Cross-country skiing - Long distances
On Saturday morning he has staged the second leg of Visma Ski Classics, The Sgambeda Livigno. The professional team of athletes of the long distances they are addressed on an altered path than the original, but still in immaculate condition despite the lack of snow. The two races, male and female, at a distance of half an hour a dall''altra games, have seen a similar epilogue, with Tord Asle Gjerdalen able to establish itself in the sprint of Ilia Chernousov between men and Britta Johansson Norgren anticipate little Katerina Smutna among women.
Monday 5 December 2016 10 minutes reading time
After weeks of concern from the organizers, the low temperatures the night before the race ensured a hard surface and a pattern with excellent conditions for all athletes at the start of this 25th edition of La Sgambeda, for the third consecutive year under the ' 'auspices of the Ski Classics.
The race consists of five laps 30 km, and after the first men and women faced their first and only sprint of the day.
The women's race was marked by sin from beginning sustained pace put in place by two athletes who since the prologue seem to be the most quoted pretenders for the title Ski Classics, the Swedish Johansson Norgren and the Czech Smutna. The lack of wait-tactics led the front group to gradually lose components, so that al''inizio dell''ultimo around only half a dozen athletes was still on the tails of the two mentioned above.
Less than five kilometers from the finish line un''ulteriore acceleration by the Swedish Team Lager 157 led to the formation of the trio that would have played the podium, relegating all others to the fight for fourth place.
Sara Lindborg held in the wake of the two opposing all''ultima up the hill, where it fell apart going to run to the finish the margin earned a seat in a third position. The leading pair occurred paired on the final straight, where the leaders of most of the race set the winner of the prologue of Pontresina.
"The 'last climb was really hard and I was nervous, having Katerina right behind me," said a smiling Norgren immediately after the finish line. "I felt strong today and this was a great race. During the first lap I was freezing, but once the sun got up, things went well."
 Smutna admitted that Norgren was stronger than she is now, but feels he has done all he could, knowing that they do not have great chances in the last 100 meters when his opponent has accelerated the pace. Sara Lindborg said he felt strong right from beginning, but not c''era nothing he could do when Norgren and Smutna began their struggle for the victory. He is very glad to have been still got valuable points for his team, Team Serneke, before Vasaloppet China, she will miss and concentrate on Kaiser Maximilian Lauf in mid-January.
The men's race saw the protagonist of the last two seasons Petter Eliassen make the pace for most of the race, without being able to make large selection. The leading group composed of thirty athletes remained so intact until a couple of kilometers from the finish, when a Ilia Chernousov attack on the penultimate brow decided that the fate of the race. The 'single to keep immediately queues the Russian was the two-time winner of the Marcialonga and twice world bronze Tord Asle Gjerdalen.
The two attacked the 'last climb with a frenetic pace while behind Pedersen, Impola and Eliassen, took backbeat, trying to mend the breach on the two.
The pair of head started the 'last run with four second lead, enough to resist the return of the winner of the prologue in Pontresina to the finish. Gjerdalen, surpassed his rival in the long plateau before dell''arrivo, he has proven his skills as a sprinter, and mantendendo gaining a lead of a few lengths on the final straight.
"He '' was a tough race and I just tried to stay behind John Kristian Dahl and let Petter do all the work," admitted Gjerdalen. "I felt strong the 'last hill, but was not sure if I could beat Ilya at the end. It seems that the' Italy is my favorite country. I will try to win the Marcialonga again this season. I like the sun, here in Italy ". Petter Eliassen was greatly disappointed, he said that this is not his race and that most likely will never win Sgambeda. Chernousov was rather happy to have been beaten only by Gjerdalen. He reiterated that quest''anno will focus on long distances and its goal is to be on the podium again this season.
In the sprint standings, compiled based on scores accumulated in the sprints, Andreas Nygaard has passed the flu last week's problems and has proven to still be the favorite in the sprint context in Visma Ski Classics.
In the Junior category, Bob Impola prov gave a very solid, with a fifth place in the standings has torn the Swede Oscar Persson pink bib. Female Kristin Antonsen was able instead to keep the bib gained in Pontresina prologue.
As for the team standings after a disappointing start to the season, the team Santander took over the lead, approaching the Christmas break in the lead. TO
Women's Classification:
1st place- Britta Johansson Norgren, Lager 157 Ski Team, Time: 1: 23: 25.8
1st place- Britta Johansson Norgren, Lager 157 Ski Team, Time: 1: 23: 25.82nd place- Katerina Smutna, Team Santander, Time: 1: 23: 27.13rd place- Sara Lindborg, Team Serneke, Time: 1:23: 43.24th place- Serina Boner, Team Gel Interim / Rossignol, Time: 1: 24: 07.55th place- Astrid Oyré Slind, Team United Bakeries, Time: 1: 24: 10.5
Men's Classification:
1st place- Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Team Santander, Time: 1: 09: 59.22nd place- Ilya Chernousov, Team Pioneer investments, Time: 1: 10: 00.53rd place- Petter Eliassen, Team LeasePlan, Time: 1: 10: 01.94 th place- Morten Eide Pedersen, Team BN Bank, Time: 1: 10: 02.95th place- Bob Impola, Serneke Team, Time: 1: 10: 03.07
General ranking female:
1st place- Britta Johansson Norgren, Lager 157 Ski Team, Points: 2952nd place- Katerina Smutna, Santander Team, Points: 2703rd place- Sara Lindborg, Serneke Team Points: 230
Overall Ranking male:
1st place- Tord Asle Gjerdalen, Santander Team, Points: 2842nd place- Ilya Chernousov, Team Pioneer investments, Points: 2483rd place- Petter Eliassen, LeasePlan Team Points: 240
As anticipated the Visma Ski Classics goes into Christmas break. The next competition will be the Vasaloppet China, a 50km that since 2003 is held in Changchun, in northeastern China.
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