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From the Ski Classics race series
The Gastein Classics
Once again Bad Gastein opens the exciting opening weekend of the Ski Classics season. The Pro Team Presentation in Bad Gastein's Felsentherme spa provides a glamorous start, where the teams unveil their new racing suits and members.
Once again, the Ski Classics season starts in Bad Gastein with the Pro Team Presentation in the Felsentherme, where the teams unveil their new racing suits and members.
The Individual Time Trial on Saturday, the Bad Gastein ITT, an individual race over 7 km without steep climbs, has proven itself.
The individual race is followed by the Gastein Classics Challenger competition over 30 km, which is open to both professionals and amateurs. The 15 km race also starts at the same time.
The thrilling Bad Gastein Criterium, a men's and women's mass start race over 36 kilometers, which offers the first sprint and mountain points of the season, will conclude on Sunday.
Sign up to take part and enjoy a winter sports weekend in the picturesque surroundings of Sportgastein, perfect for cross-country skiing enthusiasts. Visit us for an action-packed weekend in the heart of the Hohe Tauern National Park!
December 12 - 14 2025
Program and routes
Friday, 12.12.2025
Sportgastein:
- Wax service from the company HWK
- Training of the athletes on the race course
- 14.00: Waxing course organised by HWK ‘Cross-country skis waxed ready for racing’. From the basic preparation of a new ski to the last layer on race day, Sportgastein
- 16.45: Team presentation of the pro teams
from 16.00 free access to the terrace for all guests - 16.00-18.30: Start number distribution and pasta party for the amateur runners
Saturday, 13.12.2025
- 8.30 a.m.: BAD GASTEIN ITT
7 km individual race in classic style
followed by award ceremony in the finish area
- 1.00 p.m.: Gastein Classics women's and men's amateur race in classic style over 15 or 30 km (mass start)
- 16.30 p.m.: Award ceremony amateur race with after-race party in the Felsentherme (incl. free entry to the thermal spa for participants)
Supporting programme:
- Wax service by the company HWK
- 11.00 a.m.: Waxing course organised by HWK ‘Cross-country skis waxed ready for racing’. From the basic preparation of a new ski to the last layer on race day, Sportgastein
- Free use of the Gastein Alpine Road for everyone!
Sunday, 14.12.2025
- BAD GASTEIN CRITERIUM
8.35 a.m.: Mass start men 35 km classic style
9.05 a.m.: mass start women 35 km classic style
followed by the award ceremony in the finish area
Supporting programme:
- Material test by Atomic
- Wax service by the company HWK
Partner & Sponsoren
All race info
*All subject to change without notice!
Any questions?
Please send us your mail to gastein.classics@gastein.com
We are looking forward to your message!
Ski storage in the start area
The start area is open 45 minutes before the start for ski storage.
Included in the entry fee
- Team presentation and pasta party at the Felsentherme on Friday
- After-Race-Party at the Felsentherme on Saturday (incl. entry to the thermal spa)
- Gastein Alpine Road toll (Sat and Sun)
- Drinks and food in the Goldbergstube
- Catering during the race
- Goodie bag
- Medical care during the race
- Start number
- Timekeeping
- Certificate to print out yourself
- Clothes bag
Prize money
The total prize money for the Gastein Classics Challenger race is € 2000.00.
Team ranking
A team consists of 4 participants. Women and men are possible as team members. The three fastest members of the team are judged. The winner is the team with the fastest overall time.
Classification
- Classification 30 km:
Jgd II W/M 2008 - 2007
F/M 2006 - 1995
W-I/M-I 1994 - 1985
W-II/M-II 1984 - 1975
W-III/M-III 1974 - 1965
W-IV/M-IV from 1964
- Classification 15 km:
Jgd W/M 2010 - 2007
F/M 2006 - 1995
W-I/M-I 1994 - 1985
W-II/M-II 1984 - 1975
W-III/M-III 1974 - 1965
W-IV/M-IV from 1964
If there are fewer than 3 starters in an age group, the relevant age group will be merged with the next age group in accordance with the race regulations.
Start groups
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Elite (start number 1 - 6; allocation reserved for the organiser)
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Start group 1 (start number 7 - 67; top 10 m/f 15km + top 15 m/f 30km Gastein Classic 2023,
Other runners only upon prior separate request to the organiser with proof of an active FIS code or proof of corresponding placings.
Requests for pre-ranking in the 1 starting group must be submitted by 11.12.2024, 11.59 p.m. at the latest when online registration closes. Later requests will not be considered -
Starting group 2: Ambitious runners
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Starting group 3: Pleasure runners
Start group 2 or 3 can be chosen independently at the start, depending on ambition.
Start authorization
The minimum age for participation in the races over the 30 km classic distance is 16 years.
Travelling to Sportgastein
When travelling to Sportgastein on the Gastein Alpine Road on the race weekend (Sat & Sun) there is no toll charge.
We recommend travelling to Sportgastein by public transport.
