The
Vasaloppet is over for another year, and as always the event saw many heroic
efforts and finish line crossings.
14,706 people
competed – including H.R.H Crown Prince Frederik from Denmark! Another special
competitor was Bengt Eriksson who was the event’s oldest participant being 82 years of age – achieving his 60th
finish at Vasaloppet!
Our ONE WAY
athlete, Daniel Tynell, and his compratiot Jens Eriksson, both from the local
region of Dalarna, set the pace of the race very well and were part of the six
men leading group just before the end of the race.
After a hard fight against each other in the
last minutes, Jörgen Auckland (of Norway) had the best end performance and won
the Vasaloppet 2013. It was his second victory. Daniel Tynell finished in
second position, just two seconds behind the winning time of 3.50.48h.
In the
womens class, Laila Kveli (also a Norwegian)
won the title. She crossed the line with a comfortable margin of more than one
and a half minutes in front of the second place getter, Seraina Boner of
Switzerland.
As with
previous years, the Vasaloppet was a great success and showed off the
excitement and beauty of cross country skiing as well as Sweden’s stunning
nature and landscape. We look forward to next year’s event already!
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