Nacra 17 Europeans - Besson and Riou lead the overall standings
by Camille El Beze on 10 Jul 2014
2014 Nacra 17 European Championship - Billy Besson and Marie Riou Antoine Beysens
Counting no worse than second places World Champions Billy Besson and Marie Riou (FRA) lead the overall standings after five races at the Nacra 17 European Championships at La Grande Motte as the fleet split into a 40 strong Gold fleet and 31 Silver fleet.
Two further races were sailed in very variable, shifty offshore and cross offshore winds which rose and fell between five and 25kts. Besson and Riou were the most consistent in the fleet posting two secure second places, matched for best aggregate tally for the day by Australian cousins Jason Waterhouse and Lisa Darman who scored 1,3 to qualify in fourth, just ahead of compatriots Euan McNicol and Lucinda Whitty and Spain’s Iker Martinez and Tara Pachecho.
To try and beat the forecasted strong Mistral winds the racing schedule was advanced by two hours, but the efforts proved largely in vain as the winds initially were too strong. But – contrary to the expected trend – the breezes died away enough to allow two difficult races to be contested for both qualifying fleets. The crews were kept guessing some of the time, with big changes in wind direction from leg to leg, especially later in the day. The veering wind became harder to read as it came more off the shore, making consistency elusive.
Waterhouse and Dalman, past ISAF Youth Worlds champions and Hobie 16 Youth world champions, won the first race of the day, leading from the windward mark and staying ahead of Besson and Riou with Darren Bundock and Nina Curtis third. In the other fleet Franck Cammas and Sophie De Turckheim won their first race here, sailing better in the tactical, shifty conditions than they did on their opening day, Tuesday. And in the second race for this fleet Lucy MacGregor and Andrew Walsh profited nicely when the breeze went right, they gybe set and were able to rise from second to first which they held across the finish, qualifying the British duo in seventh.
Besson and Riou have medalled at all their regattas since last year, Besson holding both the F18 and Nacra 17 world titles at the same time, and they remain on dominant form carrying forwards two second and two first places, even if the French duo until now – have been more focused on working up their new boat here. But Besson notes that the competition is hotting up behind them:
'In reality we are focusing mainly on working up the new boat and polishing how we work together on board. We are in good shape but there are some new teams emerging in recent days. There are the Danish (Norregaard) and even all the Danish team I think are strong. The Argentinian (Santi Lange) has raised his game and as soon as there was a breeze, we see that the New Zealand and Australian team are all right up there.'
The young Aussies are relishing the forecasted strong Mistral conditions which they hope will materialise on cue. Waterhouse said:
'It's lovely, the breeze is good, I love this weather forecast for the next few days.'
'We did well I think just by really trying to keep the head out of the boat and picking the right shifts every now and then. It was really up and down so Lisa did a great job of keeping the boat going fast and I just kept my head and pointed the boat in the right direction essentially. We've been sailing this for about a year now. We are multihull sailors coming through from the Hobie16 days. I do a bit of A-class stuff, I just got second at the European Championships. I did the F18 World Championships as well but I haven't won any, Billy has been winning them all apparently. Lisa and I won the ISAF youth world's together in 2009 in Brazil. Hopefully we can go back to Brazil in a couple of years and win again. We're cousins, we've been sailing together since 2007 and I have known her for a long time before that as well. So we get along just great.'
'The ultimate goal is Santander and the ISAF Worlds however a result here would be really nice to help us. Naturally I think as Australians we are quite strong in the breeze but in saying that, particularly this season we have been working on our light wind stuff. Last year I would have said I hate the light wind and now I'd say I actually quite enjoy it.'
Racing for the Gold fleet starts 1100hrs Thursday with a forecast for up to 25kts of breeze.
Mandy Mulder NED: It was weird. The first race the wind was really up and down and shifting a lot. We came out of it well with a second but are disappointed to get a BFD. The first upwind on the second race it was very windy and for the downwind too. But then the wind dropped and shifted 50 degrees to the right and we had to reach down to the mark. We got a seventh out of that which a struggle but we were happy to get that. La Grande Motte has been quite challenging so for but we are quite happy. We are doing OK. Hopefully the winds will be kind for us in the next days when it counts.
Ben Saxton GBR: 'It was a tricky day really shifty, quite nice overall but winds were from five knots to 25kts and averaging around ten knots. We had some kite issues on the first lap but came back and did better in the second race. We are doing better today. Yesterday we were happy with our speed but the decision making was not so good. Today was a hard day for the decision making but we did that well. It is good to know we can do it. There is lots of wind forecast for every day but it did not materialise. In the greater scheme of things we seem to be able to put in a result at every event which is nice, but we are a bit disappointed with yesterday.
