The motto of Vasaloppet I fäders spår för framtids segrar ('In [our] fathers' tracks for future victories';) is written on a portal erected over the finish line in Mora. At the first race, the finish line was simply marked with white board between two flag poles with the word Mål ('Finish';) on it. The second year a more stately portal with the motto was fashioned. In 1986, the portal was made permanent and has since become a significant landmark in Mora.[11]