One hundred ten kilometers spread over two Pro Tour events in two days: On April 6 and 7, the World Cup elite will meet the Pro Team skiers to compete for honor, glory, and prize money in Norway. The program includes the 50km Reistadløpet on Saturday and the 60km Summit 2 Senja on Sunday.

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Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget is one of several skiing stars making their long-distance season debut in the final part of Ski Classics Season XV.

Nyenget is not only ready for the first Ski Classics race of the season, but he is also the defending champion in both the Reistadløpet and Summit 2 Senja. On Saturday, he aims for his third consecutive victory in the race known as one of the most demanding on the Ski Classics calendar. The day after, he aims for his second straight victory in Summit 2 Senja, which was first held last year.

Nyenget is defending the colors of the Swedish Pro Team, Team Eksjöhus, this year. However, the 32-year-old, who finished third in the 50km race in Holmenkollen, must expect solid competition from the national team and elite skiers outside the Pro Teams this year.

Among the skiers from the World Cup racing at Reistadløpet are Even Northug and Truls Gisselman, both representing Petter Northug’s Pro Team, Team Janteloppet; Iver Tildheim Andersen representing Team Front Rustad IL; Erik Valnes, BOIF Ski; this winter’s World Cup breakthrough Jan Thomas Jenssen, Hommelvik IL/Team Elon MN; Andrew Musgrave competing for Team Aker Dæhlie, and his British national team colleague James Clugnet for Vltava Fund Ski Team.

But Nyenget’s teammate, Eirik Sverdrup Augdal, is among the strongest challengers.

The 28-year-old defeated Johannes Høsflot Klæbo in the Norwegian championship 50km race in Lillehammer the weekend before Easter and finished fourth at Birkebeinerrennet the weekend before. Augdal also finished second at Reistadløpet last year, his debut in Ski Classics. 

Reistadløpet – Video Highlights Season XIV

On the women’s side, several skiers from the Worl Cup will measure their strength against the long-distance Pro Team athletes: Astrid Øyre Slind, who now focuses on both long-distance and traditional cross-country skiing, won both races in Tromsø last year and is considered a favorite. But for her, this weekend’s long-distance races will be the first in Ski Classics since Marcialonga in January, where she had to withdraw. The weekend before Easter, Øyre Slind won bronze in the 30km race at the Norwegian Championships, 19 seconds behind Magni Smedås from Team Eksjöhus.

Smedås, who finished fourth in Reistadløpet and Summit 2 Senja last year, has shown excellent form in the second half of the season and is a favorite for victory this year.

Furthermore, several elite skiers from traditional cross-country skiing will compete: Anna Svendsen from Tromsø Skiklubb Langrenn, Johanna Hagström from the Swedish National Team, junior Norwegian National Team skier Julie Hammer, and Czech skier Katerina Janatova, eD system Silvini Team, are among them.

Summit 2 Senja – Video Highlights Season XIV

Ski Classics continues with Season XV in another double Pro Tour event over the weekend. Reistadløpet on Saturday, April 6, and Summit 2 Senja on Sunday, April 7, mark the 13th and 14th stages of Season XV.

Reistadløpet – Ski Classics Pro Tour Event 13

• Date: April 6, 2024
• Distance: 50km Classic Technique
• Place: Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway
• Start Time: Women 10:00 CET / Men 10:30 CET
• Website: Reistadløpet   
• Live Center: Reistadløpet 
• SC Play: Reistadløpet 

More information about Reistadløpet can be found HERE and HERE

Summit 2 Senja – Ski Classics Pro Tour Event 14

• Date: April 7, 2024
• Distance: 60km Classic Technique
• Place: Bardufoss-Finnsnes, Norway
• Start Time: Men 9:00 CET / Women 9:05 CET
• Website: Summit 2 Senja  
• Live Center: Summit 2 Senja 
• SC Play: Summit 2 Senja  

More information about Summit 2 Senja can be found HERE and HERE

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV

The Season XV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 15 events on 11 event weekends in 6 different countries. The season started in Bad Gastein, Austria, on December 9, 2023, and will end in Norway with the 100km Ski Classics Grand Finale Janteloppet on April 13, 2024.

Next up is Reistadløpet on April 6 and Summit 2 Senja on April 7. The events mark the 13th and 14th Ski Classics stages of Ski Classics Season XV.

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV (2023/2024)

• Event 1: December 9, 2023 – Bad Gastein PTT, Austria, 13km
• Event 2: December 10, 2023 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Austria, 36km
• Event 3: December 16, 2023 – La Venosta Criterium, Italy, 35km 
• Event 4: December 17, 2023 – La Venosta ITT, Italy, 10km
• Event 5: January 13, 2024 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon, Italy, 62km
• Event 6: January 20, 2024 – Engadin La Diagonela, Switzerland, 55km
• Event 7: January 28, 2024 – Marcialonga, Italy, 70km
• Event 8: February 11, 2024 – Jizerská50, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 9: February 17, 2024 – Grönklitt Classic, Sweden, 60km
• Event 10: February 18, 2024 – Grönklitt ITT, Sweden, 13km
• Event 11: March 3, 2024 – Vasaloppet, Sweden, 90km
• Event 12: March 16, 2024 – Birkebeinerrennet, Norway, 54km
• Event 13: April 6, 2024 – Reistadløpet, Norway, 50km
• Event 14: April 7, 2024 – Summit 2 Senja, Norway, 60km
• Event 15: April 13, 2024 – Ski Classics Grand Finale – Janteloppet, Norway, 100km

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