The day I met Bjoern Daehlie

[David Dermott]

Well, I didn't actually meet him personally, but I skied in his tracks, and got some
pictures of him.

I've been experimenting with my new photo/slide scanner (HP Scanjet
4470c), digitizing old photos, and filling up disk space with JPEG image files!

These images were scanned from the negatives (I can't find the prints!!) Pictures were taken March
1996 at the Holmenkollen Mens 50 km race. Erling Jevne won this race.

Bjørn Daehlie (in the yellow jersey) coming and going:

http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_bd1.jpg
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_bd2.jpg

This was about 5 km before the finish line. This was a unusually flat section of trail, the racers
are taking a "rest" before the roller-coaster hills on the final section.

A group of fans (Team Vitamex) along the 2 x 25 km race trail:

http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_fans.jpg

Tents set up along the trail: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_tents.jpg

Finish line in the stadium:

http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_maal.jpg

Story, with links to those pictures, at:

http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/holm96.html

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David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada email: [email protected] WWW pages:
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/

 

[Bruce Freeburge]

David, Nice story. However, did you know you posted it to rec.bicycling.racing? Cheers, Bruce

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[Ronald]

> Nice story. However, did you know you posted it to rec.bicycling.racing?

He's wearing a yellow jersey though...

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>
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[Henrik Jensen]

"Ronald" <[email protected]> skrev i en meddelelse news:[email protected]...
> > Nice story. However, did you know you posted it to
rec.bicycling.racing?
>
> He's wearing a yellow jersey though...
>
>

Yeah, and wasn't Tyler a skiier at first? Maybe Bjorn will come to France and kick Lance's butt, if
no one else will.

HB

> "Bruce Freeburger" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > David, Nice story. However, did you know you posted it to
rec.bicycling.racing?
> > Cheers,
> > Bruce
> >
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[Greg Fangel]

I met Bjorn too! We shared racing stories together while we were in Switzerland last winter. His
stories were from the front of the pack and mine were from the back of the pack.

www.gtfangel.com/photos/bjorn_greg.jpg

Greg Fangel

"David Dermott" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news[email protected]...
> Well, I didn't actually meet him personally, but I skied in his tracks, and got some
> pictures of him.
>
> I've been experimenting with my new photo/slide scanner (HP Scanjet
> 4470c), digitizing old photos, and filling up disk space with JPEG image files!
>
> These images were scanned from the negatives (I can't find the prints!!) Pictures were taken
> March 1996 at the Holmenkollen Mens 50 km race. Erling Jevne won this race.
>
>
> Bjørn Daehlie (in the yellow jersey) coming and going:
>
> http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_bd1.jpg
> http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_bd2.jpg
>
> This was about 5 km before the finish line. This was a unusually flat section of trail, the
> racers are taking a "rest" before the
roller-coaster
> hills on the final section.
>
> A group of fans (Team Vitamex) along the 2 x 25 km race trail:
>
> http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_fans.jpg
>
> Tents set up along the trail: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_tents.jpg
>
> Finish line in the stadium:
>
> http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/hk_maal.jpg
>
> Story, with links to those pictures, at:
>
> http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/ski/holm96.html
>
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> --
> David Dermott , Wolfville Ridge, Nova Scotia, Canada email: [email protected] WWW pages:
> http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dermott/

 

[Lars]

If you do the Birkebeiner you can meet and talk to many of these world famous Norwegians at Rena,
the day before the race. I talked to Erling Jevne and Jørgen Aukland (FIS worldcup winner 2003
marathon series) in one shop at Rena this year. Very nice guys.

"Greg Fangel" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:<[email protected]>...
> I met Bjorn too! We shared racing stories together while we were in Switzerland last winter. His
> stories were from the front of the pack and mine were from the back of the pack.
>
> www.gtfangel.com/photos/bjorn_greg.jpg
>
>
> Greg Fangel

 

[Terje Mathisen]

Greg Fangel wrote:
> I met Bjorn too! We shared racing stories together while we were in Switzerland last winter. His
> stories were from the front of the pack and mine were from the back of the pack.

Well, I've actually competed against him, in a relay:

The 15-leg Holmenkollen (foot) race has a couple of quite steep legs, I always run #5 from Vindern
to Slemdal, which has 130 m ascent in 1310 m length. Two years ago I heard a lot of spectators
around me on the steepest part, turned out BD was (quite slowly actually!) overtaking me.

In my faster days I would have beaten the time he did that year, but when I was somewhat faster, he
was _very_ fit indeed.

Terje
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[Terje Mathisen]

Tapio Rauma wrote:
> "Terje Mathisen" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>
>>Greg Fangel wrote:
>>
>>>I met Bjorn too! We shared racing stories together while we were in Switzerland last winter. His
>>>stories were from the front of the pack and mine were from the back of the pack.
>>
>>Well, I've actually competed against him, in a relay:
>>
>>The 15-leg Holmenkollen (foot) race has a couple of quite steep legs, I always run #5 from Vindern
>>to Slemdal, which has 130 m ascent in 1310 m length. Two years ago I heard a lot of spectators
>>around me on the steepest part, turned out BD was (quite slowly actually!) overtaking me.
>>
>>In my faster days I would have beaten the time he did that year, but when I was somewhat faster,
>>he was _very_ fit indeed.
>>
>>Terje
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>
> Erythropoietin?

What has this story got to do with EPO, on either my or BD's side?

Terje

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