FrançaisInauen at the start of the Femundlopet 600
Hopefully there is another great musher in the familly. Barbara, who has entered twice the Finnmarklopet 500 and is a double LGO veteran, is a rookie in the Femundlopet 600.
Despite she couldn't put Leda, LGO 2010 Golden Harness, in her team, she still brought a strong Swiss Team to the starting chute. She has left Roros in 62nd position with a mix team from Emil's and her LGO 2010 team. The strong but safe race they did in France is a hell of a preparation for a tough long distance race like the Femundlopet.
Only one minute before Barbara, Jean-Philippe Pontier has started the race. The two neo-norwegians, rookies on the race, may run together on the first part of the race.
Robert Sorlie, Jack Gaspard, Daniele Rao, Per Olav Gausereide (LGO 2010), as well as Sigrid Ekran (LGO 2009) et Ketil Reitan (LGO 2008 et 2009) ont eu aussi quitté Roros.
The winner may be among them. Robert Sorlie, Mr Femundlopet, is the reigning champion. Sigrid was 3rd last year and Ketil got the second place in 2008.
We'll keep you updated as the race goes further.
photo: Sthéphanie Prades
2010 Antidoping control results # 03/09/2010 - 17:21
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read more...Hans Gatt wins the 2010 Yukon Quest # 02/19/2010 - 12:12
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read more...Yukon Quest : Pierre-Antoine in the race # 02/10/2010 - 12:13
The Swiss, a mutiple LGO veteran, is at the present time running the Yukon Quest....
read more...Sigrid Ekran is the 2010 Femundlopet champion # 02/08/2010 - 12:41
She reached Roros 26 minutes before another women Inger-Marie Haaland....
read more...The Femundlopet champion will be a women ! # 02/07/2010 - 10:17
Sigrid Ekran and Inger Marie Haaland are struggling for the final victory....
read more...Femundlopet: LGO mushers at the start # 02/06/2010 - 20:54
Here are some pictures of most of the LGO mushers at the start of the Femundlopet....
read more...Femund: Sigrid Ekran is leading after 400 km # 02/06/2010 - 20:33
After two thirds of the race, Ekran has a short 10 minutes lead on Sorlie....
read more...Robert Sorlie will race the Femundlopet 2010 ! # 01/28/2010 - 17:02
After he got wounded during the first stage of La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc, his participation to the first main long distance race in Norway was not sure at all....
read more...Award Ceremony # 01/22/2010 - 11:48
Special awards were given during the award ceremony that closes La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc 2010....
read more...The arrival in video # 01/20/2010 - 17:02
Experience the emotion of the teams crossing the finish line...
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Emil Inauen is the 2010 Champion ! # 01/20/2010 - 13:26
He planned to win the race once during the first La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc in 2005. Five years later, he has made it !...
read more...Vondrak takes the 3rd place # 01/19/2010 - 23:50
Finally he made it, after so many attempts, he is on the podium... before the last leg....
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Sigrid
EKRAN
Norway [30 years old]Finisher : 2009
Sponsors :
Prize list :
Femundlopet 600 2010 Champion
Gausdal Marathon 2010 Champion
Iditarod 2007 20th Rookie of the year
Iditarod 2008 24th
La Grande Odyssée 2009 3rd
Femundlopet 600 2009 3rd
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2009 8th
Biography :
Sigrid went to Alaska to study biology. She handled for Susan Butcher. In 2007, she ran her first Iditarod and got Rookie of the year. She also took part in Will Steger Expedition in the arctic the same year.
Per Olav
GAUSEREIDE
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.
Jean-Philippe
PONTIER
France [36 years old]Finisher : 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006
Sponsors : TONIVET - VETO ONLINE - DERMOSCENT
Prize list :
Femundlopet 600 2010 (21)
LGO 2010 (6)
LGO 2009 (6)
LGO 2008 (8)
LGO 2006 (8)
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.
Daniele
RAO
Italy [47 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!
Ketil
REITAN
Norway [49 years old]Finisher : 2008, 2009
Sponsors : ROROS HOTELL - YX ENERGI - ROROSBANKEN - ROYAL CANIN NORWAY
Prize list :
Yukon Quest 1989
Iditarod 1991, 1992 (10th), 1993, 1994
Hope Nadezhda 1991
Femundlopet 2008 (2nd), 2009 (7th)
Finnmarkslopet 2006 (12th), 2007 (11th)
Biography :
He has been dogsledding since 1978. Educated with a Masters Degree in Fishery Science from the University of Tromsø, specialized in Inuit whaling, he lived in Alaska for 7 years in the village of Kaktovik, an inuit village with a population of 320.
Ketil is member of Team Lapland.
He also runs a sleddog tour business called Alaskan Husky Tour.
Robert
SORLIE
Norway [52 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 :
Femundlopet champion: 1996 2000 2002 2005 2007 2009
Finnmarkslopet champion: 1999 2001
Iditarod champion: 2003, 2005
La Grande Odyssée 2009: 2nd
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. He's back in 2010 to win.