Dolomitenlauf World Loppet 60km F
JuliagsSeptember 22, 2009
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Dolomitenlauf World Loppet 42km C
JuliagsSeptember 22, 2009
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Jizerska Padesatka World Loppet 50km C
JuliagsSeptember 22, 2009
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Kangaroo Hoppet World Loppet 42km F
JuliagsSeptember 22, 2009
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Editor’s Note: The following is an open letter written by Hannes Larsson, President of the International Association of World Loppet Skiers (IAWLS), to the Vasaloppet. The letter has been sent to a number of Swedish newspapers and is published on
Mischol and Santus Win Engadin Ski Marathon
FasterSkierMarch 11, 2009
Switzerland – Swiss World Cup skier Seraina Mischol cruised to victory in the Engadin Ski Marathon this past weekend. Fabio Santus (ITA) won the men’s race. Evelyn Dong (Saab Salomon Factory Team/XC Oregon) was the top American woman in 8th and Brayton Osgood (Fischer/Craft, XC Oregon) was 26th in the men’s event. The Engadin, the Swiss event in the World Loppet series, is a 42 km point-to-point freestyle race over fast rolling terrain. Times...
Mora, Sweden – Daniel Tynell (SWE) joined select company when he became just the sixth skier to win the famed Vasaloppet more than once. Tynell completed the 90km classic race in a time of 4:10:55, 23 seconds ahead of fellow Swede Oskar Svärd. Sandra Hansson (SWE) continued her strong marathon season, winning the women’s event. Said Tynell after the race, “to win Vasaloppet is a huge thing in Sweden, well in the class of a...
Aukland and Hansson Win Tartu Marathon
FasterSkierFebruary 17, 2009
Anders Aukland (NOR) won the 63km classic Tartu Ski Marathon, the Estonian entrant in the World Loppet series. Aukland bested brother Joergen by six seconds in the race which is also part of the FIS Marthon Series. Jerry Ahrlin (SWE) was third, three seconds out of second place. Another fixture at the top of the FIS Marathons standings, Stanislav Rezac (CZE) was fourth and Swede Oskar Svärd 5th. Olympic Champion Thomas Alsgaard (NOR) was 8th,...
Over 2,500 skiers participated in the weekend long Gatineau Loppet, the Canadian entry on the World Loppet calendar. The festivites began on Saturday with the classic events, featuring the 53km race. Sunday was skating, also with a 53km race as the premier event. Gatineau, February 14, 2009 – The lovely weather was with us for this first day of competition. The only thing skiers were missing was the starting signal before throwing themselves on the...
Oberammergau, Germany – Stanislav Rezac (CZE) and Jenny Hansson won the 37th annual König Ludwig Lauf World Loppet. Rezac and Hansson both particpated in the 50km classic – the premier event of the weekend. Rezac, a winner of the FIS marathon cup in 2005 and a familiar face on the World Loppet podium, edged Swede Jerry Ahrlin in a sprint to the finish. The final margin of victory was only .4 seconds after nearly two...
Two strive for the victory…. and a third runs away with it. Everyone expected a duel between the Aukland brothers, Joergen and Anders from Norway and Italian Marco Cattaneo, but in the end it was Swede Jerry Ahrlin who climbed the first step of the podium in the 36th Marcialonga di Fiemme e Fassa. It was he who raised his arms in victory at the finishing line in Viale Mendini in Cavalese, at the end...