Farewell To Team United Bakeries, Welcome Team Koteng

Farewell To Team United Bakeries, Welcome Team Koteng

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Team United Bakeries, one of the most recognizable names in Visma Ski Classics is no more Welcome Team Koteng that will compete in the same long distance skiing series that will kick off this week. Says John Kristian Dahl, triple winner of Vasaloppet and erstwhile Team United Bakeries (TUB) member “ We will fight for both the yellow champion bib and for winning the Pro Team competition. Individual wins in the big events such as Vasaloppet, Marcialonga and Birkebeinerrennet will be the most important goals” The new name of the team comes from a new main sponsor – and quite a sponsor it is! Ivar Koteng is a legendary property investor and manager, the guy who launched his business with several thousand Norwegian Kronas some 30 years ago and who's…
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Music Or No Music While Training: World’s Best Ski Marathoners Share Their Preferences

Music Or No Music While Training: World’s Best Ski Marathoners Share Their Preferences

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We at the Dailyskier like asking world's best skiers their opinion on things pertaining to their training and performance. Last time it was about rollerskis they prefer This time around we went all the way up and asked them what's in their ears - if anything, that is. - Do you ever train with earphones/loudspeakers on? - If “yes” - what do you listen to ( music, radio, podcasts, audiobooks) ? Andreaas Nygaard -I never use music in training. Ever! John Kristian Dahl - Sometimes I train with earphones, mostly without, focusing on technique etc. I will recommend fast beats like dance/edm for hard training, and meaningful podcast, with whatever you are interested in, for slow training. I mostly listen to this mentioned above , for example Avicii for hard training…
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