New start times for Cykelvasan 2025

When the time comes for Cykelvasan 90 on Saturday, August 9, 2025, starts will be scheduled at least a half-hour later compared to 2024. This means the first start from Berga by, Sälen, will be at 08:00 – a classic start time as the Vasaloppet ski race also starts at 08:00. The change has been made in collaboration with Sveriges Television, who will broadcast Cykelvasan 90 live.

“It feels entirely fitting that Cykelvasan will also start at 08:00. It’s a truly classic start time that many Swedes relate to, and even though there are some differences between Vasaloppet and Cykelvasan, there is value in having the same start time. We look forward to delivering exciting and engaging broadcasts for these two much-appreciated events,” says Martin Kroon, Deputy Sports Manager at SVT Sport.

Friday’s races
Vasaloppet’s Summer Week 2025 kicks off on Friday, August 8, with no fewer than four Cykelvasan races. Three of these start in Oxberg, while one, Cykelvasan Öppet Spår, starts in Sälen.

First to start in Oxberg will be the Ungdomscykelvasan youth race, at the same time as last year: 08:00 in the morning. However, the start time for Cykelvasan 30 has been moved forward from 14:00 to 09:00, and the Cykelvasan 45 start will move from 15:30 to 11:00. The start time for Cykelvasan Öppet Spår, which begins in Sälen, has been moved from 08:00 to 11:00.

“Our evaluation after this year’s Summer Week showed that there was considerable interest in adjusting the Friday race start times, which we can now address. This year, the last participants in Cykelvasan 45 started at 16:10. With this new schedule, no one will have to start their race after 13.00, which feels great. We also believe this will create a livelier and more cohesive atmosphere at both the start in Oxberg and the finish in Mora,” says Tommy Höglund, Sport Lead at Vasaloppet.

Start times for Cykelvasan 2025
Friday, August 8: Ungdomscykelvasan, 32 km, start Oxberg 08:00–08:50 (competition)
Friday, August 8: Cykelvasan 30, 32 km, first start Oxberg 09:00 (leisure)
Friday, August 8: Cykelvasan 45, 45 km, first start Oxberg 11:00 (leisure)
Friday, August 8: Cykelvasan Öppet Spår, 96 km, first start Sälen 11:00 (leisure)
Saturday, August 9: Cykelvasan 90, 96 km, start Sälen, women’s competition 08:00, men’s competition 09:00. Leisure class group starts run every five minutes, starting at 09:15.

Footnote: Separate start groups for women are available in both Cykelvasan Öppet Spår and the leisure class of Cykelvasan 90, for those who prefer.

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