FrançaisAward Ceremony
Rookie of the Year : Per Olav Gausereide (Norway). Per Olav has received a new sled of the brand BEWE sleds that sponsors this award..
Best purebred team : Isabelle Travadon (France)
Best Dog Care : Emil Inauen and his handler Samuel Eisenhut (Switzerland)
Golden Harness : Leda, 8 years old (Emil Inauen's main leader)
Red Lantern: Jaco Alex Ulmann (Switzerland)
Sportsmanship Award : Robert Sorlie (Norway)
Friendliest musher : Benoît Gérard (France)
All the mushers have received a certificate with thei official finishing time on it. Aparty shared by the msuhers, handlers, volunteers and LGO staff has cloed the 2010 La Grande Odyssée savoie Mont Blanc.
The Femundlopet starts today # 02/02/2012 - 12:56
After a great La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc, a few teams have headed north to Norway to run the Femundlopet...
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Special awards 2012 # 01/20/2012 - 21:00
During the closing banquet of La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc 2012, the special awards have been unveiled....
read more...Stage 9b : videos # 01/18/2012 - 15:54
Videos from the trail and mostly from the arrivals...
read more...Radek Havrda is La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc 2012 Champion # 01/18/2012 - 11:03
The Czech musher can finally release his happyness....
read more...Stage 9a : Another strong finish for Pontier # 01/17/2012 - 23:09
If Gonda has been the fastest to reach the polar base,Pontier is strong on this last part of the race as he takes the 2nd place, 7 seconds away from Gonda only....
read more...The Troll Cart has arrived in ValCenis Lanslebourg # 01/17/2012 - 11:49
Roar Wolden representing Troll Mushing has arrived with a brand new Troll Cart....
read more...Marc Tercier wins the Trophée Grande Odyssée 2012 # 01/17/2012 - 00:08
Despite a wrong trail he was the only to take, the Swiss wins the race for the second time since 2010....
read more...Stage 8 : Monsieur Pontier # 01/16/2012 - 23:32
After the great 7th stage ran by Luque, the French was afraid to loose his third place. This 8th stage would be a key moment....
read more...Stage 8 : Luque starts as a bullet # 01/16/2012 - 18:10
The Spanish has taken quickly the lead of the stage and dug a gap on his main competitors....
read more...Stage 8 : videos of the mass start # 01/16/2012 - 17:36
The mass start of Bessans is one of most amazing time of La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc....
read more...Stage 7 : Luque is getting closer # 01/15/2012 - 17:54
The Spanish has posted the fastest time of the stage and get closer to the podium....
read more...Informations stage 8 # 01/15/2012 - 17:17
Monday, January 16th, 2012 Departure to Bessans at 3:20 pm Arrived at Bremans at 7:30 pm...
read more...Stage 7 : vidéo # 01/15/2012 - 16:48
Arrival of Jimmy Pettersson who takes the 5th place of the stage....
read more...Stage 7b : videos # 01/15/2012 - 12:02
From the polar base and from the start of the stage 7b of La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc and the stage 1b of the trophée Haute Maurienne Vanoise...
read more...Tight struggle for the podium # 01/15/2012 - 11:44
If Havrda is in the driver seat for the victory, behind everything remains possible for three teams....
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Informations stage 7a # 01/13/2012 - 15:02
Saturday, January 14th, 2012 Departure at 4:30 pm to Val Cenis Lanslebourg - Arrival at 8:00 pm on Val Cenis Vanoise's polar base...
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Per Olav
GAUSEREIDE
Norway [43 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.
Emil
INAUEN
Switzerland [39 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.
Robert
SORLIE
Norway [53 years old]Finisher : 2009
Sponsors : Eukanuba, Macrogard, intervet, Vi Sees..., Vom Og Hundemat, Princeton Tec., Seleverkstedet, Brynje, Lowe Alpine, Kamik, OT Sleden, MR
Prize list :
La Grande Odyssée 2009: (2)
Femundlopet champion: 1996 2000 2002 2005 2007 2009
Finnmarkslopet champion: 1999 2001
Iditarod Champion: 2003, 2005
Biography :
Robert is the most famous musher in the world. After winning all the major races in Europe, he ran the Iditarod in 2002 and took the 9th place and the rookie of the year award. He came back the following year and won. And 2 years later, he won again. His way to run his dogs slower but really longer has inspired many other great mushers. Robert has taken the 2nd place and the rookie of the year award in his first La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc in 2009.
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.
Jaco Alex
ULMANN
Switzerland [47 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009
Sponsors : HS VITA AG – SILVA Switzerland – LEATHERMAN Switzerland – ALLFARM AG – CAMPINGAZ/COLEMAN Switzerland – CIARA SUISSE – HUSKY TRAIL AG
Prize list :
LGO 2011 (14) non finisher
LGO 2010 (17)
LGO 2009 (13)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2007 (39)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2008 (31)
Biography :
Jaco Alex has run LGO in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. He is back in 2012 with motivation as great as ever.