Ultravasan Explained

Ultravasan
Status:active
Genre:sports event
Date:August
Frequency:annual
Location:Dalarna
Country:Sweden
Organised:Vasaloppet

Ultravasan is an annual ultramarathon and trail run in Sweden, which was hosted for the first time in 2014 following the route of the ski race Vasaloppet. The 90 km race is the largest ultramarathon race in Sweden, and attracts more participants than the 45 km event.[1]

The race is arranged on two distances:

The races are part of the Vasaloppet Summer Week, along with the bike races CykelVasan and the shorter running races TrailVasan.[3]

In 2024, Norwegian former crosscountry skier Laila Kveli won Ultravasan 90 and became the first athlete to win both the skiing race and the running race.[4]

Past winners

Winners and official times. Course records with green background.[5]

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YearCountryMenTimeCountryWomenTime
2014 6:02:03 7:09:04
2015 5:45:08 7:02:35
2016 6:11:49 6:54:32
2017 6:07:37 6:51:26
2018 6:01:56 6:43:55
2019 5:47:28 7:11:07
2021 FranceSébastien Spehler6:09:45Alexandra Morozova6:48:36
2022 SwedenViktor Stenqvist6:19:07 SwedenAnna Hellström7:40:51
2023 SwedenOlle Meijer6:46:13 SwedenIda Nilsson7:23:52
2024 SwedenOlle Meijer6:15:18 NorwayLaila Kveli7:18:23
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YearCountryMenTimeCountryWomenTime
2014 Roman Ryapolov2:49:47 3:28:13
2015 Fritjof Fagerlund2:45:30 Caroline Dubois 3:13:22
2016 Roman Ryapolov2:41:47 3:04:18
2017 2:40:28 3:06:12
2018 2:39:33 3:03:00
2019 2:49:21 3:09:40
2021 SwedenKristofer Låås2:41:04 SwedenLiselotte Hellsten3.05.38
2022 SwedenJesper Lundberg 2:34:29 SwedenBarbro Näsström3.02.47
2023 SwedenKristofer Låås2:39:47 SwedenErica Lech3.02.09
2024 SwedenJesper Lundberg 2:35:52 SwedenMalin Starfelt2.55.18

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: About Ultravasan 90. Vasaloppet Week. English. 18 August 2019.
  2. News: About Ultravasan 45 . 18 August 2019 . Vasaloppet Week . English.
  3. Web site: Vasaloppet's Summer Week . 2024-10-24 . Vasaloppet in English . en-US.
  4. Web site: Olle Meijer and Laila Kveli won Ultravasan 90 2024 . 2024-10-24 . Vasaloppet in English . en-US.
  5. Web site: Vasaloppet Results . 2024-10-24 . Mika timing.