Conditions were close to perfect as Cykelvasan 90 got underway. Nearly 8,000 cyclists registered to take on Saturday\u2019s challenge in forefathers’ tracks.<\/p>\n\n
Elite women<\/u><\/strong> \u201cIt wasn\u2019t the plan to go alone the whole way. But when I looked back and saw that Lejla had eased off a little, I thought I\u2019d go as hard as I could and see if they caught me. I went for all or nothing,\u201d said Bohlin in the winner\u2019s interview.<\/p>\n\n At Sm\u00e5gan, Bohlin was one minute ahead of a chasing group of five (Nathalie Eklund, Njemcevic, Madelene H\u00f6glund, Clara Lundmark and Antonia Gr\u00f6ndahl).<\/p>\n\n At M\u00e5ngsbodarna, the chasing group had almost halved the gap to Bohlin, and on the way to Risberg, the chasers (now reduced to a quartet after Nathalie Eklund dropped back with gear problems) closed another 16 seconds, bringing the lead down to 18 seconds.<\/p>\n\n \u201cI wasn\u2019t sure how big the gap behind me was, because I was getting conflicting reports. When I looked back and saw the group close behind, I felt a little panicky. But then those long, tough climbs came, to my benefit. I just had to try to stay ahead. I knew there were several riders in the chasing group who are very strong sprinters. And I didn\u2019t want to have to deal with them,\u201d Bohlin said with a smile.<\/p>\n\n At the Hill Prize in Evertsberg, Bohlin\u2019s lead had increased to 29 seconds. In Oxberg, the lead was more than a minute, and in H\u00f6kberg it was more than two. By the finish line, the gap had grown to four minutes \u2013 and that is including Bohlin taking the time to receive the victory wreath from Kransmas William Mathisen.<\/p>\n\n Bohlin\u2019s winning time was 2:53:43, also a new course record, securing her third Cykelvasan 90 victory (she also won in 2023 and 2025).<\/p>\n\n \u201cI’ve been saying that \u2018Vasan\u2019 doesn\u2019t suit me. But I\u2019ll have to stop saying that, because apparently it\u2019s my race,\u201d said Bohlin.<\/p>\n\n The battle for second place was decided in a thrilling sprint. Clara Lundmark of Norberg was strongest, just ahead of Finnish Antonia Gr\u00f6ndahl (who races for G\u00f6teborgs cykelklubb).<\/p>\n\n Elite men<\/u><\/strong> The group was still intact at Sm\u00e5gan, eight kilometres later. Belgian cyclist Hans Becking was first through the checkpoint. But five kilometres later, Eric Pedersen of CK Hymer launched an attack and opened up a gap:<\/p>\n\n \u201cI wanted to have a gap going into the technical section that was coming up. But when I got reports that the gap was growing, I just had to keep pushing and go as long as I could. There was no point waiting for them, and I really felt that I was having a good day,\u201d said Eric Pedersen.<\/p>\n\n At M\u00e5ngsbodarna, Pedersen\u2019s lead was one minute, and at the Hill Prize in Evertsberg he had extended his advantage over the large chasing group to one and a half minutes.<\/p>\n\n The chase of Pedersen really got underway just before Oxberg as last year\u2019s winner \u00d8sten Brovold Midtsundstad stepped up the pace along with this year\u2019s first and second in the Swedish L\u00e5ngloppscupen cup, Viktor Lindqvist and Edvin Elofsson.<\/p>\n\n The trio was 33 seconds behind Pedersen at H\u00f6kberg, but the 22-year-old from Falkenberg managed to hold them off all the way to Mora. However, he did not dare accept the victory wreath from Kranskulla Maja Stefansson until he had crossed the finish line.<\/p>\n\n \u201cThis win means so much to me. This is my first elite victory. I can\u2019t quite take it in yet. It feels incredible,\u201d said Pedersen, who crossed the finish line in 2:31:28, also a new course record, 26 seconds ahead of last year\u2019s winner \u00d8sten Brovold Midtsundstad. Viktor Lindqvist finished third.<\/p>\n\n New sprint competition The first woman and man to reach Vasaloppet’s highest point, 528 metres above sea level, also receive sprint prizes of 5,000 SEK.<\/p>\n\n Sprint prize winners 2026 RESULTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n Cykelvasan 90, 92 km S\u00e4len-Mora, women, 2026-08-08<\/strong> Cykelvasan 90, 92 km S\u00e4len-Mora, men, 2026-08-08<\/strong> Prizes All Cykelvasan winners 2009\u20132025, women Hemmavasan cykel and l\u00f6pning 2026 \u2013 biking and running when and where you want<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Barnens Vasalopp cykel 2026 \u2013 children\u2019s Vasaloppet bike race<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Barnens Vasalopp l\u00f6pning 2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013<\/strong>\u00a0children\u2019s Vasaloppet running race<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Vasaloppet\u2019s Winter Week 2027 \u2013 cross country skiing<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Two spectacular solo rides and two new course records were the highlights of Cykelvasan 90 2026. In the women\u2019s race, Amanda Bohlin claimed her third victory after breaking away as early as the second kilometre. In the men\u2019s race, Eric Pedersen attacked after 15 kilometres and impressively held off the chasing group all the way to the finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3867,"template":"","news_category":[],"sport_category":[3],"class_list":["post-3865","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","sport_category-bike"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
