Pressmeddelande - 23 Augusti 2017 12:07

Cykelvasan races divided into three days in 2018

In August 2018 Vasaloppet's Summer Week will take place for the tenth time, now with three days of biking, instead of the previous two. It's due to the large interest that Ungdomscykelvasan, Cykelvasan 30 and Cykelvasan 45 are moving from Friday to Sunday. Since 2013 the amount of registered participants in Vasaloppet's Summer Week has increased by 40 percent. Here we will also present this year's participation statistics.

When Cykelvasan started in 2009 it also established Vasaloppet's Summer Week. In 2017 the Summer Week attracted a total of 30,829 registered participants, an increase of six percent compared to 2016. Since 2013 the increase is a massive 40 percent!

Cykelvasan 2018 will take place during these three days:
Friday August 10: Cykelvasan Öppet Spår
Saturday August 11: Cykelvasan 90
Sunday August 12: Ungdomscykelvasan, Cykelvasan 30 and Cykelvasan 45

Cykelvasan Öppet Spår grew this year by 23 percent and moving the shorter races to Sunday in 2018 will allow the maximum amount of Cykelvasan Öppet Spår participants to be raised.
"At present we cannot keep growing and maintain the quality of our races without expanding the number of days. Among other reasons we've chosen to place the shorter races on Sunday since they finish earlier in the day, allowing participants to travel home during the afternoon," says Tommy Höglund, Sport Manager at Vasaloppet.

Another reason for this change is the logistic traffic situation in Mora during the Friday, which is already strained. This year there were 10,000 cyclists finishing on Friday, while many others were collecting number bibs for Saturday, which led to many cars in movement at once.
"Now we'll be able to receive more cyclists in Cykelvasan Öppet Spår on Friday, which will also start earlier, giving cyclists more time out on the course. Experience also shows that there are more children, youths and families participating in the shorter races, so we believe that placing them on a Sunday will give more people the opportunity to participate," says Tommy Höglund.

Statistics, Vasaloppet's Summer Week2017, race by race
Cykelvasan	registered	starting	aborted	finishing
Cykelvasan 90	13044	11646	140	11506
Cykelvasan Öppet Spår	4948	4432	115	4317
Cykelvasan 45	2549	2245	13	2232
Ungdomscykelvasan	255	236	3	233
Cykelvasan 30	3371	3146	8	3138
Total Cykelvasan	24167	21705	279	21426

Vasastafetten	registered	starting	aborted	finishing
Number of teams	426	385	4	381
Including Vasastafetten's 10 sections	4260	3850	40	3810

Vasakvartetten	registered	starting	aborted	finishing
Number of teams	164	142	3	139
Including Vasakvartetten's 4 sections	656	568	12	556

Ultravasan	registered	starting	aborted	finishing
Ultravasan 90	1019	899	103	796
Ultravasan 45	727	573	15	558
Total Ultravasan	1746	1472	118	1354

Total Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2017	30829	27595	449	27146

2018
Registration for Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2018 opens on Sunday, September 10 at 09:00 on vasaloppet.se. More information on how registration works will be available at vasaloppet.se.

Events in the Vasaloppet Arena next year:

Vasaloppet Winter Week 2018
Fri 23 Feb: Kortvasan. 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Sat 24 Feb: Tjejvasan. 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Sun 25 Feb: Ungdomsvasan.
Sun 25 Feb: Öppet Spår Sunday. 90 km. Start Sälen.
Mon 26 Feb: Öppet Spår Monday. 90 km. Start Sälen.
Tue 27 Feb: Halvvasan. 45 km. Start Oxberg.
Fri 2 Mar: Stafettvasan. 9–24 km. Five-person teams. Start Sälen.
Fri 2 Mar: Nattvasan. 90 km. Two-person teams. Start Sälen. (FULL 170319)
Sat 3 Mar: Blåbärsloppet. 9 km. Start Eldris.
Sun 4 Mar: Vasaloppet. 90 km. Start Sälen. (FULL 170319)

Vasaloppet Summer Week 2018
Fri 10 Aug: Cykelvasan Öppet Spår. 94 km. Start Sälen
Fri 10 Aug: Cykelvasasprinten. 1 km. Lindvallen. Start Sälen
Sat 11 Aug: Cykelvasan 90. 94 km. Start Sälen
Sun 12 Aug: Cykelvasan 30. 32 km. Start Oxberg*
Sun 12 Aug: Ungdomscykelvasan. 32 km. Start Oxberg
Sun 12 Aug: Cykelvasan 45. 45 km. Start Oxberg
Sat 18 Aug: Ultravasan 45. 45 km. Start Oxberg
Sat 18 Aug: Ultravasan 90. 90 km. Start Sälen
Sat 18 Aug: Vasastafetten. 4,5–15 km. Running relay for ten-person teams. Start Sälen
Sat 18 Aug: Vasakvartetten. 19,1–24,2 km. Running relay for four-person teams. Start Sälen

High-resolution photos from Vasaloppet:
http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressroom/vasaloppet/image/list

Text and photos may be freely published.

For more information

Camilla Sandy, Communicator and Press Manager
+46(0)70-384 95 00
camilla.sandy@vasaloppet.se

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Ämnen

Vasaloppet is the world's biggest organizer 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 attract a total of almost 100,000 registered participants every year. Since the beginning in 1922 over 1.3 million participants have passed under the classic finish portal in Mora. Vasaloppet is a non-profit making organization owned by IFK Mora and Sälens IF. An engine for public health and organizational activities, in the tracks of our forefathers for the victories of tomorrow!