Only a few start places left for Vasaloppets winter week 2014

: Category: Ski marathon; Published: 17.10.2013; Hits: 462

17/10/2013 Don't miss your last chance!!!

Winter is on its way to Sweden, but now already Vasaloppet, Öppet Spår Sunday and, since Wednesday, also Öppet Spår Monday are fully booked; that is to say, all the 90 kilometre races in Vasaloppets winter week 2014. It is still possible to register an entry for KortVasan and HalvVasan. And, if you are under 16, you can choose to ski UngdomsVasan which is 3, 5, 7 or 9 km.

On Wednesday afternoon there were not many places left: In KortVasan (30 km) around 900 places and in HalvVasan (45 km) about 800 places before their registration ceilings are reached. UngdomsVasan has 1400 places remaining, but entries there usually do not seriously get going until the ski season has taken off.

Never before have the three individual 90 kilometre races attracted so many registered entries. There are 33,800, of which 15,800 in Vasaloppet and 18,000 in Öppet Spår. The Öppet Spår number is divided into the 10,000 who will ski on Sunday and the 8,000 who will ski on Monday.

In total there are now over 65,000 registered entries to Vasaloppets 2014 winter week. This means that for the third year we have had over 60,000 registered entries for the winter week, and will be seeing a new registration record for the sixth consecutive year!

To this can be added that, so far, there almost 15,000 registered entries for Vasaloppets summer week 2014.

FACTS/Entry statistics for Vasaloppets winter week during the 2000’s
2014: 65,257 (up to 16 October 2013)
2013: 66,212
2012: 63,142 (first time over 60,000)
2011: 59,130
2010: 57 560 (first time over 50,000)
2009: 48,181
2008: 47,636
2007: 44,329
2006: 46,810
2005: 46,187
2004: 46,029
2003: 43,136
2002: 41,142
2001: 36,659
2000: 41,574 (first time over 40,000)

Coming arrangements in Vasalopps Arena:

Vasaloppets Winter Week 2014
Friday 21 Feb: KortVasan. 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Saturday 22 Feb: TjejVasan. 30 km. Start Oxberg. (FULL 12/9/2013)
Sunday 23 Feb: UngdomsVasan. 3, 5, 7 or 9 km. Start Mora ski stadium.
Sunday 23 Feb: Öppet Spår Sunday. 90 km. Start Sälen. (FULL 8/9/2013)
Monday 24 Feb: Öppet Spår Monday. 90 km. Start Sälen. (FULL 16/10/2013)
Tuesday 25 Feb: HalvVasan. 45 km. Start Oxberg.
Friday 28 Feb: StafettVasan. 24, 24, 14, 9 and 19 km. Start Sälen. (FULL 17/3/2013)
Sunday 2 March: Vasaloppet. 90 km. Start Sälen. (FULL 17/3 2013)

Vasaloppets Summer Week 2014
Friday 15 Aug: CykelVasan 30. 30 km. Start Oxberg.
Friday 15 Aug: UngdomsCykelVasan.30 km. Start Oxberg.
Friday 15 Aug: CykelVasan 45. 45 km. Start. Oxberg.
Saturday 16 Aug: CykelVasan 90. 95 km. Start. Sälen. (FULL 22/09/2013)
Saturday 23 Aug: UltraVasan 45. 45 km. Running race. Start. Oxberg.
Saturday 23 Aug: UltraVasan 90. 90 km. Running race. Start. Sälen. (FULL 22/09/2013)
Saturday 23 Aug: VasaStafetten. 4.5–15.1 km. Running relay for 10 person teams. Start Sälen.