Andrew Walsh GBR: It was a pretty even upwind. The second beat we got to the right and the breeze rotated to the right slightly and that got us up to second. On the last run we were the first to gybe set and that got us straight into the lead. It is good to get a win under the belt. It is set up to be a windy regatta and our boat speed is good. It went light at times, yes, but the rest of the time there was plenty of breeze. Not getting too excited about making changes straight away is good, then picking the best settings just before the start is good, otherwise you can get yourselves into problems. It is such a great fleet, in among these sailing superstars, your Bundocks, Iker and Cammas, and then you have the very good up and coming sailors. It is a brilliant mix and so it is always good to get a win.
Franck Cammas (FRA), winner of Race 4 with Sophie de Turckheim: 'There might be a protest against our race win but we’ll see. It was really difficult today. We had a big black cloud and the wind went up and down from five to 25kts. There were some big shifts. On the second round we were almost reaching on the upwind and downwind was almost too tight for the kite. We had a bit of everything. It was changeable but good learning. We got the right sides of the shifts and that was not easy to be safe all the time. We made it simple and seem to have good speed upwind in these conditions.'
Billy Besson (FRA) at the top of the standings with Marie Riou: 'It's not too bad! It's always good to finish top of qualifying because it all counts. So we have done OK so far even if we are still a bit away from winning the regatta. In reality we are focusing mainly on working up the new boat and polishing how we work together on board. We are in good shape but there are some new teams emerging in recent days. There are Danish (Norregaard) and even all the Danish team I think are strong. The Argentinian (Santi Lange) has raised his game and as soon as there was a breeze, we see that the New Zealand and Australian team are all right up there.'
Scratch après 5 courses (Inc.1 retrait[s]) (71 inscrits)
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Club / Pays
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1
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FRA 1
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BESSON Billy
RIOU Marie
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6.00
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11.00
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5
5.0
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1
1.0
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1
1.0
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2
2.0
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2
2.0
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S N O NANTES
USAM Voile Brest
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2
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ITA 200
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BISSARO Vittorio
SICOURI Silvia
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9.00
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15.00
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1
1.0
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6
6.0
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1
1.0
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3
3.0
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4.0
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ITALIE
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3
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DEN 248
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NORREGAARD Allan
JUST Line
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12.00
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18.00
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2
2.0
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2
2.0
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4
4.0
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4
4.0
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6
6.0
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DANEMARK
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4
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AUS 133
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WATERHOUSE Jason
DARMANIN Lisa
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14.00
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20.00
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6
6.0
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4
4.0
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6
6.0
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1
1.0
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3.0
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AUSTRALIE
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5
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AUS 158
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MC NICOL EUAN
WHITTY Lucinda
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15.00
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25.00
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2
2.0
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10
10.0
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4
4.0
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8
8.0
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1
1.0
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AUSTRALIE
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6
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ESP 246
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MARTINEZ IKER
PACHECO TARA
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15.00
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52.00
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DNF
37.0
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RDG
3.0
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2
2.0
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4
4.0
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6
6.0
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ESPAGNE
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7
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GBR 042
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MACGREGOR Lucy
WALSH Andrew
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18.00
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31.00
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3
3.0
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3
3.0
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13
13.0
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11
11.0
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1
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GRANDE-BRETAGNE
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8
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FRA 085
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OGEREAU Audrey
VANDAME Matthieu
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23.00
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45.00
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22
22.0
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10
10.0
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2
2.0
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6
6.0
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5
5.0
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A S P T T NANTES
S R VANNES
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9
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SUI 220
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BAHLER MATIAS
BRUGGER NATHALIE
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23.00
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60.00
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BFD
37.0
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8
8.0
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5
5.0
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7
7.0
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3
3.0
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SUISSE
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10
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ARU 212
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VAN DER VELDEN Nicole
VISSER Thijs
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23.00
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32.00
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8
8.0
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7
7.0
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3
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ARU
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11
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GBR 2
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SAXTON Ben
DIAMOND Hannah
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25.00
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39.00
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14
14.0
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6
6.0
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9
9.0
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2
2.0
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8
8.0
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GRANDE-BRETAGNE
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12
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NZL 222
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JONES Gemma
SAUNDERS Jason
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26.00
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37.00
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1
1.0
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11
11.0
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8
8.0
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9
9.0
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8
8.0
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NOUVELLE ZELAND