<\/u><\/strong>The elite women were first to set off from the start in Berga by, and there was little doubt about the race from the outset. Last year\u2019s winner Amanda Bohlin, Umara Racing Division, went full throttle on the very first climb. Halfway up to the highest point of the race, she opened up a gap, and by the time she won the sprint prize at the summit after three kilometres, she had secured a ten second lead over last year\u2019s runner-up Lejla Njemcevic.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n
In the men\u2019s race, unlike the women, a large group stayed together all the way to the top of the challenging first climb. Viktor Lindqvist won the sprint prize at the summit, having increased the pace just before the top. But as many as 58 cyclists were still part of the leading group when they reached the top.<\/p>\n\n
<\/strong>Instead of awarding a sprint prize winner at each checkpoint, cyclists this year collected points at each of the seven checkpoints. The first five cyclists at each checkpoint receive 10, 7, 5, 3 and 2 points respectively. At Evertsberg, double points are awarded: 20, 14, 10, 6 and 4 points.<\/p>\n\n
<\/strong>Women
Highest point: Amanda Bohlin, Umara Racing Division
1 Amanda Bohilin, Umara Racing Division
2 Clara Lundmark, Norbergs CK
3 Lejla Njemcevic, Sarajevo Men
Highest point: Viktor Lindqvist, L\u00e4nna Sport CK
1 Eric Pedersen, CK Hymer
2 Edvin Olofsson, Serneke Allebike Mountainbike Team
3 Hans Becking, Campllong<\/p>\n\n
1 Bohlin, Amanda (SWE) Umara Racing Division, 2.53.42
2 Lundmark, Clara (SWE) Norbergs CK, 2.57.42
3 Gr\u00f6ndahl, Antonia (FIN) G\u00f6teborgs cykelklubb, 2.57.42
4 Njemcevic, Lejla (BIH) *Sarajevo, 2.57.44.0\u00a0
5 H\u00f6glund, Madelene (SWE) Sandvikens Cykelklubb, 2.57.44.4\u00a0
6 Nilsson, Elinore (SWE) Serneke Allebike Mountainbike Team, 3.07.48.
7 \u00c5lsj\u00f6, Elin (SWE) L\u00e4nna Sport CK, 3.07.48\u00a0
8 \u00d6stberg, Tilda (SWE) Falu CK \/ Allebike 3.07.48
9 Elofsson, Tilde (SWE) Serneke Alle Bike, 3.07.48
10 Hoff, Amanda (SWE) IF Hallby SOK, 3.07.48<\/p>\n\n
1 Pedersen, Eric (SWE) CK Hymer, 2.31.27
2 Midtsundstad, \u00d8sten Brovold (NOR) Team Hunton Hardrock, Sol\u00f8r CK, 2.31.53
3 Lindqvist, Viktor (SWE) L\u00e4nna Sport CK, 2.31.53
4 Elofsson, Edvin (SWE) Serneke Allebike Mountainbike Team, 2.31.53
5 R\u00f8ste Omdahl, Martin (NOR) Team Hunton hardrocx, 2.33.31
6 Lovidius, Edvin (SWE) Ck Sportson, 2.33.32
7 Wengelin, Matthias (SWE) L\u00e4nna Sport Cykelklubb, 2.33.32\u00a0
8 Ekman, Vilmer (SWE) Lucky Sport cykling team, 2.33.33
9 Mehl, Vidar (NOR) Team Hunton Hardrocx 2.33.33
10 Becking, Hans (BEL) 2.33.33<\/p>\n\n
<\/strong>The winner of Cykelvasan 90 receives a laurel wreath, Vasaloppet\u2019s new victory trophy, a Dala horse, a gold medal and 40,000 SEK. The top ten women and top ten men each receive prize money. The total prize sum for 2026 (including the new sprint prizes) is 288,000 SEK.<\/p>\n\n
<\/strong>2009 Hanna Bergman, Falu CK, 3.09.05
2010 Emmy Thelberg, H\u00e4rn\u00f6sands 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\/J\u00f6nk\u00f6pings CK, 2.55.37
2014 Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak, Norway, 2.53.44
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\/\u00c5bro, 3.11.23
2022 Sandra Salinger, Mix Sports Club, 3.04.00
2023 Amanda Bohlin, CK Hymer, 3.25.57
2024 Jenny Rissveds, Falu CK, 3.06.41
2025 Amanda Bohlin, Umara Sports Club, 3.06.42
All Cykelvasan winners 2009\u20132025, men
<\/strong>2009 Matthias Wengelin, Cykloteket RT, 2.43.27
2010 Magnus Darvell, Team Kalas\/Pedalogerna, 2.39.00
2011 Jesper Dahlstr\u00f6m, Motala AIF Cykelklubb, 2.47.32
2012 Jesper Dahlstr\u00f6m, Team Cykelcity, 2.47.20
2013 Fredrik Ericsson, CK Cykelcity.se, 2.43.01
2014 Johan Landstr\u00f6m, 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 Klevg\u00e5rd, IK Hero, Norway, 2.45.29
2022 Emil Lindgren, Serneke Allebike CK, 2.43.00
2023 Kristian Klevg\u00e5rd, X-Speed United Continental team, Norway, 2.51.31
2024 Simon Andreassen, Cannondale Factory Racing, Denmark, 2.42.10
2025 \u00d8sten Brovold Midtsundstad, Sol\u00f8r CK, Norway, 2.35.59
<\/strong>Upcoming events:<\/strong>
Vasaloppet\u2019s Summer Week 2026\u00a0\u2013 biking and running<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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