Nicolas Petit is a French and American dog musher. He competes in the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race and has finished in the top ten a number of times, including in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018 (when he finished in second place).[1][2][3][4] He won the Copper Basin 300, Knik 200, Kobuk 440, and Tustumena 200 in 2018.[5][6][7]
 Nicolas Petit at Iditarod 2013 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | French and American |
| Born | Normandy, France |
| Website | Team Webpage |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Dogsled racing |
| Event(s) | Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, Copper Basin 300, Knik 200 |
Petit spent his early days in Normandy and moved to New Mexico in 1992 and to Alaska in 2000.[8]
References
edit- ^ Polk, Leroy (14 March 2018). "Nic Petit says his dogs were fastest, despite second place Iditarod finish".
- ^ "Nicolas Petit - Musher Career Summary - Race Archives - Iditarod". iditarod.com. 13 January 2013.
- ^ Maguire, Sean (11 March 2018). "Iditarod XLVI: Who is Nicolas Petit?".
- ^ "Petit clings to lead in Alaska's Iditarod race". Napa Valley Register. Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ Nome, Gabe Colombo, KNOM -. "Nicolas Petit claims decisive win in 2018 Kobuk 440". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Petit posts back-to-back wins with Copper Basin 300 victory". 16 January 2018.
- ^ Joyal, Brad. "Nicolas Petit wins Copper Basin 300 sled dog race". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
- ^ "Nicolas Petit - Musher Details - 2018 Iditarod - Iditarod". iditarod.com. 13 January 2013.
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