La Coppa del Mondo torna a Falun dopo anni di Finali e Mondiali [Presentazione Maschile]

The World Cross Country Skiing Cup continues his Scandinavian tour in Falun, city & agrave; that in recent years has hosted the proof multistage late-season addition to the World Cup in 2015. Here we present the men's races, for those women click here.

Friday 12 February 2016 6 minutes reading time

Capital of the county of Dalarna, Falun & egrave; one of the resort & agrave; historical cross-country skiing. In top-level competitions, here it races in fact since 1954, when the city & agrave; Sweden organized the first of its four editions of the Nordic World Ski Championships. After a world champion of 1974, with the birth of the World Cup in 1982, Gong & egrave; become fixed stage in the calendar, hosting at least one individual race every year except 1990 and 1992. In 1993 & egrave; came the third edition of the World Championships, the races were also valid for the crystal ball, while from 2009 to 2014 & egrave; hosted together with Stockholm the multistage test that ended the World Cup. Finally, in 2015 he held its fourth and final edition of the Nordic World Ski Championships. Gong will return this weekend & agrave; to host a single race of the World Cup after 8 years in the program there are a 10 km classic technique starting at intervals and a 15 km freestyle mass start with. Saturdays partir & agrave; the 10 km classic technique with interval start. In past Gong & egrave; played only one men's race with this format, the valid for the world title in 1993. It imposed Sture Sivertsen front of Vladimir Smirnov and Vegard Ulvang. Considering all the distances are 24 the distance races alternately held in Falun, 13 World Cup 9 World Cup as valid and 4 stages of the Finals. Bj Ã¸ rn D & aelig; hlie & egrave; the most successful rider in classic technique Gong with three successes after 2 Vladimir Kuzin, Gunde Svan and Dario Cologna. Sunday sar & agrave; the turn of a 15 km free technique mass start. Never in the past Gong hosted a try with this format, while 11 of the 15 Km to skating at intervals between departures and pursuits played there. L & rsquo; only one to have imposed for the second time over this distance & egrave; Finn H & aring; January Krogh, author of the best time in & rsquo; last stage of the Finals in 2011 and 2013. The Norwegian sar & agrave; So one of the candidates to victory in Sunday's race. In all, 63 top-level races in Falun disputatesi from 1954 to date, 31 of the World Cup, World Cup 14 as valid, 18 stages of the Finals and 6 general charts of the Finals. Forte dei success of the World Championships last season, the absolute king of Falun & egrave; Petter Northug, who in the resort & agrave; Swedish boasts nine overall victories, nearly double the 5 Dario Cologna, who ranks second in this special ranking, while the third & egrave; Bj Ã¸ rn D & aelig; hlie at 4. In terms of podiums Northug & egrave; always in the lead with 10, but Cologna & egrave; trailing by one length having gained 9 top three. Pi & ugrave; detached at an altitude of 6 are D & aelig; hlie, Tobias Angerer, Alex Harvey, Vladimir Smirnov and Martin Johnsrud Sundby. L & rsquo; male Italy has never been successful in that Gong, but they are seven podium finishes from our standard bearer. Silvio Fauner and Pietro Piller boast two top three in each: the first was beaten by D & aelig; hlie in the 30 km classic technique of 4 February 1995, and came third in the 15 Km tracking of 24 February 1993, the second was beaten by Angerer in a double-tracking of 6 January 2004 and was the third in a 15 km free technique of February 26, 2000. a podium for Fulvio Valbusa (second in a chase of 10 March 1996), Giorgio Di Centa (second in the double-tracking of 19 March 2011) and Roland Clara (third time in 15 Km, which concluded the 2012 Finals). This is the official program of the two days of male practitioners. Saturday, February 13th 13:15 & ndash; 10 Km TC Sunday, February 14 at 14:30 & ndash; TL 15 Km Mass Start & Nbsp; & Nbsp;

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