VÄTTERNRUNDAN · SUB 7:30

Vätternrundan Sub 7:30: what pace does it take?

To finish Vätternrundan in under 7 hours 30 minutes you need to average 42 km/h, stops included. With about 15 minutes of stops in all, that is 43.4 km/h while rolling.

UPDATED 1 NOVEMBER 2026

WORK OUT YOUR PACE

Target time7 h 30

Stops in all

15 min

Start time

Average with stops

42.0KM/H

Rolling average

43.4KM/H

Halfway, 157 km

15:15

Finish

19:00

Per 50 km

1 h 09

Starts run from Friday evening to Saturday morning; sub 9 groups start late Saturday morning. Exact times on vatternrundan.se.

What Sub 7:30 takes

43.4 km/h for 315 km is not the same as 43.4 km/h on an evening ride. The speed holds only in a bunch where you take turns at the front; alone into the wind round the south of the lake, the average drops fast. Plan the stops: every extra quarter hour at the depots costs about 1.6 km/h of rolling speed.

Who rides Sub 7:30?

Sub 7:30 is for seasoned bunch riders. The groups ride close, change all the time and barely stop. Many of them start in the special sub 9 groups on the Saturday.

How to train for Sub 7:30

Plan on 10–14 hours of training a week by May, with a longest ride of 250 km. Ride the long ones at the group’s pace, not faster. The training plan goes through the weeks from March.

To the training plan

Find a group riding Sub 7:30

No groups for Sub 7:30 yet. The nearest times with groups:

All groups

Time and pace, from sub 12 to sub 7:30

Target	Average with stops	Stops	Rolling	More
Sub 12	26.3 km/h	45 min	28 km/h	More on Sub 12
Sub 11:30	27.4 km/h	45 min	29.3 km/h	More on Sub 11:30
Sub 11	28.6 km/h	45 min	30.7 km/h	More on Sub 11
Sub 10:30	30 km/h	30 min	31.5 km/h	More on Sub 10:30
Sub 10	31.5 km/h	30 min	33.2 km/h	More on Sub 10
Sub 9:30	33.2 km/h	30 min	35 km/h	More on Sub 9:30
Sub 9	35 km/h	15 min	36 km/h	More on Sub 9
Sub 8:30	37.1 km/h	15 min	38.2 km/h	More on Sub 8:30
Sub 8	39.4 km/h	15 min	40.6 km/h	More on Sub 8
Sub 7:30	42 km/h	15 min	43.4 km/h	More on Sub 7:30

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Common questions

How fast do you need to ride for Vätternrundan Sub 7:30?

42 km/h on average with stops, or 43.4 km/h while rolling if you stop for about 15 minutes in all.

How long can you stop on Sub 7:30?

Every minute stopped has to be made up on the bike. Try it in the calculator above: with 15 minutes you need to roll at 43.4 km/h.

How much should I train for Sub 7:30?

About 10–14 hours a week in May and a longest ride of 250 km.

How long does Vätternrundan take?

Between 9 and 13 hours for most riders, with stops. The fastest groups ride under 8 hours.

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Rulla is not the organiser of Vätternrundan. Dates, sign-up and rules are on vatternrundan.se. Go to vatternrundan.se