Pressmeddelande - 27 Augusti 2014 12:50

Vasaloppet is launching a new race – CykelVasan Öppet Spår

The enormous interest to participate in CykelVasan led Vasaloppet’s management to make an addition in 2015, and just like in the winter, it will offer an Öppet Spår race between Sälen and Mora. This indicates that, for the first time, Vasaloppet’s events for 2015 will potentially reach 100 000 registered participants.

The entry registration limit for CykelVasan 90, which has both a competing and an exercising event, is 12 000 participants, and the new race “CykelVasan Öppet Spår” will increase the participation with 6 000 racers.

- We are so proud and excited to be able to introduce the brand new CykelVasan Öppet Spår. A race purely intended for exercising, with less crowding and a slower pace, causing the racers to compete only against themselves. By offering two races over 90 km we are hoping to meet the incredible demand and offer a better opportunity for more people to participate, claims Johan Eriksson, Acting sports managerat Vasaloppet.

Entry registration for Vasaloppet’s summer week 2015 opens Monday September 29^th 2014, with new registration procedures in place. More information regarding this along with summer week’s race dates will be presented during the month of September 2014.

Due to the newly launched bike race, and the enormous interest to participate in all the races, Vasaloppet’s events during 2015 might approach or surpass 100 000 registered participants. To date, already 60 000 participants are registered for Vasaloppet’s winter week 2015. Below we present all the numbers for Vasaloppet 2014.

FACTS/ Participation statistics for the races in Vasaloppet’s summer week 2014 and whole year totals for Vasaloppet 2014

UngdomsCykelVasan
Registered: 164
Started: 151
Completed: 143
Stopped:8

CykelVasan 30
Registered: 2292
Started: 2058
Completed: 2048
Stopped:10

CykelVasan 45
Registered: 2661
Started: 2176
Completed: 2159
Stopped: 17

CykelVasan 90
Registered: 11810
Started: 10906
Completed: 10772
Stopped: 134

TOTALS FOR CYKELVASAN 2014

Registered: 16927
Started: 15291
Completed: 15122
Stopped:169

UltraVasan 45
Registered: 584
Started: 434
Completed: 428
Stopped: 6

UltraVasan 90
Registered: 1000
Started: 761
Completed: 709
Stopped: 52

VasaStafetten
Registered: 550 teams
Started: 486 teams
Completed: 485 teams
Stopped: 1 team

TOTALS VASALOPPET’S SUMMER WEEK 2014

Registered: 24011
Started: 21346
Completed: 21109
Stopped: 237

TOTALS VASALOPPET’S WINTER WEEK 2014

Registered: 67435
Started: 55843
Completed: 51795
Stopped: 4048

TOTALS VASALOPPET’S WINTER WEEK AND VASALOPPET’S SUMMER WEEK 2014

REGISTERED: 91446
STARTED: 77189
COMPLETED: 72904
STOPPED: 4285

In addition, these following races (No entry fees applied) can be added to the winter week – respective summer week:

Barnens Vasalopp: Mora 508, Sälen 174
Barnens CykelVasa: Mora 371, Sälen 514
Barnens SpringVasa: Mora 140, Sälen 70

Footnote: For Vasaloppet on skis it took 57 years before the participation demands were large enough to offer an Öppet Spår. (The first Vasaloppet ran 1922, first Öppet Spår ran 1979). For CykelVasan the participation demands were significantly faster. (First CykelVasan ran 2009, first CykelVasan Öppet Spår will run in 2015.)

Future events in the VasaloppsArena:

Vasaloppet’s winter week 2015

Friday February 27^th: KortVasan 30 km. Start Oxberg
Saturday February 28^th: TjejVasan 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Sunday March 1^st: UngdomsVasan. 3, 5, 7, 9 km. Start Mora stadium.
Sunday March 1^st Öppet Spår Sunday. 90 km. Start Sälen (10 000 registered, FULL 140521
Tuesday March 3^rd: HalvVasan. 45 km. Start Oxberg
Friday March 6^th: StaffettVasan 24, 24, 14, 9, and 19 km. Start Sälen. (8 000 registered. FULL 140316)
Sunday March 8th: Vasaloppet. 90 km. Start Sälen. (15 800 registered. FULL 140316)

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For more information

Ola Granfeldt, PR Manager
Tel: +46250-392 77
Mobil: +46733-550 620
Email: ola.granfeldt@vasaloppet.se

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Vasaloppet is one of the world’s largest organizers of year round exercise races, and a part of En Svensk Klassiker. Vasaloppet’s winter week with cross country skiing, and the summer week with Mountain biking and running attracted during 2013 a total of 88 000 registered participants. Since the start in 1922, over a million participants have crossed the finish line under the portal in Mora . Vasaloppet is a nonprofit organization, owned by IFK Mora and Sälens IF. An accelerator for people’s health and their dedication to their associations, in the steps of our forefathers!