Stage 10 : Col de Porte

Historic day in the history of La Grande Odyssée VVF as today was the first stage in Isere. The teams set off for a 4 km loop from Col de Porte for the penultimate stage of the 19th edition of the race.

It was during a snowstorm that the mushers took the start of stage 10 «Col de Porte». The initial programming provided for an 18 km route, but following the last snowfall, it was’nt possible to work the runway in such a way that it would be quite hard and practicable on the entire route. The mushers took the start for a 4 km loop with a team of 4 to 6 dogs. They walked along the forest trail, which is a new and fun trail. Despite the heavy snowfall in the afternoon, the track remained fast for the sleds.

Due to this route adaptation, the race management decided to pass this stage in a challenge that does’nt count in the general classification. The conditions were’nt sufficient to allow the couplers to travel at a normal running speed.

For this challenge, Rémy Coste and his hounds won against Norway’s Hans Lindahl (2nd) and Poland’s Grzegorz Burzynski (3rd) in the OPEN category. In the LIMITED category, the podium is only French. Thibault Cayroche achieved his best performance by finishing on the 1st step of the podium. He finished ahead of Aurélie Delattre (2nd) and Elsa Borgey (3rd).
For the second day of the last trophy, Julien Chatelain (FRA.) won the Trophy 3, followed by Pierre Chaplain (FRA.) in 2nd place and Matteo Fossati (ITA.) on the 3rd step of the podium.

Romain Da Fonseca is awarded the Wamine Dog Care chasuble, in addition to the Best Nordic chasuble he holds in the LIMITED category. Since the beginning of the competition, Romain has produced a remarkable work with his dogs. All are in perfect health