Cross-country World Cup: Program, start lists and start times for the sprint in Les Rousses

by Leandro Lutz • 18.01.2025
Les Rousses
Everything is ready for the World Cup sprint in Les Rousses, France. Here, you can find the program, start lists, and start times for Saturday’s competitions in classic technique.

Everything is ready for the World Cup sprint in Les Rousses, France. Here, you can find the program, start lists, and start times for Saturday’s competitions in classic technique.

The 2024/2025 cross-country World Cup season continues this weekend in Les Rousses, France. Here, you can find the program, start lists, and start times for the sprint races in classic technique. 

Les Rousses, France, is the place for another stage of the cross-country skiing World Cup season 2024/2025. The event starts on Friday, January 17, with a 10km interval start race in freestyle technique, followed by a sprint race in classic technique on Saturday, January 18, and a 20km mass start event in classic technique on Sunday, January 19, 2025.

See the complete program for the Les Rousses World Cup at the end of the article.

Saturday, January 18: Sprint Classic (More details can be found HERE)

  • 12:15 CET: Sprint Qualify C, Women
  • 12:46 CET: Sprint Qualify C, Men
  • 14:45 CET: Sprint Final C, Women
  • 15:15 CET: Sprint Final C, Men

Start lists can be found HERE FOR WOMEN and HERE FOR MEN

FACTS Les Rousses World Cup Season 2024/2025

  • When: Friday, January 17 to Sunday, January 19, 2025
  • Who: Elite national skiers – women and men
  • Where: Les Rousses, France
  • What: FIS Cross-Country World Cup in Les Rousses, France

PROGRAM

Friday, January 17: 10km Interval Start Freestyle (More details can be found HERE)

  • 13:30 CET: 10km Interval Start F, Men
  • 15:45 CET: 10km Interval Start F, Women

Saturday, January 18: Sprint Classic (More details can be found HERE)

  • 12:15 CET: Sprint Qualify C, Women
  • 12:46 CET: Sprint Qualify C, Men
  • 14:45 CET: Sprint Final C, Women
  • 15:15 CET: Sprint Final C, Men

Sunday, January 19: 20km Mass Start Classic (More details can be found HERE)

  • 11:20 CET: 20km Mass Start C, Women
  • 15:45 CET: 20km Mass Start C, Women

After France (Les Rousses), the cross-country skiing World Cup heads to Switzerland (Engadin) and Italy (Cogne).

Then, the World Cup heads to Sweden (Falun) in mid-February and Norway (Trondheim) for the World Championships at the end of February and beginning of March.  

After the World Championships, the World Cup ends the season with weekends in Norway (Oslo), Estonia (Tallinn), and Finland (Lahti).

Read More: World Cup calendar for the 2024/2025 Winter Season 

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