Emil Inauen is the great winner of the 6th edition of the Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc.
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12:10 Jean Philippe Pontier and Barbara Inauen are crossing the finish line
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11:54 Benoit Gerard is crossing the finish line
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11:51 Petter Karlsson is crossing the finish line
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11:45 Jo Are Brennodden is crossing the finish line
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11:43 Per Olav Gausereide is crossing the finish line
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11:35 Emil inauen is crossing the finish line
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11:29 Radek Havrda is crossing the finish line
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11:26 Jiri Vondrak is crossing the finish line
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11:15 The team will be arriving in 15 minutes in Lanslebourg. Jiri Vondrak is still in lead followed by Radek Havrda and Emil Inauen
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10:10 The lead mushers are crossing Bramans
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9:55 Jiri Vondrak has passed Emil Inauen
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9:15 Check times since start to crossing Chantelou
- Jiri Vondrak : 02: 00
- Radek Harvdra : 02: 02
- Emil Inauen :02:02
- Petter Karlson : 02:03
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8:55 Check times since start to Bonneval
- Jiri Vondrak : 01: 17
- Radek Harvdra : 01: 17
- Petter Karlson : 01:18
- Emil Inauen :01:19
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8:50 Jiri Vondrak is in 2nd place before Radek Harvda
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8:49 Currently, it is -13 ° c to Bessans
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8:48 Jiri Vondrak took over 1 minute on Petter Karlsson
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8:45 Petter Karlsson do not take 3rd place on Jiri Vondrak
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8:21 Emil Inauen and Radek Havrda are crossing Bonneval
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8:12 Since leaving Petter Karlsson has passed 4 mushers.
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8:00 The lead mushers are crossing Bessans
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7:57 Emil Inauen is leading at more than 24km/h followed Per Olav Gausereide.
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7:38 Jaco Alex Ulmann is the last musher to take the start of the final stage
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7:37 The mushers are now down the Mont Cenis
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7:04 les concurrents s'élancent sur la piste les un après les autres avec un intervalle de 2 minutes entre chaque départ
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7:00 After a camp night at the Polar Base, the last part of 10th stage is starting this morning. Start list Per Olav Gausereide, Emil Inauen...
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Start at 7.00pm departure from Polar Base to Lanslebourg. 87km...
Start at 2.30pm departure from Aussois to Polar Base. 77km......
read more...Mass Start at 3:30am departure at Bessans to Sardières...
read more...Start at 9.00am departure from Bramans to Bonneval. 47km...
read more...Start at 11.00am departure from Base Polaire Val Cenis to Lanslebourg...
read more...Start at 4.30am departure from Val Cenis Lanslebourg to Base Polaire Val Cenis and official start Haute Maurienne Trophy....
read more...Start at 9.30am departure from Megève to ND Bellecombe...
read more...Start at 7.00pm departure from Megève "Challenge Megève"...
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read more...Start at 5.20pm departure from Les Gets to Morzine....
read more...Start at 9.30am departure from Les Gêts to Praz de Lys...
read more...Mass Start at 9.30am departure at La Panthiaz at La Chapelle d’Abondance....
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Norway [34 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009
Sponsors :
Prize list :
Finnmarkslopet 500 2005 7e
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2008 14e
La Grande Odyssée 2009 4th - friendliest musher
Biography :
Jo Are is from a succesful mushing familly. His father Kjell is one of the best long-distance mushers in Norway. His brother Ola has won the Femundlopet 500 in 2008. Jo Are took a great 4th place in La Grande Odyssee Savoie Mont Blanc 2009. He received also the friendliest musher award.
Norway [41 years old]Finisher : 2010
Sponsors :
Prize list :
Scandream Finland 1999 2
Pirena Spain 2001 2
ESDRA EC Hamar 2007 1
IFSS WC Italy 2008 3
Alpentrail 2008 4
Biography :
Along with his wife Elisabeth Edland, Per Olav runs a successful kennel. Since 1992 Per Olav participates in Norwegian competitions and since 1998 in international competitions. This year will be his first participation in La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc.
FranceFinisher :
Sponsors :
Prize list :
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2006 (10)
Femundlopet 600 2006 (19)
Iditarod 2008 (49)
La Grande Odyssée 2010 (18), Friendliest musher award
Biography :
Benoît is one of the most experienced french musher. He has been handling in top competitive kennels from Norway, Alaska and Canada. He has raced mots of the greatest races in the world. Ahandler for Robert Sorlie, Benoît plans to start his own kennel soon.
Czech Republic [36 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009, 2008
Sponsors : HUMI OUTDOOR - EURO HUSKY - VETERINÁR S.R.O.
Prize list :
Trophée Grande Odyssée 2007 1st
La Grande Odyssée 2008 4th
La Grande Odyssée 2009 1st
Biography :
La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc is Radek's main goal. He's working really hard on training to get ready. Which doesn't give him the time to learn english.
Radek is the reigning champion.
Switzerland [37 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2008, 2005
Sponsors : Swiss Natural Professional Pet Food, BEWE Sleds, Virbac, omis, GLA-WEL, Energizer, SILVA, Dog Vitality, Dyck Carts, LOWA
Prize list :
Finnmarkslopet 500 2005 5e Rookie of the year
LGO 2005 6e
LGO 2008 2e
LGO 2010 CHAMPION
Biography :
A former steep skier and climber, Emil has fallen in love with sleddogs during a trip in Canada. Originally coming from Switzerland, he has moved his kennel in Norway in 2009 to improve his level. Emil is also the builder of the sleds of the world famous BEWE brand. Emil hold the record of most stages won on La Grande OdysséeSavoie Mont Blanc.
Switzerland [39 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009
Sponsors : Swiss Natural Professional Pet Food, BEWE Sleds, Virbac, omis, GLA-WEL, Energizer, SILVA, Dog Vitality, Dyck Carts, LOWA
Prize list :
Finnmarkslopet 500 2008 DNF
La Grande Odyssée 2009 11th
Biography :
A doctor, Barbara runs with her husband Emil a kennel of 40 alaskan huskies. Originally living in Switzerland, they have moved to Norway to get better training conditionsand to get closer from the main long-distance teams. Barbara has been a handler for Emil for years. For 3 years, she has started to race.
Sweden [34 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009, 2008
Sponsors : STORUMAN ENERGI AB - SNOTROLL - EUKANUBA - SLUSSFORS TRANSPORT & SERVICE
Prize list :
LGO 2008 1st
Amundsen Race 2008 9th
LGO 2009 5th
Femundlopet 600 17th
Biography :
Petter runs a farm in the summer and a sleddog tour business in the winter. He develops a special breeding for La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc. His dogs are a mix of alaskan huskies and shorthaired pointers. La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc is his main goal of the season.
Switzerland [45 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009
Sponsors : BOZITA'S ROBUR - CAMPINGAZ - SILVA - COLEMAN - HEAT - CIARA-SWISS - LEATHERMAN - ISOTHERM
Prize list :
Finnmarkslopet 500 2007 (39)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2008 (31)
La Grande Odyssée 2009 (13)
Biography :
Jaco Alex along with his wife Helga runs a sleddog activities business. He is well jnown from the LGO fans as he arrives to the styarting lines with all his dogs walking behing him.
He has run LGO in 2008 and 2009.
Czech Republic [42 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2008
Sponsors :
Prize list :
LGO 2008 (5)
Biography :
Jiri has been the second Czech musher to enter the race after Radek Havrda. He took the 5th place on his first attempt. He is coming back this year with greater goal for sure. Czechia is one of the main nation in mushing.