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Still Sundby against Niskanen, as in the 15 km World of Lahti. In 50 km of Oslo, however, the outcome was different: to establish itself was the Norwegian, who located about 3 km from the finish line and pulled off the Finn broke a tandem lasted for more than half. Thanks to the victory today, Sundby also mathematically secured the third career World Cup, in addition to the record of six consecutive podiums in the most prestigious round of the main circuit.
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The two have proven to be a step above the competition leaving well over a minute quintet of the most immediate pursuers. On the lowest rung of the podium Alexander Bessmertnykh that the photo finish was right for half of Sjur Røthe shoe.
The first to turn the brawl was Niskanen, during the second of the six laps of 8 km and 300 meters in the program. In its wake were only Jens Burman, Alex Harvey and the Norwegian quartet Sundby, Rothe, Niklas Dyrhaug and Hans Christer Holund. In a second time it was rebuilt under, solo, even Bessmertnykh.
The second key moment occurred at the end of the round: all members of the squad of head stopped to change the skis, with the exception of Niskanen. The Finn has thus found himself alone in the lead, with a twenty second gap. Sundby was immediately activated to fill the gap, and no one has been able to keep up with him forcing.
The dominator of the World Cup needed a ride coming back onto Niskanen, and the two are no longer separate until the 47th kilometer. Sundby did not want to wait until the last climb, and the choice to anticipate the attack paid off: Niskanen quickly lost contact and yielded 10 seconds in a few hundred meters, before joining forces for a commendable reaction but late.
The pursuers are not separated until the sprint, where Bessmertnykh denied Norway satisfaction double podium anticipating Rothe, Dyrhaug, Harvey and Holund order. Over a later Sergey Ustiugov minute burned Andrey Larkov, which for a short stretch of the third lap he was able to rejoin the top three of the train, in the sprint for the eighth square.
Foltissima the Russian representation in areas of high ranking: Sergey Turishev, Vitsenko Alexey and Dmitriy Japarov occupied the tenth, eleventh and thirteenth position, interspersed with Burman. Just behind, the fourteenth, a good Dietmar Nöckler, the only Italian in the race.
In the overall World, Sundby rises to 1548 quota, now unreachable for Ustiugov, which stops Cup 1156. In third place is Matti Heikkinen, who was absent today, with 837. The approaches Harvey, now at 806.
50 KM TC MEN OSLO - FINAL
1. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 2: 02: 59.7
2. Iivo Niskanen (FIN) +9.9
3. BESSMERTNYKH Alexander (RUS) +1: 15.2
4. Sjur Rothe (NOR) +1: 15.2
5. Niklas Dyrhaug (NOR) +1: 15.2
6. Alex Harvey (CAN) +1: 15.4
7. Hans Christer HOLUND (NOR) +1: 17.2
8. Sergey USTIUGOV (RUS) +2: 35.0
9. Andrey LARKOV (RUS) +2: 35.2
10. Sergey TURISHEV (RUS) +2: 42.2
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