Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, won the 54-kilometer-long Birkebeinerrennet today from Rena to Lillehammer in Norway.

Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, won the Ski Classics event Birkebeinerrennet with a powerful sprint finish. Nygaard completed the twelfth stage of Ski Classics and the fourth and final Grand Classics event Season XIV in a total time of 2:24:58.4. 

Second place, after a tight fight to the line, went to Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, 0.1 seconds back. A remarkable performance from Runar Skaug Mathisen, Lager 157 Ski Team, granted him the third position on the podium, 0.2 seconds behind the winner. 

Full Race Report in Progress.

Birkebeinerrennet – Top 5 Men

1. Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, 2:24:58.4
2. Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, +0.1
3. Runar Skaug Mathisen, Lager 157 Ski Team, +0.2
4. Magnus Vesterheim, Team Kaffebryggeriet, +1.0
5. Thomas Ødegaarden, Team XPND Fuel, +34.6

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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