Abbie Dennison is a UK-based fitness influencer who competes in events such as Hyrox. She had never been to Sweden, and had never run an ultra race, when she and her friend Astra decided to take part in Ultravasan 90 in 2025. How did their race go? Watch the mini documentary “Road to Mora”, now available on YouTube.
With five months to go until Vasaloppet on Sunday, March 1, 2026, everyone registered for the race has the chance to win one of five pairs of Madshus skis, signed by Alvar Myhlback, the 2025 Vasaloppet winner. The competition is open until October 5.
After 17 years together, Preem has chosen not to extend its sponsorship of Vasaloppet. The current agreement expires this September, bringing Preem’s role as one of Vasaloppet’s main sponsors to an end.
For the second year in a row, Vasaloppet has recorded a record number of participants completing Vasaloppstrippeln. A total of 547 participants, 299 men and 248 women, successfully completed Vasaloppstrippeln 2025. This includes taking part in a ski race during Vasaloppet’s Winter Week, followed by a cycling race and a running race during Vasaloppet’s Summer Week – at distances of 90, 45 or 30 km. In total, 2,862 Vasaloppstrippeln finishes have now been recorded since Ultravasan launched in 2014. Here are this year’s names, facts and statistics.
Olle Meijer claimed his third consecutive victory in the Nordic region’s largest ultra race, Ultravasan 90. He dramatically passed Oscar Claesson with just over one kilometre to go. In the women’s race, Dominika Stelmach finally secured her first victory after two runner-up finishes. In Ultravasan 45, new course records were set in both the men’s and women’s classes by Linus Rosdahl and Agnes Josefsson. In Trailvasan 30, Lovisa Modig improved her own course record by three seconds, and Jesper Lundberg took his first 30 km win after back-to-back victories in Ultravasan 45 the two previous years. In total, Vasaloppet’s Summer Week 2025 attracted over 22,000 registered participants, of which 7,000 were runners.
A rainstorm with thunder and strong gusts of wind is expected to pass over Mora around 6:00 PM on Friday, August 15. The Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI) has issued a yellow warning for heavy thunderstorms and brief but very strong wind gusts, in some areas reaching storm strength. As a result, the start of Trailvasan 10 will be moved from 6:00 PM to 7:15 PM.
On Friday, August 15, and Saturday, August 16, the Vasaloppet Arena will be in full swing as the Vasaloppet Summer Week 2025 concludes with six different running races. More than 6,800 runners have signed up to take on the challenge – a mix of elite athletes and enthusiastic recreational runners. Participants come from all 21 Swedish counties and 37 other nations. Five individual races and the popular Vasastafetten relay are on the agenda, and for many this is the final step in the quest to complete Vasaloppstrippeln – having previously skied and cycled the classic course. New for this year, Vasaloppet.TV will broadcast live starting as early as 04:55 on Saturday morning. Here, we present an overview of interesting facts, statistics, possible favourites to win and a bit of trivia for those interested.
Two sprint duels on the home stretch in Mora decided Cykelvasan 2025. Amanda Bohlin took her second victory in the race, winning the women’s class ahead of Lejla Njemcevic from Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Norway’s Østen Brovold Midtsundstad won the men’s class ahead of Viktor Lindqvist. A total of 15,000 participants registered for Cykelvasan’s different races this year, signing up for a cycling festival where the last finishers are expected to cross the line in Mora this evening. Vasaloppet’s Summer Week 2025 continues next weekend with 7,000 runners in the Vasaloppet Arena.
The prestigious Cykelvasan 90 starts on Saturday, August 9, at the classic Vasaloppet start time of 08:00 – at the equally classic Vasaloppet start location in Sälen. The largest mountain bike race in the Nordics is open to both elite and recreational cyclists and will be broadcast live by Sveriges Television on SVT1 and SVT Play from 07:50 to 12:00. Recreational participants can then be followed throughout the day on Vasaloppet.TV. Here is everything you need to know to follow Cykelvasan 90.
During the upcoming weekends over 20 000 participens will take part in Cykelvasan, Funkisvasan, Ultravasan, Trailvasan och Vasastafetten in the Vasaloppet Arena. At the same time, registration opens for next summer—for all those who have already decided to keep going or to start training. Welcome to sign up!
