Vasaloppet has signed a new contract with Volvo Car Sweden who, from September 1 and on, are a new main sponsor and official vehicle supplier for Vasaloppet. The partnership covers all Vasaloppet activities year round, including both winter and summer events.
Sven von Holst will be Acting CEO of Vasaloppet until the recruitment of Anders Selling's successor is completed.
Swedish ultrarunning star Jonas Buud from IFK Mora today won his second Ultravasan 90 victory, running Sälen to Mora with a record time of 5.45.08. The ladies' class was won by Jasmin Nunige from Switzerland with a time of 7.02.35, also a new track record.
Bryon Powell from I run far is in Mora to cover Ultravasan 2015. Watch his pre race interviews with Max King (USA) and last years’ Ultravasan winner Jonas Buud (SWE).
Alexander Wetterhall, Team Tre Berg Bianchi, and Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, won the mountain bike race Cykelvasan 2015. The gents' winner won by a large margin while the ladies' class was determined through a dramatic sprint.
321 gents and 154 ladies have so far registered to run Ultravasan 45 on Saturday, August 22. Several of them will also be participating in the 100 km World Championships held in Winschoten, the Netherlands, on September 12, and have therefore chosen to run Ultravasan 45 to prepare for the World Championships.
The first Vasaloppet was in 1922, and Cykelvasan ran for the first time in 2009. In the past six years, Cykelvasan has grown enormously and is now approaching 20,000 registered participants. Here we have collected facts, statistics, information, history and trivia to prepare you for the seventh Cykelvasan, which is now the largest Nordic mountain bike race.
Just like last year, Vasaloppet's Summer Week, August 14–22, attracts a record number of registered participants. Right now there are already more than 25,500 registered for the various races, which is an increase of ten percent compared to the same time in 2014. Part of the Summer Week are the three Cykelvasan distances, as well as the running races Ultravasan and Vasastafetten. It is still possible to register for these races. Only Cykelvasan 90 is fully booked.
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.
