Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, won the Ski Classics event Marcialonga with his usual powerful finish, his sixth individual win this season. Persson completed Season’s XIV seventh stage and first Grand Classics event in a total time of 2:48:57.0. 

Second place, after a good fight to the line, went to Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Team XPND Fuel, 1.0 seconds back. Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, was granted the third position on the podium, 2.1 seconds behind the winner. 

Full Race Report Here: Solid Wins For Emil Persson and Magni Smedås At Marcialonga

Marcialonga – Top 3 Men

1. Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, 2:48:57.0
2. Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Team XPND Fuel, +1.0
3. Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, +2.1

Results can be found HERE.

Marcialonga program, start lists, results, and live timing can be found here.

Next up is Jizerská50 on Sunday, February 12. The 50-kilometer classic race marks the eighth Ski Classics stage and Season XIV’s second Grand Classics event.

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, Bedrichov, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 9: February 18, 2023 – Grönklitt Criterium, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
• Event 10: February 19, 2023 – Grönklitt ITT, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 15km
• 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

More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour you can find at skiclassics.com.

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