VÄTTERNRUNDAN · SUB 8
To finish Vätternrundan in under 8 hours you need to average 39.4 km/h, stops included. With about 15 minutes of stops in all, that is 40.6 km/h while rolling.
UPDATED 1 NOVEMBER 2026WORK OUT YOUR PACE
Average with stops
39.4KM/H
Rolling average
40.6KM/H
Halfway, 157 km
15:30
Finish
19:30
Per 50 km
1 h 14
Starts run from Friday evening to Saturday morning; sub 9 groups start late Saturday morning. Exact times on vatternrundan.se.
40.6 km/h for 315 km is not the same as 40.6 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 1.4 km/h of rolling speed.
Sub 8 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.
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| 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 |
RULLA
Clubs post their long rides before Vätternrundan in the app. See who rides near you, at your pace, and say you’re coming.
39.4 km/h on average with stops, or 40.6 km/h while rolling if you stop for about 15 minutes in all.
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 40.6 km/h.
About 10–14 hours a week in May and a longest ride of 250 km.
Between 9 and 13 hours for most riders, with stops. The fastest groups ride under 8 hours.
Rulla is not the organiser of Vätternrundan. Dates, sign-up and rules are on vatternrundan.se. Go to vatternrundan.se
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