Tour de Ski: Cologna slips into the red jersey – Nöckler 11. - UPDATE

Poltoranin had the best power reserves in the distance race over 15 kilometers in the classic technique with a mass start. In the final sprint, the Kazakh man was ahead and prevailed in 39.01,5:0,1 minutes, 0,4 seconds ahead of the Canadian Len Valjas and his compatriot Alex Harvey (+0,7). Giorgio Di Centa narrowly missed the podium in fourth place. He was XNUMX seconds behind.

"It was a very difficult race today, also because the Tour de Ski is coming to an end. I am a classic specialist and for me the race here in Fiemme Valley was a good dress rehearsal for the World Championships. I want a gold medal here in a month and a half get," said Poltoranin at the winners' press conference.

Four-way battle for the tour victory The overall lead in the Tour de Ski is not held by the Russian Alexander Legkov as originally assumed, but by the Swiss Dario Cologna due to various time credits. The Swiss is 6,5 seconds ahead of Legkov and 11,5 seconds ahead of Norwegian Petter Northug. Maxim Vylegzhanin, 16,3 seconds behind Cologna, can still have a say in the overall victory in the world's toughest cross-country skiing stage race.

"For me on Sunday, the first two kilometers on the flat will be the most difficult. I can't lose too much on the two leaders there. In any case, I'm happy that I can still fight for the overall victory and will do everything I can to finally do so for the first time to win the Tour de Ski," explained Northug after the race.

As far as the performance of the South Tyroleans on Saturday is concerned, Dietmar Nöckler's eleventh place should be highlighted. Thomas Moriggl (31st) and Roland Clara (58th) crossed the finish line further behind. In the overall ranking, Giorgio Di Centa is in 14th place, although the gap to fifth place is limited. "I had very good skis today. In some situations I was way ahead, but I was afraid to take the lead so as not to waste valuable energy. Tomorrow in the ascent race on the Cermis I will put myself at the service of the team, because this The competition is anything but tailored to me. But all in all, the Tour de Ski went very positively for me," said Nöckler, who is in 25th place in the overall ranking.

FIS Tour de Ski im Fiemme Valley (ITA), 15 km classic technique with mass start: 1. Alexey Poltoranin KAZ 39.01,5 2. Len Valjas CAN +0,1 3. Alex Harvey CAN +0,4 4. Giorgio Di Centa ITA +0,7 5. Alexander Legkov RUS +0,9 6. Tobias Angerer GER +0,9 7. Johan Olsson SWE +2,8 8. Ivan Babikov CAN +7,5 9. Johannes Dürr AUT +8,2 10. Alexander Bessmertnykh RUS +8,8 11. Dietmar Nöckler ITA/Brunico +9,6

31. Thomas Moriggl ITA/Schlinig +39,6 41. Valerio Checchi ITA +1.21,1 44. Mattia Pellegrin ITA +1.32,5 46. Fabrizio Clementi ITA +1.37,1 58. Roland Clara ITA/Reischach +2.45,9 Fulvio Scola didn't start.

Tour de Ski, overall ranking after 6 of 7 stages: 1. Dario Cologna (SUI) 2:58.25,2 hours 2. Alexander Legkov (RUS) +6,5 3. Petter Northug (NOR) +11,5 4. Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) +16,3 5. Alexey Poltoranin (KAZ) +1.35,3 6. Lukas Bauer (CZE) +2.02,3 7. Marcus Hellner (SWE) +2.16,2 8. Calle Halfvarsson (SWE) +2.16,2 9. Tobias Angerer (GER) +2.26,5 10. Alexander Bessmertnykh (RUS) +2.28,0

14. Giorgio Di Centa (ITA) +2.37,9 25. Dietmar Nöckler (ITA/Brunico) +5.08,5 31. Tomas Moriggl (ITA/Schlinig) +6.10,9 32. Valerio Checchi (ITA) +6.30,8 41. Roland Clara (Reischach) +8.10,7 45. Fabrizio Clementi (ITA) +8.52,9 52. Mattia Pellegrin (ITA) +11.26,2

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Tour de Ski: Cologna slips into the red jersey – Nöckler 11. - UPDATE

The winner of the mass start race in Fiemme Valley is the same as the winner of the distance race in Toblach - it is the Kazakh Alexey Poltoranin, who feels completely at home in the classic technique. The red jersey of the overall leader, however, was taken by the Swiss Dario Cologna.

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