Årefjällsloppet Shortened And With New Start Times
Due to bad weather and safety reasons, Årefjällsloppet organizers had to shorten the race from 104km to 62km and adjust the starting times.
Due to bad weather and safety reasons, Årefjällsloppet organizers had to shorten the race from 104km to 62km and adjust the starting times.
This Saturday’s Årefjällsloppet in Sweden is the 12th stage in the Visma Ski Classics Season XII. The longest Pro Tour race in history is expected to have a lot of tactical play and challenging weather conditions. Looking at the start list, here are some favorites.
With just one week of rest after Birkebeinerrenet, Visma Ski Classics Pro Team skiers will start Årefjällsloppet 104km under challenging weather conditions. We analyze how Pro Tour athletes train, recover, and fuel for the longest race in the calendar, while advising recreational skiers.
After Thomas Joly’s great performance on Birken last weekend, Team Nordic Experience Pro Tour skiers want to be as good as they can for the longest race of Visma Ski Classics Season XII: Årefjällsloppet.
Last year, Oskar Kardin, Team Ragde Charge, was in a solo breakaway at the 100km Årefjällsloppet and looked like a clear winner. However, conditions dent Kardin’s chances, and he was overtaken by the group and finished in ninth place.
Charlotte Kalla and William Poromaa dominated the 15 and 30km freestyle mass start races, respectively, at the Swedish Cross-Country Skiing Championships in Piteå. Results from the race.
FIS Rollerski World Cup 2021 was marked by the victory of Sandra Schützová, who won the crystal globe. After years of competing at rollerski and cross-country skiing World Cup stages and World Championships, the Czech athlete already has several top 20 positions in long-distance ski events and aims to improve.
Frida Karlsson and Calle Halfvarsson dominated the 10km and 15km classic races at the Swedish Cross-Country Skiing Championships in Piteå. Results from the race.
After Birkebeinerrennet last Saturday, there have been many changes in the Ski Classics Ranking but Emil Persson, Lager 157 Ski Team, keeps the lead with 25,352,828 points.
Nine Olympic medals, 13 World Cup medals, 59 podium places in the World Cup, and 28 Swedish Championships golds make Charlotte Kalla Sweden’s most successful cross-country skier of all time. With a curiosity about life outside of elite sports, she now chooses to end her elite career.
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