. world ski news : Swix Ski Classics moves to Italy for Marcialonga - 24 January 2013 - 20:53
Swix Ski Classics will this weekend move to Italy for Marcialonga, 70 K cross country skiing in classic technique
SWIX SKI CLASSICS. Swix Ski Classics is the long distance ski championships, consisting of the six most prestigious ski events in the world: Jizerská Padesatká in Czech Republic, Marcialonga in Italy, König Ludwig Lauf in Germany, Vasaloppet in Sweden, Birkebeinerrennet in Norway and the Swix Ski Classics Final Årefjällsloppet in Sweden, all 50 K or more and open for professional as well as amateur skiers.
Marcialonga begins with 18 K mostly uphill to Canazei before the course turns around and goes 45 K primarily downhill to the village of Molina. There the course turns once again uphill and at 3 K to go the skiers reach the famous climb of Cascata.
There are two Swix Ski Classics sprints in the picturesque race of Marcialonga: one after 18 K in Canazei and the other after 55 K in Lago di Tesero, located at the ski stadium of Val di Fiemme.
The current leaders in the Swix Ski Classics Champion competition are Anders Aukland, Team Xtra Personell and Valentina Shevchenko, iXmind Racing Team. Aukland will try to defend his yellow bib, whereas Shevchenko most likely won’t participate. Contenders for podium places among the men are skiers such as last year’s winner Jörgen Aukland (Team Xtra Personell), Jörgen Brink (Team United Bakeries) and Stanislav Rezac (Team Xtra Personell). In the women’s field there are many candidates for the victory, for example Susanne Nyström (Team Xtra Personell), Jenny Hansson (Team Coop) and Stephanie Santer (iXmind Racing Team).
Marcialonga will be broadcasted on TV in more than 15 countries all over the world.
Swix Ski Classics
January 24, 2013
Photo © Magnus Östh / Swix Ski Classics
For more info see: www.swixskiclassics.com
Standings
Swix Ski Classics Champion Men
1) ANDERS AUKLAND, Team Xtra Personell, 200 points
2) LUKÁŠ BAUER, Team Coop, 160
3) JØRGEN AUKLAND, Team Xtra Personell, 120
4) SIMEN ØSTENSEN, Team Xtra Personell, 100
5) STANISLAV ŘEZÁČ, Team Xtra Personell, 90
Swix Ski Classics Champion Women
1) VALENTINA SHEVCHENKO, iXmind Racing, 200
2) SERAINA BONER, Team Coop, 160
3) AINO-KAISA SAARINEN, Team Xtra Personell, 120
4) SANDRA HANSSON, Team Moelven/Olso Sportslager, 100
5) OLGA MIKHAILOVA, Team Vitargo, 90
Swix Ski Classics Sprint
1) LUKÁŠ BAUER, Team Coop, 35
2) ANDERS AUKLAND, Team Xtra Personell, 35
3) SIMEN ØSTENSEN, Team Xtra Personell, 20
Swix Ski Classics Team
1) Team Xtra Personell, 503
2) Team Coop, 403
3) iXmind Racing Team, 240
Swix Ski Classics Youth Men
1) CHRISTOFFER CALLESEN, Team United Bakeries
Swix Ski Classics Youth Women
1) LAILA KVELI, Team Xtra
Swix Ski Classics 2013:
Event 1: Jizerská Padesatká Czech Republic January 13th, 2013
Event 2: Marcialonga Italy January, 27th, 2013
Event 3: König Ludwig Lauf Germany February 3rd, 2013
Event 4: Vasaloppet Sweden March 3rd, 2013
Event 5: Birkebeinerrennet Norway March 16th, 2013
Event 6: Swix Ski Classics Final Sweden March 23rd, 2013