World University Champs

[brooner]

all kicked off in the long distance already.

Helen is having a great run by the looks of it, leading at the 2nd radio control.

Chepls a few minutes down on Andreas Müller who was flying last week in Slovenia.

[Becks]

Ewan in first place at the first radio! Good going thus far for everyone! Helen's run looks excellent.

[Becks]

And Mhairi ten seconds ahead of Helen at first radio, 20 seconds down on the lead. Go go go guys!

[Becks]

Mhairi into second at the next radio - damn having to go and actually do some experiments!

[andy]

Mhairi pipped Helen by a few secs, close one!

Mhairi just gone down to 4th though after Bodil Holmström came in over 6mins faster! what a run

[andy]

actually, looking at the runners after Mhairi it's looking pretty good for both her and Helen to get on the podium, good skills!

[andy]

no sign of Scott yet, all the others seem to be through the first control and he's been out for half an hour, did he start?

[Patrick]

Mhairi and Helen have both beaten the World Champion...fantastic!

Patrick

[Spookster]

Great runs from Mhairi and Helen. Lots of time being lost by some good runners -it must have been thick green and tricky. Well done!

Women's preliminary results
2008-07-31 13:26:00
1 Bodil Holmström (FIN) 65:37
2 Una Arama (LAT) +6:41
3 Heini Wennman (FIN) +7:01
4 Mhairi Mackenzie (GBR) +7:17
5 Helen Palmer (GBR) +7:23
6 Esther Gil Brotons (ESP) +7:33

[Spookster]

Martin Grotle Soukup (NOR)
2008-07-31 13:12:00
comes in walking. His comment to fans: bad day at work.

I wonder if the GBR lads are saying the same? Didn't go well for them today.

[Becks]

Awesome show from the girls! What's the news on Scott, did he start today?

[Spookster]

What's the news on Scott, did he start today?

If he started, he didn't get very far. Hopefully he's ok and saving himself for the other races.

[geomorph]

if Magne Daehli really went the way he has suggested on RouteGadget he should be disqualified

Here here! It was so obvious a place for an offical observer too

It was that control (16) that helped Scott back into 3rd: Fabian Hertner made a real mess and gave away 12 secs to Scott (who was quite a way off the pace himself). How Dlabaja did 50 secs is anybody's guess, but let's assume he read the fence gaps early, and the rest hesitated at the x-road

[greywolf]

Magne Daehli's route from 8 to 9 seems to have a random wall jump in as well - maybe he's just careless with routegadget?

How Dlabaja did 50 secs is anybody's guess

it's about 230m. I imagine he was in a hurry

[SIman]

What's the news on Scott, did he start today?

Bronze sprint medallist, Scott Fraser had a sore throat today and did not start.

Great runs from the girls