2010-2-10   It seems that 2010 years Huangshan MTB Festival is going to the biggest ever when it is now celebrating its 5th anniversary. The festival mainly organized by some Anhui and Huangshan Government Agencies will be going on from April 22-25 with events and races for professional bikers as well. However, "our" Huangshan MTB Festival - the amateur race - is presently sheduled...[More]

  There were not only many local TV-Stations and newspapers reporting from Birkebeinerrittet China in Yakeshi, here are some news reports from CCTV-9 and CCTV-5 plus a great article about the race in the Norwegian "Fitness Magazine". Also check out some of the great pictures below!If you find a picture of yourself below and want us to send it to you in full size, please send an email to ellin...[More]

  Birkebeinerrittet China 2009 started with a big bang of Chinese fireworks and beaming sunshine from a blue sky. 148 participants from 12 countries set out from Yakeshi City Square on their ride to the finish at Phoenix Lake.   The starting field was mixed from semi-professional bikers to old and new amateurs out for a good ride. The track was tough according to many bikers, “but it wa...[More]

Local and National media covered Vatternrundan China 2009, here are some reports from CCTV International and a travel story by some Swedish people who took part in the race. Further down you will find some great pictures! Travel story about Vatternrundan China 2009 (in Swedish. With really nice pictures): http://www.physiochraft.se/china-brev.html CCTV9 – Sportsscene: http://english.cctv.com...[More]

2009-9-5With welcoming words from Yuxi City Mayor and representatives from Vatternrundan Sweden, about 300 bikers set out for the first Vatternrundan China to go around Fuxian Lake. On the start line were names such as Bernt Johansson, Olympic gold medalist in road bike, Sven-Åke Nilsson, Magnus Lönnqvist, European triathlon champion, Terje Amundsen and Darren Benson.   At 9 am, th...[More]

To celebrate that our Mountain bike race Birkebeinerrittet China is being held in Yakeshi for the first time and as a token of appreciation to you bikers, we offer the below package totally free of charge! Basically, you fix your own transportation, train to Yakeshi or flight to Hailaer, or you let us book your flight return trip for you to the price 1950 RMB. We cover your transportation, hotel ...[More]

2009-8-24 Sven-Åke Nilsson, born 13th Sept, 1951 , here seen with his former national team mate Bernt Johansson, was an active professional cyclist between 1977 and 1984. He came 7 in Tour de France in 1980. Sven-Åke comes to China with a group of Swedish tourists to visit Yuxi and take part in Vatternrundan China. The Swedish group from Svensk-Kinesiska Travel Agency will apart from t...[More]

2009-8-12  Journalists, media, Yuxi government officials and Nordic Ways representatives gathered on the 50th floor at the Capital Club in Beijing for the Vatternrundan China Press Conference on Tuesday.   The first speaker was Mr. Niclas Hellqvist, General Manager of Nordic Ways. He presented some interesting facts about the classic Vatternrundan race in Sweden which is the model for V...[More]

2009.8.10    Now, Vatternrundan has not only the long 175.5km distance around the whole Fuxian Lake to offer. If you feel that going over a 100km is a bit too much for you, you can go about half a lap along the west side of Fuxian Lake. This distance is 78.8km. But, here is something about the route you will be taking. .. Yuxi is a fast growing city with a population mainly made up...[More]