ELSA BORGEY FIRST OVER THE MONT CENIS PASS The mass start, eagerly awaited by mushers, offered the public a triple show full of intensity, as this year the competitors were divided into three starts. It was magical to see all the teams and their dogs lined up on the...

Elsa Borgey wins the stage and reduces the gap An intense day of racing for this 6th stage presented by Zolux on the Aussois domain. This stage welcomed not only the competitors of La Grande Odyssée VVF but also those of the first stage of the Allianz Trophy, in which...

Spain's IKER Ozkoidi- Garcia takes the lead For the 4th stage of La Grande Odyssée VVF, the sun, the public and the beautiful snow were all there. The competitors set off across the village of La Toussuire to the applause of a large and enthusiastic crowd. As soon as...

Iker Ozkoidi Garcia consolidates his lead This 5th stage was a long one with 37 km of track, steep with 1300 m of positive ascent, but really magnificent through the Les Karellis ski area, on beautiful, slippery snow. ‘This is the most difficult and the most technical...

LEDAERS CONFIRM THEIR GREAT FORM For the second day at La Chapelle d'Abondance, which brings the sequence in the heart of Haute Savoie to a close, this 3rd stage, which started at 3pm, went very quickly. The teams competing in La Grande Odyssée VVF enjoyed some very...

Eric Grosbois wins the Haute-Savoie Trophy. Sunshine and bitter cold at -10° for the 2nd stage of La Grande Odyssée VVF, but the spectators who flocked to La Chapelle d'Abondance (Haute-Savoie) on Monday had a day full of spectacular mushing events. The Children's...

THE BATTLE FOR THE PODIUM INTENSIFIES Leaning against a wall of snow, more than twenty tents buffeted by a violent wind blowing directly from Italy, this famous ‘easterly return’ awaited the teams who had just completed the longest stage of La Grande Odyssée VVF....

Situated in the heart of the Vercors Regional Nature Park, at an ideal altitude in a gentle, open mountain setting, Villard de Lans, historically known as “Le Villard”, meaning the largest village in the area, is still today the main attraction of the Vercors.It is...

Sunshine, beautiful snow and magical scenery this Sunday morning for the first stage presented by Royal Canin of La Grande Odyssée VVF. The hamlet of Cote 2000, above Megève, welcomed the mushers for the start and finish of this great dog sled race through the...

SNOW ON THE MENU FOR THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY On Saturday 11 January, there was a huge turnout in the heart of the charming Haute-Savoie resort of Megève for the launch of La Grande Odyssée VVF. The opening day, presented by Raclette de Savoie, was punctuated by numerous...