Thomas Bing and Franziska Müller Take The Top Spots At König Ludwig Lauf 

by Leandro Lutz • 05.02.2023
König Ludwig Lauf, a Ski Classics Challengers event, took place today with a long-distance race in classic technique in Oberammergau, Germany.

With the participation of hundreds of skiers in the main event of König Ludwig Lauf and a strong presence of Pro Tour athletes, the great winners of the Ski Classics Challengers event were Thomas Bing and Franziska Müller, both from the xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team.

König Ludwig Lauf 2023. Photo: Sebastian Schulte

König Ludwig Lauf – Men’s Race

The action in the men’s event was intense until the final meters of the race, with the decision for the podium places remaining for the exciting final sprint. 

With a total time of 1:39:23.4, Thomas Bing, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team, became the winner, followed by Jan Šrail, Vltava Fund Ski Team, in second place, and Petter Soleng Skinstad, Team Coop, in third place.

König Ludwig Lauf – Top 3 Men

  1. Thomas Bing, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team, 1:39:23.4
  2. Jan Šrail, Vltava Fund Ski Team, +0.1
  3. Petter Soleng Skinstad, Team Coop, +0.4

König Ludwig Lauf – Women’s Race

In the women’s event, the competition was also exciting. Pro Tour athlete Franziska Müller, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team, completed the race in 1:53:12.7, giving no chance to the rest of the field.

Second place went to Melina Schöttes, also from xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team, with Anna Lindgren, Bruse Sauerland Ski Team, completing the podium in third place.

König Ludwig Lauf – Top 3 Women

  1. Franziska Müller, xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team, 1:53:12.7
  2. Melina Schöttes, also from xc-ski.de A|N Skimarathon Team, +6:52.9
  3. Anna Lindgren, Bruse Sauerland Ski Team, +6:56.4
Aerial views from König Ludwig Lauf 2023. Photo: Sebastian Schulte

As König Ludwig Lauf is a Ski Classics Challengers event, Pro Team registered athletes could collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective gender. 

Complete results of König Ludwig Lauf can be found here and here, and you can check a list of the upcoming Challengers events on skiclassics.com.  

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