FISTC Cart European Championships 2013 Beloeil (B)
BELOEIL « Mer de Sable »
22, 23 and 24 November 2013
The Photo gallery of the race Thank you for the pictures for Mr. Dirk De Vos
More photo on the official website of EC Cart 2013 HERE
Day 3 sunday 24th november
The race is now finished and has been a total success, one of our best championships from all points of view !
On Sunday, a cloudy and cold weather helped all dogs to run faster than in the two previous days.
Competition has been extreme in many classes and the suspens was total with, in one class, two competitors finishing with exactly the same time and both getting a gold medal.
You will find the list of FISTC European Champions at the end of this page. In Middle distance, there were very few changes in the various categories, except in A1 where Gaby Lames (Ger) âssed Jean-Luc Mas (Fra) for the title.
In sprint, most races were really exciting but particularly in B1 where Stephane Poublanc (Fra) was faster today than Arnaud Eggemann (Fra) who finished third with only 2 seconds advance from the fourth. In D1, Belgian musher Stefan Goris was fast enough to beat Andrej Drabik (Slk) and get the title. In Scooter 2 dogs, Anthony Chevalley (Fra) wins the race and the title but Ludovic Brasseur (Bel) has been the fastest on day 2 and 3 and finishes second at only 5 seconds from the first.
In Canicross 1 dog/women, two Czech ladies, Zdenka Duskova and Junior Tereza Hanusova passed the finish line together and were then declared first ex-aequo. A very rare and very nice finish1
The pricing ceremony started perfectly on time at
Now we will be waiting for the snow and the FISTC Championships in Auronzo, in February on one of the most beautiful trails existing in
HERE ARE THE CHAMPIONS
MIDDLE DISTANCE O |
Gerald SCHINZEL (A) |
MIDDLE DISTANCE A |
Gaby LAMES (D) |
MIDDLE DISTANCE A2 |
Denis DELAURE (F) |
MIDDLE DISTANCE B1 |
Lukas MIKULICS (A) |
MIDDLE DISTANCE B2 |
Horst KLANK (D) |
MIDDLE DISTANCE C1 |
Filippo PICCININI (I) |
MIDDLE DISTANCE C2 |
Nadine NOTELE (B) |
MIDDLE DISTANCE D1 |
Wesley BRAECKMANS (B) |
MIDDLE DISTANCE D2 |
Gijs WUYTS (B) |
SPRINT A |
Roman HABASKO (CZ) |
SPRINT B1 |
Kevin STEENSELS (B) |
SPRINT C1 |
Christophe CHEVALLEY (F) |
SPRINT C2 |
Jean-Claude TREDEZ (F) |
SPRINT D1 |
Stefan GORIS (B) |
SPRINT D2 |
Gérard GODIMUS (F) |
BIKE 2 DOGS |
Filippo PICCININI (I) |
BIKE 1 DOG MEN |
Roman REISTETTER (SK) |
BIKE 1 DOG WOMEN |
Virginie BRICE (B) |
BIKE 1 DOG WOMEN |
Carla REISTETTEROVA (SK) |
BIKE 1 DOG/2 |
Jean-Michel HOOG (F) |
SCOOTER 2 DOGS |
Anthony CHEVALLEY (F) |
SCOOTER 2 DOGS JUNIOR |
Giacomo GUADAGNINI (I) |
SCOOTER 1 DOG/1 |
Juliette PRODHOMME (F) |
SCOOTER 1 DOG/1 JUNIOR |
Alexandre SANTENS (F) |
SCOOTER 1 DOG/2 |
Eddy MARTENS (B) |
CANICROSS 2 DOGS |
Samuel MATANIN (SK) |
CANICROSS 1 DOG MEN |
Michal IVANCO (SK) |
CANICROSS 1 DOG MEN JUN. B |
Antoine CARLOD (F) |
CANICROSS 1 DOG MEN JUN. A |
Matthis SANTENS (F) |
CANICROSS 1 DOG Women |
Zdeaka DUSKOVA (CZ) & Tereza HANUSOVA (CZ) |
CANICROSS JUNIOR A |
Emma HOOG (F) |
CANICROSS JUNIOR B |
Tereza HANUSOVA (CZ) |
PULKA |
Bart SMETS (B) |
Day 2 saturday 22th november
Today, the weather was cloudy and cold, trails were still heavy and muddy but less wet than yesterday. All teams were happy to run and all dogs were in perfect condition at the end of the race making happy also the vet team.
In middle distance this second day confirmed the results of yesterday except in A1 category where the German lady Gaby Lames was two minutes faster than the French Jean-Luc Mas who is leading the category. In B1 class Lukas Mikulics (Aut) is the leader and very fast.
In sprint the competition is even more tough than yesterday. In A1, Roman Habasko (Cze) is first, and increased its advance on Jean-Claude Peru (Fra) and Knud Schmolz (Dk). In B1, the Belgian musher, Kevin Steensels is followed now by Arnaud Eggemann, who passed Stephane Poublanc by only one second, both from France. In C1, the same three French mushers are leading the category with Christophe Chevalley still in first place. Jean-Claude Tredez with his Greenland dogs is leader and increased his advantage on the second, Vladimir Vrastil (Cze)..
