Northug cheer as final Backlash: – Perfect for me – NRK

– I cheered when it was clear (that he did not make the final, ed. note), says Petter Northug.

NRK meet him at the Norwegian lubricate the trailer after the sprint finals are over. It went without Northug, who just did not get past the semi-finals.

He thus became number seven in the end, while others overall favorites such as Dario Cologna and Martin Johnsrud Sundby managed to get to the final.

Northug ran away and never came to meet the press after he busted, but it was not because he was disappointed.

– No, considering that it is a tremil in Tomorrow this is perfect for me. A perfect start, says Northug.

Getting rest and did not lose much time

29-year-old aiming for that he drops the physical strain it is to go an extra heat so the final would have been. Northug often tend to feel well in body day after a sprint, and now he gets more rest before tomorrow’s tremil.

But even better, according Northug, it is that he was number seven in goals do not lose all the world with seconds to those who actually went final. There are in fact only 7.8 seconds separates him and Sundby, who impressed at being number four in the final.

Dario Cologna was last in the finals and leads by only 1.3 seconds on Northug.

– Now I lie where I want, says Northug.

He admits that he thinks it’s a bit strange that there is more to be gained from taking it to the final.

– It should perhaps have been a little jump to those who go to the finals, but that’s the rules, he said.

Federico Pellegrino won the sprint ahead of Sergej Ustigov – two bishops which probably is not to fear the summary of the tour. Finn Haagen Krogh doubt also when he took third place.

Believes tremila can determine the tour

On Saturday an assumed very tough tremil in Lenzerheide.

– I think much of the summary can be set for day two here. It is particularly, but so is the tour added up. We are a few that have separated us, and it will be interesting to see tomorrow, he said.

NRK specialist Fredrik Aukland agree with Northug.

– It’s going to be one of the major races because it will be awarded bonus seconds, and because it is such a tough distance that there may be major differences, he explains.

Northug says he got good answers today and feel the shape really is approaching. But he has no doubt about who is the favorite to win the tour.

– The Martin doing here today is terribly strong. He has this in his pocket, said Northug.