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PODCAST WITH PRO TEAM ATHLETE STIAN HOELGAARD
In the new Orsa2Levi podcast Episode 83 we meet the Pro Team Athlete Stian Hoelgaard from Norway. He is one of the most successful Pro Team athletes with his 12... The post
10. PRO TOUR EVENT PRESENTATION: VASALOPPET
Date: March 6, 2022 Place: Sälen-Mora, Sweden Distance: 90 km Classic technique Active years: 100 Record number of participants: 16,502 Number of VSC sprints/climbing points: two sprints at 24 km... The post
TOMORROW’S ORSA2LEVI GOES TO KIRUNA, SWEDEN, AND TALKS WITH STIAN HOELGAARD
Stian Hoelgaard from Norway is one of the most successful Pro Team athletes with his 12 podium places and five consecutive Vasaloppet podiums from 2016 to 2020. He transferred from... The post
9. PRO TOUR EVENT PRESENTATION: TARTU MARATON
Date: February 20, 2022 Place: Otepää-Elva, Estonia Distance: 63 km Classic technique Active years: 63 (48th edition) Record number of participants: 7,881 Highest peak and total climb: 211 m/779 m... The post
THE MYSTERY OF LACTATE THRESHOLD
By Teemu Virtanen When we talk about endurance sports, long distance skiing in our case, lactate thresholds and training at those levels are a common topic. Generally speaking, we all... The post
8. PRO TOUR EVENT PRESENTATION: JIZERSKA 50
Date: February 13, 2022 Place: Bedrichov, the Czech Republic Distance: 50 km Classic technique Active years: 55 Record number of participants: 8,141 Highest peak and total climb: 999 m/861 m... The post
7. PRO TOUR EVENT PRESENTATION: MARCIALONGA
Date: January 30, 2022 Place: Trentino, Italy Distance: 70 km Classic technique Active years: 48 Record number of participants: 7,951 Highest peak and total climb: 1453 m/1265 m Number of... The post
MENTAL TRAINING MAKES YOU STRONGER
By Teemu Virtanen In long distance skiing, like in any endurance sports, physical shape is the key component in an athlete’s performance, but without a great mental capacity one won’t... The post
6. PRO TOUR EVENT PRESENTATION: ENGADIN LA DIAGONELA
Date: January 22, 2022 Place: Zuoz, Switzerland Distance: 55 km Classic technique Active years: 9 Record number of participants: 900 Highest peak and total climb: 1842 m/812 m Number of... The post
BING AIMS FOR VICTORY AT VASALOPPET
47 years after the so far only German victory in Vasaloppet, Thomas Bing aims to be at the top of the podium in the world’s most famous long distance race.... The post
2. PRO TOUR EVENT PRESENTATION: ORSA INDIVIDUAL PROLOGUE
Date: December 19, 2021 Place: Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden Distance: 35 km Classic technique Active years: new edition Record number of participants: new edition Highest peak and total climb: Individual Prologue... The post
THE ABC OF ENDURANCE IN SPORT
By Teemu Virtanen Cross-country skiing is, without a doubt, an endurance sport, and long distance skiing is an extreme form of endurance sport. For skiers, endurance is a term that... The post
1. PRO TOUR EVENT PRESENTATION: ORSA PRO TEAM TEMPO
Date: December 18 2021 Place: Orsa Grönklitt, Sweden Distance: 15 km Classic technique Active years: new edition Record number of participants: new edition Highest peak and total climb: Pro Team... The post
PRO TEAM ATHLETES CRAVE FOR CALORIES
By Teemu Virtanen Cross-country skiing, and long distance in particular, is a strenuous sport, which requires a lot of work, patience and tons of energy. Pro Team athletes can train... The post
PRO TEAM PRESENTATION: TEAM RAMUDDEN
This Swedish Pro Team has been sensational in the recent years. The driving force in the team is Lina Korsgren, whose husband is the captain of the boat. The team... The post
VO2 MAX MEASURES YOUR MAXIMAL OXYGEN UPTAKE
By Teemu Virtanen VO2 max is certainly a term that rings a bell to all endurance sports enthusiasts, and it is probably the most measured ability within endurance athletes. In... The post
PRO TEAM PRESENTATION: LAGER 157 SKI TEAM
This Swedish Pro Team has the reigning male Champion Emil Persson and the five-time female Champion Britta Johansson Norgren. Last season, Persson won four races and finished in the top-5... The post
PRO TEAM PRESENTATION: Team Ragde Charge
This Norwegian Pro Team needs no introductions. It is the Aukland brothers’ squad, which has been the number one Pro Team almost every year. It goes without saying that it... The post
PODCAST WITH PRO TEAM ATHLETE EMIL PERSSON
In the new Orsa2Levi podcast Episode 81 the reigning Visma Ski Classics Champion Emil Persson from Lager 157 Ski Team is the guest. This ambitious and passionate Swede tells the... The post
PRO TEAM PRESENTATION: RUSSIAN WINTER TEAM
This wintery Pro Team from Russia is the sole representative of their legendary cross-country ski nation in Visma Ski Classics, but they are fighting tooth and nail against the Scandinavian... The post