Dolomitenlauf in 2008
January 22, 2008
Not enough snow in Lienz this year but more than enough for ideal conditions in Obertilliach where both the Classic and Freestyle races were held, both 42k long distance, plus 20k short race on Sunday.
The races started at the ski stadium in Obertilliach at about 1400 meters altitude. There is a large sloping field stretching down from the village. The planners had managed to create the first 20 km of the course as a long serpentine that stretched back and forth as the skiers worked themselves down towards Untertilliach. The course continued down the valley and then crossed the river and continued up the valley after about 25 km. The uphill was long, about 10 km, and gradual except for the last kilometer where it got steep and the altitude was well above the stadium. The last 5 km was a nice downhill for tired skiers into the stadium.
Saturday’s classic race started with partly cloudy skies, almost no wind and a temperature about -1C. The tracks were very well prepared, 4 lanes wide for the first 20k of the serpentine course through the fields. This gave plenty of time for the competitors to spread out before the course narrowed to 2 lanes for the long climb and the last downhill to the finish. There were 576 finishers, an increase of over 30% from the last race in 2006. The winning time was 1:54:29.
Results of some IAWLS members:
- John Miller AUS 5:29:50
- Lois Nagl AUT 3:36:16
- Andre Hazard BEL 3 :23 :50
- Grant McLeod CAN
- Herve Courtine FRA 3:07:00
- Joseph Luce FRA 4:24:52
- Patrice Turlan FRA 3:57:42
- Thorsten Jager GER 4:38:28
- Connor McLaughlin IRL 4:42:13
- Franco Milanese ITA 4:56:29
- Nancy Lucienne Caviet NED 5:03:41
- Milena Gumenyuk RUS 3:29:32
- Karl-Erik Aberg SWE 3:43:07
Sunday was a little warmer, about 1C at the start rising to 5C, with a light breeze. Again the course (identical to Saturday) was very well prepared. There were 487 finishers in the 42k, 213 in the 20k. The winning time was 1:38:30 for the 42k, 0:47:33 for the 20k.
Results of some IAWLS members:
For the 42k:
- Valenti Cots Baylina ESP 2:54:04
- Christian Hurbin FRA 4:01:35
- Thomas Huber GER 2:22:34
- David Spencer HUN 2:33:49
- Aivars Grinbergs LAT 2:58:18
- Leo Landsbergen NED 2:19:28
- Alexi Gumenyuk RUS 2:24:58
- Gerry Cichanowski USA 2:37:10
- Mike Cichanowski USA 2:37:10
For the 20k:
- John Miller AUS 2:48:05
- Nancy Lucienne Caviet NED 2:20:36
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