Double course records for winners Amanda Bohlin and Eric Pedersen in Cykelvasan 90 2026

Two spectacular solo rides and two new course records were the highlights of Cykelvasan 90 2026. In the women’s race, Amanda Bohlin claimed her third victory after breaking away as early as the second kilometre. In the men’s race, Eric Pedersen attacked after 15 kilometres and impressively held off the chasing group all the way to the finish.

Conditions were close to perfect as Cykelvasan 90 got underway. Nearly 8,000 cyclists registered to take on Saturday’s challenge in forefathers' tracks.

Elite women
The elite women were first to set off from the start in Berga by, and there was little doubt about the race from the outset. Last year’s winner Amanda Bohlin, Umara Racing Division, went full throttle on the very first climb. Halfway up to the highest point of the race, she opened up a gap, and by the time she won the sprint prize at the summit after three kilometres, she had secured a ten second lead over last year’s runner-up Lejla Njemcevic.

“It wasn’t the plan to go alone the whole way. But when I looked back and saw that Lejla had eased off a little, I thought I’d go as hard as I could and see if they caught me. I went for all or nothing,” said Bohlin in the winner’s interview.

At Smågan, Bohlin was one minute ahead of a chasing group of five (Nathalie Eklund, Njemcevic, Madelene Höglund, Clara Lundmark and Antonia Gröndahl).

At Mångsbodarna, the chasing group had almost halved the gap to Bohlin, and on the way to Risberg, the chasers (now reduced to a quartet after Nathalie Eklund dropped back with gear problems) closed another 16 seconds, bringing the lead down to 18 seconds.

“I wasn’t sure how big the gap behind me was, because I was getting conflicting reports. When I looked back and saw the group close behind, I felt a little panicky. But then those long, tough climbs came, to my benefit. I just had to try to stay ahead. I knew there were several riders in the chasing group who are very strong sprinters. And I didn’t want to have to deal with them,” Bohlin said with a smile.

At the Hill Prize in Evertsberg, Bohlin’s lead had increased to 29 seconds. In Oxberg, the lead was more than a minute, and in Hökberg it was more than two. By the finish line, the gap had grown to four minutes – and that is including Bohlin taking the time to receive the victory wreath from Kransmas William Mathisen.

Bohlin’s winning time was 2:53:43, also a new course record, securing her third Cykelvasan 90 victory (she also won in 2023 and 2025).

“I've been saying that ‘Vasan’ doesn’t suit me. But I’ll have to stop saying that, because apparently it’s my race,” said Bohlin.

The battle for second place was decided in a thrilling sprint. Clara Lundmark of Norberg was strongest, just ahead of Finnish Antonia Gröndahl (who races for Göteborgs cykelklubb).

Elite men
In the men’s race, unlike the women, a large group stayed together all the way to the top of the challenging first climb. Viktor Lindqvist won the sprint prize at the summit, having increased the pace just before the top. But as many as 58 cyclists were still part of the leading group when they reached the top.

The group was still intact at Smågan, eight kilometres later. Belgian cyclist Hans Becking was first through the checkpoint. But five kilometres later, Eric Pedersen of CK Hymer launched an attack and opened up a gap:

“I wanted to have a gap going into the technical section that was coming up. But when I got reports that the gap was growing, I just had to keep pushing and go as long as I could. There was no point waiting for them, and I really felt that I was having a good day,” said Eric Pedersen.

At Mångsbodarna, Pedersen’s lead was one minute, and at the Hill Prize in Evertsberg he had extended his advantage over the large chasing group to one and a half minutes.

The chase of Pedersen really got underway just before Oxberg as last year’s winner Østen Brovold Midtsundstad stepped up the pace along with this year’s first and second in the Swedish Långloppscupen cup, Viktor Lindqvist and Edvin Elofsson.

The trio was 33 seconds behind Pedersen at Hökberg, but the 22-year-old from Falkenberg managed to hold them off all the way to Mora. However, he did not dare accept the victory wreath from Kranskulla Maja Stefansson until he had crossed the finish line.

