Statistics

Vätternrundan 2010 in numbers
21 246 registered; 18 132 men and 3 114 women

Number of events:
9 pioneers have cycled every year (44 times)
116 have participated over 30 times
9 192 are cycling Vätternrundan for the first time
3 565 are cycling Vätternrundan for the second time

Ages:
3 318 are younger than 30
14 696 are between 31 and 55
3 067 are between 56 and 70
165 are older than 71

Counties:
21 Swedish counties are represented
County of Stockholm 4477 participants, Västra Götaland 3203 participants, Skåne 1674 participants and Östergötland 1432 participants.

Countries:
Austria 26
Australien 5
Åland 14
Belgium 92
Canada 3
Schwitzerland 36
China 1
Czechoslovakia 26
Germany 1822
Denmark 781
Estonia 13
Spain 3
Finland 423
France 3
Great Britain 197
Croatia 1
Hungary 1
Ireland 8
India 1
Iceland 12
Italy 1
Japan 1
South Korea 2
Liechtenstein 1
Luxemburg 3
Netherlands 38
Norway 841
Poland 6
Russia 5
Sweden 16 827
Singapore 1
Thailand 1
USA 49
South Africa 2

In addition to the service available at the start and finish, the cyclists can eat and rest at 9 rest stops along Vätternrundan’s course. Late Friday night and early Saturday morning Jönköping serves mashed potatoes and meatballs. In Hjo cyclists over 13,000 plates of lasagna will be served. At the other rest stops bread, blueberry soup, bananas and beverages are on hand to give the cyclists an energy boost.

The participants in Vätternrundan are estimated to consume:
160 000 bread buns
1 200 kilograms coffee
25 000 liters energy drink
12 000 liters blueberry soup
3 000 kilograms salted gherkin
13 500 servings of pasta salad
14 500 servings of mashed potatoes