FrançaisThe Femundlopet starts today
The Femundlopet is settup in two races. The first is 600 km long and open to teams of 12 dogs. Jean-Philippe Pontier will start the race for the third time. His best result is 21st in 2010. He knows the race very well as he now lives close to Tolga, one of the checkpoint of the race. Following his impresive run in LGO, he is looking forward to a top 20 place and maybe better in this very competitive race where Norwegians are the best.
Jean-Philippe Pontier during Femundlopet 2011 (photo: Stéphanie Prades)
We'll also follow the Team Blau Fontein in the shorter Femund. Isabelle Travadon is a veteran of the Femundlopet 600, but this will be the first Femund for her usual handler on LGO, Sandrine Muffat Meridol, a Trophee Haute Maurienne veteran. Another well-known handler will run his first race: Olivier Perroy will drive the B team of Jean-Philippe Pontier. Jaco-Alex Ulmann will also be startin the 400.
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Sandrine
MUFFAT MERIDOL
France [25 years old]Finisher :
Sponsors : Royal Canin - Merial - Praz-sur-Arly
Prize list :
Trophée Haute Maurienne Vanoise 2011 (5)
Biography :
Sandrine has been handling for Isabelle Travadon for a few years. She has joined her on La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc and on the Finnmarkslopet. This year, she will discover the race in the musher suit along with Isabelle who'll be there to give usefull advices.
Jean-Philippe
PONTIER
France [38 years old]Finisher : 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006
Sponsors : ROYAL CANIN - VETO ONLINE - DERMOSCENT - Conseil général du Tarn - ANTIPODE - ANTIDOTE
Prize list :
LGO 2011 (3)
LGO 2010 (6)
LGO 2009 (6)
LGO 2008 (8)
LGO 2006 (8)
Amundsen race 2010 (4)
Femundlopet 600 2010 (21)
Champion de France 2004 mi-distance en illimité (12 chiens).
Trophée Haute Maurienne Vanoise 2007 (2)
Biography :
Jean-Philippe is at the present time the best french musher. He has moved to Norway to improve his training conditions. He has taken a great third place in 2011.
Isabelle
TRAVADON
France [49 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2008, 2005
Sponsors : Royal Canin - Swiss Cool Mushing
Prize list :
Trophée Haute Maurienne 2011 (2)
LGO 2010 (15) - Best Siberian Husky team
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2010 (27)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2007 (29)
Femundlopet 600 2007 (24)
LGO 2005 ( 9) 2008 (13)
Alpirod 1994 (26) 1995 ( 22)
Biography :
Isabelle is for sure the most famous french female musher. She's breeding working siberian huskies for a lot of years. Many other teams in France have dogs coming from her kennel. She's back to LGO with ambition in 2012.