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  • 2 years ago

    Alice Larsson and Albin Gezelius are Vasaloppet's Kranskulla and Kransmas 2023

    For those who want to register for Vasaloppet on March 5, 2023 there are still a number of start places left. Two people who don't need to register are Alice Larsson from Sälens IF, appointed by competition management as the 99th Kranskulla, and Albin Gezelius from IFK Mora, appointed by Tjejvasan competition management as the 35th Kransmas. They now have what's often referred to as the two most honourable assignments among the thousands of functionaries that make Vasaloppet's events possible – awarding victors with their wreaths. These thousands of functionaries will assist the many participants in Vasaloppet's Winter Week and Summer Week in 2023 – right now, there are more than 40,000 participants already registered.

  • 2 years ago

    How to contribute – we're rebuilding Vasaloppet, metre by metre

    Vasaloppet's central warehouse in Mora burned to the ground on the night between November 3 and 4. A massive amount of materials, valued in the millions of crowns, went up in smoke. Many have contacted us, wanting to help and contribute, and we are extremely grateful. With joint efforts, we are rebuilding Vasaloppet together – metre by metre.

  • 2 years ago

    November 2022 Vasaloppet update in English

    Did you know that participants from 60 countries, across six continents, are registered for Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2023? Here is an update summarizing, in English, some interesting news items from Vasaloppet's Swedish website and elsewhere this autumn. We'll see you soon!

  • 2 years ago

    Work has started after the fire in Vasaloppet's warehouse – many want to help and contribute

    On the night of Thursday, November 3, Vasaloppet's central warehouse at the Mora Ski Stadium burned to the ground. The warehouse, belonging to one of Vasaloppet's owner sports clubs, IFK Mora, stored many of the materials used in Vasaloppet's events. Machines, thousands of signs, kilometres of fences, large vats used to heat blueberry soup and other specialized equipment collected over decades are gone. Even the original motto from 1923 disappeared in the flames.

  • 2 years ago

    12 fantastic Vasaloppet achievements from 2022 – what will we see in 2023?

    In 2022, many fantastic performances were seen in the Vasaloppet Arena – to be expected, with over 75,000 registered participants. To illustrate this and inspire more people for 2023, we have listed 12 amazing achievements from the past year. For those who want to test their wings in 2023, registration is now open for all races both during the Winter Week and Summer Week.

  • 2 years ago

    News for Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2023

    Registration for Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2023 opens on Saturday, September 24 and there will be several new changes. The three mountain bike races Cykelvasan 30, Cykelvasan 45 and Ungdomscykelvasan will move from Sunday to Friday and the running relay Vasakvartetten will be combined with Vasastafetten.

  • 2 years ago

    Viktor Stenqvist and Anna Hellström won Ultravasan 90 2022

    Sweden’s largest ultramarathon race Ultravasan saw a new record number of registered participants in the Vasaloppet Arena this Saturday morning. Victor Stenqvist won Ultravasan 90 with the time of 6,19,07. Anna Hellström won with 7,40,51. In Ultravasan 45 there were also two Swedish winners; Kristofer Låås and Barbro Näsström. The new running race Trailvasan 30 was also held in the Vasaloppet Arena for the first time. Registration for Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2023 opens on Saturday, September 24, 2022.

  • 2 years ago

    Ahead of Ultravasan, Trailvasan, Vasastafetten and Vasakvartetten 2022

    This weekend, the time will come for runners to enter the Vasaloppet Arena again as the Vasaloppet Summer Week 2022 concludes with a total of six different running races. More than 6,400 runners, both elite and recreational athletes, from 32 countries will participate in the individual races and relays. Many of the individual runners also hope to complete this year's Vasaloppstrippeln. Here are some facts, favourites, statistics and trivia ahead of the races.

  • 2 years ago

    Emil Lindgren and Sandra Salinger won Cykelvasan 90 2022

    Cykelvasan 90 2022 was dramatic. The men's winner Emil Lindgren, Serneke Allebike CK, held the lead on his own for a long time. He was caught up with in Oxberg but broke ahead again after Hökberg and settled the race in a duel on the finishing stretch. Sandra Salinger, Mix Sports Club, was the last to enter the finishing stretch in the women's class, but first to finish. In total, close to 9,000 participants registered for Cykelvasan 90 and the last ones are expected to finish around 20:00 this evening in Mora.

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