Linsaziabile Sundby triumphs at the Ruka Triple, Francesco De Fabiani loses podium photo finish

Martin Johnsrud Sundby confirms unbeatable in races multistage dominating even the 15 km classic technique for tracking that enabled him to win the Ruka Triple. Behind him Petter Northug and Finn H & aring; January Krogh, which deprives the podium photo finish a wonderful Francesco De Fabiani.

Sunday 29 November 2015 5 minutes reading time

The gaps left open leaving some hope to the pursuers, but takes only a few hundred meters to see that Martin Johnsrud Sundby & egrave; unassailable. The Norwegian extend their lead at one meter intervals with ease & agrave; embarrassing, going on to win the sixth consecutive multistage race and losing only to stage an understandable relaxation in & rsquo; last lap. With that today Sundby reaches an altitude of 14 victories in career all-inclusive, as many as a sacred monster called Per Elofsson. Great fight for the podium positions. At the end of the check Petter Northug, who after being hidden as often happens in the middle stages of the race, maintains its power in the final finishing second. Third & egrave; Instead Finn H & aring; Krogh January, according to party and good at resisting the return of the group for much of the race. The Norwegian grabs the podium photo finish, making fun of a & rsquo; gluing Francesco De Fabiani. L & rsquo; blue proves to be one of the best distance runners in the world in classic technique, trying to pull their opponents more & ugrave; listed before the sprint, but having to give up a & rsquo; trifle. His fourth place & egrave; however, the best ever for an Italian in a race multistage three days, and & egrave; significant that both he and l & rsquo; not only Norwegian in the top six of the Ruka Triple. Fifth & egrave; Niklas Dyrhaug fact, that can & ograve; celebrate the first victory of his career as the author of the best time of the stage. Sixth & egrave; instead Didrik T Ã¸ nseth, one of the most & ugrave; Active in & rsquo; tracking Sundby, but that ultimately pays the efforts made in the sprint. Completing the top ten Alex Harvey seventh, eighth and Alexander Legkov two other subjects of King Harald, Hans Christer Holund ninth and Sjur R Ã¸ the tenth and third stage. As for the other blue, positive proof of Federico Pellegrino, in that format less suited to its characteristics defends pi & ugrave; that very well finishing twenty-second and even getting the sixteenth stage. A point also Dietmar N & ouml; ckler twenty-eighth, while Roland Clara and Maicol Rastelli close respectively forty and fifty-ninth. The overall standings of the World Cup reflects the & rsquo; outcome of the Ruka Triple, with Sundby gi & agrave; in the lead with 314 points against 248 for Northug and 204 Krogh. De Fabiani & egrave; fourth with 162 and Lillehammer indosser & agrave; the bib Turquoise leader of the special classification reserved for the under23 gi & agrave; won last season. RUKA TRIPLE MALE & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 37: 10.0 2. Petter Northug (NOR) +44.7 3. KROGH Finn H & aring; January (NOR) +46.5 4. DE FABIANI Francesco (ITA) +46.5 5. DYRHAUG Niklas (NOR ) +48.5 Click here for the complete ranking It & egrave; cos & Igrave; ended the first stage of the World Cup 2015-16. Next meeting next Saturday and Sunday in Lillehammer: in one program Skiathlon and a relay race. & Nbsp; & Nbsp;

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