Vasaloppet, with Arena Manager Anders "Hobbe" Holmberg at the forefront, is working hard to improve the Cykelvasan track. This summer there will be a big change in the area around Oxberg.
UltraVasan on August 22, 2015 will have an elite group at least as strong as in the very successful premiere last year. Many world-class runners, including world champion Max King, have already signed up to come to Dalarna this summer! It remains to be seen if local favourite and defending champion Jonas Buud will be able to return to last year’s level, after the stress fracture that prevented him from running for almost four months this winter.
Today Sunday at 09:00 Vasaloppet opened registration for the ski races in Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2016. Vasaloppet was fully booked in 83 seconds. StafettVasan was fully booked in two minutes and 24 seconds and after one hour more than 32,400 participants had registered for the eight ski races.
When Vasaloppet started at 08:00 on Sunday March 8, a problem arose with the start gates in front of the elite group.
Two debutants won Vasaloppet 2015: Petter Eliassen, Norway, who won the men's class ahead of seasoned participants Anders Aukland, Norway, and Stanislav Rezác, Czech Republic. Justyna Kowalczyk, Poland, won the ladies class ahead of Britta Johansson Norgren, Sweden, and Seraina Boner, Switzerland.
On Sunday March 8, 2015, at 08:00 CET, is the start in Sälen of the 91st Vasaloppet since the beginning in 1922. We have, as in previous years, gathered a wealth of facts and trivia for Sunday's Vasaloppet. For example: How many have registered, where do they come from, which former winners are participating, who are the favourites, which celebrities are participating, why do the number bibs have different colours, who has won the most times, and how much blueberry soup cooked?
Vasalopps-TV is Vasaloppet's own show. 15 minutes, produced in Mora every day during Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2015 and uploaded to YouTube. An English version of each episode (with English subtitles) is published the following day, containing a daily summary as well as interviews, weather forecasts, waxing tips, traffic information and other interesting reports, etc.
Laila Kveli, Norway, won TjejVasan 2015 ahead of Emilia Lindstedt, Sundbybergs IK, and Lina Korsgren, Falun Borlänge SK. The record time from 2008 still stands but Laila's winning time of 1.19.11 is the second fastest in TjejVasan history.
The Management team of the event Älska Älvdalen (Love Älvdalen), which will take place in June 2015 on the occasion of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and the Älvdalen-born Sofia Hellqvist's wedding, are quivering of spring fever as well as bursting with joy now before this love feast of the century happens in the area. They shine brighter than the sun when they announce the plans of an additional Vasaloppet checkpoint, with a love theme, on Sunday the 8th of March.
Registration for Vasaloppet's eight ski races in 2016 opens on Sunday March 22 at 09:00 on Vasaloppet's website. Due to the great interest in the 90 kilometre Vasaloppet a loyalty program is implemented in order to safeguard returning participants. Vasaloppet regards those who have taken part in at least three 90 km ski races (Vasaloppet or Öppet Spår), over the past six years (2010–2015), as loyal participants. These will get priority and a guaranteed spot in next year's Vasaloppet.
