Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, won the 90-kilometer-long Vasaloppet today from Sälen to Mora, Sweden. Persson is the first Swedish man to win Vasaloppet since Jörgen Brink in 2012.

Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, won the Ski Classics event Vasaloppet with a powerful sprint finish. Persson completed the eleventh stage of Ski Classics Season XIV and the third Grand Classics event in a total time of 3:37:43.3. 

At Vasaloppet, Emil Persson won his 9th race of the season and added 300 points to his Champion competition standings. With just three Pro Tour events left, he has already claimed the overall victory of Ski Classics Season XIV.

Second place, after a tight fight to the line, went to Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, 0.3 seconds back. A remarkable performance from Kasper Stadaas, also from Team Ragde Charge, granted him the third position on the podium, 1.0 seconds behind the winner. 

Full Race Report in Progress.

Vasaloppet – Top 3 Men

1. Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, 3:37:43.3
2. Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Charge, +0.3
3. Kasper Stadaas, Team Ragde Charge, +1.0

Results can be found HERE.

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

Next up is Birkebeinerrennet on March 18. The event marks the twelfth Ski Classics stage of Season XIV and the fourth Grand Classics of the season.

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

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

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