Canmore (AP) Speak Erne stadium knew nothing when Petter Northug strolled in goal 2.15 minutes behind the winner of the sprint final.
That the world most famous skier did it to save up to Wednesday’s tremil was not on the radar of local commentators.
– We’re surethat we that somepoint will find out what happened, reported one announcer, almost shocked and completely at a loss about what had happened with Northug.
– He’s Easter tourist. He could have taken with KitKat and orange. But this is pure tactics, to save itself to 30 kilometers, said NRK commentator Jann Post on the fly.
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– You will not pull much extra in the final
Eirik Brandsdal was impressive strong in all the heats, but was defeated by Federico Pellegrino with just over a half second. While Pellegrino won on 3,46,3, sauntered VM king from 2015 into the time 6.01,5.
He even took time to stop unde way to see who who won the sprint …
– You will not pull much extra in the final. I had no doubt about the formation of the election, said Northug NRK afterwards.
A butter bland Petter Northug was pleased with the day, not least the overall leader Sergei Utsjugov was eliminated in semifinals. Now Russian 19.5 seconds ahead of the Norwegian.
– It was semifinal that was the goal in the first half. I mobilized some in semi’en and got a good trip until the last hill. Then I thought that I should go to the final and then take it easy there, says Northug VG.
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Glad to drop the awards ceremony
The only thing that could have changed the plan was the other three Norwegians in the final had locked over from tet and with it chosen to run for Northug.
TOOK THE PIANO: Petter Northug did not use a calorie too much in the final.
Photo: Terje Pedersen NTB scanpix
– If we got two Norwegians in the lead, so I would that it were to go quietly. The assessment I had from the start. But then Magnificat own track. What is true for he is great speed.
He was also happy to drop it energitappende and time consuming prize ceremony in Canmore tonight local time.
– There are some little things in a tour that takes extra effort when you want to recharge for the next race, says the man who now has a good chance to become the inaugural winner of the Ski Tour Canada .
Sundby maximum satisfaction
But behind chasing Martin Johnsrud Sundby who has announced a very aggressive and offensive tremil hoping to make contact with leading duo. World Cup winner said that we are pleased with having been fourth in the sprint final.
– It was a wacky finale. Although I took sick quiet, so I was with in front there and had good skiing. I got a very cheap fourth place and think it was the maximum. I did not have to be wriggling in the target area so that Magnificat. We’re going out on a tough distance tomorrow, says Sundby.
Teams Head Vidar Løfshus fully understand that Northug chose peace pace and the final in this sense was an anticlimax.
– Yes, I have. Now there are three very tough race and he knows how much effort he has said Løfshus.
Just before the race was the Bears alarm in the area, but the Russian bear Sergey Ustiugov was only tenth in classic sprint after being parked in the semifinals.
by then Northug chance to take over the jersey, but Northug was not at all interested in it: he let himself just back and held søndagsturtempo into 6th place.
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Four Norwegians went finals – and met Maurice Manificat (France) and Federico Pellegrino (Italy).
Pellegrino won ahead Eirik Brandsdal even Manificat in 3rd place and Sundby in 4th place.
– I needed a good sprint. It’s been tough for me in the past Sprints. It was good for me finally to make a good race. Important for my confidence and for next season, says Brandsdal.
Wednesday it tremil in Canmore.
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In another quarterfinal heats won Eirik Brandsdal front Finn Haagen Krogh and Ola Vigen Hattestad in 3rd place. Martin Johnsrud Sundby impressed greatly and won his heat sovereign.
Petter Northug won his quarterfinal after Russian Aleksander Bessmertnykh had fallen and Emil Iversen won the last heat.
– I thought to try to get me to the finals, said Iversen after being knocked out in the semifinals.
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the Russian Tour leader Sergey Ustiugov won the prologue – with four Norwegians runners up. There were seven Norwegians among the nine best.
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