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but still pulled out the fastest ski time of all the teams). Against the odds the RLC Ladies enjoyed a hugely successful Patrol race, coming first by some margin and winning Best Shots. It must, however, be said that their task was somewhat eased by their opponents’ disinclination to read their maps! The In overall results there were a number Patrol Race of things to remark upon. There was was, as ever, a noticeable trend in the number of Veteran skiers appearing in the top a gruelling affair, results this year, with four Veterans with much intrigue and finishing within the top 10 in the surprise thrown prestigious 20 km race. Either the old boys and girls are getting fitter, in for good measure. or the younger blood needs to work on their shooting! Conversely we saw an exceptional level of competition in the Youth and Junior Novice men’s and women’s competition with some really exciting talent coming through. It may be that our stalwart World Cup and Olympic qualified athletes will have their work cut out for them in coming years – and the competition will be all the more exciting for that. Colours were awarded this year as follows: UKAF Cross Country Colours: LCpl Laponder (RA), LCpl Kelly (RLC) and LCpl Patterson (RLC). UKAF Biathlon Colours: Gnr Shaw (RA). Army Cross Country Colours: Cpl Wallace (REME), LCpl Metcalfe (RA)
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Divisional Championships 1 EX SPARTAN HIKE Monetiers, France 14-24 Jan 2018
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Divisional Championships 2 EX PIPEDOWN Les Contamines, France 13-23 Jan 2018 Army, Inter Service & British Championships EX RUCKSACK Ruhpolding, Germany 24 Jan – 9 Feb 2018
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