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“In order to secure the race, owing to the heavy rains that fell these last few days, La Transjurassienne will be raced on the backup track N°1 Lamoura-Mouthe through le Risol !”
said Jean-Claude Dalloz, the president of Trans’Organisation, during today’s press
conference at the Conseil régional de Franche-Comté. Yet, if ever the current snow falls would bring down sufficient snow, then the nominal track would be given priority. The organizers, volunteers and partners are once again getting ready to make this 35th edition a true success for all the Nordic skiing adepts! Like every year, the audience will support the skiers with warm applause and ringing bells!

Better safe than sorry!

Trans’Organisation, along with the state Representatives, have decided to play it safe with the
backup track n°1: Lamoura-Mouthe through the Risol. Because of this past week-end frequent rains, the last 15 km of the nominal track could not be consolidated enough. The backup track will go from the Pré-Poncet to “Chez Liadet” through the “Fabrice Guy” track, then along the “Chemin des Roches” to finish in Mouthe.

4335 registrations: anonymous skiers along with champions ready to vibrate for la Transju!
“This winter’s great snow conditions have motivated cross-country skiers, both recreational and
elites”, said Trans’Organisation representatives, who have been facing a significant increase of
registrations these last days. 1,055 skiers will take their start in the classic technique events on
Saturday, and 3,280 on Sunday in the skating version! This year again, 23 nationalities have registered in the various events so far: Japan, Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Great Britain, Germany, Poland, Italy, Spain, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, America and India…a definitely international event!

Focus on the favorites

In the 76km FT FIS Marathon Cup:

On the foreign side
– The Byelorussian Aliaksei IVANOU, winner in 2009 and 2012.
– The Italians Sergio BONALDI, 2nd in 2012 and Fabio SANTUS (2nd in 2011 and 3rd in 2010),
– The Czech Martin KOUKAL, Nordic World Champion in 2003 and 3rd in 2012,

On the French side
– From Haute-Savoie: Benoît CHAUVET (1st in 2011), Christophe PERRILLAT, a member of the
French cross-country national team and the winner in 2010 and Ivan PERRILLAT BOITEUX,
another member of the French cross-country national team,
– From Franche-Comté: Frédéric JEAN, Xavier THEVENARD (1st in the 2011 Transju’trail) and
his brother Jean-Marie (2nd in the 2012 Transju’trail),

In the Women’s 57km FT FIS Marathon Cup:
– The Ukrainian Valentina SHEVCHENKO, the winner in 2012,
– The Estonian Tatjiana MANNIMA, 3rd in 2012
– The Swiss Ursina BADILATTI and Natascia LEONARDI CORTESI,
– The Italian Antonella CONFORTOLLA, 3rd in the 2012 Dolomitenlauf and 1st in the 2011
Engadin Skimarathon as well as Stephanie SANTER,
– and Elodie BOURGEOIS-PIN from the Jura Department.

In La Transjurassienne 50km CT,
– From Les Vosges: Jérémy WEIBEL, the winner in 2012, et Igor CUNY, the rollerski and crosscountry skiing undisputed champion
– From Haute-Savoie: Pierre CHAUVET (5th in 2011),
– From the Jura: Gaétane PERRET (3rd in 2012 and 1st in 2011).

Practical information:

La Transjurassienne website is regularly updated with the latest information (official decisions,
practical information…): www.transjurassienne.com.
Bib pick-up: on Friday and Saturday, from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm at the “Salon du Nordique” in the
Espace Lamartine in Morez,

Calling all Worldloppet passport holders! When you stop in Morez to pick up your bib, a convivial
brunch awaits you from 9am to noon. Meet up with other Worldloppet members, share your
experiences and develop new friendships! More information at the Worldloppet stand in Morez.

To vibrate through or after La Transjurassienne:
– On France Bleu radio, live on Saturday and Sunday
– On France 3 TV (national broadcast), “TOUT LE SPORT” program: Monday, February 11,
– On France 3 Franche-Comté TV :
o On Saturday in the “La Voix est libre” program at 11:30 am and at 16:20 pm, with a special edition dedicated to la Transjurassienne,
o On Sunday at 12:50 pm, a special 26 minutes broadcast, live from Mouthe,
– Live streaming of the whole race on http://franche-comte.france3.fr
All information on: www.transjurassienne.com

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