Solution: the “Trophée de la Grande Odyssée 2007”

Please remember the organisator of la Grande Odyssée 2007 were to cancel the event due to poor level of snow. Based on new snow falls, they have decided however to proceed to a simplify race event in the name of “le Trophée de la Grande Odyssée 2007″…Bravo & let’s please support them all the way!   

Trophée La Grande Odyssée 2007
Haute-Maurienne  Vanoise

 
12-January-2007

Val Cenis Lanslebourg,
 

The « Haute-Maurienne Vanoise » region is now ready to host  “The Trophée La Grande Odyssée” all along the 220km long trail. A very emotional ceremony took place on Friday evening in Lanslebourg to officially kick off this race and to introduce each and every musher. 

« I am here as the ambassador of my country and to better appreciate this new type of race » declared the Czech musher Havrda Radek.
Emil Inauen, one of the favorites, declared he thinks he will beat some of the mushers…

A wonderful firework closed the ceremony.

Harvda Radek will start in first position on Saturday afternoon and will go through the village of Lanslebourg, specially snowed for the race. The arrival will take place at the Mont Cenis pass where a Polar Base has been specially built by the 13 BCA, the local Alpin military troops. The mushers will spend the night at 2000m of altitude in complete autonomy.

Everybody is now impatient to start competing and thousands of people are expected on Saturday and Sunday in the Haute-Maurienne/Vanoise area.

See you soon…

GPS Tracking – New

This year, you will get the opportunity to track and trace the progress of each and every musher thanks to the GPS tracking system used by the « La Grande Odyssee » committee. Go on www.grandeodyssee.com .

Saturday 13-January-2007

11 :00              Press Conference

16 :30              Départure: Lanslebourg

                        Termignon

19 :00              Arrival : Polar Base

Sunday 14-January-2007

11 :30              Departure Polar Base

                        Lake of Mont-Cenis  –  Mont-Cenis Pass

                        Polar Base

16 :00              Arrival: Lanslevillard

Monday 15-Janvier-2007

11 :30              Départure Bessans : Mass Start

12 :10              Bonneval sur Arc

14 :00              Termignon

16 :00              Arrival Lanslebourg

18 :00              Final Results
 

Marc Burnier
La Grande Odyssée
marc@grandeodyssee.com
+33677588253