Vasaloppet
The story behind the world's biggest ski race
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Show Notes
The largest ski race in the world is the Vasaloppet, which is 90 kilometers in distance and attracts over 15,000 participants every year. And it all started when a renegade Swedish noble was on the run from the Danish king. This is the story of the Vasaloppet.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustav_Vasa
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasaloppet
http://www.vasaloppet.se/om-oss/sa-borjade-allt/
Images:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vasaloppet_Kortvasan_Oxberg.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:King_Gustav_Vasa_of_Sweden_Addressing_Men_from_Dalarna_in_Mora_(Johan_Gustaf_Sandberg)_-_Nationalmuseum_-_19512.tif?page=1
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