Ahead of Cykelvasan 90 2024

Last winter saw the 100th Vasaloppet. While Cykelvasan isn’t as old, this year marks its 16th edition. The first race occurred in 2009, coinciding with the start of Vasaloppet’s Summer Week. This year, the 200,000th cyclist will cross the finish line in one of the Cykelvasan races. 36 cyclists have participated every Cykelvasan 90 for 15 years (including Hemmavasan), and are registered again this year.

All cycling races finish in Mora:
Friday, August 9: Ungdomscykelvasan, 32 km, starting in Oxberg at 08:00 (competition)
Friday, August 9: Cykelvasan Öppet Spår, 96 km, starting in Sälen at 08:00 (leisure)
Friday, August 9: Cykelvasan 30, 32 km, starting in Oxberg at 14:00 (leisure)
Friday, August 9: Cykelvasan 45, 45 km, starting in Oxberg at 15:30 (leisure)
Saturday, August 10: Cykelvasan 90, 96 km, starting in Sälen at 07:30/08:15/08:30 (competition/leisure)

Kicking off the event is Cykelvasasprinten 2024 on Thursday, August 8, at 16:00 – an exhibition race at Valleberget near Experiumtorget, Lindvallen. It promises speed and excitement as the Nordic elite compete for a 20,000 SEK prize in a team competition.

Events for children aged 3–10:
Barnens Vasalopp Cykel in Sälen on Thursday, August 8, and Friday, August 9, at Vasaloppet Bike Expo in Lindvallen.
Barnens Vasalopp Cykel in Mora on Saturday, August 10, from the Mora ice hall to the Vasaloppet finish line.
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The summer week continues with running events on August 16–17, including the individual races Funkisvasan, Trailvasan 10, Trailvasan 30, Ultravasan 45, Ultravasan 90, and the relay race Vasastafetten. A Barnens Vasalopp children’s running event is also organized.

Hemmavasan cykel 2024
Hemmavasan complements Vasaloppet’s Summer Week 2024. During the same period as the main events from August 9 to 17, participants can join recreational cycling and running races at any location worldwide via the digital Vasaloppet Arena.
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Counties and nations 2024
All Swedish counties have participants registered for Cykelvasan 2024. The counties with the most participants are:
Västra Götaland – 2,203 participants
Stockholm – 1,877
Dalarna – 1,333
Uppsala – 784
Skåne – 740
Gävleborg – 652
Östergötland – 622
Jönköping – 600
Örebro – 589
Västmanland – 580
Värmland – 507
Södermanland – 502

Cykelvasan’s various 2024 races have participants from 32 different nations, including Sweden. The largest international contingents are from Norway, Finland, Germany, Denmark, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, and Switzerland.

Participants in Cykelvasan 2024 range from 7 to 85 years old! The average age is 44.2 years. (Statistics as of Tuesday, August 6, 2024.)

CYKELVASAN 90 SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 2024
Cykelvasan 90 starts at the Vasaloppet start in Sälen and passes all the classic Vasaloppet checkpoints. The total distance is 96 km on forest roads and wooden decking over marshlands, through bright pine forests, past idyllic summer farms and meadows, ending at the finish portal in Mora (91 km forest/gravel roads and 5 km asphalt). Elite women start at 07:30 and elite men at 08:15, while leisure class start groups set off every five minutes from 08:30. Separate start groups for women are available in the leisure class for those who wish.

Start lists, start numbers and number bibs 2024
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There are around 60 competitors registered in the women’s competition class, and about 300 in the men’s competition class. (In total, over 13,500 participants are registered for all Cykelvasan races in 2024. Registration is open until the start.)
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The top 30 women from 2023 and the top 30 men from 2023 have start numbers in 2024 corresponding to their 2023 placements.
Start numbers for elite women (green bibs): F1–F100
Start numbers for elite men (blue bibs): M1–M200
Start numbers for additional men in the competition class (blue bibs): 301–1099

In the leisure class, everyone wears a blue number bib.

Results and app
Start lists, live results, and split times are available here:
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The Elite – who will win in 2024?
In 2023, Amanda Bohlin and Kristian Klevgård won without much drama in a wet and muddy race. Bohlin pulled ahead just after Evertsberg and maintained her lead, winning by nearly a minute in her Cykelvasan debut. Norway’s Klevgård claimed his second victory, pulling ahead just before Oxberg and winning by over three minutes. He remarked afterwards that he “really loved Cykelvasan,” raising the question of whether Klevgård will become the first male winner to achieve THREE victories. Emil Lindgren, also a two-time winner, has retired and will be an expert commentator for SVT’s broadcast. (Two-time winner Jesper Dahlström, who was 21st in 2023, is also registered.)

