Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, won the 7-kilometer-long Bad Gastein ITT (Individual Time Trial) in a powerful style and top form.

Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, showed superior performance and won today’s Bad Gastein ITT, the first Pro Tour event of Ski Classics Season XVI. Gjerde Alnæs completed the race in a total time of 17:39.9.

Second place went to Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, 6.1 seconds back. Third place went to Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, 11.3 seconds behind the winner.

Hedda Bångman, eD System Vltava Fund Team, and Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, rounded out the top 5 by finishing 4th and 5th, respectively. 

Full Race Report in Progress.

Bad Gastein ITT – Top 5 Women

1. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, 17:39.9
2. Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, +6.1
3. Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, +11.3
4. Hedda Bångman, eD System Vltava Fund Team, +17.1
5. Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, +18.2

Complete event results can be found HERE  

Bad Gastein ITT program, start lists, timing, results, and live streaming on SC Play can be found HERE and HERE

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Next up is the Bad Gastein Criterium on Sunday, December 15. The 36-kilometer long-distance skiing race in classic technique marks the second Ski Classics Pro Tour stage of Season XVI.

Season XVI 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

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