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Despite a crash that removes the battery, Federico Pellegrino makes sure the bowl of Specialties & agrave; the Sprint race with a d & rsquo; advance. The race QUEB & eacute; c City was won by Baptiste Gros, which makes the story of the cross of his country skiing.
Friday 4 March 2016 9 minutes reading time
France in the last two seasons is sporting a sprinter team of world-class, with a number of talents & ndash; by Baptiste Gros Renaud Jay, Richard Jouve Lucas Chanavat & ndash; worthy of a Scandinavian country. Today comes the consecration for Baptiste Gros, who, thanks to a sumptuous final straight gives a s & eacute; himself the first victory of his career, and his own nation's first successful ever in a top-level Sprint.
Mocked Alex Harvey, who in front of the home crowd has probably dreamed up a few meters from the finish a victory that a Canadian has never celebrated at home in the men's cross-country skiing. Harvey has to settle for second place just ahead of Sergey Ustiugov, the third consecutive podium and, of course, more and more & ugrave; leader of the Ski Tours Canada, although Petter Northug, the fourth, the & egrave; still wake and Emil Iversen, eliminated in the semifinals, you can not memorize options give up for dead. Complete the batch of finalists Polish Maciej Starega, fifth and best career result, and Richard Jouve sixth.
The increased expectation of Italian public was however intended to demonstrate Federico Pellegrino, called to formalize the success in the ranking of specialty & agrave ;. The race does not go as hoped, as the Aosta Valley ends on the ground in the battery as Andrew Newell falls before; However, the twenty-first place finish allowed him to close the talks with a race d & rsquo; advance.
Federico Pellegrino becomes cos & igrave; the first non-Scandinavian to win the long-distance runner bowl of Specialties & agrave; of Sprint. The 25-year-Nus & egrave; did very well to take advantage of a particularly favorable schedule that included 7 of 12 in Sprint free technique, the format of which & egrave; It proved beyond a shadow of a doubt the number one in the world so as to impose four consecutive times. This l & rsquo; register d & rsquo; gold trophy, born in 1997, but which & egrave; since 2000 that only it includes the Sprint true.
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To Pellegrino & egrave; Furthermore the second bowl of Specialties & agrave; won by & rsquo; Italy in the men's Cross Country Skiing. Previously Pietro Piller had managed to establish itself in that the Distance in 2008-09; not forgetting how Francesco De Fabiani has been imposed in the first & ndash; and shortly it repeats & agrave; in the second & ndash; edition of the World Cup reserved for Under 23, whose specific weight & egrave; however well short.
If l & rsquo; Italy can memorize options celebrate this historic milestone, even more & ugrave; big sar & agrave; the satisfaction of Martin Johnsrud Sundby, which ensures the overall World Cup. His triumph was not at issue, but now also mathematics allows him to put on the bulletin board the third consecutive Crystal Ball, a company which in the past was only able to two icons such as Gunde Svan and Bj ø rn D & aelig; hlie.
MALE SPRINT TL QUEBEC CITY & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. GROS Baptiste (FRA) 2. Alex Harvey (CAN) 3. USTIUGOV Sergey (RUS) 4. Petter Northug (NOR) 5. STAREGA Maciej (POL) 6. JOUVE Richard (FRA)
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The Ski Tours Canada proceed & agrave; tomorrow with the fourth stage, always held in QUEB & eacute; c City. The kids will be engaged in a pursuit of 15km skating starting dictated by detachments accrued in the first three fractions.
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