Men
Matthias Wengelin, who won the first Cykelvasan in 2009 and finished sixth in 2023, has won five out of five races in the Långloppscupen long-distance cup so far this year. Two races remain (Bockstensturen and Stenbocksturen). If Wengelin is considered a veteran, the second place in Långloppscupen is currently held by the younger 20-year-old Filip Mård, who finished 12th in Cykelvasan last year. The best Swede in 2023 was Hugo Forsell, who finished third, followed by Carl Kagevi in seventh. Will one of these men be the best Swede again in 2024?

There are many names in the mix this year. Last year, five cyclists from Sweden and five from Norway made up the top 10 in the men’s class. All five Norwegians return this year: In addition to first place Klevgård, there’s second place Østen Brovold Midtsundstad, fifth place Tormod Weydahl, sixth place Eskil Evensen Lie and ninth place Vidar Mehl. Also Martin Røste Omdahl who was third in 2022.

From Finland, among others, comes this year’s Finnish XCM champion, Toni Tähti. From Denmark, 22-year-old Oliver Vedersø Sølvhøj, who was third in the Danish XCO/XCC championships this year, and has also won the junior European Championship. Simon Andreassen participated as the only Dane in the mountain bike race at the Olympics in Paris and finished 12th. Earlier in the season, he won a European Championship silver medal and a World Cup victory. Now, he will make his debut in Cykelvasan.

Does anyone dare try to predict the men’s class winner in Cykelvasan 90 this year?

Ladies
Amanda Bohlin has two wins in Långloppscupen so far this year. Clara Lundmark, who came second in Cykelvasan 2023, has won one Långloppscupen race this year. Last year’s fifth place, Nathalie Eklund, is registered, as well as sixth place Nellie Larsson, seventh place Terese Andersson, eighth place Tilda Hylén, and tenth place Karin Söderqvist. Also returning are Linn Gustafzzon, who hasn’t raced in Cykelvasan since 2021, and Sandra Salinger, who won in 2022.

Two days before the start, Jenny Rissveds also announced that she will participate in Cykelvasan 90 on Saturday. Jenny Rissveds, Olympic champion from Rio 2016 and recently a bronze medallist at the Paris Olympics, has previously participated in Cykelvasan four times, most recently in 2015, with a seventh place in 2014 as her best result.

The Swedish competitors will face very tough opposition this year. Lejla Njemčević from Bosnia & Herzegovina was fourth at the 2023 Marathon World Championships, won the overall World Cup, and was ranked world number one.

Norway’s Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak, who came third last year and has consistently been on the podium at Cykelvasan over the years, will not start. However, her compatriot Elisabeth Sveum, who won in 2019, is registered.

Sanni Tuukkanen and Aino Teronen are two Finnish juniors registered for Cykelvasan 90.

Some other notable participants in Cykelvasan 90 2024
Lars Bleckur, former elite cyclist – start number 1155
Mona Brorsson, former biathlete, Olympic champion – F43
Joakim Bäckström, fitness coach for SHL team Modo Hockey – 7809
Michael Gozzi, former road cyclist with Junior World Championship bronze – 2122
Carina Hammarstrand, has completed 200 races in the Vasaloppet Arena – 4865
Niclas Jacobsson, Kransmas 2004 – 2473
Per-Anders Johansson, former road cyclist with a Swedish Championship bronze – 5664
Anna Jönsson Haag, former elite skier, multiple Olympic and World Championship medallist – F44
Emil Jönsson Haag, former elite skier, Olympic and World Championship medallist – 2431
Staffan Larsson, Kransmas 1994 and Vasaloppetwinner 1999 – 2730
Markus Leijon, Kransmas 2005 – 2003
Susanne Ljungskog, double World Championship gold medallist in road cycling – 2121
Hans Olsson, former downhill skier – 645
Maria Pietilä Holmner, former alpine skier, 6 World Championship medals – 3258
Jenny Ramstedt, third place in Ultravasan 90 in 2019 – 3411
Daniel Sedin, former professional ice hockey player, world and Olympic champion – 2186
Anders Solin, Kransmas 2011 – M93
Martin Söderström, former professional freeride mountain biker – M44
Rikard Tynell, former Ski Classics skier – 619
Patrick Widell, police officer, known from TikTok and reality TV – 2531

New course layout at the start this year
The Vasaloppet Arena is in good condition, and for participants in Cykelvasan Öppet Spår and Cykelvasan 90, this year marks the premiere of the new course layout at the start in Sälen. (The plan was to use it last year, but the storm Hans caused flooding, so the initial stretch had to be rerouted.) Now, cyclists will ride one kilometre along the riverbank by Västerdalälven to the road crossing where they will encounter the famous first hill. Besides that, the course layout for participants in Cykelvasan remains largely the same as before, with a few minor changes. For example, near the Evertsberg lakes, the course has been slightly rerouted due to ongoing construction on the Vasaloppsvägen road.

