Cross-Country Skiing FIS Tour de Ski 2018 - 2019

[Kirkpatrick 144]

All in all, two very dull races. Doubt the next pursuit will be the same.

[hckošice 16,640]

Stage 5/7 in Oberstdorf (GER)

 

Women´s 10km Freestyle Pursuit:

 

1. Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg    26:21.2

2. Natalia Nepryaeva    26:51.6

3. Jessica Diggins   27:33.8

 

 

Full Final Result HERE

Tour de Ski Provisional Standing after Stage 5/7 HERE

[heywoodu 16,468]

So wait...if in the pursuit for example you start 20 seconds behind the leader and finish 5 seconds behind the winner, you lose 5 seconds for the GC instead of win 15 seconds? 

[heywoodu 16,468]

4 hours ago, Kirkpatrick said:

All in all, two very dull races. Doubt the next pursuit will be the same.

Also, the next pursuit will at least be clear: first across the finish wins the TdS, unlike this annoying stuff of having a pursuit in the middle of a stage race.

[Wumo 3,035]

There should not be bonus seconds in pursuits. The leader gets too much advantage compared to the rest, which makes the overall competition less interesting.

Edited January 3, 2019 by wumo26

[heywoodu 16,468]

19 minutes ago, wumo26 said:

There should not be bonus seconds in pursuits. The leader gets too much advantage compared to the rest, which makes the overall competition less interesting.

Pursuits in stage races should only be as final stage anyway.

[Wumo 3,035]

 The Norwegian skiers continue to show how much of a fuck they care for the Tour De Ski. Number 4 in the overall standing, Sindre Bjoernestad Skar, has decided to quit, to instead focus on the WCH. 

[heywoodu 16,468]

7 hours ago, wumo26 said:

 The Norwegian skiers continue to show how much of a fuck they care for the Tour De Ski. Number 4 in the overall standing, Sindre Bjoernestad Skar, has decided to quit, to instead focus on the WCH. 

I'm surprised he got this far. Despite having quite a good number of good results already, he somehow always flies under my radar  

[Monzanator 5,136]

Tour de Ski has lost it's mojo. It was a flashy new GF when it started but now the World Chams are like the exciting MILF you prefer while the teenage GF drives you nuts! First it was the thing about too many freestyle races and now the World Cup is skewed towards the sprint/short races while Tour de Ski remains an endurance thing. You can't try to send the endurance races into retirement 3/4 of the season and then promote TdS as the ultimate prize. It makes no sense. I've completely lost interest in this one.

[hckošice 16,640]

Stage 6/7 in Val di Fiemme (ITA)

 

Women´s 10km Classical Mass Start:

 

1. Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg    29:34.4

2. Natalia Nepryaeva    29:44.4

3. Anastasia Sedova   29:45.2

 

 

Full Final Result HERE

Tour de Ski Provisional Standing after Stage 6/7 HERE