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Martin Johnsrud Sundby continues to dominate the World Cup Cross Country Skiing. The Norwegian is also needed in the 15 km classic technique Toblacher ahead of Alexander Bessmertnykh and Sjur R ø tea.
Sunday 20 December 2015 5 minutes reading time
As often it happens in the classic technique races starting at intervals plays a fundamental role the strategy on the skis: grip wax or not? All but the Russians and Dario Cologna, they choose not to use it, and the times seem to blame them. Alexander Bessmertnykh fact d & agrave; pay to all those who, by booking a victory that would have been deserved.
However Martin Johnsrud Sundby proves more & ugrave; too strong of Skimen, managing to keep time in Bessmertnykh uphill and gaining in those extremely descent. Eventually the Norwegian managed to win with 12 & rdquo; 6 margin on the Russian, for what & egrave; win number 5 and 17 seasonal all-inclusive career. Bessmertnykh has to settle for second place, equaling his best result of nearly three years ago in La Clusaz.
The podium & egrave; completed by Sjur R ø tea, only to limit the gap under one minute. Norway confirms to be in good shape, but still lacks that little bit more & ugrave; to fight for the victory with Sundby. Fourth Dario Cologna, again in top positions after a couple of stages not exciting, fifth, seventh and ninth three other Russians, Stanislav Volzhentsev, Sergey and Sergey Ustiugov Turyshev, demonstrating how likely the strategy of using the wax seal was the best. The top ten & egrave; completed by Alexey Poltoranin sixth, eighth and Niklas Dyrhaug Maurice Manificat tenth.
The Italian house is less than the & rsquo; man pi & ugrave; expected, Francesco De Fabiani, even 31st. We think two other guys to make some punticino: Maicol Rastelli closes 17th, getting his best ever result in a race distance, while Mattia Pellegrin & egrave; 20th. Pi & ugrave; behind others: Fabio Pasini & egrave; 35th, Dietmar N & ouml; ckler 36th, Giorgio Di Centa 45th, Sergio Rigoni 54th, 65th Paul Fanton, Fulvio Scola 66th, 68th Roland Clara, Henry Nizzi 70th, Luca Orlandi 71st, 76th and Stefano Gardener & nbsp; Fabio Clementi 78th.
In the overall standings of the World Cup, as can be imagined, Sundby expands again its margin rising to 688 points. Petter Northug, even embarrassing 60th today, remains at 375, while the third & egrave; Dyrhaug with 313. The Norwegian league & egrave; completed by Finn H & aring; January Krogh, fourth in points and 281 R ø 270 in the fifth.
15 KM TC MALE DOBBIACO & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 35: 27.4 2. BESSMERTNYKH Alexander (RUS) +12.6 3. R & Ø THE Sjur (NOR) +48.7 4. Dario Cologna (SUI) +1: 00.8 5. VOLZHENTSEV Stanislav (RUS ) +1: 05.5
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It & egrave; cos & Igrave; concluded for the 2015 Cross-Country Male. The next event will be & agrave; In fact, on Jan. 1, 2016, when in Lenzerheide disputer & agrave; the first stage of the Tour de Ski.
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