Cross-country skiing: Harald Oestberg Amundsen dominates Toblach
It was in dream conditions that the third day of Ski Tour opened this Tuesday on the occasion of the Toblach cross-country skiing world cup (Italy). An ordeal that smiled on Harald Oestberg Amundsenoverwhelming winner at the end of the day’s 20 kilometers.
Tour winner last year, the Norwegian gave himself a real recital in today’s race. Always in the rhythm and widening the gap a little more as the meters went by, the outgoing world number one did not tremble to raise his arms and take a serious option before the classic pursuit of 15 kilometers scheduled for this Wednesday.
In fact, by winning with a margin of more than 21 seconds over Simen Hegstad Krueger, author of his twenty-fifth podium in career, the 26-year-old cross-country skier will have a comfortable mattress in advance before setting off on New Year’s Day. He pockets his third victory of the season.
Behind the two Scandinavians, Andrew Musgrave regains a place in the top 3, a year after he won the December 16, 2023 in Trondheim (Norway) during the skiathlon. Andreas Fjorden Ree, Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo et Jan Thomas Jensen completed the top 10.
Hugo Lapalus and Mathis Desloges in the top 10
Behind the red armada, we find Hugo Lapalus ranked seventh of the day. On contact during classic mass-start Sunday, the Frenchman continues to play positioned by interfering in the eighth place in the general classification after three steps.
Less than three seconds behind him, Mathis Desloges he also puts in a very good performance. In the process, the Dauphinois ideally managed his effort to win his best career result settling in eighth place. A few weeks after discovering the top 10 in the World Cup, the young Isère resident continues to make his mark a place among the best.
In difficulty on the mass start classic, Jules Lapierre has found color in his favorite discipline. Sixteenth on the line, Chartrousin was ahead of his compatriot Rémi Bourdinsolid twentieth.
Second in the general classification of the Tour de Ski This morning, Richard Jouve ranked forty-first. Théo Schely arrived in forty-sixth position and Lucas Chanavat in seventy-fourth place.
The complete ranking
The general classification of the Tour de Ski
The general classification of the distance
The general ranking of the World Cup
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