Bad Gastein ITT, the first stage of the Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XVI, took place this Saturday in Austria. Watch the women’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 Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon (1^st place)

Interview with Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus (2^nd place)

Interview with Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden (3^rd place)

BAD GASTEIN ITT – WOMEN’S RACE

In the women’s competition, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, crushed today’s Individual Time Trial competition.

Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, showed a strong performance throughout the race and, at the 3.3km split, was already in first place, 0.4 seconds ahead of Hedda Bångman, eD System Vltava Fund Team, and 4.8 seconds ahead of Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden.

In the 6.5km split, Gjerde Alnæs was still in the lead and 6.9 seconds ahead of Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, in second place, and 10.0 seconds ahead of Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, in third position. 

At the finish, Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, won with a slim margin of 6.1 seconds over Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, and left Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, with the remaining place on the podium, finishing 11.3 seconds behind the winner.

Hedda Bångman, eD System Vltava Fund Team, finished in the 4th position, 17.1 seconds behind, and Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, ended up in the 5th place, 18.2 seconds back.

Bad Gastein ITT – Top 5 Women

1. Anikken Gjerde Alnæs, Team Engcon, 17:39.9
2. Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, +6.1
3. Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, +11.3
4. Hedda Bångman, eD System Vltava Fund Team, +17.1
5. Hanna Lodin, Team Engcon, +18.2

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