The first Ski Classics Challengers event in the Czech Republic, Lipnolopet, is a 55km rollerski race with 1.200 meters of total climbing. The start has a flat terrain around Lake Lipno, 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.

At the start you can look for top Czech long-distance skiers as Stanislav Řezác, Jiří Pliska and Jan Šrail, and from the women’s side, Karolína Grohová, Tereza Hujerová and Sandra Schützová.

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).

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: Frymburk
• Country: Czech Republic
• Race distance: 55km
• Technique: Classic
• Registration fee: 40 euros
• Registration: Registration
• Number of active years: 2
• Number of participants: 200
• Website: Lipnolopet
• Facebook: 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. 

A list of Ski Classics Challengers rolleski events with confirmed dates for season 2022/2023 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 performances 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, pro 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 commentary.

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