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The Norwegian, who could leave the Tour de Ski tonight, now has a lead of just over 5 seconds on Russian Sergey Ustiugov in the overall standings.
Thursday 3 January 2019 5 minutes reading time
After the snowstorm yesterday, the sun lights up the men's 15 km chase in skating that closes the stage of Oberstdorf of the Tour de Ski. The winner yesterday is Emil Iversen who was in third position in the provisional general classification. The Russian Sergey Ustiugov starts 15 seconds after Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo and takes less than two kilometers to pounce on the Norwegian with the 'impetus of those who could jump immediately but Klaebo, on whose abandon tonight abounding voices, and the two begin to grind miles kilometers collaborating . Alexander Bolshunov in third position is a lonely race, a time trial for him, and in the first three laps retains the gap (46.6) he had at the start and then start to lose seconds. At the halfway mark he pays 53.5 to the leading pair and another duo, Norway, composed of Sindre Skar and Simen Krueger follows him to 1.38.3 from the leaders. Didrik Toenseth does not support the rhythms, who started with a fortnight of advantage, is reabsorbed by a group with two minutes delay composed by Francesco De Fabiani, Calle Halfvarsson, Andrey Melnichenko and Finn Haagen Krogh. At about fifteen seconds a squad with Denis Spitsov, Dario Cologna, Sjur Roethe, Clement Parisse, Martin Sundby and Alex Harvey threatened. While the Canadian lost the wheels, the two groups got together in the second part of the penultimate lap and put Skar in their sights Krueger from which to 12.5 kilometers only 20 seconds separates them. In front, Johannes Hoesflot Klaebo takes command of the operations at the edge of the last climb when there are 600 meters to the finish and manages to impose itself with a gluing advantage on Ustiugov. Alexander Bolshunov maintains the third position closing at 1.08.2 from the Norwegian while Sindre Skar precedes Simen Krueger for the fourth position at 1.41.5. An excellent De Fabiani is imposed in the platoon's flight that in the last hundred meters is reached by the pursuers and is sixth to 1.56.9, precedes Calle Halfvarsson, Finn Haagen Krog, Andrey Melnichenko and Clement Parisse. The Azzurri Giandomenico Salvadori arrive almost at 4 minutes from Klaebo, who goes from forty-second to thirty-third position, Dietmar Noeckler (35. from 41.) and Stefano Gardener (37. from 44.). Maicol Rastelli did not leave.
The general classification of the Tour de Ski before the transfer to Val di Fiemme:
1. KLAEBO Johannes H. (NOR) in 1.55.00.52. USTIUGOV Sergey (RUS) at 5.43. BOLSHUNOV Alexander (RUS) at 1.18.24. SKAR Sinder B. (NOR) at 1.56.55. KRUEGER Simen H. (NOR) at 1.57.56. DE FABIANI Francesco (ITA) at 2.11.97. HALFVARSSON Calle (SWE) at 2.12.48. KROGH Finn H. (NOR) to 2.13.39. MELNICHENKO Andrey (RUS) at 2.14.210. PARISSE Clement (FRA) at 2.15.233. SALVADORI Giandomenico (ITA) at 4.12.835. NOECKLER Dietmar (ITA) at 4.17.037. GARDENER Stefano (ITA) at 4.48.7
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