Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge, a Ski Classics Challengers event, took place this Thursday with an uphill roller ski race in classic technique in Châtel-St-Denis, Switzerland.

After an evening full of action, the Ski Classics Challengers event Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge saw Jeremy Royer, Team Nordic Expérience, and Linn Sömskar, IFK Umeå, winning their respective races.

Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge – Men’s Race

In the men’s race, the winner was Jeremy Royer, Team Nordic Expérience, completing the race in a time of 31:14.2.

Candide Pralong, Team Juldide, finished in second place, 4.3 seconds behind the winner, followed by Remi Bourdin, B French Ski Team/Ski Club Frasne-Drugeon, completing the podium in the third position and 29 seconds back.

Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge – Top 3 Men

1. Jeremy Royer, Team Nordic Expérience, 31:14.2
2. Candide Pralong, Team Juldide, +4.3
3. Remi Bourdin, B French Ski Team/Ski Club Frasne-Drugeon, +29.0

Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge – Women’s Race

In the women’s competition, the winner was Linn Sömskar, IFK Umeå, with a total time of 37:24.8. 

Hedda Bångman, Vltava Fund Ski Team, finished in second place, 48 seconds behind the winner, followed by Nadja Kaelin, Swiss Ski, 1:20.6 back, and completing the podium in the third position. 

Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge – Top 3 Women

1. Linn Sömskar, IFK Umeå, 37:24.8
2. Hedda Bångman, Vltava Fund Ski Team, +48.0
3. Nadja Kaelin, Swiss Ski, +1:20.6

Watch the Ski Classics Challengers event on YouTube at the SC – The Ski Community

As Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge 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. 

Complete results from Engadin La Diagonela Summer Challenge can be found here and here, and you can check a list of the upcoming Challengers events on skiclassics.com.  

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