FrançaisRobert Sorlie will race the Femundlopet 2010 !
The official annoucement has been made onRobert Sorlie's website. He will race! It seems that his recovery has been faster than expected. If he enters the race it's because he has a strong belief that he can win it again. Benoît Gérard did a hell of a race and brought healthy, happy and strong dogs to the finish line. That's a great news for Robert, maybe not for the other contenders?
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This race is along with the Finnmarkslopet, one of the 2 greatest long-distance races in Norway and in Europe. Many mushers from La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc will also enter the race. Daniele Rao, Arnt Ola Skjerve, Daniel Juillaguet, Jean-Philippe Pontier, Petter Karlsson, Per-Olav Gausereide will leave Roros for the long Femundlopet: 600 kilometers. Jack-Gérard Gaspard, Salva Luque, Radek Havrda and Erik Martinez will enter the "short" Femund: 400 kilometers. Philippe Travadon, Isabelle's husband, will also be at the starting line of the Femund 400.
La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc wish a great race up there in Norway to all the mushers and the dogs. With the extraordinary "preparation" they got in the Alps, I wouldn't be surprised to see them do well.
The Femund 600 starts on february the 4th at noon and the Femund 400 leaves Roros one day later at the same time.
To follow the race : FEMUNDLOPET
We'll give you on that blog all the results and some comments during the race.
Photos: Anki, Tancrède Cadic-LGO, Dominique Grandjean
Femundlopet : a LGO sled on the race # 02/08/2012 - 12:02
Elisabeth Edland has run the race with the sled that his husband won when he was Rookie of the Year of La Grande Odyssée savoie Mont Blanc....
read more...Femundlopet: Robert Sorlie wins again # 02/06/2012 - 17:02
In a top-level competition, Mr Femundlopet has once again been the fastest. The LGO mushers have done great....
read more...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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Radek
HAVRDA
Czech Republic [38 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009, 2008
Sponsors : HUMI OUTDOOR - EURO HUSKY - VETERINÁR S.R.O.
Prize list :
LGO 2011 (13) non finisher
LGO 2010 (2)
LGO 2009 CHAMPION
LGO 2008 (4)
Trophée Grande Odyssée 2007 CHAMPION
Biography :
La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc is Radek's main goal. He won the race in 2009 in front of Robert Sorlie. He is one of the main favorite's of the 2012 edition.
Daniel
JUILLAGUET
France [45 years old]Finisher : 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005
Sponsors : EUKANUBA - ENERGIZER - NUTRYLIS
Prize list :
LGO 2011 (5), LGO 2010 (11)
LGO 2009 (8), LGO 2008 (6),
LGO 2006 (6), LGO 2005 (11)
Trophée Haute Maurienne 2007 (7)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2003 (16)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2004 (27)
Femundlopet 2007 (26)
Femundlopet 2008 (28)
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.
Petter
KARLSSON
Sweden [36 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.
Salva
LUQUE
Spain [43 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009
Sponsors : CANUN
Prize list :
LGO 2010 (12)
LGO 2009 (10)
Pirena 2006 (3)
Pirena 2004 (3)
Biography :
After being a succesful mid-distance musher, Salva has decided to give La Grande Odyssee Savoie Mont Blanc a try in 2009 and 2010. He's back in 2011 to try to do better.
Erik
MARTINEZ
France [47 years old]Finisher :
Sponsors : Proplan Ville de Digne les Bains L’enseignerie de Digne les Bains
Prize list :
Trophée Haute Maurienne 2011 (6)
Femundlopet 400 2010 (46)
Trophée Haute Maurienne 2010 (2)
Sédivackuv Long 2009 (1)
Alpentrail 2008 (3)
Biography :
Erik runs a successful siberian husky mid-distance kennel. He is now moving to Long Distance. He will be running the Trophée Haute Maurienne Vanoise for the 2nd time. He got a great 21nd place last year.
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.
Daniele
RAO
Italy [49 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009
Sponsors :
Prize list :
Biography :
Daniele is back after a convincing try in the 2009 race. If you're a careful watcher you might have noticed that he runs La Grande Odyssée savoie Mont-Blanc in sneakers! He's back so that means that he has nort already freeze his toes!
Arnt Ola
SKJERVE
Norway [29 years old]Finisher : 2010
Sponsors :
Prize list :
Finnmarkslopet 500 2008 (3) Rookie of the Year
Gausdal Maraton 2009 - Champion
Femundlopet 400 2009 - Champion
Finnmarkslopet 500 2009 - Champion
Biography :
Arnt Ola is a much talented young musher from Norway. His 2008-2009 racing season has been impressive with 3 victories in major races. We'll have to watch him on this year's La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc and not only for the Rookie of the Year Award.
Robert
SORLIE
Norway [54 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.