Thoughts on Vatternrundan - Part 3
If you have read my previous blogs you know a little of the worlds biggest bike event, Vatternrundan , and probably also about the idea and soul behind it.Vatternrundan is a part of a Nordic sport tradition. We have more big events in Sweden and Norway with the same spirit and concept, but in other sports.Except for Vatternrundan in Sweden, we also have the biggest ski event in the world, Vas...[More]
Thoughts on Vatternrundan - part 2
The first Vatternrundan bike competition was held in 1966, but Vatternrundan actually started as a medical experiment two years earlier when the doctor and professor Sten-Otto Liljedal realized that he was in bad condition with overweight and high blood pressure because of physical inactivity. He wanted to challenge his body with something really demanding. While he wanted his body to work du...[More]
Thoughts on Vatternrundan-Part One
2008-09-11 As you might have seen on our website, Vatternrundan China was arranged last weekend up in Changbai Mountain.
The original Vatternrundan in Sweden is the biggest road bike race in the world if you look at the number of participants. It is a race for amateur bikers and has been arranged in every June since 1966. In recent years, 17 500 bikers register every year to ride...[More]
To rest is the goal
2008-08-28
"The best cyclist in the world once said”the only time I like to cycle is when I cross the finish line”. That person was the Belgian athlete Eddy Merckx who won Giro d’Italia and Tour the France five times. He also won three world cups and had more victories than any other cyclist.You can say in a sense that he has captured what training and competing is all about: ...[More]
Bernt Johansson comments on the Olympic road bike races
An Olympic medal is not something you just happen to win!
It has been a weekend of fantastic bike races up at the Great Wall. For starters it has been a stroke of genius by the arrangers to put the competitions in the mountains of the wall. I am sure that everyone who had not been there was amazed by one of the world’s seven wonders. That the course was able to become decisive without bein...[More]
-76 year's Olympic Champion starts blog at Nordic Ways
Nordic Ways proudly presents a newly started blog by 1976 year's Olympic road bike Champion, Bernt Johansson. He will be talking about racing, competing, excercise and other fun stories from a top athletes exciting life. Please enjoy the first part in this exclusive blog.
First out, Bernt will be talking on how to increase your performance with anaerobic interval training.
08-08-07
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