Petter Northug: – Chris dreams of a rikmannsliv.
Oberstdorf (adressa.no): The winner of the Tour de Ski gets around 680,000 kroner in prize money. In addition, prize money for stage victories. Last year’s second husband Chris Jespersen does not deny that just the money is an important motivation for him.
– Victory in Tour de Ski hangs very high. Not least, it is very well paid. When there are so lots of prize money makes it contests importantly, stated Jespersen as he chatted with adressa.no Friday.
Strong Cologna
Saturday ended Jespersen 27 . space prologue. Dario Cologna won ahead Calle Halvfarsson. Petter Northug was best Norwegian third. He went in goal stiff five seconds behind Cologna.
After the race bubbled Northug. When Jespersen motivation was a theme at the press conference afterwards, was Trønder quickly to send some jabs at his teammate.
– It is with Chris is that he dreams of a rikmannsliv with new cars and more cars and four- five floors and huge villa. He lives in its own little dream world. When he needs money, says Northug to adressa.no.
– Is it sensible of him?
– He’s got to start winning then and go close. But for all that. If Chris is in there and have a hatch, and I will away from him every cent he can take with him from the Tour de Ski.
– I’ll have a chat with him
– You have tried both to win and make money. Is it as good as one can dream about?
– I’ll have a chat with Chris. He must not think too much about money. He has a nice life, with a nice wife and kids. He’s supposed to gape over, says Northug, who adds:
– It is disappointing that he is so many hours in a solarium week. He should perhaps have used a solarium hours to train a little speed.
While the winner can scoop around 680,000 dollars, get the second man up the monster hill 377,000 kroner. Third prize is approximately NOK 226 000.
Jespersen makes it quite clear that his ambition in the competition is to go to the top.
– Of course I go to win. It makes Surely everyone who goes to Norway.
Greater than Championships Medal
– How do you assess victory in Tour de Ski surcharges medal in the World Cup?
– Victory in Tour de Ski is greater than VM medal. Gold in the World Cup, I am however a little unsure. I want to become world champion. Tour de Ski is very important to me, says Korlevoll-runner adressa.no.
Marit Bjoergen, who was superb in the women’s prologue, responding to the question about the prize money motivates her:
– To put it this way: If it had been motivating, so I had gone Tour de Ski many more times. It is not the motivation.
Sun continues Tour de Ski with pursuit in Oberhof.
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