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]
| Ultravasan | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date(s) | August |
| Frequency | annual |
| Location(s) | Dalarna |
| Country | Sweden |
| Inaugurated | 2014 |
| Organised by | Vasaloppet |
The race is arranged on two distances:
- Ultravasan 90: Start in Sälen and finish in Mora, following the same trail as Vasaloppet. The race was originally 90 km, but after some modifications in 2023, the course is now 92 km.
- Ultravasan 45: Start in Oxberg and finish in Mora, following the second half of the Vasaloppet trail. The course is around 45 km in distance.[2]
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
editWinners and official times. Course records with green background.[5]
| Year | Country | Men | Time | Country | Women | Time |
| 2014 |  Sweden |
Jonas Buud | 6:02:03 |  Great Britain |
Holly Rush | 7:09:04 |
| 2015 | Sweden |
Jonas Buud | 5:45:08 |  Switzerland |
Jasmin Nunige | 7:02:35 |
| 2016 |  Norway |
Jarle Risa | 6:11:49 | Switzerland |
Jasmin Nunige | 6:54:32 |
| 2017 | Sweden |
Elov Olsson | 6:07:37 | Sweden |
Ida Nilsson | 6:51:26 |
| 2018 | Sweden |
Fritjof Fagerlund | 6:01:56 |  Russia |
Alexandra Morozova | 6:43:55 |
| 2019 |  USA |
Jim Walmsley | 5:47:28 | Russia |
Alexandra Morozova | 7:11:07 |
| 2021 |  France
|
Sébastien Spehler | 6:09:45 | Russia
|
Alexandra Morozova | 6:48:36 |
| 2022 | Sweden
|
Viktor Stenqvist | 6:19:07 | Sweden
|
Anna Hellström | 7:40:51 |
| 2023 | Sweden
|
Olle Meijer | 6:46:13 | Sweden
|
Ida Nilsson | 7:23:52 |
| 2024 | Sweden
|
Olle Meijer | 6:15:18 | Norway
|
Laila Kveli | 7:18:23 |
| Year | Country | Men | Time | Country | Women | Time |
| 2014 | Russia |
Roman Ryapolov | 2:49:47 | Sweden |
Gloria Vinstedt | 3:28:13 |
| 2015 | Sweden |
Fritjof Fagerlund | 2:45:30 | France |
Caroline Dubois | 3:13:22 |
| 2016 | Russia |
Roman Ryapolov | 2:41:47 | Sweden |
Lisa Ring | 3:04:18 |
| 2017 | Sweden |
Erik Ahnfält | 2:40:28 | Great Britain |
Joasia Zakrzewski | 3:06:12 |
| 2018 | Sweden |
David Nilsson | 2:39:33 | Sweden |
Lisa Ring | 3:03:00 |
| 2019 | Sweden |
Fredrik Eriksson | 2:49:21 | Sweden |
Sofia Byhlinder | 3:09:40 |
| 2021 | Sweden
|
Kristofer Låås | 2:41:04 | Sweden
|
Liselotte Hellsten | 3.05.38 |
| 2022 | Sweden
|
Jesper Lundberg | 2:34:29 | Sweden
|
Barbro Näsström | 3.02.47 |
| 2023 | Sweden
|
Kristofer Låås | 2:39:47 | Sweden
|
Erica Lech | 3.02.09 |
| 2024 | Sweden
|
Jesper Lundberg | 2:35:52 | Sweden
|
Malin Starfelt | 2.55.18 |
References
edit- ^ "About Ultravasan 90". Vasaloppet Week. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "About Ultravasan 45". Vasaloppet Week. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Vasaloppet's Summer Week". Vasaloppet in English. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Olle Meijer and Laila Kveli won Ultravasan 90 2024". Vasaloppet in English. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Vasaloppet Results". Mika timing. Retrieved 24 October 2024.