History of the Tour de Ski Men Edition 2007

L & rsquo; idea of â€‹â€‹a stage race of the cross country officially took shape in & rsquo; winter 2006-07 with the first edition of the Tour de Ski. The formula, experimental but that roughly holds tutt & rsquo; now provides six stages between Germany and Italy (the third country involved, the Czech Republic, failed & Igrave; to set up the tracks because of little snow). We relive the first edition of the Tour de Ski regarding the male sector, for the women here. & Nbsp;

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Sprint TL Monaco. The first stage & egrave; Sprint free technique of Monaco of Bavaria. It should have been actually & agrave; the third, but the first two held in Nove Mesto are canceled for lack of snow. To win the first leg male in the history of the Tour de Ski & egrave; the surprising Swiss Christoph Eigenmann, the first (and only) victory in top-level competitions in his career. Eigenmann, pure sprinter, you ritirer & agrave; during the second stage, but his moment of glory it lives in full. Second place for Devon Kershaw, third for Roddy Darragon. The favorites to win the final fail to qualify, leaving room for outsiders who are not in the least afraid optical overall standings. Double Pursuit Oberstdorf. The second stage & egrave; always in German territory, and & egrave; double tracking. The odds this time are respected: to win & egrave; Vincent Vittoz, the pi & ugrave; great Frenchman of all time, before the Russian Alexander Legkov, & Outdoors; little-known era, and Tobias Angerer. German & egrave; for two years the ruler of cross country skiing, and part to win the first edition of the Tour de Ski. The podium to Oberstorf reinforces this position as reached after a furious comeback in the final few hundred meters from the finish line was in fact fallen, possibly jeopardizing not only the stage but also the rest of the tour. 15 km TC Oberstdorf. The third and final stage of the Tour de Ski 2007 German & egrave; a 15 km classic technique with interval start. The hosts tear the competition and won the young Franz G & ouml; ring, promise that career has then kept the good done to see that season, according & egrave; Rene Sommerfeldt and Tobias Angerer third, who takes command of the overall standings thanks to the debacle of Vittoz and Legkov. Sprint Asiago. The fourth stage & egrave; the first in Italy, and & egrave; again a Sprint skating. This time hierarchies are respected and winning & egrave; Tor Arne Hetland, who at that time & egrave; probably the most & ugrave; strong sprinter in the world. On the podium they accompany Swedish Thobias Fredriksson and a young Petter Northug, who at this year's Tour de Ski & d agrave; the first signs of his unquestionable talent who wear & agrave; on top of the world in a matter of a couple & rsquo; years. Angerer maintains the lead in the overall standings. TC 30 km Mass Start Cavalese. The penultimate stage & egrave; a 30 km alternating step with mass start. Vince Eldar R Ã¸ nning that sprint gets the better of Ivan Alypov and Sami Jauhoj & auml; rvi. The best come almost together, cos & Igrave; Angerer fifth closing occurs at the start of & rsquo; last leg 15 seconds ahead of the surprising Simen & Ã˜ Stensen, man from Tour de Ski since even thereafter riuscir & agrave; to show off only during the stage race cross-country skiing, and 38 of Northug. The two Norwegians are for fourth along with Hetland & ograve; pi & ugrave; good in the sprint races, so to Angerer l & rsquo; last stage seems only a formality & agrave ;, although the climb to Alpe Cermis & egrave; It never faced a test that can & ograve; reserve crisis to anyone. Climbing the Cermis. The last ten kilometers of the Tour de Ski are the grueling climb to the Alpe Cermis, unusual race in the World Cup that puts a strain on the endurance of athletes. Angerer for & ograve; It has a considerable advantage not so much on his immediate followers, often in trouble & agrave; in the distance races, as most of its rivals & ugrave; accredited (G & ouml; ring, Jauhoj & auml; rvi and Legkov). The German just to mark the eighteenth time stage to cut the finish line first and win the first edition of the Tour de Ski. Behind him square Legkov, very good in the final climb, so much so that to & agrave; mark the second time only beaten by compatriot Sergei Shiriaev. Completing the podium Simen & Ã˜ Stensen, who maintains the & rsquo; wide margin over his rivals accumulated in the previous stages. The best of Italian & egrave; Giorgio Di Centa twentieth, but excellent third in the climb to Alpe Cermis. TOUR DE SKI MALE 2007 & ndash; FINAL STANDINGS 1. ANGERER Tobias (GER) 3: 29: 49.7 2. Legkov Alexander (RUS) +46.4 3. & Ã˜ Stensen Simen (NOR) +50.2 4. Petter Northug (NOR) +1: 07.0 5. Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) +1: 09.4 Click here for the complete ranking & Nbsp; & Nbsp;

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