FrançaisArctic Alps Cup
The second edition of the Arctic Alps Cup will be held in 2012.
Participants must register to LGO and Finnmarkslopet and then register to the AAC by informing LGO.
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Ketil Reitan and Jo Are Brennodden are the 2011 Arctic Alps Cup CHAMPIONS !
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1 - Ketil Reitan (Norway) 43 points
1 - Jo Are Brennodden (Norway) 43 points
Ranking AAC - LGO
1 Ketil Reitan 25 points (4th)
2 Jo Are Brennoden 18 points (6th)
Ranking AAC - Finnmarkslopet
1 Jo Are Brennodden 25 points (7th)
2 Ketil Reitan 18 points (11th)
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Scratched mushers :
Daniel Juillaguet (France)
Wolfram Schumacher (Germany)
Emil Inauen (Switzerland)
Disqualified :
Aki Holck (Finland)
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The musher, who wins the Arctic Alps Cup, will be the one who would have received most points in La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc and Finnmarksløpet 1000 km. Each race will give points to the mushers according to their placement compare to the other mushers competing in the Arctic Alps Cup. In order to achieve a ranking in the Cup, a musher have to finish both races in the same year. The one who becomes the winner will have to show his or her skills as a musher in relation to the dogs and their athletic ability to face the steep mountains of the Alps and the frigid cold and loneliness of the Arctic.
The three best mushers in the cup will share a purse of 10 000 Euros in its first edition. The organizers of the two races have made a commitment to run the Arctic Alps Cup for a minimum of 3 years.
Two teams in front of the Mont Blanc range during LGO
A team on the river between Karasjok and Jotka during the Finnmarkslopet
La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc is run every year in January over 800 kilometers through the French and Swiss Alps. The race is known as the toughest long distance stage race in the world. In 2012, the mushers and the dogs will take part in the 8th edition.
Finnmarksløpet runs through the extreme north of Norway, in the county called Finnmark. In the beginning of March the dogteams cover a 1000 kilometers of tundra in the longest and northernmost European sleddograce in the world. In 2012, Finnmarksløpet will run for the 32th time.
The entries for the Artic Alps Cup will be received by La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc.
Contact:
La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc
Jeanne Buisson
Communication & Partnership
La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc
28 Avenue Marie Louise - 94210 La Varenne Saint Hilaire - France
www.grandeodyssee.com
tel :+33 (0)1 48 83 69 50
mob :+33 (0)6 25 91 04 27
e-mail : jeanne@grandeodyssee.com
Finnmarksløpet AS
Gro Anette Olaussen
Postboks 1248
9504 Alta, Norway
Tel: +47 78 44 54 50
Mob: +47 900 34 663
e-mail: mail@finnmarkslopet.no
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Jo Are
BRENNODDEN
Norway [36 years old]Finisher : 2011, 2010, 2009
Sponsors :
Prize list :
Arctic Alps Cup 2011 CHAMPION
LGO 2011 (6) - Friendliest Musher
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2011 (7)
LGO 2010 (5)
LGO 2009 (4) - Friendliest Musher
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2010 (10)
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2008 (14)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2005 (7)
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.
Aki
HOLCK
Finland [49 years old]Finisher :
Sponsors : Huskypoint, Musch, Sasta
Prize list :
Finnmarkslopet 500 2006 8th
Pasvik Trail Open Class 2007 3rd
Carelian EastPoint 200 2008 1st
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2008 7th
Biography :
Aki operates a sleddog tour business in Rovaniemi in Finland. He started racing late in 2006. His main goal is to be the first Finn ever to run the Iditarod. He cooperates with Taisto Thorneus from Sweden and Ketil Reitan from Norway inside Team Lapland.
Emil
INAUEN
Switzerland [40 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2008, 2005
Sponsors : Swiss Natural, Virbac, Energizer, GLA-WEL, Scurion, Simex Trading, Lowa, Black Diamond, Mountain Hardwear, Trade Net
Prize list :
Yukon Quest 300 2003 (8)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2005 (5) Rookie of the year
LGO 2005 (6)
LGO 2008 (2)
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 to 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 and is the reigning champion.
Daniel
JUILLAGUET
France [45 years old]Finisher : 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005
Sponsors : EUKANUBA - ENERGIZER - NUTRYLIS
Prize list :
LGO 2012 (7)
LGO 2011 (5)
LGO 2010 (11)
LGO 2008 (6)
LGO 2009 (8)
LGO 2006 (6)
LGO 2005 (11)
Trophée Haute Maurienne 2007 (7)
Femundlopet 2008 (28)
Femundlopet 2007 (26)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2003 (16) Finnmarkslopet 500 2004 (27)
Biography :
A physiotherapist, Daniel is one of the best french long distance musher. He entered La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc since his first edition.
Ketil
REITAN
Norway [51 years old]Finisher : 2011, 2009, 2008
Sponsors : UnoX, Royal Canin Norway, Roros Hotell, Rorosbanken, Canada Goose
Prize list :
Arctic Alps Cup 2011 CHAMPION
LGO 2008 (3), LGO 2009 (7), LGO 2011 (4)
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2011 (11)
Yukon Quest 1989
Iditarod 1991, 1992 (10), 1993, 1994
Hope Nadezhda 1991
Femundlopet 2008 (2e), 2009 (7e)
Finnmarkslopet 2006 (12e), 2007 (11e) 2010 (7)
Biography :
Ketil is the only one musher who has run the 4 greatest races in the world: the Iditarod, the Yukon Quest, the Finnmarkslopet and La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc.
Wolfram
SCHUMACHER
Germany [50 years old]Finisher : 2008
Sponsors : Iron Dog - Canina - Coleman - Polux - Ovator - the HEAT company - Sub Zero - Oregon - Columbia - Petzl - Rud - Wolf - Oatsnack - Duracell - Danler - Cep - Guyotdesigns
Prize list :
Femundlopet 300 2005 (41)
Femundlopet 400 2006 (10)
LGO 2008 (15)
Trophée Haute Maurienne Vanoise 2010 (5)
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2010 (28)
Biography :
Wolfram began mushing in 1998 after being fallin in love with the sport during a trip to Alaska. He has run La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc, the Trophée Haute Maurienne Vanoise and the Finnmarkslopet 1000. This musher, long distance runner, is back in 2011 on LGO.