Alex Almoukov has finished 69th and Callum Watson 76th in their opening event at the 2008 World Junior Championships in Malles, Italy. Alex was 19.48 seconds behind the fastest qualifier Sindre Wiig Nordby (NOR) in the 1.3km Sprint Freestyle time trial, while Callum was 2.85 second further back. (Courtesy of The XC Files)
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