Aukland’s Arena: The Final Preparations For Vasaloppet

by PROXCSKIING • 24.02.2023
We finally reached the last week before Vasaloppet: the oldest, largest, longest, and most prestigious long-distance race. Long-distance Legend Anders Aukland brings you tips about the final preparations before Vasaloppet. 

We finally reached the last week before Vasaloppet: the oldest, largest, longest, and most prestigious long-distance race. Long-distance Legend Anders Aukland brings you tips about the final preparations before Vasaloppet. 

Aukland’s Arena is Anders Aukland’s regular column. The long-distance legend shares his thoughts, writes about current events and topics, and honestly describes what happens in and around cross-country skiing. 

During the winter, Anders Aukland will write columns on ProXCskiing.com’s Norwegian sister site Langrenn.com (hence the column is written in Norwegian). 

CLICK HERE TO READ AUKLAND’S ARENA: THE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR VASALOPPET


The Season XIV of Ski Classics Pro Tour consists of 14 events on 10 event weekends in 6 different countries. 

Ski Classics Pro Tour Season XIV (2022/2023)

  • Event 1: December 10, 2022 – Bad Gastein PTT, Bad Gastein, Austria, 15km
  • Event 2: December 11, 2022 – Bad Gastein Criterium, Bad Gastein, Austria, 35km
  • Event 3: December 17, 2022 – La Venosta Criterium, Val Venosta, Italy, 36km 
  • Event 4: January 14, 2023 – Pustertaler Ski Marathon, Sexten, Italy, 62km
  • Event 5: January 15, 2023 – Prato Piazza Mountain Challenge, Niederdorf, Italy, 32km
  • Event 6: January 21, 2023 – Engadin La Diagonela, Engadin Valley, Switzerland, 48km 
  • Event 7: January 29, 2023 – Marcialonga, Trentino, Italy, 70km
  • Event 8: February 12, 2023 – Jizerská50, Bedrichov, Czech Republic, 50km
  • Event 9: February 18, 2023 – Grönklitt Criterium, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 50km
  • Event 10: February 19, 2023 – Grönklitt ITT, Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden, 12km
  • Event 11: March 5, 2023 – Vasaloppet, Sälen-Mora, Sweden, 90km
  • Event 12: March 18, 2023 – Birkebeinerrennet, Rena-Lillehammer, Norway, 54km
  • Event 13: April 1, 2023 – Reistadløpet, Setermoen-Bardufoss, Norway, 40km
  • Event 14: April 2, 2023 – Summit 2 Senja, Bardufoss- Finnsnes, Norway, 67km

More information about the Ski Classics Pro Tour you can find at skiclassics.com.

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