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Third stage in a row for Martin Bily. That's an impressive feat. But the fight for the victory betweens between Radek Havrda and Milos Gonda.

It's been a few days since Radek hadn't been faster than Milos. That's why he can be happy today. But it's only 15 secondes that he's adding to his advance. Milos is ready to struggle but he also feels that Radek's team is back to great shape. Havrda has rested two of his main dogs. 5 minutes 55 seconds he has now on Gonda is a good gap but that is for sure not enough to take it easy on the last stage.

Today, Pontier was travelling a long time with ketil Reitan and Jo are Brennodden but he managed to pass them and kept on digging the gap. He has been faster than them on almost every stage this year. Something he has not done so often in the past. The perfect race is running as well as the great shape and fast pace of his team are absolutely amazing. When asked what makes the difference between him and the Norwegians, he answers that his kennel is really small (18 dogs) compare to those of Ketil and Jo Are. That helps him to have a closer bound with his dogs as well as a very accurate knwoledge of each of thise dogs.

With only one stage to go, here are the question that have to be answered:

- will Gonda managed to catch up Radek ?

- can Bily catch up Gonda in the race for Rookie of the Year Award ?

- what order will Reitan, Brennodden and Juillaguet stands in ?

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Amundsen Race: Jean-Philippe Pontier wants to win # 03/24/2011 - 11:04

Amundsen Race: Jean-Philippe Pontier wants to win

He was 4th last year. He has higher hopes for this edition....

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Arctic Alps Cup: pictures # 03/22/2011 - 17:25

Arctic Alps Cup: pictures

Here are some pictures of the arrival of the two champions and of the award ceremony....

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Arctic Alps Cup: it's a tie ! # 03/18/2011 - 14:51

Arctic Alps Cup: it's a tie !

With Jo Are finishing in front of Ketil, both of them will be the first Arctic Alps Cup champions....

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Finnmarkslopet: Roger Dahl is champion # 03/18/2011 - 14:44

Finnmarkslopet: Roger Dahl is champion

After taking the lead close to the halfway point, Roger Dahl never left it until he crossed the finish line to claim his third Finnmarkslopet....

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Arctic Alps Cup / Finnmarkslopet : last kilometers # 03/16/2011 - 23:20

Arctic Alps Cup / Finnmarkslopet : last kilometers

The leaders are approaching Karasjok where an 8 hour mandatory rest awaits them before a long push of 133 kilometers to the finish line in Alta....

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Iditarod: John Baker wins in record time # 03/16/2011 - 12:20

Iditarod: John Baker wins in record time

He is the first native alaskan musher to win the race since 1976....

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Portes du Soleil Party # 03/15/2011 - 11:21

Portes du Soleil Party

La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc organizes a party for the Portes du Soleil to close 7 great years of collaboration....

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Arctic Alps Cup: Ketil Reitan took a wrong trail # 03/15/2011 - 10:27

Arctic Alps Cup: Ketil Reitan took a wrong trail

A few kilometers after leaving Neiden in lead, Ketil Reitan has taken a wrong trail. When he realised his mistake, he decided to come back to the checkpoint and take there his 16 hours man...

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Finnmarkslopet: Ketil Reitan is in lead # 03/14/2011 - 13:09

Finnmarkslopet: Ketil Reitan is in lead

When most of the frontrunners decided to take their 16h mandatory rest in Neiden, Reitan took off after a 5 hours rest....

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Arctic Alps Cup, part 2 # 03/11/2011 - 17:00

Arctic Alps Cup, part 2

The start of the Finnmarkslopet 2011 will be given on saturday around noon in Alta. Ketil Reitan and Jo Are Brennodden will run to win the race and the Arctic Alps Cup....

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LGO handler becomes Yukon Quest hero # 02/28/2011 - 16:16

LGO handler becomes Yukon Quest hero

From the time he's been a handler on the first edition of La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc in 2005, Brent Sass has gone a long way....

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LGO volunteer becomes musher # 02/21/2011 - 12:34

LGO volunteer becomes musher

La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc is the place where to meet for Sleddogs and adventure fans. But sometimes it is also the place to start a new life....

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Femundlopet 2011: it's a women's world # 02/07/2011 - 13:07

Femundlopet 2011: it's a women's world

The women have dominated both races. Sigrid Ekran wins the 600 while Marianne Skjøthaug wins the 400....

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Femundlopet: Robert Sorlie grabs the lead # 02/04/2011 - 12:03

Femundlopet: Robert Sorlie grabs the lead

The norwegian race, second major race in the european calendar after La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc, is the favorite ground of Sorlie....

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Arctic Alps Cup Part 1 Review # 01/27/2011 - 12:06

Arctic Alps Cup Part 1 Review

A tight struggle has been held during La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont among the contestants of the Arctic Alps Cup....

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LGO 2011 Sports review # 01/24/2011 - 14:06

LGO 2011 Sports review

The 7th edition of La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc should have been its longest and will remain as one of its shortest but also one of the most thrilling....

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Awards ceremony pictures # 01/24/2011 - 12:19

Awards ceremony pictures

Some pictures of the moving awards ceremony that closed this special 7th edition of La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc....

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Awards ceremony # 01/21/2011 - 09:51

Awards ceremony

Many special prizes have been awarded as it is traditionnaly done every year....

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Videos: Stage 10 # 01/19/2011 - 15:40

Great times, emotion and pride from th mushers and the La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc staff....

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Oppsummering La Grande Odyssee 2011 Norsk # 01/19/2011 - 14:43

Milos Gonda vant La Grande Odyssee 2011...

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Jo Are BRENNODDEN

Jo Are
BRENNODDEN

Norway Norway [36 years old]

Finisher : 2011, 2010, 2009

Sponsors :

Prize list :
Arctic Alps Cup 2011 CHAMPION
LGO 2011 (6) - Friendliest Musher
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2011 (7)
LGO 2010 (5)
LGO 2009 (4) - Friendliest Musher
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2010 (10)
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2008 (14)
Finnmarkslopet 500 2005 (7)

Biography :
Jo Are is from a succesful mushing familly. His father Kjell is one of the best long-distance mushers in Norway. His brother Ola has won the Femundlopet 500 in 2008. Jo Are took a great 4th place in La Grande Odyssee Savoie Mont Blanc 2009. He received also the friendliest musher award.

Ketil REITAN

Ketil
REITAN

Norway Norway [51 years old]

Finisher : 2011, 2009, 2008

Sponsors : UnoX, Royal Canin Norway, Roros Hotell, Rorosbanken, Canada Goose

Prize list :
Arctic Alps Cup 2011 CHAMPION
LGO 2008 (3), LGO 2009 (7), LGO 2011 (4)
Finnmarkslopet 1000 2011 (11)
Yukon Quest 1989
Iditarod 1991, 1992 (10), 1993, 1994
Hope Nadezhda 1991
Femundlopet 2008 (2e), 2009 (7e)
Finnmarkslopet 2006 (12e), 2007 (11e) 2010 (7)

Biography :
Ketil is the only one musher who has run the 4 greatest races in the world: the Iditarod, the Yukon Quest, the Finnmarkslopet and La Grande Odyssée Savoie Mont Blanc.