb, Youth, Cubs, Vets, and Pro Team competitions.
CHAMPION COMPETITION
Looking at the Ski Classics overall classification after the weekend, the Yellow Champion Bib Competition belongs to Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, and Max Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie.
In the women’s overall, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, leads with a total of 995 points, thanks to her win at the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon and fourth place at La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago this weekend. You can see complete results from Gjerde Alnæs here.
Anikken Gjerde Alnæs is followed by Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, winner of La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago and fifth place at the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon, with 919 points. Third place overall is Jenny Larsson, Lager 157 Ski Team, with 835 points.
In the men’s battle for overall, the Yellow bib rests on Max Novak’s shoulders. Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie, leads the Champion competition with 748 points after his second place at La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago and 10th place at the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon this weekend. Complete results from Novak can be found here.
SPRINT COMPETITION
After the Sprint checkpoints at the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, is the Green bib holder with 69 points. Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, is in second place with 46 points, and Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, is in third place with 45 points.
After the weekend, Anton Persson, Team Ramudden, carries the Green bib of the men’s Sprint competition with 83 points. Vebjørn Moen, Team Eksjöhus, is in second place with 62 points, and Simen Ramstad, Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV, is in third place with 46 points.
CLIMB COMPETITION
After the Climb checkpoints this weekend, Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, with 72 points, and Oskar Kardin, Lager 157 Ski Team, with 90 points, are carrying the bib in the Climb Competition.
In the women’s Climb competition, Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, leads with 72 points. Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, is in second place with 56 points, followed by Jenny Larsson, Lager 157 Ski Team, in third with 55 points.
In the men’s side, Oskar Kardin, Lager 157 Ski Team, leads the Climb competition with 90 points. Max Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie, is in second place with 32 points, followed by Johan Tjelle, Team Engcon, in third place, with 23 points.
YOUTH COMPETITION
The Pink bibs in the Youth Competition are resting on the shoulders of Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, and Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, with 730 and 684 points, respectively.
Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, is leading with 730 points. Karolina Hedenström, Lager 157 Ski Team, is in second place with 641 points, followed by Hanna Sandholt Hansen, Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso, in third place for the Pink bib with 595 points.
Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, is leading with 684 points. Herman Paus, Team Ramudden, is in second place with 514 points, and Jeremy Royer, Team Eksjöhus, with 472 points, is in third place for the Youth bib overall.
PRO TEAM COMPETITION
After the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon and La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago, Team Ramudden leads the Pro Team Competition with 720 points.
Second place is Team Engcon, with 700 points. Team Eksjöhus, with 680 points, is in third place for the Pro Team Competition after the weekend.
The Cubs leaders are Cecil Kümpel, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, and Alvar Myhlback, Lager 157 Ski Team, with 202 and 374 points, respectively.
Cecil Kümpel, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, is leading with 202 points. Silva Kemppi, Team Mäenpää, is in second place with 190 points, followed by Wilma Lax, Team Edux, in third place with 85 points.
Alvar Myhlback, Lager 157 Ski Team, is leading with 374 points. Halvor Bade, Team Synnfjell, is in second place with 62 points, and Mikkel Sjursen, Team Synnfjell, with 55 points, is in third place.
VETS
The Vets leaders are Masako Ishida, Team Futura Trentino GTE Elettrica, and Sadurni Betriu Boix, Team Internorm Trentino GSG, with 283 and 28 points, respectively.
Masako Ishida, Team Futura Trentino GTE Elettrica, is leading with 283 points. Nicole Donzallaz, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, is in second place with 180 points, followed by Jenny Ramstedt, Bruse Sauerland Ski Team, in third place with 161 points.
Sadurni Betriu Boix, Team Internorm Trentino GSG, leads with 28 points. Sune Elmose, Danish Skimarathon Team, is in second place with 24 points, and Florian Göbel, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, with 13 points, is in third place.
Check skiclassics.com for overall standings and all about Ski Classics.
Next up is Engadin La Diagonela on Saturday, January 18, 2025. The 55-kilometer long-distance skiing race marks the fifth Ski Classics Pro Tour stage of Season XVI.
Season XIV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 14 events on 10 event weekends in 6 different countries.
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, 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: Sunday, March 30, 2025 – Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja – Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway, 60km
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