Raphael Poiree still running

Raphael Poiree is now running mass-start marathon and world loppet
races. He announced his participation to the french Transjurassienne,
Feb 10th.

He just finished 2nd at today's Foulée Blanche http://www.lafouleeblanche.com/
and 2nd last week and the Bessans marathon http://www.bessans.com/marathon_index.htm
just behind Vincent Vittoz. Not bad for a former 15km/biathlon guy.

Worth to notice results of Loic Vandel 10th at the Foulée Blanche,
racing on skis he's building with his brother and father in their
small factory. I'd like to do that, build my own skis and race on
them. http://www.ski-vandel.com/

Must have been a fun sprint between Poiree and Vittoz. What's with the
latter? Is he skipping Canada? He quit the Tour de Ski.

rm

wrote:

Raphael Poiree is now running mass-start marathon and world loppet
races. He announced his participation to the french Transjurassienne,
Feb 10th.

He just finished 2nd at today's Foulée Blanche http://www.lafouleeblanche.com/
and 2nd last week and the Bessans marathon http://www.bessans.com/marathon_index.htm
just behind Vincent Vittoz. Not bad for a former 15km/biathlon guy.

Worth to notice results of Loic Vandel 10th at the Foulée Blanche,
racing on skis he's building with his brother and father in their
small factory. I'd like to do that, build my own skis and race on
them. http://www.ski-vandel.com/

On Jan 20, 3:13 pm, wrote:
Raphael Poiree is now running mass-start marathon and world loppet
races. He announced his participation to the french Transjurassienne,
Feb 10th.

He just finished 2nd at today's Foulée Blanchehttp://www.lafouleeblanche..com/
and 2nd last week and the Bessans marathonhttp://www.bessans.com/marathon_index.htm
just behind Vincent Vittoz. Not bad for a former 15km/biathlon guy.

Worth to notice results of Loic Vandel 10th at the Foulée Blanche,
racing on skis he's building with his brother and father in their
small factory. I'd like to do that, build my own skis and race on
them.http://www.ski-vandel.com/

Interesting. Mathias Fredriksson, who also quit the Tour de Ski, is
also doing Worldloppet races this winter, with his eyes on the
Marcialonga and the Vasaloppet. Is it a fluke that so many top-level
racers are jumping from the World Cup to the Worldloppet?

Is it a fluke that so many top-level
racers are jumping from the World Cup to the Worldloppet?

But look that most of them are racers who are near end of their
careers or like Estil, Alsgaard, Daehlie oficially retired.
Fredriksson also isn't so big star as few years ago but I think that
it's good for Worldloppet that famous racers start in that races.
In the past many stars decided to start in marathon races - Lundbaek,
Pierrat, Ottoson, but usually when they were in mid-thirties.
Before World Cup started, most of biggest stars compete on marathon
races, but when World Cup was invited they usually compete only in
World Cup and eventually jumped to Worldloppet when they were near end
of their careers, now situaition is similar. Sorry for not perfect
english.

Poiree is on the startlist of Transjurasienne, famous 76km race in
France

Vittoz in Canada, 2 mins back in 30k pursuit.

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Must have been a fun sprint between Poiree and Vittoz. What's with the
latter? Is he skipping Canada? He quit the Tour de Ski.

rm

wrote:

Raphael Poiree is now running mass-start marathon and world loppet
races. He announced his participation to the french Transjurassienne,
Feb 10th.

He just finished 2nd at today's Foulée Blanche http://www.lafouleeblanche.com/
and 2nd last week and the Bessans marathon http://www.bessans.com/marathon_index.htm
just behind Vincent Vittoz. Not bad for a former 15km/biathlon guy.

Worth to notice results of Loic Vandel 10th at the Foulée Blanche,
racing on skis he's building with his brother and father in their
small factory. I'd like to do that, build my own skis and race on
them. http://www.ski-vandel.com/