After the Christmas and New Year’s break, the Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI returns 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 starts 2025 and takes center stage as the third Ski Classics Pro Tour event of Season XVI. On Sunday, January 12, the season continues with the fourth event, La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago.

Ahead of the challenging weekend, these are the rankings and bib-holders in the Champion, Sprint, Climb, Youth, and Pro Team competitions.

CHAMPION COMPETITION

Looking at the Ski Classics general classification ahead of the weekend, the Yellow Champion Bib Competition belongs to Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, and Amund Riege, also from Team Ramudden.

In the women’s overall, Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, lead with a total of 539 points, thanks to her win at the Bad Gastein Criterium, third place at the Bad Gastein ITT, and points from a Ski Classics Challengers event. You can see complete results from Emilie Fleten, here.

Fleten is followed by Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, winner of the ITT and second place at the Criterium, with 510 points. Third place overall is Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, with 435 points.

In the men’s battle for overall, the Yellow bib rests on Amund Riege’s shoulders. Riege, Team Ramudden, leads the Champion competition with 533 points after his win at the Bad Gastein Criterium, third place at the Bad Gastein ITT, and points from a Ski Classics Challengers event. Complete results from Riege can be found here.

SPRINT COMPETITION

After the Sprint checkpoints at the Bad Gastein Criterium, Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, is the Green bib holder with 42 points. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, is in second place with 39 points, and Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, is in third place with 36 points.

Ahead of the weekend, Anton Persson, Team Ramudden, carries the Green bib of the men’s Sprint competition with 60 points. Vebjørn Moen, Team Eksjöhus, is in second place with 46 points, and Simen Ramstad, Team Kaffebryggeriet DRIV, is in third place with 16 points, tied with Johan Tjelle, Team Engcon, with the same points.

CLIMB COMPETITION

After the two Climb checkpoints at the Bad Gastein weekend, Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, with 30 points, and Oskar Kardin, Lager 157 Ski Team, with 30 points, are carrying the bib in the Climb Competition.

In the women’s Climb competition, Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, leads with 30 points. Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, is in second place with 24 points, followed by Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, in third with 16 points.

In the men’s side, Oskar Kardin, Lager 157 Ski Team, leads the Climb competition with 30 points. Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, is in second place with 16 points, followed by Axel Jutterström, Team Eksjöhus, in third place, with 12 points, tied with Einar Kalland-Olsen, Exsitec Ski Team, with the same 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 390 and 533 points, respectively.

Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, is leading with 390 points. Karolina Hedenström, Lager 157 Ski Team, is in second place with 329 points, followed by Hanna Sandholt Hansen, Team Næringsbanken Stora Enso, in third place for the Pink bib with 321 points.

Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, is leading with 533 points. Herman Paus, Team Ramudden, is in second place with 276 points, and Jeremy Royer, Team Eksjöhus, with 240 points, is in third place for the Youth bib overall.

Ahead of the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon and the La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago, Team Ramudden leads the Pro Team Competition with 400 points.

Second place is Team Eksjöhus, with 340 points, tied with the same number of points as Team Engcon after the Bad Gastein weekend.

CUBS

The Cubs leaders are Silva Kemppi, Team Mäenpää, and Alvar Myhlback, Lager 157 Ski Team, with 190 and 50 points, respectively.

Silva Kemppi, Team Mäenpää, is leading with 190 points. Cecil Kümpel, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, is in second place with 96 points, followed by Wilma Lax, Team Edux, in third place with 85 points.

Alvar Myhlback, Lager 157 Ski Team, is leading with 50 points. Hjalmar Oscarsson, Team Ramudden, is in second place with 44 points, and Max Kagerbauer, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team, with 36 points, is in third place.

VETS

The Vets leaders are Masako Ishida, Team Futura Trentino GTE Elettrica, and Florian Göbel, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, with 283 and 12 points, respectively.

Florian Göbel, Ski-Willy Marathon Team Austria, is leading with 12 points. Sadurni Betriu Boix, Team Internorm Trentino GSG, is in second place with 2 points, and Björn Toft, Danish Ski Marathon Team, with 1 point, is in third place, tied with his teammate Sune Elmose.

Check skiclassics.com for overall standings and all about Ski Classics.

Next up is the 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon on Saturday, January 11, and the La Venosta ITT Kapron-Melago. The 60-kilometer long-distance skiing race and the 12km individual time trial mark the third and fourth Ski Classics Pro Tour stages of Season XVI, respectively.

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, 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: 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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