Vasaloppet
2025-05-26 21:46

Cykelvasan Öppet Spår and Cykelvasan 90 will now be slightly shorter

This August, participants in Cykelvasan Öppet Spår and Cykelvasan 90 will follow the same route past the Risberg checkpoint as runners and skiers.
“This means that, starting this year, Cykelvasan Öppet Spår and Cykelvasan 90 will be 95 km instead of 96 km,” says Anders “Hobbe” Holmberg, who is responsible for tracks and trails in the Vasaloppet Arena.

Previously, cyclists would first loop around the Risberg checkpoint and then turn back towards Sälen for a few hundred metres.
“Now, they will instead continue straight through the Risberg checkpoint and then head towards Stugubergsvägen and on towards Evertsberg,” says Anders “Hobbe” Holmberg.

The Risberg checkpoint is located about 35 km from the start in Berga by. Having the same route through the checkpoint for cyclists, runners and skiers offers several advantages:
“We now have one trail to maintain instead of two, which reduces future upkeep. It also allows us to create a more even surface on this stretch for both runners and cyclists, while enabling us to lay ski tracks with less snow than before.”

Work on the new section was largely completed last year. What remains to be done on the 1.5 km stretch is to add more gravel near a few bridges.
“The surface has now had time to settle properly, which gives us a solid base for upcoming events, both summer and winter,” says “Hobbe”.

Due to roadworks on Vasaloppsvägen, the Cykelvasan trail is closed between Tennäng and Evertsberg until August 7, 2025, the day before Vasaloppet’s Summer Week begins. The Tennäng–Evertsberg section (about 17 km) can be cycled on the main road, but because of the construction, the surface consists of gravel. The Vasaloppsleden hiking trail is not affected.

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