World Cup Finals, France

[ifititches]

my results page still shows Wingstedt and Hubmann out there, but with not much chance of changing the leading group.

Simone must have had phenomenal run to that first radio control.

Apart from it being in France, is this Thierry's home stamping ground then, or is he in the form of his life?

I'll be intrigued to hear the reports of what it was really lik eout there...

[ifititches]

amend that to "no chance"!

[SIman]

Men are now finished.
1 GUEORGIOU Thierry FRA 92:13
2 NOVIKOV Valentin RUS 96:03
3 LAKANEN Jani FIN 98:09

17 DUNCAN Jon GBR 109:07
31 GRISTWOOD Graham GBR 118:48
32 BRICKHILL-JONES David GBR 119:43
36 FRASER Scott GBR 120:50
51 CHEPELIN Oleg GBR 133:06
58 QUIN Andrew IRL 142:26
62 STRAIN Murray GBR 145:05
70 DOBBS Neil IRL 160:02
73 MILLAR Ivan IRL 178:37
74 BARRY Alan IRL 190:26

[Patrick]

Apart from it being in France, is this Thierry's home stamping ground then, or is he in the form of his life?

He's on home ground, he's been on a number of training camps there throughout the year, it's fairly unique terrain so you can't prepare adequately anywhere else, and he has something to prove after losing his world title back in August. There's also the fact that he's almost certainly the best technical orienteer of his generation.

To get an idea of the nature of the terrain and the level of preparation he's been doing, have a look at this training course from earlier in the year.

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The wobble at 7 might be explained by the fact that he ran the course at night!

Cheers,

Patrick

[Becks]

Good bunching from our crowd of young guys there in 30s. Can't wait to see the maps - I expected something totally different to what the sprint ones actually looked like after looking at the big names who crashed out! Another storming pair of runs from Helen and Mhairi too - 23rd must be Mhairi's lucky position!

[mikey]

Sounds really tricky.

Splits show Emil Wingstedt losing 20 ( )minutes at #19.

[distracted]

Try Øystein's site for maps of the men's course: http://folk.ntnu.no/oysteios/

[Kitch]

Is anyone watching the women's race ?

with 31 finished, 10 through the first radio and 10 to go Mhairi is 2nd and well set for a top class result

[Neil M35]

Aye, Mhairi's put up a storming run. Looks like the young lads are a bit tired after yesterday, mind, and I'm not surprised. It's a shame the finals had to be rescheduled in this way.

Come on Mhairi!

[Kitch]

Heili Jukola is now through the 1st radio and th only one ahead of Mhairi, with only 4 more to appear it looks like a podium placing could be on

[mharky]

f##ing have it!!!

[Kitch]

Top ten is a cert.

[mharky]

Brozkova seems to have followed Jukkola very well.....

[brooner]

Brozkova seems to have followed Jukkola very well.....

surely you mean raced rather than followed...

[mharky]

7th... although that Niggli bird aint finished yet, but she is too late...