The Ski Classics Challengers event Alliansloppet is just over a month away. The traditional 48km roller ski race in classic technique takes place on Saturday, August 30, 2025, in Trollhättan, Sweden.
On Saturday, August 30, 2025, Alliansloppet will take place in Sweden and for another year as a Ski Classics Challengers event.
Alliansloppet is the world’s largest roller ski event, attracting around 1,300 participants each year. Held in Trollhättan, a Swedish city renowned for its dramatic waterfalls, the event covers a legendary 16km loop completed three times through scenic landscapes.
The event brings together some of the world’s top Pro Team athletes and World Cup skiers looking to test their form during the summer training season. The relatively easy course is also ideal for beginners and recreational skiers taking part in their first roller ski race. Alliansloppet also holds the distinction of being the first official seeding roller ski race for the renowned Vasaloppet.
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Come and experience the Scandinavian summer and explore the beautiful Swedish West Coast! Alliansloppet is part of a multi-day festival of sports competitions and will also serve as one of the stages of the 2025 Roller Ski World Cup.
Alliansloppet – Facts
- Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025
- Location: Trollhättan
- Country: Sweden
- Race Distance: 48km
- Technique: Roller ski classic
- Website: Alliansloppet
- Registration: Alliansloppet
- Instagram: Alliansloppet
- Facebook: Alliansloppet
Trollhättan Roller Ski World Cup
Trollhättan will also host the second stop of the 2025 FIS Roller Ski World Cup, taking place from August 29 to 31. Over three days, senior and junior national athletes will compete across various race formats.
The event starts on Friday, August 29, with a 1.3km sprint in freestyle technique for all athletes, followed by a 48km mass start race in classic technique for senior athletes and 32km for junior roller skiers on Saturday, August 30, and ends with the 15km interval start in classic technique for both senior women and men and 7.5km for junior women and junior men athletes, on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
See the complete program for the Trollhättan Roller Ski World Cup below.
FACTS Trollhättan Roller Ski World Cup 2025
- When: Friday, August 29 to Sunday, August 31, 2025
- Who: Senior and junior national skiers – women and men
- Where: Trollhättan, Sweden
- What: FIS Roller Ski World Cup in Trollhättan, Sweden
PROGRAM
Friday, August 29: Sprint Freestyle (More details can be found HERE and HERE)
- Sprint Qualify F, Junior Men
- Sprint Qualify F, Junior Women
- Sprint Qualify F, Men
- Sprint Qualify F, Women
- Sprint F, Junior Men
- Sprint F, Junior Women
- Sprint F, Men
- Sprint F, Women
Saturday, August 30: Mass Start Classic (More details can be found HERE and HERE)
- Mass Start C 32km, Junior Men
- Mass Start C 32km, Junior Women
- Mass Start C 48km, Men (a Ski Classics Challengers event)
- Mass Start C 48km, Women (a Ski Classics Challengers event)
Sunday, August 31: Interval Start Classic (More details can be found HERE and HERE)
- Interval Start C 7.5km, Junior Men
- Interval Start C 7.5km, Junior Women
- Interval Start C 15km, Men
- Interval Start C 15km, Women
Also Read: Roller Ski World Cup standings after Madona
As the Alliansloppet 48km race is a Ski Classics Challengers event, Pro Team registered athletes can collect points for the Ski Classics Champion and Youth competitions in their respective genders.
A list of Ski Classics Challengers events with confirmed dates for season 2025/2026 can be found at Ski Classics. The list is updated continuously with new events.
Everyone participating in Ski Classics, Pro Tour or Challengers events, and professional and recreational skiers can connect their profile to the results database of Ski Classics called MyPages.
MyPages can be connected for free. In the profile, you can view your Ski Classics event results, collect pins, print diplomas, and analyze your results with friends in the SC ranking system. In your profile, you collect points according to your performance and are rewarded with pins and diplomas.
One of the central features of MyPages is that you get your global SC ranking. The SC Ranking is a live updated international ranking, unique in combining women and men, professional and recreational skiers in one single list.
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As a member of ProXCskiing.com, you get full access to all content on the site. Also, live streaming of Ski Classics events with English commentaries is available.
When you become part of one of the world’s leading XC ski communities, you will receive many exclusive offers all year round.
Author: Leandro Lutz
Photo: Ingrid:gopa/Alliansloppet
