Anders Aukland: “Two or three workouts a week are enough”
Planning to ski Birkebeinerrennet or Vasaloppet? The Ski Classics Legend Anders Aukland shares his best tips on how to make the most of autumn training.
Long-distance star relocates from Sweden to Norway
Max Novak was the best-performing Swede in the Ski Classics Pro Tour last season. Now, he’s leaving Sweden with the goal of winning Vasaloppet.
Tour de France-style rules would shake up Ski Classics: See who would have won
The Tour de France only counts those athletes who finish every stage, and the winner is decided by overall time. What if Ski Classics did the same? Here are the 18 athletes who completed every Pro Tour event during Season XVI – and the surprising winner.
Basics of periodization for long-distance skiing
Long-distance skiing has significantly evolved in the last decades, not only in equipment and techniques but also in sports training. Systematic training, considering a physical activity performed regularly and with a good dose of volume and intensity, will invariably lead any skier to an improvement in performance.
Promising Pro Team athlete steps down from long-distance skiing
Super-talented Pro Team athlete trained hard for long-distance skiing. Now, the 21-year-old Swedish skier is returning to traditional cross-country skiing.
Dolci and Desloges win the 42km race at the French Long-Distance Championships
Flora Dolci and Mathis Desloges secured first place in the 42km mass start race at the French Long-Distance Championships. Results from the freestyle technique race.
Long-distance skiing star accuses competitors of fluor cheating
For a week, rumors of fluor cheating have swirled after one of the long-distance skiing stars came forward claiming that competitors are cheating. Now, the long-distance skiing teams feel unjustly suspected.
Speed training is also an asset in long-distance skiing
Speed training is important for cross-country skiing, whether for traditional distances, sprints, or long-distance skiing. However, developing speed is often quite challenging in endurance sports.
“We want to develop the long-distance skiers of the future”
For the coming season, Team Ramudden has started a team focusing on the Swedish national long-distance skiing races. The first training camp takes place this week, and the seven skiers are presented.
Project aims to boost women’s presence in long-distance races
‘The road to the starting line’ – that’s the name of XC STHLM and Lager 157 Ski Team’s new project to attract more women to long-distance skiing.
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