In D1 class, Andrej Drabik (Slk) and Stefan Goris (Bel) have exactly the same time after this second heat, the difference in time being only 0,06 seconds !!!. Filippo Piccinini (Ita) who is already first in Mid-distance C1 is also first in Bike 2 dogs men and increased its advance on French Dany Faivre, Roman Reistetter (Slk) leads the Bike 1 dog Men. Bike 1 dog women is leaded by Virginie Brice (Bel) and Jean-Michel Hoog leads bike 1/2.
In scooter 2 dogs the leader , Anthony Chevalley (Fra) is now closely followed by the Belgian Ludovic Brasseur who was the fastest today. Scooter 1 dog is leaded by Juliette Prodhomme (Fra) while Belgian Eddy Martens is leading the scooter 1/2 category.
Canicross 2 dogs men is leaded by always very fast Slovak Marcel Matanin who increased its advantage. Another very fast Slovak, Michal Ivanco is first in canicross 1 dog and the famous czech Zdenka Duskova is still leading in canicross women. We also have the pulka class, in which the Belgian Bart Smets is nicely competing with his very beautiful Samoyed. While in canicross for these first two days we had mass starts, tomorrow they will start with the real time difference a very nice and exciting competition.
What is particularly nice is the excellent overall atmosphere due to the perfect Belgian organisation. Yesterday evening all mushers appreciate the excellent musher dinner, and this evening we will have a nice dancing night, in Belgium the motto is « Mush for Fun », even if the competition is taken very seriously !
The results list of the second day of race
day 1 friday 22th november
After a very nice opening ceremony yesterday evening in the beautiful woods of Beloeil, surprisingly white with snow, all mushers coming from 10 countries were very happy to be here.
Today, no more snow but the technical trails were heavy and somewhat muddy. However all teams were happy to run and all dogs were in perfect condition on the finish line.
The middle distance race started with the O class that is now leaded by Gerald Schinzel (Aut). Categories A1 and A2 are leaded by French mushers Jean-Luc Mas and Denis Delaure. Renate Barwik (Aut) is leading B1 class and Horst Klank (Ger) with his beautiful Samoyeds is first in B2 class.Filippo Piccinini is the leader of class C1, while the thre other classes, C2, D1 and D2 are led by nice and fast Belgian teams.
The competition is very tough in Sprint. In A1, Roman Habasko (Cze) is first, followed by Jean-Claude Peru (Fra) and Knud Schmolz (Dk). In B1, the local Belgian musher, Kevin Steensels is very closely followed by Stephane Poublanc and Arnaud Eggemann, both from France. In C1, three French mushers are leading the category with Christophe Chevalley being the fastest. Jean-Claude Tredez with his Greenland dogs is leader in C2.
In D1 class, Andrej Drabik (Slk) is just a few seconds in front of Stefan Goris (Bel). Gerard Godimus (Fra) is first in D2. Filippo Piccinini (Ita) is also first in Bike 2 dogs men, and Roman Reistetter (Slk) leads the Bike 1 dog Men. Bike 1 dog women is leaded by Virginie Brice (Bel) and Jean-Michel Hoog leads bike 1/2.
Many participants are competing in scooter classes. Scooter 2 dogs is leaded by Anthony Chevalley (Fra), scooter 1 dog is leaded by Juliette Prodhomme (Fra) and Belgian Eddy Martens is leading the scooter 1/2 category.
Canicross 2 dogs men is leaded by the very fast Slovak Marcel Matanin. Another very fast Slovak, Michal Ivanco is first in canicross 1 dog and the famous czech Zdenka Duskova is first in canicross women. We also have the pulka class, in which the Belgian Bart Smets is competing with his very beautiful Samoyed female.
The competition for tomorrow will be very exciting !!!
The result list of first day of race
The official website of the race
PROGRAM
Thursday - 21 November 2013
Arrival of the participants and placement at the Stake out
12:00 h Veterinarian controls , papers and karts
19:00 h Delegates meeting and distributions numbers
20:00 h Opening ceremony , Participants presentation
Friday - 22 November 2013
08:00 h Musher meeting
09:00 h First start day 1
19:00 h Delegates meeting
20:00 h Musher dinner
Saturday - 23 November 2013
08:00 h Musher meeting
09:00 h First start day 2
18:00 h Delegates meeting
20:00 h Mushers party
Sunday - 24 November 2013
08:00 h Musher meeting
09:00 h First start day 3
17:00 h Awards ceremony
19:00 h Closure ceremony
LOCATION (on Google map)
Beloeil "La Mer De Sable", Stambruges, Belgium
Coordinates of the stake out: +50° 29' 44.27", +3° 43' 15.96"
TRAIL MAP
Sprint: 5 - 6,5 - 9,5 km;
Middle distance: 12,5 km.