Cross Country Skiing - Tour de Ski
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After unlocked in Davos, Federico Pellegrino takes second career victory in the third stage of the imposing Tour de Ski, the sprint of Val Monastery.
Tuesday 6 January 2015 4 minutes reading time
The Val d'Aosta, after passing without difficulty & agrave; battery and semifinals, is in the final against guys not exactly sprint specialists: Petter Northug, Martin Johnsrud Sundby, Calle Halfvarsson, Evgeniy Belov and Ilia Chernousov. Despite a sharp attack on the climb Sundby pi & ugrave; nerve to day, Pellegrino not surprise you, remaining on the tails of the Norwegian and introducing himself in the company of her and Petter Northug on the final straight. Here l & rsquo; blue submits its characteristics of sprinter photo finish beating the two Norwegians and winning the second consecutive victory in the sprint races tier.
On the podium with Pellegrino said sit down as two of the possible candidates to victory in the Tour de Ski: second & egrave; Northug, who after risking l & rsquo; elimination in the semifinals, the finals can keep queues Sundby uphill and beat by better split. The holder of the World Cup still not cruccer & agrave; too much of this insult as this & egrave; for him the first career podium in a sprint race, very important result in optical final standings of the Tour de Ski: Dario Cologna fact is eliminated in battery, losing several important seconds rebate that could be decisive; out immediately other outsiders such Alexey Poltoranin, Niklas Dyrhaug and Alex Harvey. Surprise positively instead Russians Belov and Chernousov, which as mentioned come up in the final finishing fourth and fifth respectively, immediately before a Calle Halfvarsson from which we could expect something more & ugrave; in & rsquo; final act.
SPRINT TL MALE VAL MONASTERY & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. PELLEGRINO Federico (ITA) 2. Petter Northug (NOR) 3. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 4. BELOV Evgeniy (RUS) 5. Chernousov Ilia (RUS) 6. HALFVARSSON Calle (SWE)
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As for the general classification of the Tour de Ski, Petter Northug remains first, but behind him & egrave; tussle between Halfvarsson and Sundby. We will keep you updated as soon as the FIS ufficializzer & agrave; ranking.
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Pellegrino likes it, its also the sprint Val Monastery!
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