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Sergey Ustiugov continues its unprecedented ride in the Tour de Ski. After two goals of Val Mustair and Oberstdorf, the Russian clinched the fifth victory in five races in Dobbiaco, in the 10 km skating starting at intervals.
Friday 6 January 2017 7 minutes reading time
Today's win was the most painful. About Maurice Manificat, that from the first kilometer was proposed as the only real opponent of the day for Ustiugov. The Frenchman, who after 2100 meters already paid 7.1 seconds to points leader, has gradually filed down the gap in the middle phase of the race. At the last intermediate before the finish, the gap was down to 2.4 seconds, with a favorable trend tracker. The Frenchman finished very strong, but Ustiugov, also favored being left for last, and thus from knowing the time of his rival, resisted the attack for only 4/10. The 24 year old Russian has thus become the first man to win five consecutive races in the World Cup after Bjørn Dæhlie, who managed between November and December of 1995.
Today's test is of paramount importance especially in optical general classification of the Tour de Ski. Performance well below expectations of Martin Johnsrud Sundby, 14th at 36.9 seconds behind the winner, delivery fact to Ustiugov a lead of one minute and 34 '' on the eve of the final two stages. The 15 km classic mass start with plans for tomorrow does not scare the Russian, whose margin should therefore be large enough to enable him to defend himself also in a race to the unfavorable paper as the climb of the Alpe Cermis.
Staccatissimi athletes from third dell''ordine parade 'coming down, beginning with Simen Hegstad Krüger, who at 23 took the first podium of his career at the level of the World Cup. The fight for third place was decided by a few tenths - seven - with the Norwegian who has mocked Matti Heikkinen.
Marcus Hellner completed the top five, ahead Didrik Tønseth and Dario Cologna. Eighth the surprising Frenchman Clément Parisse, class of 1993, the first placement in the top ten in the individual competition of the maximum circuit. Another full French flag the top 10 thanks to Jean Marc Gaillard, while between the two transalpine, ninth, came Francesco De Fabiani, the best performance of the season. The Aosta Valley has long struggled to even get in the top five, in the technique of his least appreciated, before dropping slightly around two thirds of the race, before recovering in the final. Result authorizing hoping for a placement of even greater prestige in the test tomorrow, the most suited to blue paper characteristics.
A point also the second of three Italian left in the race, Giandomenico Salvadori, 26th in a minute behind the winner. 36th instead Maicol Rastelli.
The new ranking of the Tour de Ski lets imagine that the battle in the last two days, will focus around the less noble steps of the podium. If Sundby pays it more than a minute and a half from Ustiugov, Cologna is now 33 '' '' Just by the Norwegian. The Swiss passed over for half a second Alex Harvey, 11th today. Five other athletes, all brilliant players today are less than 40 '' from the top three: Manificat, Heikkinen, Krüger, Hellner and Tønseth. It follows at a considerable distance Gaillard, tenth, pressed by De Fabiani, far less than a second.
Sundby course retains the top of the overall World Cup with 746 points. Ustiugov salt in second place, at a height of 500, ahead of Heikkinen (472). Krogh slips in fourth place (455), while Harvey is hoisted in fifth (406).
10 KM TL DOBBIACO MEN - FINAL
1. Sergey USTIUGOV (RUS) 21: 47.9
2. Maurice Manificat (FRA) +0.4
3. Simen Hegstad KRÃœGER (NOR) +16.6
4. Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +17.3
5. Marcus Hellner (SWE) +25.8
6. Didrik Tønseth (NOR) +27.2
7. Dario Cologna (SUI) +27.9
8. PARISSE Clément (FRA) +29.6
9. Francesco DE FABIANI (ITA) +29.8
10. Jean Marc Gaillard (FRA) +31.9
RANKING TOUR DE SKI MEN
1. Sergey USTIUGOV (RUS) 2: 13: 51.0
2. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +1: 34.1
3. Dario Cologna (SUI) +2: 07.5
4. Alex Harvey (CAN) +2: 08.0
5. Maurice Manificat (FRA) +2: 14.5
6. Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +2: 32.3
7. Simen Hegstad KRÃœGER (NOR) +2: 34.0
8. Marcus Hellner (SWE) +2: 43.4
9. Didrik Tønseth (NOR) +2: 44.8
10. Jean Marc Gaillard (FRA) +4: 23.1
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