Rollerski : a rich programme of competitions
From 6 to 9 August, biathletes and cross-country skiers will go head-to-head at the twentieth edition of the famous Blink Festival in the vicinity of Sandnes (Norway). The programme of hostilities is now known.
The battle begins on Wednesday 6 August with the traditional Lysebotn climb (7.5km with an average gradient of around 10%). A skating race and a double push are on the programme on the 27 twists and turns of the Norwegian coast. The following day, a 50km race in classic style aroundÅlgård (Norway) will be on the programme.
This will be followed by two days in the town centre of Sandnes (Norway). On 8 August, athletes will be able to take part in a shooting competition and a biathlon super sprint. Roller skating will also be present, with a 10km and a 15km format. The final day will be devoted to the mass-start in biathlon and the sprint in roller-skiing.
The full programme for Blink Festival 2025
Wednesday 6 August: climb Lysebotn Opp
- 11 a.m. – Rollerski: boys’ and girls’ FT 1 and 2 km races
- 11:45 – Rollerski: juniors and seniors women’s FT 7.5 km race
- 1.30pm – Rollerski : senior men’s and women’s double push CT race 7.5 km
- 3pm – Rollerski: juniors and seniors men FT 7.5 km race
Thursday 7 August: Blink Classics in Ålgård
- 6.45pm – Rollerski: start of the men’s and women’s CT 50 km Blink Classics
Friday 8 August: The competition in Sandnes town centre
- 15:30 – Rollerski: men’s and women’s FT prologues
- 3.55pm – Biathlon : men’s and women’s shooting competitions
- 17:10 – Biathlon : men’s and women’s FT super sprint qualifiers
- 6.25pm – Rollerski: women’s mass-start FT 10km
- 18:55 – Biathlon : men’s and women’s FT super sprint final
- 7.45pm – Rollerski: men’s mass-start FT 15km
Saturday 9 August: last day in Sandnes
- 3.30pm – Rollerski: men’s and women’s prologues
- 16:05 – Biathlon : men’s and women’s mass-start quarter-finals
- 17:44 – Rollerski: women’s and men’s sprint quarter-finals and semi-finals
- 7.22pm – Biathlon : men’s and women’s mass-start semi-finals
- 8.10pm – Rollerski: women’s and men’s sprint final
- 8.25pm – Biathlon : men’s and women’s mass-start final
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