Stina Nilsson shines at Birkebeinerrennet 2025: Solo victory in Norway

by Leandro Lutz • 15.03.2025
Birkebeinerrennet
Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, won the 54-kilometer-long Birkebeinerrennet in a decisive solo breakaway today in Norway. 

Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, won the 54-kilometer-long Birkebeinerrennet in a decisive solo breakaway today in Norway. 

Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, showed superior performance and won today’s Birkebeinerrennet, the 11th event of Ski Classics Season XVI and the fourth and final Grand Classics of the season. Nilsson completed the race in a total time of 2:44:48.1.

Second place went to Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, 36.1 seconds back. Third place went to Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, 39.5 seconds behind the winner.

Full Race Report in Progress!

Birkebeinerrennet – Top 5 Women

  1. Stina Nilsson, Team Ragde Charge, 2:44:48.1
  2. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, +36.1
  3. Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, +39.5
  4. Louise Lindström, Team Eksjöhus, +3:24.6
  5. Jenny Larsson, Lager 157 Ski Team, +4:18.4

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 12th 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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