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13
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FRA 225
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VAIREAUX Moana
AUDINET Manon
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26.00
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63.00
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DSQj
37.0
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7
7.0
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3
3.0
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6
6.0
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10
10.0
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Y C CARNAC
ST GEORGES VOILES
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14
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NED 243
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GROENEVELD Renee
KROL Steven
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27.00
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46.00
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7
7.0
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2
2.0
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7
7.0
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11
11.0
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19
19.0
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HOLLANDE
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15
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ARG 226
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LANGE Santiago
CARRANZA SAROLI Cecilia
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28.00
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44.00
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4
4.0
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16
16.0
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12
12.0
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5
5.0
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7
7.0
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ARGENTINE
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16
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GBR 076
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WILSON PIPA
GIMSON JOHN
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30.00
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43.00
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10
10.0
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4
4.0
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8
8.0
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8
8.0
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13
13.0
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GRANDE-BRETAGNE
-
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17
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FRA 077
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CAMMAS Franck
DE TURCKHEIM Sophie
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31.00
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44.00
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13
13.0
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11
11.0
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9
9.0
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1
1.0
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10
10.0
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YCPR
S R ANTIBES
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18
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AUS 242
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BUNDOCK DARREN
CURTIS NINA
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33.00
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70.00
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BFD
37.0
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14
14.0
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12
12.0
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3
3.0
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4
4.0
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AUSTRALIE
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19
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AUT 205
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ZAJAC Thomas
FRANK Tanja
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34.00
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71.00
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BFD
37.0
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1
1.0
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6
6.0
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25
25.0
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2
2.0
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AUTRICHE
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20
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NED 244
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MULDER Mandy
DE KONING Coen
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34.00
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71.00
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3
3.0
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5
5.0
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19
19.0
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BFD
37.0
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7
7.0
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HOLLANDE
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21
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GER 211
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KOHLHOFF Paul
WERNER Carolina
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40.00
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56.00
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11
11.0
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9
9.0
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13
13.0
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7
7.0
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16
16.0
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ALLEMAGNE
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22
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GBR 182
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PHIPPS Tom
ROOK Marie
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41.00
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63.00
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18
18.0
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13
13.0
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5
5.0
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22
22.0
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5
5.0
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GRANDE-BRETAGNE
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23
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GBR 120
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WHITE Rupert
NIKKI Boniface
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44.00
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60.00
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8
8.0
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9
9.0
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16
16.0
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14
14.0
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13
13.0
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GRANDE-BRETAGNE
-
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24
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ITA 209
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BRESSANI Lorenzo
MICOL Giovanna
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44.00
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72.00
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11
11.0
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14
14.0
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28
28.0
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10
10.0
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9
9.0
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ITALIE
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25
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NED 081
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DELNOOZ ELKE
VAN LEEUWEN JEROEN
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45.00
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65.00
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13
13.0
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5
5.0
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10
10.0
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20
20.0
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17
17.0
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HOLLANDE
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26
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SWE 153
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SVENSSON IDA
ROSENGREN RASMUS
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46.00
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66.00
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7
7.0
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20
20.0
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7
7.0
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18
18.0
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14
14.0
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SUEDE
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27
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FRA 078
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LAUGIER Flora
BELLET Valentin
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47.00
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62.00
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12
12.0
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12
12.0
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11
11.0
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12
12.0
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15
15.0
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E V CATASCHOOL