Start number distribution
Friday, 13.12. from 16.00 to 18.30 - Free admission to the team presentation in the Felsentherme
Saturday, 14.12. from 8.00 to 12.00 at the Race Office in Sportgastein
Race numbers will be issued on presentation of the deposit slip. Please note that race numbers can only be collected in person! An official photo ID must be presented when collecting your race numb
Distances
15 km or 30 km classic
Clothes drop-off and collection
Clothes can be handed in 1 hour before the start in the designated area with a clothes bag marked with the respective start number. Items of clothing handed in can be collected from the clothing collection area in the finish area up to 30 minutes after the finish.
Closing time
16:00
Timekeeping
Timekeeping is carried out by Ovento Timing by means of transponder timekeeping.
If the transponder is not returned or is lost , the respective participant is obliged to reimburse the organizer for the costs incurred by the timekeeper within 14 days of being requested to do so.
Rescue service & security
Final runners and the rescue service are expressly permitted to remove participants from the race who are in poor physical condition or show other signs of inadequate condition.
Medical care and ambulance service
Teams from the Gastein Red Cross and Bad Gastein Mountain Rescue.
Liability
Participation is at your own risk. The organizer accepts no liability for damage to property or personal injury. In particular, the organizer is not liable for negligent or grossly negligent behaviour.
All participants are obliged to sign the Gastein Classics disclaimer and present it at the start number issue:
To the disclaimer
Data protection
The participant agrees to the IT processing and forwarding of his/her data to the organizer.
The personal data provided by participants when registering will be stored and processed for the purposes of organizing and running the event.
Media & press photos/videos
The photos, film recordings and interviews of the participants taken in connection with participation in the event may be distributed and published by the organizer in radio, television, social media (Facebook, Instagram, etc.), print media, books, photomechanical reproductions (films, video cassettes, etc.) without any claim to remuneration.
Complaints
Complaints must be reported to the jury no later than 10 minutes after the end of the race.
Reimbursement
If the participant does not start at the Gastein Classics for any reason, the entry fee will not be refunded.
If the event cannot be held or can only be held in part due to force majeure, official orders or for other reasons beyond the control of the organizer, the entry fee will not be refunded.
Changes to the route
The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the route, the organizational procedure and other program items until further notice.
In the event of changes, there is no entitlement to a refund of the entry fee.
Registration fee
- Early bird: € 69.00 - until 30.9.2024
- Normal price : € 79.00 - from 1.10.2024
- Late registration: € 89.00 - from 12.12.2024 (directly at the race office up to 2 hours before the start of the race; only cash payment possible)
Online registration until Wednesday, 11 December 2024, 11.59 pm
Gastein Classics Classics Friends Hotel
- Best Price
- Early Bird sportsman breakfast on race day
- Late Check Out on departure day
- Ski depot with boot dryer, laundry service
- Free use of cross-country ski trails and tolls upon accreditation
- Information material and information about the race in the hotel
Impressions 2024
The Gastein Classics
For the third time, the valley floor of Sportgastein provided an impressive backdrop for the start of the 16th Ski Classics season. 30 PRO teams and 120 amateurs took part in the races on the high-altitude trail in Sportgastein on Saturday and Sunday.
The race series is known for its spectacular long-distance races. This year, Bad Gastein saw the premiere of a new, shorter race on the program. The individual time trial (ITT) over 7 kilometers proved to be an exciting format with close distances and made you want more. The flat course at 1,600 meters proved to be tougher than expected for many athletes. The races underline Gastein's expertise as a winter sports destination and once again attracted international attention.
Results of the ITT over 7 km
Led by Amund Hoel from Team Engcon, who won the race in 15:11.2, the Norwegian men achieved a triple victory. The two Austrians Lorenz Gruber and Matthias Waldauf (both Ski-Willy Marathon Team) finished in 88th and 90th place.
As in the men's race, Norway also secured the first three places in the women's race. The second success of Team Engcon on this day was achieved by Anikken Gjerde Alnæs. Due to a serious knee injury in the summer, the success came as a surprise to the athlete herself. She won in 17:39.9 ahead of her compatriots.
Anna Schmidhofer (Team Internorm Trentino GSG) from Austria managed a respectable 38th place, 2:06.7 behind the winner.
Results Bad Gastein Criterium
In the Bad Gastein Criterium over 36 km and more than 400 vertical meters, Amund Riege from Norway (Team Ramudden) won the men's race with a lead of just 0.1 seconds ahead of Emil Persson from Sweden (Lager 157 Ski Team), the winner of the overall standings for the 2022/23 season. Third place also went to a Swede, Axel Jutterström (Team Eksjohus).
Last year's winner Emilie Fleten from Norway (Team Ramudden) also dominated the women's race in 2024. She won the race in Sportgastein with a 30.5-second lead over Anikken Gjerde Alnæs (NOR, Team Engcon). In third place after a thrilling competition: the Olympic champion in the classic sprint and four-time medal winner from Pyeongchang 2018, Stina Nilsson from Sweden (Team Ragde Charge).
Results of the Gastein Classics
In the amateur races over 15 and 30 km, the Austrians celebrated several victories.
Particularly noteworthy here was Mario Seidl's 3rd place in the 15 km race (Austria, TSU St. Veit im Pongau), who celebrated his comeback after a serious knee injury with a time of 37:45.9 and was satisfied with the result.
A big thank you to all sponsors and the many volunteers!
