Tour de Ski, Federico Pellegrino further from podium spot
Tour de Ski, Federico Pellegrino moreù away from the podium zone
Good race, very tight, the 20 km classic technique pursuit in Davos, which followed the sprint in which Federico Pellegrino had managed to find the first podium of the season.
Today, on the fresh snow of the Swiss resort, the Norwegians dominated again, but they had to push hard on the accelerator to disengage from the pretenders from Switzerland, France, Germany, Canada and Italy.
Victory è went to Harald Amundsen, who also confirmed his first position in the Tour standings, with a time of 57’57″7, ahead of teammates Hennik Donnestad, off by half a second, and Martin Nyenget, at 34″6.
By a whisker è fourth was Frenchman Hugo Lapalus, just one tenth off the podium, who was one second ahead of German Friedrich Moch.
Still a’very good race for Federico Pellegrino, who held the train of the best for a long time, only to raise his hands on Amundsen’s forcing in the finale, and still finish in tenth place, which is worth to the Valdostan, the eighth place overall in the Tour at 2″22 from Amundsen.
19th° place, in a great climb, for Giandomenico Salvadori, who recovered thirty positions in today’s race and finished 1’41″4 behind. Just as well does Dietmar Noeckler, from 63° place to 23° final, with 2’01″0 disadvantage from the leader. Paolo Ventura è 36°, Elia Barp 40°, Simone Daprà 42°, Martino Carollo 52°.
In the women’s field Kerttu Niskanen confirmed herself as the main protagonist in classical technique. After signing the individual race in Toblach, the experienced Finnish rider also repeated herself in the pursuit race in Davos, run over a distance of 22 km on a terrain made extremely hard by the snowfall that hit the Helvetic resort.
At her seventh personal World Cup success, Niskanen crossed the finish line first after 1:12’00″7 of the race, getting the better of U.S. Rosie Brennan (+0″8) in the final while in third place è climbed up with her usual generosity; compatriot Jessie Diggins (+8″7) who thus è confirmed herself at the top of the overall standings. At the foot of the stage podium are the two Swedes Jonna Sundling (+13″2) and Frida Karlsson (+13″6) and the trio of Norwegians formed by Heidi Weng (+13″9), Margrethe Bergane (+14″4) and Kristin Fosnæs (+15″1).
Trentino’s Caterina Ganz crossed the finish line in 24th position with a delay of 40″1 from Niskanen with the’ampezzana Anna Comarella 30th at 53″9; Federica Sanfilippo did not take part in the race. As mentioned Diggins remains at the head of the Tour de Ski overall standings even at the end of the fifth of seven stages: his lead over Niskanen è now 44″ with Sundling (+52″), Weng (+57″) and Karlsson (+58″) following.
Now the Tour de Ski caravan moves to Val di Fiemme for the last two stages: the 15-kilometer mass start in classic, on Saturday, and the Final Climb, with ascent to Cermis on Sunday, Jan. 7, which, as usual, will close the Tour.
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