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Gatineau Loppet

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Gatineau Loppet
Statusactive
Genresporting event
Date(s)February
Frequencyannual
Location(s)Quebec
CountryCanada
Inaugurated1979 (1979)
Participants2,500
AreaGatineau Park
Activitycross-country ski, snowshoe, fatbike
Websitehttps://www.gatineauloppet.com/?lang=en

The Gatineau Loppet, earlier known as Rivière Rouge, Gatineau 55 and Keskinada Loppet, is an international cross-country ski competition where close to 2,500 skiers of all ages and levels come together on the trails of Gatineau Park, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada. A member of the Worldloppet league, it is part of a circuit of the 20 biggest cross-country ski races around the world, including the Vasaloppet in Sweden, and La Tranjurassienne in France. The Gatineau Loppet takes place over a weekend in February, with 8 cross-country ski races, 3 snowshoe races and 3 fat bike races. It has been held since 1979, and has been part of Worldloppet since then.[1]

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  1. ^ "Gatineau Loppet". Worldloppet. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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