66th Solleröloppet - NE

Sollerön, Sweden, June 23, 2000

Lafis a midsummer champion

By Tomas Nilsson, cyclingnews.com correspondent

The "Solleröloppet" is the most prestigious Swedish race on the national calendar, held on midsummer in the county of Dalarna as a part of the Midsummer festivities. Start and finish is in a small village on the island Sollerön in lake Siljan and the race goes one lap around Siljan and then two around the smaller lake Orsasjön. This year the race was shortened with one Orsasjön lap due to the Swedish Championships two days later.

Seven riders broke clear more or less from the start and got a couple of minutes. After 70 kms the two pro riders Michel Lafis (Farm Frites) and Nicklas Axelsson (Ceramica Panaria-Gaerne) decided to speeds things up a bit and started to bridge up to the group. This took them 40 kilometres and then after another 20 kms no one in the front group managed to follow them. In the epic Skeer Hills Axelsson tried to shake Lafis off without success. The latter won the sprint and could collect his fourth "Old Man's Chair" the traditional first prize, as coveted as any blue and yellow champion's jersey for a Swedish cyclist, even a pro.

Results, Elite 180 km

1. Michel Lafis (Upsala CK/Farm Frites)            4.16.20
2. Nicklas Axelsson (Sollerö IF Cykel/Panaria))
3. Stefan Adamsson (Team Crescent)                    0.45
4. Klas Johansson (Burseryds IF)
5. Jonas Holmgren (CK Bure)
6. Jukka Heinekainen (Team Mälarenergi)
7. Tobias Johansson (CK Bure)                         1.20
8. Jonas Ljungblad (Team Crescent)                    1.23
9. Christoffer Ingeby (Team Mälarenergi)
10. Henrik Oldin (Falkenbergs CK)
11. Niklas Rönnerling (FK Trampen)
12. Mattias Eriksson (CK Bure)
13. Niclas Ekström (Skoghalls CK-HammaröTÖnissteiner)
14. Jan Mattsson (Upsala CK)
15. Viktor Sjöström (Upsala CK)
16. Johan Lång (Frölunda CK)
17. Magnus Ljungblad (Team Mälarenergi)
18. Robert Österling (Skoghalls CK-Hammarö)
19. Rikard Almqvist (CK Hymer)
20. Petter Renäng (Team Crescent)
21. John Nilsson (Team Mälarenergi)
22. Hans Carlsson (CK Master)
23. Fredrik Johansson (Västerås CK)
24. Robert Fogelkvist (Motala AIF CK)
25. Daniel Brandt (CK Hymer)
26. Arvid Nilsson (Frölunda CK)
27. Lars Robertsson (Smålands CK)
28. Jonas Olsson (Motala AIF CK)
29. Fredrik Johansson (Motala AIF CK)
30. Fredrik Lindberg (FK Trampen)                     1.55
31. Johan Svensson (Falkenbergs CK)
32. Patrik Löfving (Smålands CK)                      5.27
33. David Johansson (Västerås CK)
34. Johan Flodin (Team Crescent)
35. Erik Wendel (IK Vinco)
36. Jocke Bernström (Motala AIF CK)
37. Peter Resar (Sollerö IF Cykel)
38. Anders Juhlin (Team Mälarenergi/De Nardi)
39. Kristofer Bremström (Falkenbergs CK)
40. Håkan Nilsson (Burseryds IF)
41. Roger Karlsson (Borlänge CK)
42. Luke Alexander Ray (Sollerö IF Cykel)             6.18
43. Bryan Menton (Smålands CK)                        6.24
44. Jonas Gartman (Frölunda CK)                       6.48
45. Mattias Karlzon (FK Trampen)
46. Patric Hedberg (Västerås CK)
47. Philip Tavell (Kvänums IF)
48. Erik Jungåker (Kvänums IF)
49. Jens Westergren (IK Vinco)
50. Andreas Larsson (CK Falken)
51. Marcus Johansson (CK Hymer)
52. Anders Lennartsson (FK Trampen)
53. Peter Gustavsson (Smålands CK)
54. Emil Skoog (CK Master)
55. Henrik Edwardsson (FK Trampen)
56. Daniel Glos (CK Master)
57. Edvin Gustavsson (Kvänums IF)
58. Peter Lundblad (Västerås CK)
59. Tommy Larsson (Kvänums IF)
60. Tony Andersson (Borlänge CK)
61. Mickael Johansson (CK Hymer)
62. Mats Hedlund (Borlänge CK)
63. Tobias Andersson (Falu CK)
64. Kalle Friberg (Team Crescent)
65. Jonas Emanuelsson (Burseryds IF)
66. Andreas Lönnäng (Skoghalls CK-Hammarö)
67. Emil Arnell (IK Vinco)
68. Statis Stefanidis (CK Norrtälje)
69. Mikael Andersson (Falkenbergs CK)
70. Robert Nilsson (FK Trampen)
71. Klas Johansson (Sollerö IF Cykel)
72. Mikael Ringdahl (Motala AIF CK)
73. Christian Johansson (CK Hymer)
74. Dan Kuylenstierna (Falkenbergs CK)
75. Anders Ljungblad (CK Master)
76. Martin Johansson (Frölunda CK)
77. Tobias Lergård (Team Crescent)
78. Oskar Stenström (Team Mälarenergi)
79. Per Ola Lindén (Falkenbergs CK)                  17.40
80. Markus Juneholt (Skoghalls CK-Hammarö)
81. Henrik Andersson (CK Falken)                     20.55
82. Mattias Forslund (Frölunda CK)
83. Daniel Söderström (Falu CK)                      23.30
84. Mikael Norlin (CK Norrtälje)

