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Kjetil Backen and his MacroGard®-dogs ranked top10 in Iditarod 2008 for the third time in three races. That is an international top of the line achievement matched by almost no one.
30 March 2008
Team Norway and the MacroGard®-dogs conquered the two first places in the first Amundsen Race. The Winner Robert Sørlie was a mere 40 seconds ahead of teammate Bjørnar Andersen. The race is 426 km long.
Thursday 13 March
Kjetil Backen and the MacroGard®-dogs drove into Nome as number nine in Iditarod 2008, winning his third top-10 rank of three possible. Backen was a mere seven minutes behind Mitch Seavey in 8th place.
Wednesday 12 March
Lance Mackey copies Robert Sørlie and his MacroGard®-dogs from 2003 and 2005 – he wins the Iditarod in two consecutive starts. Kjetil Backen is fighting for the 7th place and enters an exclusive club: those who have finished top 10 in three of three Iditarods.