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.

The 88^th Vasaloppet will be run on Sunday 4 March 2012 and the entry ceiling is set, exactly as in 2011, at 15,800 participants. As a comparison, Vasaloppet 2011 was fully booked 25 August 2010 and Vasaloppet 2010 was full on 14 November 2009.   

So far, in total, for Vasaloppet’s 2012 Winter Week’s nine races, there are 18,500 registered entries; this is a 19% increase compared with the same time last year. This registration pace indicates that, for the third consecutive year, there will be over 50,000 skiers entered for the winter week. 

And even for Vasaloppet’s Summer Week, the entries are rolling in. The 90 km CykelVasan is fully booked, and registrations for the 30 and 45 km races have taken off. Marketing of CykelVasan has begun in earnest in Sweden this week, with press and radio advertisements on themes as “Join us in creating a wheel tradition!” & “In Dalarna we celebrate the wheel on August 13!” In connection with their National Day, 17 May, there was a special campaign in Norway to attract Norwegian cyclists. And CykelVasan’s host, ICA, has special offers, including the possibility in Sweden to take a train up to the race!  

Forthcoming events in Vasalopps Arena:

Vasaloppets Summer Week 2011
Saturday 13 August: CykelVasan 90km (FULL), 45, 30 km. Starts Sälen, Oxberg.
Saturday 20 August: VasaStafetten 4.4-15km relay running race for teams of 10. Start Sälen.
Sunday 21 August: StavgångsVasan 3/9/19 km, for Nordic walkers. Starts Hemus, Eldris, Hökberg.

Vasaloppets Winter Week 2012:
Friday 24 Feb: KortVasan, 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Saturday 25 Feb: TjejVasan, 30 km Start Oxberg.
Sunday 26 Feb: UngdomsVasan, 3/5/7/9 km. Start Hemus.
Sunday 26 Feb: Öppet Spår, 90 km. Start Sälen.
Monday 27 Feb: Öppet Spår, 90 km. Start Sälen.
Tuesday 28 Feb: HalvVasan, 45 km. Start Oxberg.
Friday 2 Mar: SkejtVasan, 30/45 km. Start Oxberg.
Friday 2 Mar: StafettVasan 9 km – 24 km. Start Sälen.
Sunday 4 Mar: Vasaloppet, 90 km. Start Sälen.