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This morning the free technique distance tests with interval start kicked off the World Cup stage in the Czech Republic.
Saturday 18 January 2020 3 minutes reading time
Under a heavy snow that made the landscape around the track much more winter than it was until yesterday, Therese Johaug was unrivaled in the women's 10 km and took home the 10th seasonal success, the 70th in her career .
Behind him, as happened at the Tour de Ski, was the Russian Natalia Nepryaeva, detached by 32 ", who preceded by 8" Heidi Weng, 3rd on the finish line. Instead, Jessica Diggins 4th, Ragnhild Haga 5th and Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg 6th closed at the foot of the podium. The Swedish Ebba Andersson is definitely disappointed with the day, 9a more than a minute from the winner. Among the blue good results for Anna Comarella 21a, it ended just outside the points area Ilaria Debertolis 32a.
In the men's 15 km Alexander Bolshunov gave a show of strength, clearly winning the direct challenge with Klæbo. The Russian kept a high pace from the start but then made the difference in the last third of the race, trimming 24 "to Iivo Niskanen, author of an excellent race in the technique less congenial to him, and 40" at the first of the Norwegians Sjur Roethe, recovering in the second part of the race.
Johannes Klæbo, down in the last few kilometers, finished 7th at 1''12 ", also preceded by Andrey Melnichenko 4th, Jean Marc Gaillard 5th and the Finnish Perttu Hyvarinen 6th. Italy finds a Francesco De Fabiani for the first time in the season on its levels, with a regular race, the Aosta Valley took advantage of a precious 16th place which is moral for the continuation of winter.
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