Marcialonga: Epic win for Runar Skaug Mathisen
Runar Skaug Mathisen, Lager 157 Ski Team, won the Ski Classics event Marcialonga 2024 in a solo breakaway, his first Ski Classics Pro Tour win. Skaug Mathisen completed Season XV’s seventh stage and first Grand Classics event in a total time of 2:35:53.6.
Second place, after a good fight to the line, went to Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, 4.8 seconds back. Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, completed the podium in the third position, 5.5 seconds behind the winner.
Full race report in progress!
Marcialonga – Top 5 Men
- Runar Skaug Mathisen, Lager 157 Ski Team, 2:35:53.6
- Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, +4.8
- Johan Hoel, Team Ragde Charge, +5.5
- Thomas Ødegaarden, Team Eksjöhus, 9.7
- Kasper Stadaas, Team Ragde Charge, +16.0
Complete results can be found HERE
Marcialonga program, start lists, results, live timing, and SC Play can be found HERE
Next up is Jizerská50 on Sunday, February 11. The 50-kilometer classic race marks the eighth Ski Classics stage and Season XV’s second Grand Classics event.
The Season XV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 15 events on 11 event weekends in 6 different countries.
Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV (2023/2024)
- Event 1: December 9, 2023 – Bad Gastein PTT, Austria, 13km
- Event 2: December 10, 2023 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Austria, 36km
- Event 3: December 16, 2023 – La Venosta Criterium, Italy, 35km
- Event 4: December 17, 2023 – La Venosta ITT, Italy, 10km
- Event 5: January 13, 2024 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon, Italy, 62km
- Event 6: January 20, 2024 – Engadin La Diagonela, Switzerland, 55km
- Event 7: January 28, 2024 – Marcialonga, Italy, 70km
- Event 8: February 11, 2024 – Jizerská50, Czech Republic, 50km
- Event 9: February 17, 2024 – Grönklitt Classic, Sweden, 60km
- Event 10: February 18, 2024 – Grönklitt ITT, Sweden, 13km
- Event 11: March 3, 2024 – Vasaloppet, Sweden, 90km
- Event 12: March 16, 2024 – Birkebeinerrennet, Norway, 54km
- Event 13: April 6, 2024 – Reistadløpet, Norway, 50km
- Event 14: April 7, 2024 – Summit 2 Senja, Norway, 60km
- Event 15: April 13, 2024 – Ski Classics Grand Finale – Janteloppet, Norway, 100km
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