Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, won the Ski Classics event Engadin La Diagonela with a strong sprint performance, his fifth win this season. Persson completed Season’s XIV sixth event in a total time of 2:0010.4. 

Second place, after a tight fight to the line, went to Max Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie, 0.5 seconds back. A remarkable performance from Stian Hoelgaard, also from Team Aker Dæhlie, granted him the third position on the podium, 3.1 seconds behind the winner. 

Full Race Report

Engadin La Diagonela – Top 3 Men

1. Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, 2:00:10.4
2. Max Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie, +0.5
3. Stian Hoelgaard, Team Aker Dæhlie, +3.1

Results can be found here.

Engadin La Diagonela program, start lists, and live timing can be found here.

Next up is Marcialonga on Sunday, January 29. The 70-kilometer classic race marks the seventh Ski Classics stage and Season XIV’s first Grand Classics event.

The Season XIV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 14 events on 10 event weekends in 6 different countries. 

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XIV (2022/2023)

• Event 1: December 10, 2022 – Bad Gastein PTT, Bad Gastein, Austria, 15km
• Event 2: December 11, 2022 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Bad Gastein, Austria, 35km
• Event 3: December 17, 2022 – La Venosta Criterium, Val Venosta, Italy, 36km 
• Event 4: January 14, 2023 – Pustertaler Ski Marathon, Sexten, Italy, 62km
• Event 5: January 15, 2023 – Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, Niederdorf, Italy, 32km
• Event 6: January 21, 2023 – Engadin La Diagonela, Engadin Valley, Switzerland, 48km 
• Event 7: January 29, 2023 – Marcialonga, Trentino, Italy, 70km
• Event 8: February 12, 2023 – Jizerská50, Bedrichov, Czech Republic, 50km
• Event 9: February 18, 2023 – Grönklitt Criterium, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
• Event 10: February 19, 2023 – Grönklitt ITT, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 15km
• Event 11: March 5, 2023 – Vasaloppet, Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
• Event 12: March 18, 2023 – Birkebeinerrennet, Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
• Event 13: April 1, 2023 – Reistadløpet, Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 40km
• Event 14: April 2, 2023 – Summit 2 Senja, Bardufoss- Finnsnes, Norway, 67km

More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour you can find at skiclassics.com.

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