6 January 2024 at 16:19 Valnes’ victory under demanding conditions: – Verging on parody Valnes was in seventh place, 1.47 minutes behind leader Harald Østberg Amundsen before Saturday’s joint start, but is now all the way up in the fight for a podium place after today’s victory. William Poromaa took second place, with Switzerland’s Cyril Fähndrich in third place. It is the Swiss’s first podium in the World Cup. It was only up to the bonus seconds of 8.5 kilometers that the field really picked up speed. Valnes won the sprint for the bonus seconds ahead of Sweden’s Jens Burman and Østberg Amundsen. It would turn out to be a very chaotic stage in Val di Fiemme. All the Norwegian men went on rubb skis, which means that the skis are not lubricated. Today’s stage was characterized by heavy snow, and very tiring roads. – It is bordering on a parody, Jann Post clarified early on. In comparison, they spent around 38 minutes on the same course last year. Today, the runners had only reached the halfway point after 26 minutes – in other words: it was not going away. – It’s a shame this race turned out the way it did. I was looking forward to this. Hope it’s more fun to watch than to walk, because it’s boring with a half-hearted trip where we wait for the sprint, Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget told Viaplay after the stage. The poor lead made it very difficult to move away, which resulted in a united field from start to finish. There was only 25 seconds between first place and 46th place. – I was sure I was going to fall at least five times. No one was thinking about each other, says Jan Thomas Jenssen to Viaplay.
ttn-69
Dental violence on the podium after a wild final round – news Sport – Sports news, results and broadcasting schedule