CN CHATELAILLON
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28
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ITA 219
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SALVA Federica
BIANCHI Francesco
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49.50
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71.50
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17
17.0
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8
8.0
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RDG
12.5
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22
22.0
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12
12.0
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ITALIE
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29
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RUS 227
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SEMENOV MAKSIM
SHCHETINKINA ALINA
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51.00
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71.00
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4
4.0
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20
20.0
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20
20.0
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15
15.0
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12
12.0
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RUSSIE
-
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30
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AUS 067
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PIETROMONACO Pip
WIERZBOWSKI James
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54.00
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81.00
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15
15.0
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12
12.0
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10
10.0
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17
17.0
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27
27.0
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AUSTRALIE
-
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31
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ITA 126
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PORRO Francesco
BANTI Caterina Marian
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54.00
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91.00
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BFD
37.0
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17
17.0
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11
11.0
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12
12.0
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14
14.0
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ITALIE
-
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32
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AUS 217
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WALKER EVAN
GILBERT ANNALISE
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56.00
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93.00
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6
6.0
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16
16.0
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DNF
37.0
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13
13.0
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21
21.0
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AUSTRALIE
-
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33
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RUS 022
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DZHIENBAEV Sergey
IVANOVA Daria
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57.00
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94.00
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9
9.0
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15
15.0
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22
22.0
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DNF
37.0
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11
11.0
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RUSSIE
-
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34
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DEN 082
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CHRISTIANSEN Lin Ea
SOREN KRISTENSEN
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59.00
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82.00
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5
5.0
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13
13.0
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23
23.0
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19
19.0
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22
22.0
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DANEMARK
-
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35
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DEN 187
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VIBORG ANDREASEN Anette
HJORTLUND Christensen
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60.00
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91.00
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9
9.0
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31
31.0
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26
26.0
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9
9.0
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16
16.0
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DANEMARK
-
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36
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ITA 032
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SORRENTINO Vincenzo
CATARCI Giorgia
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60.00
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79.00
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19
19.0
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18
18.0
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14
14.0
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13
13.0
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15
15.0
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ITALIE
-
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37
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ITA 089
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BONDI David
ANGELINI Alessandra
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65.00
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97.00
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10
10.0
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32
32.0
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24
24.0
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14
14.0
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17
17.0
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ITALIE
-
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38
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GBR 152
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CLIFFORD ALICIA
BRUTON Thomas
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68.00
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88.00
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15
15.0
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19
19.0
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20
20.0
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16
16.0
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18
18.0
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GRANDE-BRETAGNE
-
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39
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BRA 231
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ALBRECHT Samuel
RODRIGUES DE SILVA Georgia
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69.50
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106.50
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RDG
19.5
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23
23.0
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16
16.0
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BFD
37.0
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11
11.0
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BRESIL
-
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40
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ITA 166
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SABATINI Francesco
MAMUSA Marcella
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71.00
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91.00
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14
14.0
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19
19.0
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18
18.0
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20
20.0
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20
20.0
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ITALIE
-
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41
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AUS 156
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DARMANIN PAUL
COPELAND LUCY
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73.00
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97.00
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24
24.0
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17
17.0
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22
22.0
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15
15.0
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19
19.0
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AUSTRALIE
-
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42
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JPN 249
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GOTO Hiroki
TABATA Wakako
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76.00
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102.00
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26
26.0
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18
18.0
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19
19.0
