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The 60 km in classical technique from Ålgård to Sandnes this afternoon opened the BlinkFestivalen 2018.
Wednesday 1 August 2018 2 minutes reading time
To win the third edition of Blink Classics was the Russian Alexander Bolshunov, the protagonist of an action in the final with the less-listed compatriot Sergey Ardashev, second on the finish line. The third place went to the Norwegian Anders Mølmen Høst who set the group in a sprint, including Hans Christer Holund, Sjur Røthe, Simen Hegstad Krüger and Martin Johnsrud Sundby.
This last in a pre-race interview wanted to remember Vibeke Skofterud, a 38-year-old Norwegian cross-countryist who tragically passed away last weekend following an accident with the water-jet. "It has been a surreal week," said Sundby, visibly moved by Nrk's microphones, "and I can hardly talk about it." Today it will be strange to go skiing and racing ".
The women's test, always disputed over 60 km, has seen the success of Kari Vikhagen Gjeitnes who preceded by 33 "the winner of last year Astrid Øyre Slind.
Tomorrow the spectacular 7.5 km ascent will be staged, protagonists announced by Charlotte Kalla and Therese Johaug.
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