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Who thought that Federico Pellegrino felt satisfied for winning the bowl of Specialties & agrave; & Egrave; I was pleasantly surprised. The Aosta Valley in fact won the Sprint Canmore, triumphing for the first time in his career in a test classic technique.
Tuesday 8 March 2016 5 minutes reading time
The possibility & agrave; to get a great result was in & rsquo; Air Canada since the morning, when Pellegrino is placed sixth in qualifying. However in the past, in the sprint classic technique, l & rsquo; blue was able several times to be a leader in the preliminary stages before being eliminated early. Today is different: Pellegrino exceeds the mocking battery photo finish Matias Strandvall, then comes the second also in & rsquo; challenging semi-final that sees the & rsquo; elimination of Sergey Ustiugov, leader of the Ski Tours Canada, grabbing the final third alternately of his career.
The final starts off well, as Petter Northug, l & rsquo; pi & ugrave opponent; fearsome, he gets up probably the victim of a muscle problem which may affect the rest of the tour and which will provide notice in the coming hours. Thanks to the fantastic materials, Pellegrino holds smoothly the pace uphill, and in the long final descent takes the lead and keeps it right at the finish line, resisting the return of Eirik Brandsdal.
Cos & igrave; the 25 year old Nus winning win number 8 all inclusive career, but especially the first classic technique, the icing on the cake of an unforgettable season. Now, whatever the counting criterion, there are no more & ugrave; doubt Pellegrino & egrave; the Italian cross-country skier pi & ugrave; winning of all time.
Second place went to Eirik Brandsdal, which is not just a grand finale to grab the stage win. Third hand & egrave; Maurice Manificat, the first podium of his career in a Sprint and authentic surprise of the day. Come in the final quarter also Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Finn H & aring; January Krogh fifth and gi & agrave; quoted Petter Northug sixth.
The hope, for the show, & egrave; Northug that may leave tomorrow, because with today's result as Ski Tours Canada ignites: Ustiugov, eliminated in the semifinals, lost about ten seconds from the Norwegian, who thus goes back to 12 seconds away from the Russian. Third, but more & ugrave; a minute, remains Emil Iversen, in turn out in the semifinals, while Sundby bypasses Alex Harvey and back fighting for the final podium.
MALE SPRINT TC CANMORE & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. PELLEGRINO Federico (ITA) 2. BRANDSDAL Eirik (NOR) 3. Manificat Maurice (FRA) 4. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 5. KROGH Finn H & aring; Jan (NOR) 6. Petter Northug (NOR)
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The Ski Tours Canada proseguir & agrave; tomorrow with the sixth stage, one Skiathlon (15 + 15 Km TC / TL) that disputer & agrave; always in Canmore. Departure at 20:30 Italian.
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