Hanna Wikberg

Born 1980 in Kråkberg, a small village up in the northern mountains. Started to race cross-country skiing at the age of 11 and raced in the upper cust as a junior (national team). Spent her youth picking cloudberries and hunting moose. Lives in Trångsviken working as a police-woman.

Adventure Racing Highlights:
  • 2005 RaidSeries Riksgransen 2nd
  • 2005 Explore Sweden 2nd
  • 2005 Extreme Adventure Hidalgo 4th (Mexico)
  • 2004 C2 CityChallenge 1st
  • 2003 HighCoast 600 2nd

Other:
  • 2005 Åre Extreme Challenge 2nd
  • 2004 Åre Extreme Challenge 1st
  • 2004 Fjällräven Extreme Marathon 1st
  • 2003 Åre Extreme Challenge 1st
  • 2002 Fjällräven Extreme Marathon 1st
  • 2002 Åre Extreme Challenge 1st

Josefina Wikberg

Born 1982 in Kråkberg, a small village up in the northern mountains. She has spent her winters racing Cross-Country skis and her summers running. She prefers to be outside and helpt her father to find moose in her youth. She is an educated Wilderness guide and is currently working at kindergarden in Umeå.

Adventure Racing Highlights:
  • 2006 ARWC Hemavan 14th (TietoEnator)
  • 2006 C2 CityChallenge Oslo 3rd (TietoEnator)
  • 2004 C2 CityChallenge 3rd (TietoEnator)
  • 2004 Tieto Enator Adventure 1st

Other:
  • 2004 Fjällräven Extreme Marathon 1st
  • 2003 Åre Alpine Marathon 1st
  • 2003 Fjällräven Extreme Marathon 1st


Martina Höök


Photo: Gustav Arvidsson
Born 1982 in Meselefors, the upper north part of Sweden. By the age of two she started toddling around with skis on her feet; eleven years later she became an active biathlonist. She has a degree in Sports Pedagogics from Lycksele Ski Academy, which gave her a job as a ski instructor for kids in Östersund this season. She's been active in adventure racing since 2005 with swedish teams Tieto Enator Adventure and FJS; this season she joined Lundhags Adventure.

Adventure Racing Highlights:
  • 2006 ARWC Hemavan 3rd
  • 2006 Nordic Adventure TEA 2nd
  • 2006 Bimbache Extrem 2nd (Spain)
  • 2005 C2 Oslo (Tieto Enator Adventure)
  • 2005 Raidseries Andorra (Tieto Enator Adventure)
  • 2005 C2 Stockholm (Tieto Enator Adventure)
  • 2005 RaidVM France/Switzerland/Italy (FJS)

Other:
  • 2006 Swedish Champs AR: Mixed 1st
  • 2006 Swedish Champs Biathlon: Mass start 2:a

Johan Henriksson

Born 1977 in Falun, in the middle of Sweden. Raced Cross-Country skiis all his life, national level. Works as teacher in Borlänge and spends his spare time listening to music and playing with all his hi-tech gear. Also enjoyes to plant pine-trees.

Adventure Racing Highlights:
  • 2005 Raidseries Riksgransen 2nd
  • 2004 C2 CityChallenge 1st
  • 2003 Spero Challenge 1st
  • 2001 C2 CityChallenge 4th

Other:
  • 2006 Swedish Champs AR: Mens 3rd
  • 2006 Åre Extreme Challenge 8:a
  • 2005 Åre Extreme Challenge 3rd
  • 2004 Åre Extreme Challenge 3rd
  • 2003 Åre Extreme Challenge 6th
  • 2002 Åre Extreme Challenge 9th
  • 2003 Swedish Champs XC ski 7th


Sonny Pettersson


Photo: Anders Burman
Born 1979 in Knutby, close to Stockholm. Tried lots of different sports but has focused on ice-hockey for some years. Lived in Are working as a ski-instructor and there he turned over to endurance-sports. Lives in Uppsala where he studies to be a teacher and works as a carpenter.

Adventure Racing Highlights:
  • 2006 ARWC Hemavan 3rd
  • 2006 Nordic Adventure TEA 2nd
  • 2006 Bimbache Extrem 2nd (Spain)
  • 2005 Explore Sweden 2nd
  • 2004 Endurance Quest (Finland) 2nd
  • 2004 Tieto Enator Adventure 1st
  • 2003 HighCoast 600 2nd

Other:
  • 2006 Åre Extreme Challenge 22:a
  • 2004 Fjällräven Extreme Marathon 3rd
  • 2003 Åre Extreme Challenge 11th


Björn Rydvall

Born 1981 in Lycksele, upper north part of Sweden. Spent lot's of his youth running around in forests and mountains looking for nice flyfishing-spots. Started with orientering at the age of 8. Went on with Ski-orienteering (National champ, junior) and Crosscountry-skiing. Ran his first mountain marathon 1999 and later went over to Adventure Racing in 2002. When not training or racing, he spends most of his time tramping, skiing or canoeing in the mountains. Besides that, he tries to finish his studies for a master of science in Environmental Chemistry and is working as a bike deliverer in Umeå.

Adventure Racing Highlights:
  • 2006 ARWC Hemavan 3rd
  • 2006 Nordic Adventure TEA 2nd
  • 2006 Bimbache Extrem 2nd (Spain)
  • 2005 Raidseries Riksgransen 2nd
  • 2005 Explore Sweden 2nd
  • 2005 Extreme Adventure Hidalgo 4th (Mexico)
  • 2004 C2 CityChallenge 1st
  • 2004 Tieto Enator Adventure 1st
  • 2003 Spero Challenge 1st
  • 2002 Arctic Circle Traverse 1st

Other:
  • 2006 Swedish Champs AR: Mens 3rd
  • 2006 Åre Extreme Challenge 4th
  • 2005 Åre Extreme Challenge 6th
  • 2004 Åre Extreme Challenge 6th
  • 2003 Karrimor Int. Mountain Marathon 3rd
  • 2003 Åre Alpine Marathon 1st
  • 2003 Bjorkliden Arctic Marathon 1st
  • 2003 Åre Extreme Challenge 7th
  • 2001 Bjorkliden Arctic Marathon 1st
  • 2000 Fjällräven Extreme Marathon 2nd
  • 2004 Vasaloppet 4.00 (43rd)

Photo: Per Liljeholm

Mikael Andersson


Photo: Krister Göransson & Magnus Stenman
Born 1974 in Falkenberg, a city on the sunny west coast south of Sweden. In his youth the tried almost all kinds of sports and started with mountainbiking in 1991. Raced in the WC 1998 and later went over to road cycling. Raced for the national team in 1999 and spent 2000-2001 as a pro (part of it in Belgium). Lives in Trångsviken and spends his days in an outdoor shop when not working on his house.

Adventure Racing Highlights:
  • 2006 ARWC Hemavan 3rd
  • 2006 Nordic Adventure TEA 2nd
  • 2006 Bimbache Extrem 2nd (Spain)
  • 2005 Explore Sweden 2nd
  • 2005 Extreme Adventure Hidalgo 4th (Mexico)
  • 2004 Endurance Quest (Finland) 2nd
  • 2003 HighCoast 600 2nd
  • 2003 Spero Challenge 1st

Other:
  • 2006 Swedish Champs AR: Mixed 1st
  • 2006 Åre Extreme Challenge 10th
  • 2005 Åre Extreme Challenge 7th
  • 2004 Fjällräven Extreme Marathon 1st
  • 2003 Åre Extreme Challenge 4th