From January 9th to 20th, 2016

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1 12 th Edition From January 9th to 20th,

2 2 STAGE RACES IN THE AWESOME LANDSCAPE OF THE FRENCH ALPS La Grande OdyssEe Savoie Mont Blanc From January 9th to 20th, days km pool of 12 to 14 dogs The Trophy From January 15th to 18th, days km pool of 9 to 12 dogs «Our main goal is the satisfaction of our canine and human athletes» Henry Kam Race director 1/9

3 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LA GRANDE ODYSSÉE SAVOIE MONT BLANC stages with 1 night bivouac Total distance : 620 km of trail, groomed and marked by professionals. Total uphill : meters Average distance per day : 65 km Average uphill per day : m One stage a day. Pool of 12 to 14 dogs. Dogs on the line at the start of a stage : minimum 8, maximum 10 Changes possible between two stages. Entry fee : Haute-Savoie Savoie Garanteed Purse : Accommodation provided during the whole race for each musher and his two handlers A lot of meals are provided during the race. 2/9

4 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LE TROPHEE stages with 1 night bivouac Total distance : 200 km of trail, groomed and marked by professionals. Total uphill : meters Average distance per day : 50 km Average uphill per day : m One stage a day. Pool of 9 to 12 dogs. Dogs on the line at the start of a stage : minimum 6, maximum 8 Changes possible between two stages. Entry fee : 200 Haute-Savoie Savoie Accommodation is at the expense of mushers. Some meals are provided by the organization during the race for each musher and his two handlers. 3/9

5 DETAILED PROGRAM LA GRANDE ODYSSÉE SAVOIE MONT BLANC 2016 / TROPHY on visits grandeodyssee.com 7 min video coverage watch FA N S OFFICAL TEASER 4/9

6 2 RANKINGS: GENERAL AND NORDIC Each day, a nordic general and stage ranking will be published in addition to the complete rankings. The participation to the nordic ranking will be validated by the vet team after checking the dogs papers. The nordic ranking is opened to siberian huskies and greenland dogs. This ranking will be organized if there are at least 5 teams competing. The same ranking will be organized on the Trophy. The winner of the nordic ranking will receive a special award. 3/8 5/9

7 RACE PURSE AND SPECIAL AWARDS LA GRANDE ODYSSÉE SAVOIE MONT BLANC ,000 race bonus with 55,000 in cash! GENERAL Place garantie Total NORDIC CHALLENGE Place garantie Total BEST DOG CARE 1 GO LDEN HARN ESS SPECIAL AWARDS Danler sled SLEDS (Model Odiss) value = 1,590 RED LANTERN rookie ROOKIE OF THE YEAR Scooter Globe 3T (Wild model) value = 780 FAIR PLAY + VARIOUS STAGE PODIUM PRIZES 2/8 6/9

8 FORMER CHAMPIONS LA GRANDE ODYSSÉE SAVOIE MONT BLANC Jessie Royer (USA) runner up : Jacques Philip (USA) 2006 Jacques Philip (USA) runner up : Ken Anderson (USA) 2007 course raccourcie en raison des conditions de neige Petter Karlsson (SWE) - runner up :Emil Inauen (SWI) LE PODIUM LGO 2009 Radek Havrda (CZE) - runner up :Robert Sorlie (NOR) 2010 Emil Inauen (SWI) - runner up : Radek Havrda (CZE) 2011 Milos Gonda (SLO) - runner up : Martin Bily (CZE) 2012 Radek Havrda (CZE) runner up : Milos Gonda (SLO) 2013 Jiri Vondrak (CZE) - runner up : Milos Gonda (SLO) Jean Philippe Pontier (FRA) - runner up : Rémy Coste (FRA) Radek Havrda (CZE) runner up : Milos Gonda (SLO) Will you be the 2016 champion? 3/8 2/8 5/8 7/9

9 FINISHERS LA GRANDE ODYSSÉE SAVOIE MONT BLANC FURTWANGLER HOFFMANN SCHUMACHER FREITINGER SCHINZEL SCHOEMACHER BECK BRADEN DUCHESNE MORIN LUQUE STIELSTRA ANDERSON HOLDMANN HUNT PHILIP ROYER SCHANDELMEIER STIELSTRA TEASLEY JAAKONSAARI BAR CHÂTEAU COFFRE COFFRE COMBAZARD COSTE DU RETAIL FOURNIER GASPARD GRENIER JUILLAGUET MATHIS PAGNOUX PERROY PONTIER TATU TRAVADON CORONICA DE MARTIN LOVATI RAO BRENNODDEN Silvia Thomas Wolfram Robert Gerald Edmond Grant Bennett Christian Caroline Salva Tasha Marie Ken Gwen Timothy Jacques Jessie John Tasha Marie Franck Anu Benoît Eric Thierry Grégory Jean Rémy Valérie Jason Jack-Gérard Romain Daniel Catherine François Olivier Jean-Philippe Jean-Marc Isabelle Henry Germano Fabrizio Daniele Jo Ar Allemagne Allemagne Allemagne Autriche Autriche Pays-Bas Canada Canada Canada Canada Espagne Finlande Italie Italie Italie Italie 2013, 2011, , 2012, 2010, , 2006, 2006, ,,,, 2013, 2012, 2011,,, 2013, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009,, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009,, 2006,, 2012, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009,, , 2013, 2012, 2010,, , , 2010, 2009 EKRAN GAUSEREIDE HUNSKAR PAULSEN REITAN SKJERVE SORLIE BILY HAVRDA MIKOLASEK PICL VONDRAK ZELENKA GONDA SLOSAR KARLSSON PETTERSSON DUBELLY EGLI HERITER INAUEN INAUEN ULMANN Sigrid Per Olav Tore Morthen Ketil Arnt Ola Robert Martin Radek Miloslav Ales Jiri Jindrich Milos Jan Petter Jimmy Roland Donato Pierre-Antoine Barbara Emil Jaco Alex Slovaquie Slovaquie Suede Suede THEY PARTICIPATED , 2009, , 2013, 2011,, 2013, 2012, 2010, 2009, 2013, 2012, , 2010, 2013, 2013, 2012, , 2009, 2013, ,, 2006, 2010, ,, 2012, 2010, AND YOU? 3/8 2/8 5/8 8/9

10 CONTACT Annabel KAM Responsable Communication +33 (0) Credit photo : J.Couturier, E.Roustand, E.Montgobert, P-A Allard, LGO