Fabian Stocek and Malin Borjesjo win Vasaloppet China 2025
The 23rd edition of Vasaloppet China in Changchun’s Jingyuetan Park has the same winner as last year: Czechia’s Fabian Stocek.
On a truly beautiful day with temperatures just a few points below zero and almost no wind of any significance, Stocek bided his time on the second lap of 25 km to attack in the final few kilometers and leave Rolf Johansson and Lorenzo Busin behind. They were the best three of what was a group of fifteen skiers that passed through the checkpoint after one lap. Stocek went more than ten minutes faster than himself a year ago, and won the 50 km race in 2h05’22”.
Johansson and Busin sprinted for second place seventeen seconds later. Kjetil Banerud claimed fourth , just 42 seconds later , the first Chinese skier is Li Ming Lin.
The women’s 50 km race went to Sweden’s Malin Borjesjo in 2h25’31”, ahead of the Li Lei by 1’42”. Li Lei faded quite badly in the final kilometers to see victory taken away from her by Borjesjo. The podium was completed by another Chinese skier, Zhang Zheng.
