Eirik Brandsdal comeback wins the sprint of the Ruka Triple-

'' It started quests today in Kuusamo (Finland) World Cup cross-country skiing. Unlike what happened in the last few years do not start with a race distance at intervals, but with a multi-stage event, the so-called "Ruka-Triple" the first stage of which is a sprint alternately.

Friday 29 November 2013 3 minutes reading time

A partying in the men's race, Norway who placed two runners among the top four. The victory went to Eirik Brandsdal, the second argument in a multistage test and the fifth overall career. The twenty-seven Scandinavian has established itself thanks to an overwhelming comeback in the final straight, embarked in third position, whereby it has surpassed the trumpet in Russian Anton Gafarov (second) and Sweden's Teodor Peterson (third). Quest'' was in command after the last salitone final, fatal to Alexey Poltoranin and Nikita Kriukov, fifth and sixth respectively. Fourth place instead Ola Vigen Hattestad. Norway smiles despite the elimination of'' Petter Northug in the semifinals. The holder of the World Cup has proven to be far from his best form because of the many ailments suffered in the fall, but at least he managed to overcome the batteries and qualifications, fatal to so many big and all Italians. In fact remained outside the top thirty Russians Aleksander Legkov and Maxim Vylegzhanin, the Swedes Marcus Hellner and Daniel Richardsson. As for the Blues Federico Pellegrino has closed 45 Â°, 57 Â° David Hofer, Dietmari NÃ¶ckler 60 Â°, 61 Â° Fabio Pasini, Giorgio Di Centa 67th, Luca Orlandi, 101 Â°, 110 Â° and Roland Clara Valerio Checchi 117 Â°. RUKA TRIPLE 1st STAGE - SPRINT TC 1. BRANDSDAL Eirik [NOR] 2. Anton Gafarov [RUS], 0 "3 0. Teodor Peterson [SWE] 0 '0 4. Shapovalova Evegnia [RUS] 3 "6 5. POLTORANIN Alexey [KAZ] to 4" 1 6. KRIUKOV Nikita [RUS] 12 "8 Click here for full results. Tomorrow at 11.30 Italian is scheduled the second stage, a 10 km by alternating starting at intervals.

Francesco Paone

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