The first Ski Classics Challengers event in Switzerland, Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge, is an 11km hill climb roller ski race with 500 meters of total climbing. After an impressive start from the Place d’Armes, you will end your race admiring a breathtaking view overlooking the plain just beyond the Rathvel mountain pasture.

At the start, you can look for top long-distance and traditional cross-country skiers such as Johanna Hagström, Linn Sömskar, Claire Moyse, Hedda Bångman, Nadja Kälin, Nicole Donzallaz, Niina Virtanen and Sandra Schützova in the women’s side.

In the men’s field, fighting for glory, solid names such as Vebjørn Moen, Thomas Joly, Fabian Stoček, Arnaud Du Pasquier, Bjørn Toft, Candide Pralong, Gian-Flurin Pfäffli, Jeremy Royer, Max Olex, and Ragnar Bragvin Andresen.

You can find a preliminary start list HERE. 

Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge is part of the Dupaski Festival, organized by the former Pro Team athlete Arnaud Du Pasquier.

Four races are on the program during the festival from July 5 to 9, with Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge on July 6 being part of the Ski Classics Challengers calendar.

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Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge – Facts

• Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023
• Location: Châtel-St-Denis 
• Country: Switzerland
• Race Distance: 11km
• Technique: Classic
• Website: Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge 
• Registration: Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge 
• Instagram: Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge 
• Facebook: Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge  

Complete Program for the Dupaski Festival 2023

• Riviera Skishow, Skating: Wednesday, July 5
• Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge, Classic: Thursday, July 6
• Showsprint Condair, Skating: Friday, July 7
• Porsel Criterium, Classic: Saturday, July 8
• Kids Day: Sunday, July 9

The Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge event is a Ski Classics Challengers event. Pro Team registered athletes can collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective gender. 

A list of Ski Classics Challengers events with confirmed dates for season 2023/2024 can be found at Ski Classics. The list is updated continuously with new events.

Everyone participating in Ski Classics, Pro Tour or Challengers events, professional and recreational skiers, can connect their profile to the results database of Ski Classics, called MyPages.

MyPages can be connected when subscribing to Ski Classics online community proxcskiing.com. In the profile, you can view your Ski Classics event results, collect pins, print diplomas, and analyze your results with friends in the SC ranking system. In your profile, you collect points according to your performance and are rewarded with pins and diplomas.

One of the central features of MyPages is that you get your global SC ranking. The SC Ranking is a live updated international ranking, unique in combining women and men, professional and recreational skiers in one single list.

As a member of ProXCskiing.com, you get full access to all content on the site, including logging in to SC MyPages, where you can check your SC Ranking. Also, live streaming of Ski Classics events with English commentaries.

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