“This win means so much to me. This is my first elite victory. I can’t quite take it in yet. It feels incredible,” said Pedersen, who crossed the finish line in 2:31:28, also a new course record, 26 seconds ahead of last year’s winner Østen Brovold Midtsundstad. Viktor Lindqvist finished third.

New sprint competition
Instead of awarding a sprint prize winner at each checkpoint, cyclists this year collected points at each of the seven checkpoints. The first five cyclists at each checkpoint receive 10, 7, 5, 3 and 2 points respectively. At Evertsberg, double points are awarded: 20, 14, 10, 6 and 4 points.

The first woman and man to reach Vasaloppet's highest point, 528 metres above sea level, also receive sprint prizes of 5,000 SEK.

Sprint prize winners 2026
Women
Highest point: Amanda Bohlin, Umara Racing Division
1 Amanda Bohilin, Umara Racing Division
2 Clara Lundmark, Norbergs CK
3 Lejla Njemcevic, Sarajevo

Men
Highest point: Viktor Lindqvist, Länna Sport CK
1 Eric Pedersen, CK Hymer
2 Edvin Olofsson, Serneke Allebike Mountainbike Team
3 Hans Becking, Campllong

RESULTS

Cykelvasan 90, 92 km Sälen-Mora, women, 2026-08-08
1 Bohlin, Amanda (SWE) Umara Racing Division, 2.53.42
2 Lundmark, Clara (SWE) Norbergs CK, 2.57.42
3 Gröndahl, Antonia (FIN) Göteborgs cykelklubb, 2.57.42
4 Njemcevic, Lejla (BIH) *Sarajevo, 2.57.44.0
5 Höglund, Madelene (SWE) Sandvikens Cykelklubb, 2.57.44.4
6 Nilsson, Elinore (SWE) Serneke Allebike Mountainbike Team, 3.07.48.
7 Ålsjö, Elin (SWE) Länna Sport CK, 3.07.48
8 Östberg, Tilda (SWE) Falu CK / Allebike 3.07.48
9 Elofsson, Tilde (SWE) Serneke Alle Bike, 3.07.48
10 Hoff, Amanda (SWE) IF Hallby SOK, 3.07.48

Cykelvasan 90, 92 km Sälen-Mora, men, 2026-08-08
1 Pedersen, Eric (SWE) CK Hymer, 2.31.27
2 Midtsundstad, Østen Brovold (NOR) Team Hunton Hardrock, Solør CK, 2.31.53
3 Lindqvist, Viktor (SWE) Länna Sport CK, 2.31.53
4 Elofsson, Edvin (SWE) Serneke Allebike Mountainbike Team, 2.31.53
5 Røste Omdahl, Martin (NOR) Team Hunton hardrocx, 2.33.31
6 Lovidius, Edvin (SWE) Ck Sportson, 2.33.32
7 Wengelin, Matthias (SWE) Länna Sport Cykelklubb, 2.33.32
8 Ekman, Vilmer (SWE) Lucky Sport cykling team, 2.33.33
9 Mehl, Vidar (NOR) Team Hunton Hardrocx 2.33.33
10 Becking, Hans (BEL) 2.33.33

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Prizes
The winner of Cykelvasan 90 receives a laurel wreath, Vasaloppet’s new victory trophy, a Dala horse, a gold medal and 40,000 SEK. The top ten women and top ten men each receive prize money. The total prize sum for 2026 (including the new sprint prizes) is 288,000 SEK.

