Woodstock’s Bob Thompson won the senior men’s classic sprint relay with Team Hardwood partner Len Valjas at the National Cross Country championship earlier this week in Nakkertok Nordic in Gatineau, Quebec.
Woodstock’s Bob Thompson won the senior men’s classic sprint relay with Team Hardwood partner Len Valjas at the National Cross-Country ski championship earlier this week in Nakkertok Nordic in Gatineau, Que.
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The sprint relay saw the pair finish two loops of the 1.3-kilometre track, with each relay partner tagging off after a lap. The pair were second in their semifinal heat of 14 teams, with Thompson breaking a pole in the first lap but managing to stay close to the leaders with a borrowed pole.
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Thompson raced in five events at nationals.
The two skied together at the World Cup relay in Dresden, Germany, in January, where they finished seventh in their heat, just a second off the qualifier.
Thompson was also second at the senior men’s 10-km classic race, which earned him a spot on the Canadian Team at the World Cup races in Quebec from March 22 to 24.
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