While European skiers are preparing and racing in some of the biggest rollerski competitions of the summer, their Australian counterparts profit from the best snow conditions and racing of their winter season.
In July, Team Edux had a training camp in Åland, an autonomous region of Finland. The area is the homeland of Isac Holmström, a new member of the Pro Team.
The third day of the Blinkfestivalen in Norway saw Linn Sömskar, Team Engcon, and Arnaud Chautemps, France, winning the 10km and 15km mass start rollerski races in freestyle technique, respectively.
On Wednesday, the Finnish national cross-country skiing team headed to the first altitude training camp of the season in Italy.
Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, has been at the top of the Ski Classics Pro Tour in recent years. Here you can read about his thoughts regarding the rollerski racing season and the activity as a form of training.
The second day of the Blinkfestivalen in Norway saw Max Novak, Team Aker Dæhlie, and Linn Sömskar, Team Engcon, winning the 52-kilometer-long Blink Classics on Thursday evening.
In long-distance skiing, like in cycling, drafting another skier is enormously beneficial. The term drafting is mainly used in sports physiology and biomechanics to describe the tactic of performing a mode of activity in a sheltered position.
Andrew Musgrave, who has won the previous two editions of the Lysebotn Opp double poling race, started for a hat-trick but finished third.
The second day of Blinkfestivalen will see an exciting battle between long-distance and traditional cross-country skiers. Here are the start lists for the 50km classic mass start race.
The Ski Classics Challengers events Lake Saimaa Roller Ski Marathon and Värnamorullen start in one month. The 60km Lake Saimaa Roller Ski Marathon will take place on September 3 and 4 in Finland. The 40km classic rollerski event Värnamorullen will take place on September 3 in Sweden.
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