The Ski Classics Challengers event Lipnolopet is a 55km long-distance rollerski race in classic technique taking place this Saturday, October 8, in the Czech Republic.

Lipnolopet, the first Ski Classics Challengers event in the Czech Republic, becomes part of the Ski Classics Challengers circuit with a 55km rollerski race and 1.200 meters of total climbing.

The start is now moved to the city of Frýdava, going to the Lipno dam, on the right side of Lipno Lake, on the Czech Republic and Austria border. Undulating course in the mid part of the race with stunning views of the Alps, and the finish is a challenging 5km long uphill to Svatý Tomáš (St. Thomas), where the climb can reach up to 20% of a gradient in certain places. 

Simply, a long-distance rollerski race with everything professional and recreational skiers would expect. 

The event region is very popular for roller and cross-country skiing, ideal for training camps, and easily accessible from several airports (Prague 2:30, Viena 3:00, Salzburg 2:30, and Munich 3:30).

On the same day, shorter 22 and 9-km races are also on the program. On Friday, a city sprint will be held in Frymburk, with a total distance of 1km, starting from 18:30 CET.

Lipnolopet is also part of the EDS Skiroll Classics series, organized by the Pro Team eD system Silvini team. Together, they organize seven rollerski events, with Lipnolopet being the grand finale and part of the Ski Classics Challengers calendar.

EVENT INFORMATION

• Date: October 8, 2022
• Place: Frýdava
• Country: Czech Republic
• Race distance: 55km
• Technique: Classic
• Sprint Checkpoint: At kilometer 14
• Climb Checkpoint: At kilometer 26 
• Start Time: Women 10:00 CET / Men 10:05 CET
• Number of active years: 2
• Number of participants: 200
• Website: Lipnolopet
• Facebook: Lipnolopet
• Registration: Lipnolopet

As Lipnolopet is a Ski Classics Challengers event, Pro Team registered athletes could collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective gender. 

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.

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