What is Vasaloppet?
[[File:Vasaloppet.JPG|thumb|Vasaloppet]] '''Vasaloppet''' is an annual [[cross-country skiing]] competition in [[Sweden]]. It started off in [[1922]] and has been a part of [[Worldloppet Ski Federation|Worldloppet]] as long as Worldloppet has been around.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.worldloppet.com/vasaloppet.php|title=Vasaloppet|publisher=Worldloppet|language=English|accessdate=4 March 2015}}</ref> Nowadays it is held the first [[Sunday]] in [[March]] each year. The competition runs from [[Sälen]] to [[Mora]]. Women were banned from participating between [[1924]] and [[1980]], due to the length of the race (90 kilometers). In [[1997]], an official women's award was established. The race is held to commemorate the historical events related to [[Gustav Vasa]] back in the early [[1520's]]. ==Sister races== *[[Botniavasan]] (Finland) *[[Vasaloppet China]] *[[Vasaloppet Japan]] *[[Vasaloppet USA]] *[[Vasaloppet de la Sergerie]] (Canada) ==Related pages== *[[Tjejvasan]] == References == {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== {{Commonscat-inline|Vasaloppet}} * [http://www.vasaloppet.se/ Official website] *[http://www.oppetarkiv.se/etikett/titel/Vasaloppet/ The event at SVT's open archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150423233438/http://www.oppetarkiv.se/etikett/titel/Vasaloppet/ |date=2015-04-23 }} {{in lang|sv}} {{sport-stub}} [[Category:1922 establishments in Sweden]] [[Category:Sports competitions]] [[Category:Skiing in Sweden]]