Engadin La Diagonela: Solid sprint win for Magni Smedås

by Leandro Lutz • 20.01.2024
Smedås
Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, won the 55-kilometer-long Engadin La Diagonela in a sprint finish today in Switzerland.

Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, won the 55-kilometer-long Engadin La Diagonela in a sprint finish today in Switzerland.

Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, showed superior performance and won today’s Engadin La Diagonela, the Ski Classics Season XV sixth event, which started in Pontresina and finished in Zuoz, Switzerland. Smedås completed the race in a total time of 2:41:31.1. 

Second place went to Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, 3.0 seconds back. Third place went to Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, 3:58.6 behind the winner.

Full race report in progress.

Engadin La Diagonela – Top 5 Women

  1. Magni Smedås, Team Eksjöhus, 2:41:31.1
  2. Emilie Fleten, Team Ramudden, +3.0
  3. Kati Roivas, Team Eksjöhus, +3:58.6
  4. Silje Øyre Slind, Team Aker Dæhlie, +4:00.4
  5. Sofie Elebro, Team Eksjöhus, +4:07.4

Complete results can be found HERE

Engadin La Diagonela program, start lists, live timing, and SC Play can be found HERE

Next up is Marcialonga on Sunday, January 28. The 70-kilometer classic race marks the seventh Ski Classics stage and Season XV’s first Grand Classics event.

The Season XV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 15 events on 11 event weekends in 6 different countries. 

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XV (2023/2024)

  • Event 1: December 9, 2023 – Bad Gastein PTT, Austria, 13km
  • Event 2: December 10, 2023 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Austria, 36km
  • Event 3: December 16, 2023 – La Venosta Criterium, Italy, 35km 
  • Event 4: December 17, 2023 – La Venosta ITT, Italy, 10km
  • Event 5: January 13, 2024 – 3 Zinnen Ski Marathon, Italy, 62km
  • Event 6: January 20, 2024 – Engadin La Diagonela, Switzerland, 55km
  • Event 7: January 28, 2024 – Marcialonga, Italy, 70km
  • Event 8: February 11, 2024 – Jizerská50, Czech Republic, 50km
  • Event 9: February 17, 2024 – Grönklitt Classic, Sweden, 60km
  • Event 10: February 18, 2024 – Grönklitt ITT, Sweden, 13km
  • Event 11: March 3, 2024 – Vasaloppet, Sweden, 90km
  • Event 12: March 16, 2024 – Birkebeinerrennet, Norway, 54km
  • Event 13: April 6, 2024 – Reistadløpet, Norway, 50km
  • Event 14: April 7, 2024 – Summit 2 Senja, Norway, 60km
  • Event 15: April 13, 2024 – Ski Classics Grand Finale – Janteloppet, Norway, 100km

More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour can be found at skiclassics.com.

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