Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, won the 54-kilometer-long Birkebeinerrennet today from Rena to Lillehammer in Norway. It was his fifth Birken victory and fourth in a row.

Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, won the Ski Classics event Birkebeinerrennet with a powerful sprint finish. Nygaard completed the 11th stage of Ski Classics and the fourth and final Grand Classics event, Season XVI, in a total time of 2:20:15.2. 

Second place, after a tight fight to the line, went to Amund Hoel, Team Engcon, 0.2 seconds back. A remarkable performance from Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, granted him the third position on the podium, 0.5 seconds behind the winner. 

Full Race Report in Progress!

Birkebeinerrennet – Top 5 Men

1. Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, 2:20:15.2
2. Amund Hoel, Team Engcon, +0.2
3. Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, +0.5
4. Eirik Sverdrup Augdal, Team Eksjöhus, +0.7
5. Axel Jutterström, Team Eksjöhus, +1.4

Complete results can be found HERE

Birkebeinerrennet program, start lists, results, live timing, and SC Play can be found HERE

Next up is Marcialonga Bodø on Saturday, March 22. The 50km event marks the 12^th Ski Classics Pro Tour event of Season XVI.

Season XVI of the Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 14 events across 10 event weekends in 6 countries. It started in Bad Gastein, Austria, on December 13, 2024, with the Pro Team Presentation and ends in Finnsnes, Norway, with the Ski Classics Grand Finale Summit 2 Senja on March 30, 2025.

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, 43km
• 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, 13km
• 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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