ROUND 1 - DYNAFIT SKI TOURING COURCHEVEL - 8 December 2010

Champions at the Dynafit Ski Touring Courchevel.

26 competitors set off in ski mountaineering this Wednesday 8 December for the first edition of the Dynafit Ski Touring Courchevel. After collecting their bibs, the skiers gathered at the start in front of the Le Praz tourist office, which had been specially decorated by the Courchevel Sports Alpinisme association for the event. At 6 pm, the time-trial start was given to the first competitor, who set off at a lively pace with his headtorch to cover the 3.2 km and 500 m of elevation gain before the finish in Courchevel. The other participants follow the track at 30-second intervals. At the finish, the athletes cross the line one after another under the inflatable arch in front of the Croisette to the cheers of the public. After enjoying the aid station on the ESF 1850 reception strip, the competitors went to the Forum for the prize-giving in front of the Camp de Base. Mr Robert Gonzalez, Director of Dynafit France, thanked all the participants and volunteers before rewarding the winners of the race, who have already set fine reference times. Blandine Du Crest finished first among the women in 34min 34 and Alexandre Pellicier won among the men in 25min15.

The athletes of Olympic week opened the ball…

On the occasion of Olympic week, 13 athletes who have won medals in other disciplines came to the start at 4 pm to open the climb.

- Alexis Vuillermoz bronze medallist at the mountain biking cross-country World Championships in Canberra in 2009 (Australia), finished in 31min 55s

- Jacky Galletetaud silver medallist in the Paralympic road time trial at the Cycling World Championships in Baie-Comeau in 2010 (Canada), finished in 40min 36s

- Julie Bresset bronze medallist at the mountain biking cross-country World Championships in Canberra in 2009 (Australia), finished in 43min 54s

- Etienne Hubert gold medallist in the sprint at the Kayak World Championships in Poznan in 2010 (Poland), finished in 45min 11s

- Mathieu Goubel silver medallist in the sprint at the Canoe World Championships in Aviles in 2010 (Spain), finished in 57min 55s

- Anne-Caroline Chausson gold medallist in BMX at the Beijing Olympics, finished in 1h00min59s

- Florence Masnada, triple medallist at the Olympics and the Ski World Championships, finished in 1h02min38s

- Thomas Hamon gold medallist at the BMX World Championships in Taiyuan in 2008 (China), finished in 1h08min56s

- Joris Daudet bronze medallist at the BMX World Championships in Pietermaritzburg in 2010 (South Africa), finished in 1h09min23s

- Floriane Liborio gold medallist at the Taekwondo European Championships in Saint Petersburg in 2010 (Russia), finished in 1h09min43s

- Emmanuelle Rol gold medallist at the Sailing European Championships in Istanbul in 2010 (Turkey), finished in 1h13min59s

- Marlène Harnois bronze medallist in the -67 kg category at the Taekwondo European Championships in Saint Petersburg in 2010 (Russia), finished in 1h14min.

These are fine reference times to compare your own times at the next Dynafit Ski Touring Courchevel.