01May 2020 by DS News Team
Tore Berdal: Takk For Meg!

Tore Berdal: Takk For Meg!

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Marcialonga 2020 and Vasalopppet 2019 winner Tore Bjørseth Berdal has just announced his retirement from competitive skiing. "The time has come to hang my skis, finish my studies and start a new job" a 32 year old leader of Team Koteng says on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_o59c2JwAL/?igshid=yyxoluktkptm Berdal is not just a very good skier - he's a soul of Team Koteng (previously known as Team United Bakeries) and the whole of the Visma Ski Classics series. Remember that old "Women love him, men want to be him " line? Might as well have been said about Tore! ...His retirement comes just days after another long distance skiing maverick, old-world champion and Marchialonga 2017 winner Tord Asle Gjerdalen from Team Ragde announced his. Thanks a million for all the great moments on…
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24Mar 2020 by DS News Team
New Day – New Strava Record. And By Whom!

New Day – New Strava Record. And By Whom!

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With season's abrupt early end Norwegian skiers have a lot of capacity left, clearly. Some of them are now engaged in what looks like Citius, Altius, Fortius competition. Or, at least, Amplius or " longer". Enter Joar Thele. https://www.instagram.com/p/B6YqI31p2Fe/?igshid=1xi55guqnfs3o Thele, 26, runs for Team Ragde Eiendom and twice finished 11th in Vasaloppet - in 2019 and 2020. The 204k sessoon his Lyn clubmate and world champion in 50k Hans Christer Holund clocked last weekend, clearly felt somewhat underwhelming for a long distance pro. So he did 321. That's three hundred twenty one - read it slowly. In 18 hours, with elevation gain of some 3000m at the pace most of us would consider to be competition-worth ? You think that's impressive? Wait till you learn who was Thele's company on…
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