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Cancellation in Canada bringing a new virtual challenge

16 December 2020

The news coming from Canada are not unexpected, but still sad: The Gatineau Loppet has just announced the cancellation of their 2021’s ski marathon. “We have looked at multiple scenarios in order to present a safe event in our beautiful Gatineau Park. Nevertheless, we must face the fact that, like almost every cross-country ski event […]

König Ludwig Lauf forced to second cancellation in a row

9 December 2020

The German state Bavaria, the home of König Ludwig Lauf has announced the desaster situation & has tightened the lockdown. Under these circumstances the OC of the König Ludwig Lauf had to announce the cancellation of the 2021’s edition. This is hitting the organizers particularly hard, because this is cancellation number two on a row […]

Tartu Maraton is bringing you another virtual challenge

Two and a half months before Tartu Marathon the race organizers are considering different options and confirm that the legendary event will be held in any case. When previously the main threat to the event has been poor snow conditions, then this year there’s also a global pandemic. „We have back-up plans based on our […]

Cool and virtual look for the VRL Finisher T-Shirts

2 December 2020

The Virtual Racing League is ready for your participation and we are just waiting for the next competition to start: The Virtual Vasaloppet China, starting on 29th December. After finishing 7 virtual races, you will be crowned with the title Virtual Racer. And in addition, you should have something, that shows, you are a real […]

First Virtual Racing League Event ready for registration

17 November 2020

Now things are getting real: Vasaloppet China opened the registration for their virtual event. Your fist chance to collect one of the required seven virtual races for your Virtual Racer Title. The Vasaloppet China 2021 will be organized in two different ways. First, on December 29th 2020, the real 50 km classic techinque race will […]

Rollout of the Digital Passport

12 November 2020

It has been a working process for three years, but now we managed it: We have worked through almost 2 million race result data from over 600.000 skiers collected in our database and now we finally can present to you the Digital Passport. MyLoppet is the login-system on our website. Once you are registered and […]

New challenge available: The Virtual Racing League

8 November 2020

It is time to talk about positive things again. Over the past weeks we have been working with pressure, to bring you this great news: From now on, you have the possibility, to work on a new and special title. After this season, you may be called “Virtual Racer”. Your virtual race challenge We don’t […]

+Update+ Only 400 elite skiers at Vasaloppet 2021

7 November 2020

This week the OC of the Swedish Worldloppet race, Vasaloppet, has decided on how to carry out their events in 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. The king of cross-country ski races will take place, as planned, on the 7th march. But only elite skiers will stand on the starting line in Sälen. Usually thousands […]

Birken opens registrations with backup guarantee

4 November 2020

Today our Norwegian friends have opened the registrations for the Birkebeinerrennet 2021 at the end of March. The organizers are working and planning, that the Birken Festival can take place in a save way. If the race will take place on several days, with wave starts or individual start, with a limited starter’s field etc. […]

Dolomitenlauf offering 100 % entry fee refund in case of Corona-cancellation

24 October 2020

The Dolomitenlauf is officially set to take place from 21st to 24th January 2021. And we have good reasons to count on the Austrian marathon taking place: Low infection rates in the area around the race venue and a few ideas to guarantee the security of participants, volunteers, organizers… Small group starts on race day […]

VIDEO: Birkie shows how to organize a race event in these times

14 October 2020

The race organizers are still in the process figuring out, how to make our beloved ski marathons happen in the upcoming winter season. The American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation was able to organize 3 successful events over the past months. That makes us confident, that we will experience marathon skiing action on the 27th February in […]

Finally security from Italy: No doubts for Marcialonga 2021

8 October 2020

With the mountain peaks in Val di Fiemme painted in white our minds start to fly to the next winter season and to Marcialonga 2021. But will it take place? What if I can not enter Italy? Finally we have received good news from Italy: The 48th Marcialonga will take place! Already now, the organizers […]