Nicolas Petit

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]

For the Franco-Belgian academic, see Nicolas Petit (academic).
Nicolas Petit
Nicolas Petit at Iditarod 2013
Personal information
NationalityFrench and American
BornNormandy, France
WebsiteTeam Webpage
Sport
SportDogsled 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
  1. Polk, Leroy. "Nic Petit says his dogs were fastest, despite second place Iditarod finish".
  2. "Nicolas Petit - Musher Career Summary - Race Archives - Iditarod". iditarod.com.
  3. Maguire, Sean. "Iditarod XLVI: Who is Nicolas Petit?".
  4. "Petit clings to lead in Alaska's Iditarod race". Napa Valley Register. Associated Press. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  5. 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)
  6. "Petit posts back-to-back wins with Copper Basin 300 victory". 16 January 2018.
  7. Joyal, Brad. "Nicolas Petit wins Copper Basin 300 sled dog race". Fairbanks Daily News-Miner. Retrieved 2018-05-16.
  8. "Nicolas Petit - Musher Details - 2018 Iditarod - Iditarod". iditarod.com.


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