Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, won the 54-kilometer-long Birkebeinerrennet in a decisive solo breakaway today in Norway. 

Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, showed superior performance and won today’s Birkebeinerrennet, the twelfth event of Ski Classics Season XIV, and the fourth and final Grand Classics of the season. Øyre Slind completed the race in a total time of 2:50:44.5.

Second place went to Ida Dahl, Team Engcon, 59.6 seconds back. Third place went to Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, 3:44.3 behind the winner.

Full Race Report in Progress.

Birkebeinerrennet – Top 5 Women

1. Astrid Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, 2:50:44.5
2. Ida Dahl, Team Engcon, +59.6
3. Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, +3:44.3
4. Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, +3:54.9
5. Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, +4:06.0

Results can be found HERE.

Birkebeinerrennet program, start lists, results, and live timing can be found here.

Next up is Reistadløpet on April 1 and Summit 2 Senja on April 2. The events mark the 13th and 14th Ski Classics stages and the final weekend of Season XIV.

The Season XIV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists 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, 67km

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