Bad Gastein ITT, the first stage of Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI, took place this Saturday in Austria. Watch the men’s top 3 Pro Team athletes’ interviews and race highlights here!

Bad Gastein ITT

Bad Gastein ITT, the first stage in the Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI, took place this Saturday in Austria. With solid performances, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs and Amund Hoel, both from Team Engcon, won the 7km individual time trial race in Sportgastein. 

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 Interviews

Interview with Amund Hoel, Team Engcon (1^st place)

Interview with Ole Jørgen Bruvoll, Team Engcon (2^nd place)

Interview with Amund Riege, Team Ramudden (3^rd place)

BAD GASTEIN ITT – MEN’S RACE

In the men’s field, Amund Hoel, Team Engcon, was the fastest in today’s Pro Tour event, showing a solid performance and granting his first Pro Tour event win. 

Throughout the race, at the first split mark at 3.3km, Amund Hoel had a tight fight with Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, and Petter Stakston, Team Aker Dæhlie. Hoel was only 3.7 seconds ahead of Riege and 4.0 seconds of Stakston.

At the 6.5km split, Hoel kept his lead and was 6.0 seconds ahead of Bruvoll and 7.2 seconds ahead of Stakston.  

At the finish, Amund Hoel, Team Ramudden, won by a small margin and a total time of 15:11.2. Ole Jørgen Bruvoll, Team Engcon, finished in second place, 4.6 seconds behind the winner and conquered his first Ski Classics Pro Tour podium. 

The battle for the remaining podium place was fierce, with Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, finishing in the third position, 7.5 seconds behind the winner and leaving Max Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie, and his teammate Petter Stakston in the 4th position, tied with the same time. 

Honorable mention was given to the athlete Marcus Johansson, who started his 100^th Pro Tour event at Bad Gastein ITT today. The Lager 157 Ski Team skier finished the race in the 76th position.

Bad Gastein ITT – Top 5 Men

1. Amund Hoel, Team Engcon, 15:11.2
2. Ole Jørgen Bruvoll, Team Engcon, +4.6
3. Amund Riege, Team Ramudden, +7.5
4. Max Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie, +10.5
   4.Petter Stakston, also from Team Aker Dæhlie, +10.5

Bad Gastein ITT results can be found HERE

Bad Gastein ITT Season XVI – Video Highlights

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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

More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour can be found at skiclassics.com