In Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2019 the 39th Öppet Spår will introduce a new starting procedure; group starts every ten minutes based on a self-seeding system where participants estimate their finishing time when registering and get placed in start groups accordingly. This will give the race a better flow and reduce queueing before the start.
The Vasaloppet Arena opens for skiing on Thursday, November 8 at 17:00. We will boldly state that there's probably never been so many early opportunities for skiing at Swedish resorts and facilities. When are specific destinations opening for cross-country skiing? We have the answers.
Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2018 and Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2018 attracted a total of 97,803 registered participants, of which 68 percent were men and 32 percent women. Adding the races for young children (Barnens Vasalopp skis, bike and running in both Sälen and Mora) the total number comes to 99,847. This sets a new record for the eleventh year in a row.
Sveriges Television's five-and-a-half-hour live broadcast from Vasaloppet 2018 has been nominated for the Swedish TV award Kristallen in the Sport Production of the Year category. Vasaloppet and SVT have a shared history dating back all the way to 1960.
A record number of participants came to the start of the fifth Ultravasan, which ran under ideal conditions: 1,042 runners took off from Sälen at 05:00 to run 90 km while 802 runners started in Oxberg at 07:00 to run 45 km. Fritjof Fagerlund, LK Roslagen, and Alexandra Morozova, Russia, are the winners of Ultravasan 90 2018. David Nilsson, Högby IF, and Lisa Ring, IK Nocout, won Ultravasan 45.
Saturday, August 18 is Vasaloppet's annual running day where world elite and thousands of recreational athletes run together in the Vasaloppet Arena. Here we've collected some facts, statistics and trivia to prepare you for the 5th Ultravasan, 28th Vasastafetten and 2nd Vasakvartetten. Runners from a total of 29 countries are registered for Ultravasan, which broke its registration record this year. 241 participants also have a shot at completing Vasaloppstrippeln 90 2018.
Michael Olsson, Team Serneke Allebike, and Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak, Nesset CK, won the tenth Cykelvasan this Saturday. Both winning cyclists settled the outcome on the final stretch with very strong spurt finishes. "It's huge to win this and so wonderful for the team. We bike so well together," said Michael Olsson.
Vasaloppet's Summer Week and Cykelvasan take place in 2018 for the tenth year in a row. Since the start in 2009 a total of over 111,100 participants have biked across the finish line in Cykelvasan's first nine years. So far over 24,000 cyclists are registered for 2018. The main race, Cykelvasan 90 on Saturday, is fully booked but there are start places available in all other races for those itching for a thrilling bike ride. Here we have collected news, facts, statistics and information about Cykelvasan, the biggest Nordic mountain bike race.
The ground is very dry after weeks of warm weather. Forest fires rage around the country and emergency services are making fantastic efforts to minimize damages. We encourage everyone to adhere to the fire regulations declared by each municipality.
With three months to go there are already over 20,000 cyclists registered for Cykelvasan during the tenth annual Vasaloppet Summer Week in 2018! Even though the main race, Cykelvasan 90, is fully booked, there are still many start places available for those who wish to bike a Cykelvasan race out in the beautiful nature of the Vasaloppet Arena.
