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Despite a & rsquo; summer and never troubled, Martin Johnsrud Sundby remains l & rsquo; man to beat for the 2016/17 season. On the slopes of Val Senales, where the Norwegian team is training these days, talking to memorize options Petter Northug of a big sweep.
Wednesday 26 October 2016 3 minutes reading time
& Ldquo; The clear defeat of Sundby last season motivated me, l & rsquo; I saw very determined & rdquo ;, says Niklas Dyrhaug.
Tor Arne Hetland, from quest & rsquo; year head coach of the men's national team, shares the & rsquo; impression: & ldquo; I am pleased with what I saw. The thing pi & ugrave; important & egrave; Petter sends positive signals. Stig Rune [Kveen of Northug personal coach] has confirmed that & egrave; all right & rdquo ;.
Hetland said against Sundby & egrave; been perpetrated in recent months a real & ldquo; & rdquo ;, persecution with suspicions and accusations disproportionate to the acts for which & egrave; He was sentenced by the TAS. We memorize options However, the Olympic champion in Salt Lake City & egrave; convinced that the holder of the crystal ball will be & agrave; the same levels of the last few seasons: & ldquo; Martin & egrave; motivated to keep the distance that separates it from all the others as much as Petter & egrave; determined to close the gap & rdquo ;.
The head of the Norwegian coach, however, predicts that the coming season will see & agrave; other protagonists, in addition to the announced duelists. A & rsquo; a view shared by the Sundby: & ldquo; I think there will be many pretenders to the victory. Moreover, & egrave; also it happened last year, although I've had many good days. And & egrave; good that cos & igrave ;: & egrave; the challenge that pushes you to become a better athlete & rdquo ;.
The 32 year-old master of the last three seasons, however, recognized Northug rival pi & ugrave; accredited, confirming the feelings of the rest of & rsquo; environment: & ldquo; I think he's prepared well, calmly. My approach & egrave; It was a bit & rsquo; different. Sar & agrave; nice to get back to duel with him & rdquo ;.
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