117 starters

Juniors and *Women, 120 km:

1. Jonas Holmqvist (CK Bure)                        3.53.28
2. Rickard Sjöberg (CK Hymer)
3. Per Nilsson (Åstorps CK)
4. Johan Levin (CK Wänershof)
5. Lars Johansson (Västerås CK)
6. Gabor Veszpremi (FCK Wä)
7. Andreas Svensson (Skoghalls CK-Hammarö)
8. Petter Wijk (FCK Wä)
9. Martin Nyman (Åstorps CK)
10. Christofer Stevenson (CSK Ludvika)
11. Alexander Gustafsson (Åstorps CK)                 0.17
12. Henrik Gustavsson (Ulricehamns CK)                0.22
13. Andreas Johansson (CSK Ludvika)                   0.37
14. Ola Larner (Åstorps CK)                           4.07
15. Martin Lindgren (IK Vinco)
16. Tobias Johansson (Kvänums IF)                     4.12
17. Mikael Segersäll (CK Hymer)
18. Tommy Nilsson (FK Trampen)
19. Robert Johansson (Skara CK)                       4.27
20. Johan Jelvin (Örebrocyklisterna)                  5.56
21. Emil Stafström (Laxå CK)
22. Martin Erlandsson (CK Wänershof)
23. Anders Hjulström (Fagersta CA)
24. Anders Kulin (Kvänums IF)
25. Annika Jonsson (Team Mälarenergi)*
26. Maria Östergren (IFK Södertälje Cykel)            6.07
27. Jens Thögersen (Åstorps CK)                       6.30
28. Christer Hermansson (CK Wänershof)
29. Marie Höljer (Ramnäs CK)*
30. Lotta Green (CK Revanche)*
31. Mikael Strand (Mora MTB)
32. Johan Landström (Hofors CK)
33. Jonas Mattsson (Upsala CK)
34. Caroline Eriksson (CK Falken)*                    10.07
35. Liselotte Larsson (CK Dainon)*
36. Maria Andersson (CK Falken)*
37. Robert Bell (Åstorps CK)                          19.37
38. Simon Andersson (Västerås CK)
39. Johan Björn (CK Hymer)                            19.50
40. Håkan Nilsson (Tandsbyns CK)                      21.04
41. Sebastian Zamani (Fredrikshof CK)                 22.56
42. Åsa Hagberg (Borlänge CK)*
43. Charlotte Fällgren (CK Bure)*
44. Veronica Andeasson (Varbergs MTB)*                23.02
45. Mikael Csiky (Västerås CK)                        23.07
46. Camilla Andersson (Sollerö IF Cykel)*
47. Fredrik Andersson (Skoghalls CK-Hammarö)
48. Jenny Fridh (Eksjö CK)*
49. Ola Åkesson (IK Vinco)
50. Hampus Sjöberg (CK Falken)                        33.37
51. Anna Fällgren (CK Bure)*                          49.40
52. Jenny Nilsson (Götene CA)*
53. Linda Jansson (Kvänums IF)*                     1.07.22

57 starters

Junior women, 75 km:
1. Lina Sjöström (Upsala CK)                        2.38.45
2. Jenny Renäng (Skoghalls CK-Hammarö)
3. Linda Forss (Burseryds IF)                          0.43
4. Madelene Olsson (Svanesunds GIF)                    0.50
5. Malin Gustavsson (Värnamo CK)                       6.30
6. Elin Prim (CK Wano)                                18.00

6 starters