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Ten seconds: both Martin Johnsrud Sundby recovered Sergey Ustiugov in the seventh and final stage of the Tour de Ski. The Russian, bolstered by a margin of one minute and 12 '' at the start, has now completed a triumphant ride on Cermis, which saw him prevail in the first five races and finish in second place in the sixth.
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Leadership Ustiugov never seemed really at risk: the advantage of Sundby, rose to 1 'and 15 seconds at the foot of the final climb, has never fallen below 50' ', approached barrier when the finish line was missing now less of one kilometer. Perhaps resigned to the place of honor, the Norwegian has indeed yielded slightly in the final, much to close more close to those who followed him that those who preceded him.
fiercer well was instead the battle for the lowest rung of the podium. At the start, Dario Cologna was called to defend half a minute about the trio of Matti Heikkinen, Maurice Manificat and Alex Harvey. The latter have halved the gap in the 6 km flat, before separating on the Cermis ramps.
The first to give Harvey was soon caught and overtaken by a Marcus Hellner seemed for a short distance also able to point to additional overtaking. It then fell to Heikkinen surrender to the rhythm of Manificat, which has filled the gap in solitary from Cologna. The Swiss has, however, managed best, finding at the time of engagement the force of blows of his own French and detach it near the finish line. Manificat could take comfort with the best time of day and the subsequent stage victory.
The second step of the podium today rose Heikkinen, able in the end to make up under and close to 4 '' about the French. Hellner finished sixth with the fourth part of the day, in front of Harvey.
Three Norwegian completed the top ten: Simen Hegstad Krüger, who has deftly defended eighth place; Hans Christer Holund, climbed from eleventh position and able to print the third performance today, taking the first podium of the season; and Niklas Dyrhaug, fell from ninth.
Just behind the latter was leaving Francesco De Fabiani, who harbored the hope of repeating the ninth of last year. The Val d'Aosta, after a courageous start that saw him among the fastest on the track, in Dyrhaug company and Holund, however, has suffered in the last two kilometers, losing contact from fellow travelers and undergoing overtaking of Sjur Røthe, and Didrik Tønseth Alexander Bessmertnykh, until closing in 14th place. De Fabiani was still the best of the Italian also to stage level, albeit with the partial 24th.
At points, including the blues, also he went Giandomenico Salvadori, 28th and 30th at the finish of the stage. 39th, however, Maicol Rastelli, the 36th time in the pursuit final.
The duel between Ustiugov and Sundby which featured the Tour de Ski would seem to reproduce in the general World Cup. On this front, however, it continues to lead the Norwegian, with 1138 points, 177 more than in Russian (961). Hard to imagine that others may enter in the fight: Heikkinen is third at 741. Nearly dubbed the fourth and fifth, Hellner and Harvey, rising respectively to 588 and 580.
FINAL TOUR DE SKI MEN
1. Sergey USTIUGOV (RUS) 3: 24: 47.9
2. Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +1: 02.9
3. Dario Cologna (SUI) +1: 19.1
4. Maurice Manificat (FRA) +1: 26.9
5. Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +1: 31.3
6. Marcus Hellner (SWE) +2: 05.8
7. Alex Harvey (CAN) +2: 39.7
8. Simen Hegstad KRÃœGER (NOR) +3: 27.2
9. Hans Christer HOLUND (NOR) +3: 50.4
10. Niklas Dyrhaug (NOR) +4: 24.9
CLIMB TO CERMIS MALE - CLASSIFICATION OF STAGE
1. Maurice Manificat (FRA) 29: 20.0
2. Matti Heikkinen (FIN) +6.1
3. Hans Christer HOLUND (NOR) +15.8
4. Marcus Hellner (SWE) +19.0
5. Dario Cologna (SUI) +22.7
6. BESSMERTNYKH Alexander (RUS) +37.5
7. Sjur Rothe (NOR) +41.6
8. Simen Hegstad KRÃœGER (NOR) +43.6
9. Jens BURMAN (SWE) +53.8
10. Niklas Dyrhaug (NOR) +56.0
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