A Richardsson the 50 km of Oslo, Sundby the World Cup

Daniel Richardsson won the legendary 50 km classic technique of Oslo ahead of Martin Johnsrud Sundby, who won arithmetically crystal ball, Alexander Legkov third.

Saturday 8 March 2014 4 minutes reading time

For a good time with a race starting line does not see a long procession compact proceed for 48 miles and movimentarsi in the last two. The credit is five guys, probably the strongest in the race today. On the fifteenth kilometer in fact they go Sundby, Legkov, Richardsson, Bauer and Niskanen, digging a furrow that no one from behind able to overcome. With the passing of kilometers Bauer is the first to succumb, while a tenacious Niskanen, despite losing a few feet, raise the white flag only in the last five kilometers. The victory is a matter that sees three Richardsson excel thanks to an attack a few hundred meters from the finish, Sundby has to settle for second place and the Olympic champion and winner of this race last year Legkov third. For Richardsson is the second victory in the World Cup, the third-ever career. The Swedish crown as an extraordinary last month in which he had already won the bronze in the 15 km to Sochi in alternating, as well as the gold in the relay. To Sundby instead is a second place anything but bitter as enables him to win those points needed to win the crystal ball with three games to spare. For the Norwegian is a deserved result in what has been the most consistent throughout the winter, proving to be the nation's leading prince of skiing which has therefore not affected by the ills of Petter Northug. The palm of disappointment of the day goes to Dario Cologna, never in the race and eventually even retired. The Swiss king of Sochi with its two gold, so will have to give up to the finals in Falun as it is not among the top fifty in the overall World Cup. Do not end your career in a memorable Jens Filbrich and Tobias Angerer, respectively parade arrived in the forty-fourth and forty-fifth place. Nothing to be done for Italians: save Matt Pellegrin at discrete points with a twenty-sixth, forty-seventh while Dietmar Noeckler ends. Missing Maicol Rastelli, however, that deserves great respect for having completed his first 50 km of the career despite the seventeen minutes of posting from Richardsson. 50 KM TC OSLO - FINAL STANDINGS 1. Richardsson Daniel (SWE) 1:07:29.5 2. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 3 +8.2. Legkov Alexander (RUS) +14.5 4. Iivo Niskanen (FIN) +1:22.3 5. NELSON Lars (SWE) +1:55.3 The complete ranking

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