Photo. On the
start point - Robert Sorlie (Sørlie) from Norway leaves Anchorage.
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Team Norway (Hurdal):
www.hurdal.com.
The other Norwegian, Bjørnar Andersen, arrived Nome as number four!
The previous year`s winner, Mitch Seavey, arrived as #3 03/16 09:20 AT : 03/16 19:20 NT.
Arrival list:
1 Robert Sørlie
2 Ed Iten
3 Mitch Seavey
4 Bjørnar Andersen
5 Ramy Brooks
The story behind the Iditarod race was dramatic. This
traditional race is for commemoration of a desperate race to save the lives
of hundreds of children here in Nome in 1925. Mushers ran legs of trail from the
train station at Nenana, each handing off a package of diphtheria serum to the
next. The serum arrived safely, and was used to inoculate residents at
Nome against the life-threatening disease.
Stein Morten Lund, 16 March 2005
Additional information
Read more about the two Nowegian
Vikings, Robert and Bjørnar, on the Team Norway`s website (Hurdal): www.hurdal.com .
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