In a finish that surprised really no one, Nicolas Petit and his team of 9 dogs stormed the finish of the Copper Basin 300 at 11:48am Monday to take his fourth title. According to KCAM Radio, Nic is the first musher to ever win four Copper Basin races in a row. Nic left Chistochina with 10 dogs on the line, but had to put one in his sled due to the dog tiring early in the run. Due to Covid-19 there will not be an awards ceremony and the teams are going to receive any prizes at the finish. Also due to Covid-19 there are no large crowds to welcome them.They done did the thing! pic.twitter.com/Tcd4MndsyG
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In a battle for second Joar Leifseth Ulsom has a narrow lead over Gunnar Johnson, both teams are less than 5 miles from the finish line and should be in in time for lunch. Joar is technically a rookie in this race as the other time he competed in the Copper Basin 300 the race was stopped mid-race over concerns of brutally cold temperatures.
There is a live video feed of the finishes provided by the Copper Basin 300, as well as radio broadcast through KCAM radio.
How cold was it the time they stopped the race?! I know that last year was downright frigid, so what the heck was it that year?
ReplyDeleteAs I recall the talk last year, it was about the same in 2012... but they chose to continue last year. I am not sure what the difference was exactly.
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