first race

SAturday, first FIS race of the season ...

Pick your winner - 15km men's classical - Beitostolen

Norway - Northug (newcomer, young, but getting some press), Hofstad,
Hetland, Skjeldal, Estil, Helmeset, Svartedal, Bjerke

Wow, how's that for a list of horses. Norway is loaded.

Germany - Teichman, Angerer, SChlutter, Sommerfeldt ---- wow, another tough
group

Sweden - M. Fredrickson (I'm rooting for this guy, he deserves a win -
always seems to do more pulling than anyone else)
Also have a new coach !!

Italy - Piller Cottrer, DiCenta, Checchi, Valbusa, one big name noticably
missing .....

Finland - ??

Bauer, Bacjcicak, ... others ?

I'LL GO OUT ON A LIMB HERE

1ST - ESTIL
2ND - ANGERER
3RD - M FREDRICKSON
4TH - HOFSTAD
5TH - NORTHUG

WHERE'S CARL SWENSON? NOT ON START LIST AND HE'S IN EUROPE RIGHT?
FREEMAN?
EVERY OTHER EUROPEAN IS HERE, WHERE IS USA?

jk

SOMEONE PLEASE TAPE THIS RACE OFF EUROSPORT AND UP LOAD IT FOR US !!!!

Full results up on
http://www.fis-ski.com/uk/604/610.ht...CC&raceid=9444

wow, finnish skier in top 5 !!
Norway's 1-2-5-7-12 is tough.
JK


1 8 1092511 HETLAND Tor Arne 1974 NOR 40:50.0 0.00
2 63 1230930 SVARTEDAL Jens Arne 1976 NOR 41:07.2 5.62
3 47 1106091 BATORY Ivan 1975 SVK 41:14.8 8.10
4 49 1344711 JAUHOJAERVI Sami 1981 FIN 41:18.8 9.40
5 24 1093869 KREZELOK Janusz 1974 POL 41:21.9 10.42
5 37 3420036 ROENNING Eldar 1982 NOR 41:21.9 10.42
7 6 1262358 AASEN Geir Ludvig 1974 NOR 41:31.0 13.39
8 82 1221327 TEICHMANN Axel 1979 GER 41:33.6 14.24
9 80 1178162 ANGERER Tobias 1977 GER 41:39.8 16.26
10 50 1286608 PERRILLAT Christophe 1979 FRA 41:40.1 16.36
11 76 1066224 FREDRIKSSON Mathias 1973 SWE 41:42.0 16.98
12 5 3420023 GJERDALEN Tord Asle 1983 NOR 41:43.1 17.34
12 73 1088534 VEERPALU Andrus 1971 EST 41:43.1 17.34
14 70 1150517 ESTIL Frode 1972 NOR 41:44.1 17.67
15 68 1374975 ROTCHEV Vassili 1980 RUS 41:46.6 18.48
16 12 1276617 ONDA Yuichi 1980 JPN 41:48.2 19.00
17 78 1067291 DI CENTA Giorgio 1972 ITA 41:50.5 19.76
18 23 1108225 BURGERMEISTER Reto 1975 SUI 41:51.1 19.95
19 66 1098137 MAE Jaak 1972 EST 41:54.7 21.13
20 48 3480016 LEGKOV Alexander 1983 RUS 41:55.3 21.32
21 2 3420239 NORTHUG Petter 1986 NOR 41:55.4 21.36
22 67 1059822 HJELMESET Odd-Bjoern 1971 NOR 41:57.2 21.94
23 74 1217350 BAUER Lukas 1977 CZE 41:59.5 22.69
24 27 3480014 BULGAKOV Maxim 1983 RUS 41:59.6 22.73
25 7 3420007 HORNTVEDT Kristian 1982 NOR 42:02.2 23.58
26 58 1033923 VALBUSA Fulvio 1969 ITA 42:04.5 24.33
27 52 1285153 ROUSSELET Alexandre 1977 FRA 42:05.2 24.56
28 29 1347039 SEIFERT Benjamin 1982 GER 42:05.6 24.69
29 53 1224140 SANTUS Fabio 1976 ITA 42:09.1 25.83
30 41 1175058 KOUKAL Martin 1978 CZE 42:09.3 25.89