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18
18.0
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21
21.0
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JAPON
-
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|
43
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CAN 100
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RAMSAY LUKE
CHAFEE LOUISA
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78.00
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106.00
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25
25.0
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15
15.0
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15
15.0
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23
23.0
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28
28.0
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CANADA
-
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44
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ESP 198
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VERDAGUER Marc
LOPEZ CASANOVA Marina
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78.00
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102.00
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17
17.0
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21
21.0
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RDG
19.0
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21
21.0
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24
24.0
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ESPAGNE
-
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|
45
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GRE 210
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BEKATOROU Sofia
PASCHALIDIS Iordanis
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80.00
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105.00
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18
18.0
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25
25.0
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17
17.0
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21
21.0
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24
24.0
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GRECE
-
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46
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FRA 072
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HAINNEVILLE Charles
DESBORDES Alizee
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84.00
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116.00
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32
32.0
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24
24.0
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18
18.0
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24
24.0
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18
18.0
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C N PAUL VATINE
S R CONCARNEAU
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47
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BEL 161
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GOOD Morgan
HEIJSTEK Charlotte
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85.00
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122.00
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19
19.0
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22
22.0
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DSQj
37.0
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24
24.0
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20
20.0
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BELGIQUE
-
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48
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GER 092
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LENZ Jakob
BRECHLIN Susann
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86.00
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114.00
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28
28.0
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26
26.0
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21
21.0
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16
16.0
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23
23.0
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ALLEMAGNE
-
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49
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FRA 199
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PETITJEAN Ingrid
BACKES Olivier
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88.00
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125.00
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16
16.0
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21
21.0
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14
14.0
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DNC
37.0
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DNF
37.0
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S N MARSEILLE
S N MARSEILLE
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50
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URU 147
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DEFASIO PABLO
FOGLIA MARIANA
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89.00
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126.00
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12
12.0
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OCS
37.0
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15
15.0
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25
25.0
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DNF
37.0
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URUGUAY
-
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51
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BRA 230
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DE FREITAS Clinio
SWAN DE FREITAS Claudia
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90.00
|
118.00
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16
16.0
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22
22.0
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27
27.0
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28
28.0
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25
25.0
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BRESIL
-
|
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52
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ESP 188
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RIVAS Toni
LLARGUES Eli
|
92.00
|
129.00
|
21
21.0
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30
30.0
|
31
31.0
|
10
10.0
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DNF
37.0
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ESPAGNE
-
|
|
53
|
HUN 218
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VIRAG FLORA
GECSE BALAZS
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96.00
|
125.00
|
23
23.0
|
24
24.0
|
29
29.0
|
27
27.0
|
22
22.0
|
HONGRIE
-
|
|
54
|
USA 123
|
HUDSON Stephanie
ANDREWES Ian
|
98.00
|
131.00
|
33
33.0
|
29
29.0
|
25
25.0
|
19
19.0
|
25
25.0
|
ETATS UNIS D'AM
-
|
|
55
|
FRA 203
|
BELLET Romain
SCHOENAHL Milena
|
102.00
|
139.00
|
20
20.0
|
28
28.0
|
17
17.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
CN CHATELAILLON
B N A J SAVINES LAC
|
|
56
|
GER 010
|
RUMPF STEFAN
GOOS Anna Bettina
|
106.00
|
137.00
|
26
26.0
|
27
27.0
|
24
24.0
|
31
31.0
|
29
29.0
|
ALLEMAGNE
-
|
|
57
|
RUS 255
|
PANKRATOVA ALENA
ARTEMEV LURII
|
106.00
|
134.00
|
25
25.0
|
28
28.0
|
28
28.0
|
27
27.0
|
26
26.0
|
RUSSIE
-
|
|
58
|
ESP 207
|
ROCA DE TOGORES Ascension
CERDAN MING Vernon
|
107.00
|
144.00
|
21
21.0
|
26
26.0
|
31
31.0
|
29
29.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
ESPAGNE
-
|
|
59
|
MON 007
|
MEDECIN RODELATO Blandine
RODELATO Jean
|
111.00
|
148.00
|
20
20.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
25
25.0
|
29
29.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
MONACO
-
|
|
60
|
GBR 162
|
ANDERSON Maddy
ANDERSON Finbar
|
111.00
|
145.00
|
31
31.0
|
34
34.0
|
23
23.0
|
30
30.0
|
27
27.0
|
GRANDE-BRETAGNE
-
|
|
61
|
GER 045
|
KAPHENGST Eckart
KAPHENGST Tine Marie
|
111.00
|
141.00
|
29
29.0
|
25
25.0
|
27
27.0
|
30
30.0
|
30
30.0
|
ALLEMAGNE
-
|
|
62
|
NOR 196
|
MARTINSEN NICHOLAS
MORTENSEN MARTINE STELLER
|
111.00
|
145.00
|
34
34.0
|
27
27.0
|
30
30.0
|
26
26.0
|
28
28.0
|
NORVEGE
-
|
|
63
|
ITA 165
|
FERRAGLIA Matteo
TOGNELLA Germana
|
112.00
|
149.00
|
DNF
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
21
21.0
|
17
17.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
ITALIE
-
|
|
64
|
RUS 013
|
KRYUCHKOVA Anastasia
SHELUDYAKOV Viacheslav
|
112.00
|
149.00
|
23
23.0
|
23
23.0
|
29
29.0
|
DNC
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
RUSSIE
-
|
|
65
|
GBR 119
|
CARTER Tim
HEWITT Abbie
|
112.00
|
149.00
|
DNF
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
26
26.0
|
23
23.0
|
26
26.0
|
GRANDE-BRETAGNE
-
|
|
66
|
FRA 083
|
DOMAND Vincent
MERELLE Fanny
|
114.00
|
151.00
|
30
30.0
|
33
33.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
28
28.0
|
23
23.0
|
CNPA ILE DE RE
C V DU TOUQUET
|
|
67
|
POR 020
|
DOMINGOS Afonso
NEVES Diana
|
120.00
|
157.00
|
24
24.0
|
29
29.0
|
30
30.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
PORTUGAL
-
|
|
68
|
GER 221
|
ENZENSPERGER Markus
BRUNNER Katrin
|
125.00
|
162.00
|
22
22.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
29
29.0
|
ALLEMAGNE
-
|
|
69
|
HKG 216
|
FUNG Tat Choi
CHAN Yu Ting
|
125.00
|
162.00
|
27
27.0
|
35
35.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
26
26.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
HONG-KONG
-
|
|
70
|
BUL 048
|
ALEXANDROV ALEXANDER
ALEXANDROVA Maria
|
128.00
|
165.00
|
27
27.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
32
32.0
|
32
32.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
BULGARIE
-
|
|
---
|
BUL 047
|
PETROVA Yoana
TASHEV Nikolay
|
148.00
|
185.00
|
DNF
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
DNC
37.0
|
DNF
37.0
|
BULGARIE
-
|
Pénalités et réparations : 47 (6 BFD; 3 DNC; 31 DNF; 2 DSQ; 1 OCS; 4 RDG; )
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