Source: Langrenn.com
Norwegian national team skiers Kine Beate Bjornas and Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset won the first annual Sognefjellet bike and ski duathlon last weekend.
A good year for Hjelmeset: World Championship relay gold and 50-K bronze medal. Second in the Norwegian 50-k championship and finally Sognefjellet duathlon Champion!
 is pulling #141 Odd-Bjœrn Hjelmeset (silver), #140 Jens Arne Svartedal (bronze), Tore Bjonviken (8.place) # 138 Espen Harald Bjerke (4.place). Photo: Erland Lundby</font></center><BR></p>
<p>The weather was great for the first annual Sognefjellet duathlon. The total race length was 40-kilometers and 65 athletes participated.</p>
<p>Tom Larsen had a 5 minutes and 15 seconds lead to Hjelmeset after the bike leg, but Odd-Bjorn came back in the skiing portion and beat Larsen by 2 seconds in the sprint.</p>
<p>The women’s race was dominated by Kine Beate Bjornaas which just a few days earlier was second to Bjorgen in a rollerski sprint race.</p>
<p>Sognefjellet reports that they should have good skiing until August 15</p>
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Hjelmeset (#141) lost to Skjeldal (#143) at the Norwegian 50-k championship, but won Sognefjellet Duathlon
Results:
Men
1. Odd-Bjœrn Hjelmeset 1.48,15
2. Tom Larsen 1.48,17
3. Stig Rune Kveen 1.48,44
4. Per Erik Mork 1.50,16
5. Even Olsen 1.51,24
Kvinner:
1. Kine Beate BjœrnÃ¥s 2.04,57
2. Silje Nereng 2.38,45
3. Hanne Trœnnes 2.57,41
4. Marianne Veium 3.27,55
Complete results at http://www.langrenn.com/index.php?id=248214
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