2 March 2024 at 13:17 Klæbo crushed the competitors Johannes Høsflot Klæbo won the World Cup race over 20 kilometers classic in Lahti. He won 24 seconds ahead of Finnish Iivo Niskanen in the race, which was a single start. – He has solved this in an excellent way, says news’s expert Fredrik Aukland and continued: – What a run by Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. The Norwegian runners were seconded against a rough opening of the Niskanen at the start of the race. But halfway through, Klæbo had built up a lead of eight seconds on Niskanen. This lead then increased in the latter half of the race. – I had a great day, says Klæbo to news. He says that conditions were tough in Finland. But that this was one of his better races in his career. – It was incredible what he did on the slopes today. I have to be satisfied with my 2nd place, says Niskanen about Klæbo’s race. He believed that Klæbo could beat him with far more if the trønder had wanted to. Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget was third. He was also impressed by Klæbo’s demonstration of strength. – I’m not going to rate him against the greatest legends that have ever been. But he is an insanely good skier, says Nyenget to news. Several of the Finnish runners who have struggled earlier in the season have performed strongly this weekend. Henrik Dønnestad saw that Finnish Niskanen had hit the skis well. – He skis absolutely beautifully. It goes very easily, said Dønnestad about Niskanen, who he himself was on the back of for a short period of the race.
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