EMILIA FAHLIN

"It's not, on paper, as super-hard as some WWT races, but everyone who's raced it says it's such a taxing course, and now the gravel adds extra stress and excitement. It's not for the hill climbers, but it's also not a typical sprinter inish, and that makes for an open race. We’ve seen breakaways, reduced bunches and solo riders pulling it of–for me that's the charm of it ."

Gravel sections in the Crescent Vårgåda make this a race that's right on the zeitgeist