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  • 2 days ago

    Welcome to Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2026 – here is a guide to all races

    Welcome to register for Vasaloppet 2026 which will be held on Sunday, March 1 in 2026, or any of the other ski races during Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2026. In total, there are 14 exciting races to choose from, all of which finish under Vasaloppet’s finish line portal at the belfry in Mora. Vasaloppet offers a unique skiing experience for everyone – whether you dream of completing the classic Vasaloppet, want to share the joy of a shorter race with friends or family, ski as a relay team in Stafettvasan, or seek an adventure under the starry sky in Nattvasan.

  • 3 weeks ago

    Watch the mini documentary “Road to Mora” about Ultravasan 90

    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.

  • 3 weeks ago

    Compete to win signed Madshus skis

    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.

  • 3 weeks ago

    Preem steps down as main sponsor of Vasaloppet

    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.

  • 2 months ago

    New records in Vasaloppstrippeln 2025 – see all participants, county by county

    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.

  • 2 months ago

    Olle Meijer and Dominika Stelmach won Ultravasan 90 2025

    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.

  • 2 months ago

    Trailvasan 10 start postponed today due to severe weather

    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.

  • 2 months ago

    Ahead of Ultravasan, Trailvasan, Funkisvasan and Vasastafetten 2025

    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.

  • 2 months ago

    Amanda Bohlin and Østen Brovold Midtsundstad won Cykelvasan 90 2025

    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.

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