Maxim Vylegzhanin is imposed in the 15 km of Szklarska Poreba

First win of the season for the Russian, who won the posting for the 15 km mass start classic technique with Szklarska Poreba.

Sunday 19 January 2014 3 minutes reading time

As each race starting in the male line, even the race today saw the group proceed compact three-quarters of the race. Only in the last lap Vylegzhanin decides to attack, winning move because nobody answers, allowing them to accumulate a sufficient margin of ten seconds to get to the finish line with his arms raised. For Russian is the first victory in the World Cup of the season, the third of his career and the fifth ever. The Russian party is completed by the second Evgeny Belov, able to adjust in the sprint he was probably the biggest pre-race favorite, Alexey Poltoranin, you must instead settle for third place. Fourth is Alex Harvey, who proves once more to be complete athlete after yesterday's victory, the first fifth of Germans Hannes Dotzler before the more experienced teammate Tobias Angerer. This result for the veteran German is crucial as it allows him to grab the minimum set by Frank Ullrich to qualify for the Olympics. The top ten is completed by Stanislav Volzhentsev seventh, eighth Devon Kershaw, Ivan Babikov Jens Filbrich ninth and tenth. The number of absences and the rhythm particularly bland allow Federico Pellegrino close fifteenth, getting his career best finish in a race away. Placement of the Bulgarian historian also Veseli Tsinzov, fourteenth and the best result ever for Bulgaria in the World Cup. In the overall standings of the World Cup Martin Johnsrud Sundby remain comfortably in the lead. 15 KM TC MASS START MALE SZKLARSKA POREBA - FINAL STANDINGS 1. Vylegzhanin Maxim (RUS) 35:39.02. BELOV Evgeniy (RUS) +2.23. POLTORANIN Alexey (KAZ) +2.34. Alex Harvey (CAN) +5.25. Hannes Dotzler (GER) +5.8 The complete ranking

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