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Team GB sent nine men and nine women to compete in the first World Cup that took place in Lapua, Finland. The Sprint qualification races took place in the morning and three GB men and women secured a place in the final. Graham Gristwood gave another strong performance to finish…
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in 11th place with Jon Duncan just behind in 15th place. Rob Baker was the third Brit to make the final. Pippa Whitehouse, Jenny Johnson and Rachael Elder were the three British women that made the final and finished in 26th, 28th and 38th respectively. The events were won by multiple World Champions Thierry Gueorgiou and Simone Niggli-Luder. Full Results can be found here Men's Results: 1st Thierry Geeorgiou (FRA) 14.20 2nd Mats Haldin (FIN) 14.36 3rd Emil Wingstedt (SWE) 14.38 11th Graham Gristwood (GBR) 15.24 15th Jon Duncan (GBR) 15.44 42nd Rob Baker (GBR) 16.44 Women's Results: 1st Simone…

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