Hellweger attacks the Tour de Ski

The start of the prestigious cross-country skiing stage race takes place on Tuesday on Lenzerheide in Switzerland. The program starts with a freestyle sprint. Recently, the head coach of the Azzurri, Alfred Stauder from Dobbiaco, announced the squad for the tour. A total of 15 Azzurri will be at the start, including Michael Hellweger from Sarner. Joining him are Federico Pellegrino, Francesco De Fabiani, Giandomenico Salvadori, Maicol Rastelli, Paolo Ventura, Davide Graz, Alessandro Chiocchetti and Martin Coradazzi. For the women, Greta Laurent, Caterina Ganz, Lucia Scardoni, Anna Comarella, Cristina Pittin and Martina Di Centa are in the tour squad. Hellweger only at the start This year's tour, which as usual takes place as part of the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup, will feature 6 races at 3 locations. After the start in Switzerland, we go to Oberstdorf in Bavaria, then traditionally to the Fiemme Valley for the finale. Hellweger will only compete in the first race and then drop out of the Tour de Ski. The 25-year-old concentrates entirely on the sprints. His goal is to reach the quarter-finals of the top 30, but in the medium term the Sarner would like to make it to the semi-finals of the World Cup. The man from Sarn was only there at the start of last season's tour. Back then, he made it to the quarterfinals of the freestyle sprint in Val Müstair, Switzerland, on New Year's Day, finishing 23rd. The favorites The favorites for the overall tour victory this time include the Norwegian Simen Hegstad Krüger and the Russian Alexander Bolschunow, who won in 2021 and 2020. Norwegian Johannes Klaebo, who won the Tour in 2019, is unlikely to finish the stage race. Among the women, Swede Frida Karlsson is considered the favorite. Defending champion Jessica Diggins is also very popular with bookmakers again. The program at a glance Tuesday, December 28, 2021, Lenzerheide: Freestyle sprints Wednesday, December 29, 2021, Lenzerheide: 15km classic (men), 10km classic (women) Friday, December 31, 2021, Oberstdorf: 15km freestyle mass start (men), 10km freestyle mass start (women) Saturday, January 1, 2022, Oberstdorf: Classic sprints Monday, January 3, 2022, Fiemme Valley: 15km classic (men), 10km classic (women) Tuesday, January 4th, 2022, Fiemme Valley: Final climb to Alpe Cermis, 10km freestyle mass start

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Hellweger attacks the Tour de Ski

When the Tour de Ski for cross-country skiers begins next Tuesday, Michael Hellweger from Sarner will also be there.

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