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03Oct 2017 by DS News Team

Klarälvsloppet Aims To Become Summer Version of Vasaloppet

Whatever we do here at the Dailyskier, we always try to deliver the following point across: skiing/rollersking is not just a great sport – it's a growing sport, as more and more people discover its beauty and benefits. One of the signs of the bright future ahead for the sport is in growing numbers of competitions and mass races held throughout the world. Today we introduce yet another new entrant in the field: Klarälvsloppet in western Sweden. ...Through the serene hills and forests of Swedish Värmland runs a 90km smooth asphalt road with no motor traffic. Klarälvsbanan is one of the world's best known rails-to-trails projects, turning disused railroads into exercise paths for all. For quite some time now Klarälvsbanan was a venue of regular meet-ups of cyclists. For the…

02Oct 2017 by DS News Team

Racefox: All Body Movements Originate In Point In Upper Chest

Gear News, Newsfeed

The second decade of the XXI century gave us the Internet of Things. While smart toasters and “dumb” fridges that wouldn't allow you to raid them in the middle of the night ( because you programmed it so yourself, trying to save your waistline - real life story) are all very exciting – they are rather peripheral to the great sport of cross country skiing. Let's talk about something that is central to it – like technique and performance analyses. Here comes Racefox, your real-time online xc skiing coach. Racefox, née Wememove, came to the market last year with a promise of bettering performance through using the chest strapped device & online app that test your technique and identify your strengths and weaknesses. Since then Racefox has become quite a…

27Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Optiwax Shows Its Ambitions By Putting Black UHF Tape On Market

Gear News, Newsfeed

If you're a skier who never tried Optiwax glide tapes thus far – you really don't have an excuse this upcoming season, as far as we're concerned. What is a glide tape? It is a highly fluorinated glide wax attached to a paper backing, which makes it extremely simple to apply. And economical too, if you remember how much high flouro waxes tend to cost. For the upcoming season the Finnish racing wax producer is expanding its " tapes line" with a new - and the most fancy - addition: Here's Black UHF tape Says Jari Joutsen, founder & CEO of MJ Optima-Sport Oy: "Last winter we wanted test out how hard wax material we can apply to the tape with our methods and we also wanted see the limits…

26Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Same Rollerskis For Everyone In Competitions Or Different? Now We Ask World’s Best Ski Marathoners

Leaders, Newsfeed

This is Part 2 of our questionnaire: See here what rollerski marathon organizers had to say Today is a turn of some of the world's best marathoners - both on skis and rollerskis - to weigh in on the issue. Some rollerski races follow the rules of winter skis i.e. each racer performs on individually chosen and prepared skis. Others ( e.g. Blink, Allianslopper, recent Fiemme Rollerski Cup) go the opposite way: every member of the elite performs on identical rollerskis provided by a sponsor thus evening out the field somewhat What is a right way in your opinion? Which of the two options above you prefer when competing? =============================================================== Anders Aukland, Olympic & world champion, Vasaloppet winner: - If we want high-profile World Cup long distance skiers to participate , then…

25Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Rollerski Racing: Same Rollers For Everyone Or Each To His/Her Own?

Leaders, Newsfeed

The eternal question for rollerski competitions of any size and importance : same gear for everyone or each to his/her own? The Dailyskier went to ask some of the world's top skiers as well as rollerski races organizers that very question: Some rollerski races follow the rules of winter skis i.e. each racer performs on individually chosen and prepared skis. Others ( e.g. Blink, Allianslopper, recent Fiemme Rollerski Cup) go the opposite way: every member of the elite performs on identical rollerskis provided by sponsor thus evening out the field somewhat What is a right way in your opinion? Which of the two options above you prefer when competing? We have received a lot of good, thoughtfull replies – and shall publish them in portions. Today's turn of race organizers: Ulf Stenman,…

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