At that time all official participants has left Motala and the recumbents will be the last group. Our starting place is close to the official start place. Do not forget that most Swedish car drivers and cyclists has not even seen a recumbent on a photo. You can thus expect lots of interest and curiosity. Be aware of the fact that there is an enormous lot of cyclists on the roads.
All roads are tarmac.
You can study the V tternrundan height profile on V tternrundan webpage, English version available. You must care for your own food and drink needs. This is no big problem. You can easily get food and drink at shops and petrol stations along the road. On some parts of the road, shops will not be frequent, so get big reserves at each shop visit.