This year again, our Element .vet lab is a partner of the Lekkarod veterinary team led by Delphine Cléro. The veterinary team will pamper the tired or injured bodies of our 4-legged athletes with our gels and balms throughout the race, from March 14 to 19, 2018, and 9 days of competition is a long time!
Here is an interview with Delphine, responsible for the Lekkarod veterinary team since the beginning. Absent in 2017, she returns this year with a reinforced team to pamper canine athletes for, as she says: " to have the pleasure of seeing dogs in good shape and happy! ".
The nine stages of Lekkarod 2018
| No. | Stage | Distance | Elevation + | Elevation – | Departure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St Francois-Longchamp | 28 km | 1150m | 1150m | Wednesday March 14 – 5:30 p.m. |
| 2 | St Francois-Longchamp | 34 km | 1545m | 1545m | Thursday March 15 – 5:30 p.m. |
| 3 | St Francois-Longchamp | 34 km | 1545m | 1545m | Friday March 16 – 5:30 p.m. |
| 4 | Seizures | 40 km | 1864m | 1864m | Saturday March 17 – 5:30 p.m. |
| 5 | Seizures | 40 km | 1864m | 1864m | Sunday March 18 – 5:30 p.m. |
| 6 | Seizures | 30 km | 1366m | 1366m | Monday, March 19 – 7:30 a.m. |
| 7 | Bonneval-Bessans | 44 km | 923m | 923m | Tuesday, March 20 – 1 p.m. |
| 8 | Bessans (Mass Start) | 38 km | 505m | 505m | Wednesday March 21 – 11 a.m. |
| 9 | Bessans | 38 km | 505m | 505m | Thursday March 22 – 10 a.m. |
A race of enthusiasts for enthusiasts!
DOMINIQUE GRANDJEAN
President of the association, and director of the race.
Professor at the National Veterinary School of Alfort (ENVA), with practical experience acquired over twenty years of field veterinary medicine in the field of sled dogs, Dominique created in 1996, the Medical Unit of Breeding and Sport, within the ENVA.
Veterinarian on the greatest dog sled races, one of the founders of the Alpirod in his time, Dominique is the pillar of Lekkarod.
This year, in addition to sponsoring the race, our Team ELEMENT.vet, Champion of France (MID 6 purebred dogs), will run in the 6-dog category. We have participated since the creation in this magnificent competition across the French Alps. The sled will not be in the colors of ELEMENT.vet but of Chirurgie Mécénat Cardiaque and Vétos du cœur .
Valérie Maumon's team will be made up of 6 Siberian huskies who will be keen to succeed in this sporting challenge.
"The Lekkarod will be a new solidarity adventure with the leitmotif: crossing our white spaces and our mountains to save a child. I am very proud to take part in this adventure. "
You too can help us achieve our goal by making a donation:
With your support, Vetoadom is a partner and is committed to helping save the life of a child from a disadvantaged country who will be able to benefit from life-saving heart surgery.
For every € paid, Vetoadom also donates €1 to Mécénat Chirurgie Cardiaque! Together, we will allow the heart operation of a child from a disadvantaged country.
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Thank you all!
Let's have heart so that they have one!
