Martin Sundby won the Finals in Falun and complete a historic hat trick

Winning the Finals in Falun, Martin Johnsrud Sundby become the first cross-country skier able to impose itself in the same season in the three tests multistage valid for the World Cup.

Sunday 16 March 2014 5 minutes reading time

How predictable the 15 km pursuit conclusive protagonists the same three men capable of dominating the skiathlon yesterday. Alex Harvey, the party with more than twenty-second advantage, is reached after a third of the race by Sundby and Legkov, the three act jointly until the last two miles, when it attacks Sundby. While Legkov immediately raises the white flag, at first Harvey manages to get back on the tails of Norwegian, however, that force again on the last climb sfiancando the strength of the Canadian and going to win solo. Harvey, however, comes a close second hardly predictable three days ago, while Legkov full a podium made up of three guys in better shape this season finale. With every speech on the World Cup already decided to Sundby is a victory as useless as historical, since enabling it to become the first long-distance runner, including women, capable of breaking through in three races multistage valid for the World Cup Cross Country Skiing. In December, it had triumphed in the Nordic Opening in early January at the Tour de Ski and finally today in the Finals. Fourth place went to Daniel Richardsson, the author of an anonymous race as played in complete seclusion from the first to the last meter. Too high, in fact, the detachment from the leading trio, even greater advantage on the train of followers who will play the fifth place, eventually won by Maxim Vylegzhanin, able to beat in the sprint Marcus Hellner sixth, seventh Jean Marc Gaillard, Sjur RÃ¸ , the eighth and ninth Matti Heikkinen. Eldar RÃ¸nning tenth completes the top ten. The only way to blue, Federico Pellegrino, bringing to an end the race honors despite nearly nine minutes of posting for a thirty-fourth place finish. As already set out last Saturday at the end of the 50 km of Oslo, the crystal ball ends up in the hands of Martin Johnsrud Sundby, facilitated by the ills of Northug and Cologna, but the author of a sensational season and therefore absolutely deserving of this recognition. The Norwegian share closed at 1534 points, compared to 980 Alexander Legkov, according as twelve months ago, and 766 of Alex Harvey, who thanks to the wonderful races Falun manages to overtake Chris Jespersen, that after the Tour de Ski is sick and has not been able to win a single point, and climb on the final podium of the World Cup. FALUN MALE FINAL - FINAL RANKING 1. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 34:48.1 2. Alex Harvey (CAN) +4.9 3. Legkov Alexander (RUS) +11.0 4. Richardsson Daniel (SWE) +1:10.9 5. Vylegzhanin Maxim (RUS) +2:08.5 The complete ranking Click here for the final overall standings of the World Cup Cross Country Skiing Men

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