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Vasaloppet and StafettVasan 2016 fully booked
Today Sunday at 09:00 CET Vasaloppet opened registration for the ski races in Vasaloppet's Winter Week 2016. Vasaloppet was fully booked in 83 seconds. StafettVasan was fully booked in two minutes and 24 seconds and after one hour more than 32,400 participants had registered for the eight ski races.
During the previous week participants who have completed Vasaloppet or Öppet Spår at least three times in the past six years (2010–2015) have been able to register for Vasaloppet 2016, as part of a loyalty program used this year to reward returning participants.
When registration opened this morning it went quickly, as usual, and the races that in recent years have been booked almost instantly, Vasaloppet and StafettVasan, were once again immediately fully booked. This means 15,800 participants in Vasaloppet and 9,000 participants (in 1,800 teams of five) in StafettVasan.
"We are of course overwhelmed by the enduring enthusiasm for Vasaloppet. It is a fantastic testament to the large organisation behind the Winter Week events and especially considering the great challenges we've had with weather and snow conditions over the past two years. We're now already looking forward to Vasaloppet 2016," says Vasaloppet's CEO Anders Selling.
This summer's CykelVasan 90 is also already fully booked, but all other races have places available and registration can be done as usual at vasaloppet.se
Upcoming events in the Vasalopps Arena:
Vasaloppet Summer Week 2015
Fri 14 Aug: CykelVasan 30. 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Fri 14 Aug: UngdomsCykelVasan. 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Fri 14 Aug: CykelVasan 45. 45 km. Start Oxberg.
Fri 14 Aug: CykelVasan Öppet Spår. 95 km. Start Sälen.
Sat 15 Aug: CykelVasan 90. 95 km. Start Sälen. (12,000 entries. FULL 1/10/2014)
Sat 22 Aug: UltraVasan 45. 45 km. Start Oxberg.
Sat 22 Aug: UltraVasan 90. 90 km. Start Sälen.
Sat 22 Aug: VasaStafetten. 4.5–15 km. Running relay race for ten-person teams. Start Sälen.
Vasaloppet Winter Week 2016
Fri 26 Feb: KortVasan. 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Sat 27 Feb: TjejVasan. 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Sun 28 Feb: UngdomsVasan. 3, 5, 7 or 9 km. Start Mora Ski Stadium.
Sun 28 Feb: Öppet Spår söndag. 90 km. Start Sälen.
Mon 29 Feb: Öppet Spår måndag. 90 km. Start Sälen.
Tue 1 Mar: HalvVasan. 45 km. Start Oxberg.
Fri 4 Mar: StafettVasan. 9–24 km. Relay race for five-person teams. Start Sälen. (9,000 entries. FULL 22/3/2015.)
Sun 6 Mar: Vasaloppet. 90 km. Start Sälen. (15,800 entries. FULL 22/3/2015.)
High resolution photos from Vasaloppet:
http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressroom/vasaloppet/image/list
Text and photos may be freely published.
For more information
Anders Selling, CEO
Phone: +46 (0)250-392 24
Mobile: +46 (0)70-237 33 00
Email: anders.selling@vasaloppet.se
Ämnen
Vasaloppet is the world's biggest organiser of recreational races, all year round and a part of En Svensk Klassiker. Vasaloppet's Winter Week with its cross country skiing and the Summer Week with mountain bike cycling and running attracts a total of almost 100,000 registered participants every year. Since the beginning in 1922 over one million participants have passed under the classic finish portal in Mora. Vasaloppet is a non-profit making organisation owned by IFK Mora and Sälens IF. An engine for public health and organisational activities, in the footsteps our forefathers for the victories of tomorrow!