All Cykelvasan winners 2009–2025, women
2009 Hanna Bergman, Falu CK, 3.09.05
2010 Emmy Thelberg, Härnösands CK, 2.54.53
2011 Pia Sundstedt, Finland, 2.56.19
2012 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, 3.02.06
2013 Alexandra Engen, GHOST Factory RT/Jönköpings CK, 2.55.37
2014 Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak, Norway, 2.53.44
2015 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, 2.57.22
2016 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, 3.07.49
2017 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK, 3.05.26
2018 Hildegunn Gjertrud Hovdenak, Norway, 3.04.39
2019 Elisabeth Sveum, Norway, 3.08.41
2020 Cykelvasan was part of Hemmavasan. No winner was crowned.
2021 Jennie Stenerhag, Falu CK/Åbro, 3.11.23
2022 Sandra Salinger, Mix Sports Club, 3.04.00
2023 Amanda Bohlin, CK Hymer, 3.25.57
2024 Jenny Rissveds, Falu CK, 3.06.41
2025 Amanda Bohlin, Umara Sports Club, 3.06.42

All Cykelvasan winners 2009–2025, men
2009 Matthias Wengelin, Cykloteket RT, 2.43.27
2010 Magnus Darvell, Team Kalas/Pedalogerna, 2.39.00
2011 Jesper Dahlström, Motala AIF Cykelklubb, 2.47.32
2012 Jesper Dahlström, Team Cykelcity, 2.47.20
2013 Fredrik Ericsson, CK Cykelcity.se, 2.43.01
2014 Johan Landström, Motala AIF/SCOTT 2.45.59
2015 Alexander Wetterhall, Team Tre Berg - BIANCHI, 2.44.35
2016 Lucas Eriksson, Serneke Allebike CK, 2.40.04
2017 Jonas Ahlstrand, Team ORMSALVA, 2.41.26
2018 Michael Olsson, Team Serneke Allebike, 2.40.16
2019 Emil Lindgren, Serneke Allebike MTB TEAM, 2.48.41
2020 Cykelvasan was part of Hemmavasan. No winner was crowned.
2021 Kristian Klevgård, IK Hero, Norway, 2.45.29
2022 Emil Lindgren, Serneke Allebike CK, 2.43.00
2023 Kristian Klevgård, X-Speed United Continental team, Norway, 2.51.31
2024 Simon Andreassen, Cannondale Factory Racing, Denmark, 2.42.10
2025 Østen Brovold Midtsundstad, Solør CK, Norway, 2.35.59

Upcoming events in the Vasaloppet Arena:

Vasaloppet's Summer Week 2026 – biking and running
Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan 30, start Oxberg, 32 km
Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan Öppet Spår, start Sälen, 92 km
Friday, August 7, Cykelvasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Saturday, August 8, Cykelvasan 90, start Sälen, 92 km
Friday, August 14, Funkisvasan, start Mora, 2 or 4 km
Friday, August 14, Trailvasan 10, start Mora, 10 km
Saturday, August 15, Ultravasan 90, start Sälen, 92 km
Saturday, August 15, Vasastafetten, running relay, ten legs, start Sälen, 92 km
Saturday, August 15, Ultravasan 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Saturday, August 15, Trailvasan 30, start Oxberg, 30 km

Vasaloppet’s Winter Week 2027 and the 103rd Vasaloppet – cross country skiing
Friday, February 26, Vasaloppet 30, start Oxberg, 30 km
Saturday, February 27, Tjejvasan, start Oxberg, 30 km
Sunday, February 28, Öppet Spår Sunday, start Sälen, 90 km
Sunday, February 28, Vasaloppet Pro Race 30, start Oxberg, 30 km
Sunday, February 28, Ungdomsvasan, start Eldris, 9 km, start Hökberg, 19 km
Monday, March 1, Öppet Spår Monday 90, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Monday, March 1, Öppet Spår Monday 45, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
Monday, March 1, Öppet Spår Monday 30, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
Tuesday, March 2, Vasaloppet 45, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, March 5, Stafettvasan, ski relay, five sections, start Sälen, 90 km
Friday, March 5, Nattvasan 30, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 30 km
Friday, March 5, Nattvasan 45, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Oxberg, 45 km
Friday, March 5, Nattvasan 90, individually or two-person teams, freestyle, start Sälen, 90 km
Saturday, March 6, Vasaloppet 10, freestyle, start Eldris, 9 km
Sunday, March 7, The 103rd Vasaloppet, start Sälen, 90 km

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