Ski Classics
Event Date Distance Location Country
Prologue - Proteam Tempo December 5 , 2015 15 km Livigno Italy
La Sgambeda December 6 , 2015 24 km Livigno Italy
Jizerská padesátka January 10 , 2016 50 km Bedřichov Czech Republic
La Diagonela January 23 , 2016 50 km Engadin / St. Moritz Switzerland
Marcialonga January 31 , 2016 70 km Trentino Italy
Kaiser Maximilian Lauf February 7 , 2016 65 km Seefeld in Tirol Austria
Toblach/Dobbiaco Cortina February 13 , 2016 30 km Toblach / Cortina Italy
Vasaloppet March 6 , 2016 90 km Sälen / Mora Sweden
Birkebeinerrennet March 19 , 2016 54 km Rena / Lillehammer Norway
Årefjällsloppet April 2 , 2016 65 km Åre Sweden
Events 2015/2016
Ski Classics is a commercially sponsored international long-distance cross-country skiing cup competition, held in Europe. It debuted in January 2011. As of the 2015-6 ski season, the tour consisted of ten events. In 2014 the cup consisted of 6 races, among them La Diagonela, Marcialonga and Vasaloppet. Rickard Tynell won the first race, held in Switzerland due to lack of snow in Czech Republic. In 2013 the cup consisted of 6 races, Jizerská padesátka, Marcialonga, König Ludwig Lauf, Vasaloppet, Birkebeinerrennet and Årefjällslopet. It is an overall-cup, a sprintpoints-cup, a youth-cup and a team competition. The most profiled teams are Team Xtra Personell, Team United Bakeries, Team Coop, Team Tynell, Team Skinfit Racing Team and Team Skigo. In 2012 the cup consisted of 7 races. The races were Jizerská padesátka, Marcialonga, König Ludwig Lauf, Tartu Maraton, Vasaloppet, Birkebeinerrennet and the final Norefjellrennet which was cancelled because of lack of snow. The Norwegian cross country skier Anders Aukland won the overall cup. He participated for the Norwegian team Team Xtra Personell.