Whatever Johaug: – Weng the biggest favorite – NRK

– I did not quite follow, but I did anyway not had chance to be with Therese. She is in very good shape, and then you get not done anything with it, says Heidi Weng told NRK.

She has just been outclassed at 10 km classic mass start in Parc Mont Royal in Montreal. Weng was number two, but a minute behind sovereign Therese Johaug.

Now leader Johaug Ski Tour Canada 26.8 seconds ahead Weng after two stages – one of a sprint where Johaug only was number 25 .

Top 10 overall, women

1. Therese Johaug 33: 00.2
2. Heidi Weng 26.8
3. Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen +1: 10.8
4. Maiken Caspersen Falla 1: 14.2
5. Jessica Diggins 1: 23.7
6. Ingvild FLUGSTAD Osberg 1: 25.2
7. Stina Nilsson 1: 51.2
8. Charlotte Kalla +2: 00.5
9. IDA INGEMARSDOTTER 2: 05.9
10.Krista Parma Koski 2: 10.1

– not very exciting

– it was like I said, it is a big favorite, and it’s her. There are many distance races again. If she wins them just as much, it is not very exciting, says ingvild flugstad østberg, who managed to give Johaug fight until the monster hill in Tour de Ski earlier this winter.

Now Ostberg already 1:25 behind Johaug in summary.

Johaug shows just such a fearsome form in distance races that simply is difficult to imagine another win in Canada tour.

Still trying Johaug to talk away from favoritism.

– I would say Heidi is the biggest favorite. She goes fast on both distance and sprint and has a rising curve, says Johaug.

– So you still believe Heidi Weng is the biggest favorite?

– with me, recognizing Johaug with a smile on NRK’s ​​follow-up questions.

COLD IN CANADA: Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Therese Johaug and Heidi Weng basked with tea at the press conference.

Photo: Anders Skjeringstad / NRK

– very, very happy

Therese Johaug admits now that she is his absolute top form. It also shows the overall list.

– I’m a little surprised, and very, very happy. I need all the seconds I can get considering that there are two sprints to. But much will be settled in Canmore, she said.

Wednesday’s Mass was in a very special trail in a park in the middle of the metropolis of Montreal. It was predicted and bruises and it was.

Finally, it was still a fairly normal results, where Therese Johaug won ahead Heidi Weng, Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, Maiken Caspersen Falla, Justyna Kowalczyk and Ingvild FLUGSTAD Ostberg.