Oslo’s streets welcomed the world’s biggest race in 2024

Over 70,000 people ran through Oslo’s streets on Saturday.

This year’s edition of the relay set a new participant record with more than 72,000 participants divided into 4,800 teams. According to the organizer himself, this makes the Holmenkoll Relay the world’s biggest race in 2024.

In last year’s relay, 60,000 runners from 4,093 teams took part.

“Spring’s most beautiful adventure”, as the race is called, has been organized since 1923 by Idrettsklubben Tjalve.

At 14.00 you could hear the starting shot. The race started at Bislett and St. Hanshaugen, and goes up to Holmenkollen, before finishing at the Bislett stadium.

With temperatures above 20 degrees, the Meteorological Institute has a clear message for everyone who took part in the relay:

– Remember sunscreen and plenty of water.

Ruter has also prepared for the sea of ​​people in the city, as a result of the race. They report major changes in public transport in the west and center of Oslo. In addition, they warn of delays on the subway.

– Several departures are unfortunately delayed due to many people travelling. Allow extra time for your journey, they write.

These came in first place

Ullensaker/Kisa and Tjalve won the elite class for men and women respectively at the Holmenkoll Relay on Saturday afternoon.

Ull/Kisa eventually won by 37 seconds to the Swedish team Hälle in 2nd place. Gular secured the bronze.

Last year, Ull/Kisa took their first victory in the relay after Thomas Roth fell on the penultimate stage the previous year.

However, it was Hälle who came out the best from the start and gained a clear lead on the first stage, but after solid running by all Kisa participants, Markus Einan was finally able to run to victory.

In the women’s class, Maren Bakke Amundsen Tjalve sprinted to her second straight victory. Vidar followed 49 seconds behind in 2nd place, while Gular was third.