The Femundlopet champion will be a women !

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Sigrid Ekran and Inger Marie Haaland are struggling for the final victory.

Sigrid Ekran has left Tolga, the last checkpoint, after her 8-hours mandatory rest. Inger Marie Haaland followed her 23 minutes later. Robert Sorlie will be allowed to leave the checkpoint 1 hour after Sigrid (this was the gap separing them when they arrive there.)

If Sigrid and Inger Marie Haaland don't falter, Sorlie will not be able to catch up with them on the 95 km of the last stretch before reaching Roros. If Sigrid owns a 23 mn lead, she's got 9 dogs whereas Inger Marie still drives a full team (12 dogs). That is a real performance at such a competitive level and on such a tough trail.

It will be a premiere if a women becomes the Femundlopet 600 champion. Sigrid noticed on her website that 20 years ago Susan Butcher won her last Iditarod. Sigrid has learned a lot with Susan in Alaska, before the 4-times Iditarod champion lost her battle against cancer.

Inger Marie Haaland is the Finnmarkslopet 1000 reigning champion.

Sigrid Ekran has won the first race of her carrier in january: theGausdal Marathon (200 km.)

The first team is awaited in Roros around 17:00.

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Sigrid EKRAN

Sigrid
EKRAN

Norway 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.

Robert SORLIE

Robert
SORLIE

Norway 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.