“The tracks are prepared, and thousands of gallons of blåbärssoppa are ready. On Sunday is the start of the Vasaloppet race, which this year is being implemented for the 95th time.”
“eight o’clock sounds the start. About 15 500 skiers are on the starting line of pods, the nine kilometers from Sälen to Mora.”
“– It feels good. It seems to be fine before and warm in contrast to last year, ” says Tommy Höglund, sports director for the Race.”
“Vasaloppets winter week has been in operation since 22 February. So far, several of the races conducted, including the Nattvasan, Tjejvasan and Halvvasan and now approaching the final.”
“Heavy snowfall expected on Sunday. It can make the tracks soft. The organizers are therefore prepared to maintain the tracks during the race, as best we can.”
“– It can be vallningsproblem and a little unsteady track. It is good to have goggles if it’s snowing heavily, ” says Tommy Höglund.”
“Thousands of gallons of blåbärssoppa”
“Vasaloppets signaturdryck, blåbärssoppan, will, as usual, be served and organizers is prepared with thousands of gallons of bärdrycken. Last year they drank around 65 000 participants during Vasaloppets winter week together 38 700 litres blåbärssoppa. Use in the year looks to be just as big, despite the fact that the number of registered participants is somewhat less.”
“– It is at this level. Consumption blåbärssoppa are governed more by the weather, people drink more when it is warmer, ” says sporting director Tommy Höglund.”
“One of the many clerks who will be working during Sunday’s race, is the former Vasaloppsåkaren Staffan Larsson from Mora.”
“– the Vasaloppet is always an adventure. In Mora, you usually tend to say that it is before and after the Race, so it is for me, too, ” he says.”
“Staffan Larsson has tävlingsåkt the Vasaloppet race nine times and took home the victory in the race in 1999. He ended up competing in 2006, and this year he will be funktionärsvakt at the finish. One of Staffan Larsson’s strongest memories of their Round, is the debut in 1994, when he a few months earlier had broken her leg and is still waiting for the injury would heal completely.”
“– The first race I went because I broke my leg. I went on crutches for three months and wanted to have a goal to maintain the training, so then I thought I would take me through the Race with mark. I have never trained so much in my entire life.”
“He kept the lead until there were 17 miles left to the finish. Then he was overtaken and finished fifth.”
“– It was tender in the upper body after nine miles, but it was a lot of fun.”
“TT: What do you look most forward to during this year’s Round?”
“– I hope someone dare to snatch, and to a cluster goes loose so that it will be a little bit of excitement, ” says Staffan Larsson.”
“the Race has since 1948, always been the first Sunday in march, in addition to 2015. Then managed the race for the second Sunday in march because of the world ski CHAMPIONSHIPS in Falun.”
“Participants in this year’s Round, coming from 45 different nations. About 3 700 of them come from countries other than Sweden, mainly from Norway and then Finland, Denmark, Germany and the Czech republic.”
“Since the first Vasaloppet in 1922, we have 575 620 skiers joined in the case after the completed Round. The total distance which they have travelled is equal to 1 292 laps around the earth, or 67 trips to the moon and return.”
“Every cross-country skier goes in the average down three pounds during a race, which makes approximately 23 000 skiers”
“Although the body length decreases during a Round. The disks of the spine is pressed together and fotvalven trodden down. Together shrinks Vasaloppsåkarna with 220 metres during a race.”
“Two former ministers, a tv chef and a radioprofil. Here are a few of the celebs which are notified to the year Round:”
“Alice Bah Kuhnke, a former culture and demokratiminister.”
“Thomas Bodström, a former justice minister.”
“Paul Svensson, chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author.”
“Morgan Larsson, the profile of Swedish Radio.”
