Ultravasan is an annual

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and trail run in

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, which was hosted for the first time in 2014 following the route of the ski race

Vasaloppet (Swedish language, Swedish for 'the Vasa race') is an annual long distance cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country ski race held on the first Sunday of March. The course starts in the village of :sv:Berga, Malung-Sälens kommun, Berga, jus ...

. The 90 km race is the largest ultramarathon race in Sweden, and attracts more participants than the 45 km event. The race is arranged on two distances: * Ultravasan 90: Start in

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and finish in

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, 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 Oxberg is a urban areas in Sweden, minor locality in Mora Municipality, Sweden, Mora Municipality, Sweden. It had 97 inhabitants in 2010. Vasaloppet goes through Oxberg. It is also the start site for Tjejvasan, Kortvasan and Halvvasan. The Oxberg B ...

and finish in

, following the second half of the Vasaloppet trail. The course is around 45 km in distance. The races are part of the Vasaloppet Summer Week, along with the bike races CykelVasan and the shorter running races TrailVasan. 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.

Past winners

Winners and official times. Course records with green background.

References

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Ultravasan 45

Ultravasan 90
August in sports Athletics competitions in Sweden category:Ultramarathons Recurring sporting events established in 2014 category:Trail running competitions 2014 establishments in Sweden Sports competitions in Dalarna County 21st-century establishments in Dalarna County