Birkebeinerrittet
Birkebeinerrittet (lit. The Birkebeiner cycling race) is a long-distance mountainbike cycling race held annually in Norway. It is the world's largest mountainbike race in number of contestants.[1] In 2009, 17,164 riders signed up, and 15,140 cyclists completed the race.
The race
The race starts at Rena and ends at Håkons Hall in Lillehammer. Birkebeinerrittet is 92km[2] long along fire roads, with some paved and some single/dualtrack segments.
The race has been held since 1993 and commemorates a trip made by the Birkebeiner loyalists to save the heir to the Norwegian throne, Håkon Håkonsson, in 1206. All participants carry a backpack weighing at least 3.5 kg, symbolizing the weight of the then one-year-old heir.
Past winners
Men
Year | Name | Club/Nation | Time |
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2014 | Fredrik Wilmann | 02.33.18 | |
2013 | Fredrik Ericsson | 02.41.17 | |
2012 | Lars Ragnar Manengen | 02.43.24 | |
2011 | Stian Remme | 02.54.45 | |
2010 | Hannes Genze | 02.57.04 | |
2009 | Andreas Kugler | 03.02.05 | |
2008 | Anders Hovdenes | 02.40.50 | |
2007 | Massimo De Bertolis | 02.52.29 | |
2006 | Lars Petter Nordhaug | 02.43.08 | |
2005 | Thomas Frischknecht | 03.52.01 | |
Women
Year | Name | Club/Nation | Time |
---|---|---|---|
2014 | Borghild Løvset | 03.05.04 | |
2013 | Borghild Løvset | 03.12.38 | |
2012 | Pia Sundstedt | 03.06.42 | |
2011 | Pia Sundstedt | 03.08.26 | |
2010 | Pia Sundstedt | 03.19.45 | |
2009 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå | 03.27.02 | |
2008 | Pia Sundstedt | 03.09.06 | |
2007 | Pia Sundstedt | 03.24.43 | |
2006 | Pia Sundstedt | 03.08.32 | |
2005 | Gunn-Rita Dahle Flesjå | 04.05.18 | |
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External links
References
- Birkebeinerrittet is the world's largest cross country bicycle race with 18.000 participants Archived August 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- "Løype Birkebeinerrittet". birkebeiner.no. Retrieved 2 September 2013.
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