At the start in Sälen, a so-called master start will be applied. This means that an ATV will guide participants at a limited speed from the start area to the road crossing before the first hill. During this stretch, all cyclists must maintain their position in the line and not pass the ATV.

The 100th Kranskulla and 36th Kransmas
This year’s Kranskulla is Elsa Hermansson (Kranskulla no. 100), and the Kransmas is Gustav Johnsson (Kransmas no. 36), both are elite ski orienteers from IFK Mora.

Awards Ceremony
Sprint prizes (3,000 SEK) are awarded to the first cyclist in the women’s and men’s classes to pass the highest point of Vasaloppet, after the first uphill slope, as well as the checkpoints in Smågan, Mångsbodarna, Risberg, Oxberg, Hökberg, and Eldris. A hill prize (5,000 SEK) is awarded to the first woman and man to reach Evertsberg. To receive the sprint and hill prizes, participants must complete the race. Garlands to the winners and placement medals to the top three. Training scholarships to the top ten women and top ten men in the competition class. The 2024 first prize in both the women’s and men’s classes is 40,000 SEK. The total prize sum is 288,000 SEK. The awards ceremony takes place in the finish area in Mora at 13:00. (A flower ceremony for the top 3 will take place immediately after finishing.)

Sveriges Television broadcasting Cykelvasan 90 live
Saturday, August 10 from 07:20 to 11:30 on SVT1 and SVT Play. Commentator: Björn Becksmo. Expert: Emil Lindgren. The programme is broadcast in HD. Available only in Sweden.
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Live broadcast in Denmark
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Live broadcast in Finland
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Live broadcast in Norway
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Vasaloppet.TV broadcasts all races
Vasaloppet’s own streaming service also broadcasts from Cykelvasan 2024:
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View the full activity programme for the Vasaloppet Bike Festival and Vasaloppet’s Summer Week – with many fun activities
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HISTORIC FACTS
Results 2023
Cykelvasan 90, 96 km Sälen-Mora, women, 2023-08-12
1 Amanda Bohlin, (SWE), CK Hymer, 3.25.57
2 Clara Lundmark, (SWE), Norbergs CK, 3.27.06
3 Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak, (NOR), Norway, 3.27.07
4 Antonia Gröndahl, (FIN), Duolar-Chevalmeire Cycling Team, 3.27.07
5 Nathalie Eklund, (SWE), 3.27.10
6 Nellie Larsson, (SWE), Bukten MTB/Lapierre Sweden, 3.27.15
7 Terese Andersson, (SWE), Serneke Allebike CK, 3.27.16
8 Carolina Licht, (SWE), Värnamo Cykelklubb, 3.27.26
9 Tilda Hylén, (SWE), Falu Cykelklubb, 3.27.26
10 Karin Söderqvist, (SWE) Motala AIF CK, 3.27.35

Cykelvasan 90, 96 km Sälen-Mora, men, 2023-08-12
1 Kristian Klevgård, (NOR), X-Speed United Continental team, 2.51.31
2 Østen Brovold Midtsundstad, (NOR), Solør CK 2.54.33
3 Hugo Forssell, (SWE), CK Hymer 2.54.36
4 Axel Lindh, (SWE), Team Norra – SKF 2.54.39
5 Tormod Weydahl, (NOR), Norway, 2.54.39
6 Matthias Wengelin, (SWE), Länna Sport CK 2.54.39
7 Carl Kagevi, (SWE), Serneke Allebike CK, 2.54.40
8 Eskil Evensen-Lie, (NOR), Hunton Hard Rocx, 2.54.41
9 Vidar Mehl, (NOR), Norway, 2.54.41
10 David Risberg, (SWE), Team Vostroblock Evolite Cycling, 2.54.51

Footnote: The 2023 hill prizes in Evertsberg were won by Amanda Bohlin with a time of 1.51.56 and Richard Larsén 1.35.34.

