Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, won the 62-kilometer-long Pustertaler Ski Marathon that took place today in Sexten, Italy.

Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, won the Ski Classics event Pustertaler Ski Marathon with a strong sprint performance. Persson completed Season’s XIV fourth event in a total time of 2:20:56.7. 

Second place, after a tight fight to the line, went to Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, 0.9 seconds back. A remarkable performance from Kasper Stadaas, also from Team Ragde Charge, granted him the third position on the podium, 1.9 seconds behind the winner. 

Full race report in progress.

Pustertaler Ski Marathon – Top 3 Men

1. Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, 2:20:56.7
2. Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, +0.9
3. Kasper Stadaas, Team Ragde Charge, +1.9

Results can be found here.

The Pustertaler Ski Marathon program, start lists, and live timing can be found here.

Tomorrow, January 15, the weekend continues with the fifth event in Season XIV, the Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, voted the best event in Season XII.

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, 55km 
• 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

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