The Visma Ski Classics Challengers series continues on Sunday, January 16, when La Venosta Open takes place in Italy. The 33-kilometer mass-start Challengers race sets in motion at 10:00 CET for both women and men.

The start and finish are in Melago and the course has three laps of which the first one is a 3-kilometer and the remaining three laps are 10-kilometer.

The course is very challenging due to high altitude, technical downhill sections, and long climbs.