All Cykelvasan winners 2009–2023, women
2009 Hanna Bergman, Falu CK, 3.09.05
2010 Emmy Thelberg, Härnösands CK, 2.54.53
2011 Pia Sundstedt, Finland, 2.56.19
2012 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, 3.02.06
2013 Alexandra Engen, GHOST Factory RT/Jönköpings CK, 2.55.37
2014 Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak, Norway, 2.53.44 (Record time!)
2015 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, 2.57.22
2016 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, 3.07.49
2017 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, 3.05.26
2018 Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak, Norway, 3.04.39
2019 Elisabeth Sveum, Norway, 3.08.41
2020 Cykelvasan was part of Hemmavasan. No winner was crowned.
2021 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK/Åbro, 3.11.23
2022 Sandra Salinger, Mix Sports Club, 3.04.00
2023 Amanda Bohlin, CK Hymer, 3.25.57

All Cykelvasan winners 2009–2023, men
2009 Matthias Wengelin, Cykloteket RT, 2.43.27
2010 Magnus Darvell, Team Kalas/Pedalogerna, 2.39.00 (Record time!)
2011 Jesper Dahlström, Motala AIF Cykelklubb, 2.47.32
2012 Jesper Dahlström, Team Cykelcity, 2.47.20
2013 Fredrik Ericsson, CK Cykelcity.se, 2.43.01
2014 Johan Landström, Motala AIF/SCOTT 2.45.59
2015 Alexander Wetterhall, Team Tre Berg – BIANCHI, 2.44.35
2016 Lucas Eriksson, Serneke Allebike CK, 2.40.04
2017 Jonas Ahlstrand, Team ORMSALVA, 2.41.26
2018 Michael Olsson, Team Serneke Allebike, 2.40.16
2019 Emil Lindgren, Serneke Allebike MTB TEAM, 2.48.41
2020 Cykelvasan was part of Hemmavasan. No winner was crowned.
2021 Kristian Klevgård, IK Hero, Norway, 2.45.29
2022 Emil Lindgren, Serneke Allebike CK, 2.43.00
2023 Kristian Klevgård, X-Speed United Continental team, Norway, 2.51.31

Most wins and top 3 placements
20 cyclists have taken home the Cykelvasan victories since the start in 2009. Jennie Stenerhag has won five times, Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak twice, Jesper Dahlström twice, Emil Lindgren twice, and Kristian Klevgård twice.

The men’s class only saw Swedish victories up until 2021 when Norwegian Kristian Klevgård won. In the women’s class there have been four foreign wins (Norwegian and Finnish).

Jennie Stenerhag has been in the top 3 eight times; as for the men, Emil Lindgren has seven top 3 spots.

Emil Lindgren can brag that he’s been in the top 10 more than anyone: eleven times, to be exact! Matthias Wengelin has been in the top 10 ten times. On the women’s side, Jennie Stenerhag has been in the top 10 ten times and Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak and Nellie Larsson nine times each, with Hanna Bergman managing eight.

FACTS All top ten placements in Cykelvasan 90 2009–2023
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FACTS The history of Cykelvasan and Vasaloppet’s Summer Week
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FACTS Cykelvasan’s development year by year
2009: The first ever Cykelvasan 30, Cykelvasan 45 and Cykelvasan 90. The terms ”Vasaloppet Winter Week” and ”Vasaloppet Summer Week” are coined. With near 2,000 participants, Cykelvasan immediately becomes Sweden’s biggest mountain bike race.
2010: Cykelvasasprinten ran for the first time in Lindvallen. Barnens Vasalopp Cykel (originally called Barnens Cykelvasa) for young children has also been arranged since 2010.
2011: The start in Sälen moves from Tjärnhedens IP to the Vasaloppet start in Berga by.
2012: Ungdomscykelvasan starts, a competition for youths aged 11–16 (run on the same course as Cykelvasan 30).
2015: Cykelvasan Öppet Spår is introduced, based on the winter version of Öppet Spår.
2016: First time the women’s class start in Cykelvasan 90 takes place before the men’s class start (previously there was a joint start).
2017: First year the race runs completely off roads with traffic.
2018: Cykelvasan’s races are distributed across three different days.
2020: Cykelvasan was part of Hemmavasan due to the pandemic.
2021: Cykelvasan 90 Elit ran while others could complete Hemmavasan Cykel.
2022: Recreational athletes back again. SVT live broadcast for the first time.
2023: The shorter races moved to Friday. New route at the start: the first uphill slope is now included, just like in winter. Ladies who wished could join their own start group in the leisure class.
2024: A cycle along the Västerdalälven river is introduced after the start in Sälen, before the first hill.

Official Police & Firefighter Swedish Championship in MTB Marathon 2024
In connection with Cykelvasan 90, the Swedish championship for police officers and firefighters will also take place. There are five classes for men and five for women, all starting together in the leisure class start group 7. The awards ceremony will be held at 14:30 at the Vasaloppet finish line.

2025
Registration for Cykelvasan 2025 and Vasaloppet’s Summer Week 2025 open now with an ”early bird discount” on Vasaloppet’s website.
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