Matthias Merz, Erik Öhlund and Pasi Ikonen won the three mens heats, whereas Anne Margrethe Hausken, Emma Engstrand and Signe Söes won the three womens heats. No big surprises in todays EOC Long Qualification – most of the big favorites went to the final.
Results
| Men Heat A |
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1 Merz,Matthias SUI 55:17
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2 Rollier,Baptiste SUI 55:26
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3 Weltzien,Audun Hultgreen NOR 55:43
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[18 Ozolins,Janis LAT + 04:26 / NQ]
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| Men Heat B |
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1 Ohlund,Erik SWE 55:22
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2 Nordberg,Anders NOR 56:26
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3 Troeng,Mats SWE 56:28
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[18 Muller,Matthias SUI 04:04 / NQ]
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| Men Heat C |
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1 Ikonen,Pasi FIN 54:51
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2 Hubmann,Daniel SUI 55:48
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3 Johansson,Martin Per SWE 55:58
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[18 Duncan,Jon GBR + 05:26 / NQ]
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| Women Heat A |
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1 Hausken,Anne Margrethe NOR 42:24
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2 Persson,Lina SWE 42:51
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3 Brozkova,Dana CZE 43:55
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[18 Whitehouse,Pippa GBR + 06:39 / NQ]
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| Women Heat B |
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1 Engstrand,Emma SWE 41:05
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2 Weltzien,Ingunn Hultgreen NOR 42:35
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3 Korzhova,Natalia RUS 44:17
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[18 Abzalone,Zanda LAT + 10:06 / NQ]
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| Women Heat C |
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1 Soes,Signe DEN 40:16
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2 Ryabkina,Tatiana RUS 40:23
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3 Johansson,Sofie SWE 40:58
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[18 Brodmann,Ines SUI + 07:09 / NQ]
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Some who did not make it who normally should have been in the A-final:
- 18 Muller,Matthias SUI 59:26 + 04:04
- 19 Fraser,Scott GBR 59:31 + 04:09
- 25 Omelchenko,Yuri UKR 1:01:10 + 05:48
- 18 Duncan,Jon GBR 1:00:17 + 05:26
- 19 Troan,Hans NOR 1:01:17 + 06:26
- 18 Whitehouse,Pippa GBR 49:03 + 06:39
- 19 Wild,Angela SUI 49:36 + 07:12
- 20 Mackenzie,Mhairi GBR 50:07 + 07:43
- 21 Bridle,Helen GBR 53:48 + 12:43
- 18 Brodmann,Ines SUI 47:25 + 07:09
Also notably: Francois Gonon and Minna Kauppi where on the startlist, but did not start today.
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