News and coverage
Vasaloppet is an inexhaustible source of information and inspiration. The race is well-known world wide. A never ending flow of news, of human fate and fortune, startling statistics, invaluable tips and, sometimes, totally useless information, trickles steadily down from the world’s largest ski competition, and all its associated races and activities. All this is built on the basic idea that skiing is fun, that health and well-being is important, and that a certain competitiveness gives life a bit of a gilt-edge! Here you can find some which is published in English.
News & Reports
Vasaloppet’s Summer Week grew by 50 percent!
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The three events CykelVasan, VasaStafetten and StavgångsVasan, which together make up Vasaloppet’s Summer Week and which all take place in Vasalopps Arena, this year attracted 12,522 registered entries. This is an increase of all of 50 percent compared with 2010. Read more
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Vasaloppet 2012 is already fully booked!
This week the number of entries for the 2012 Vasaloppet reached the registration ceiling, set at 15,800 participants. This means that Vasaloppet is once again fully booked and perhaps more popular than ever. Read more
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Already over 11,500 entries for Vasaloppet 2012
It is only two and a half months since Jörgen Brink won Vasaloppet 2011. But now already over 11,500 skiers have registered for the 2012 Vasaloppet - this means that the race can be fully booked by midsummer. Read more
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CykelVasan 90 km is now full, but places still left in both the 30 & 45 km races
CykelVasan has very quickly become Sweden’s biggest mountainbike race. Entries for the 90 km race have now reached the ceiling of 6,000 registered participants and no further entries can be accepted. But for those who want to bike the shorter 30 or 45 km distances, there are still places available. Read more