Tornedalsloppet

Tornedalsloppet is an annual ski marathon held in Övertorneå, Sweden. Held since 1968, Tornedalsloppet is among the older long-distance ski-races in Sweden and the only one which commences in the Arctic Circle and finishes south of it.[1] Traditionally two different races are held, one 45 km for adults aged 21-65 and one 23 km, for young adults aged 17-20. Since 2006 the race had formally been one of the four locations of the FIS Nordic Ski Marathon Cup, a series which includes the Tornedalsloppet, the Holmenkollen Skimaraton in Norway, the Fossavatn Ski Marathon in Iceland and Oulun Tervahiihto in Finland.[2] The race is now usually the third race of the cup, held in late March or early April.

References

  1. ↑ "Since 2006 Tornedalsloppet is one of the four races in FIS Nordic Marathon Cup.". Tornedalsloppet. Retrieved July 16, 2010.
  2. ↑ "History". Fossavatn Ski Marathon. Retrieved July 16, 2010.

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