In Monday’s chase start in Toblach, Erik Valnes went out four seconds ahead of the big favorite Harald Østberg Amundsen, but it took a short time before the lead was caught up. The great excitement lay in whether Valnes would be able to give skating specialist Østberg Amundsen a fight for the victory, but as expected it was a tough task. After 15 kilometres, Valnes had to give up after being pinned down by a sharp Østberg Amundsen, who was thus able to finish in solitary majesty after 23 tough kilometres. He thus took over the lead in the Tour de Ski, which he is the big favorite to win this season. – Maybe he decides the Tour de Ski together with this magnificent race, says news’s Torgeir Bjørn. – It was an extremely hard race. The fresh snow was not so fast, so it made it hard and a long race. I was tired from the start, but got a gap from Erik Valnes and was able to go my race at the end, so it was a good race today, says Amundsen to the International Ski Federation in the finish area. Valnes took second place and moves down to the same position on the overall lists. Jan Thomas Jenssen, who ran a brilliant race, grabbed third place and secured the Norwegian triple in the same race. Jenssen was so tired after the finish that he threw a spear in the finish area. Tønseth: – Frightened For Didrik Tønseth, it was a completely black day at work. He broke the race halfway through and is thus finished in the tour for this time. – I have no answer, I just know that it is heavy on lead. I’m completely empty, I’m a little scared, says a frustrated Tønseth to Viaplay after breaking the third stage. Facing news, the skiing profile is unsure of what is wrong. – I wish I had a good answer to that, but I’m just completely out of shape. I was hoping for an increase in the program, but it just goes down, and today at least there was nothing to go with. Unfortunately, says Tønseth to news. BREOT: Didrik Tønseth is struggling with his body and had little to offer in Monday’s hunt start. Photo: Terje Pedersen / NTB – Not level – Are you still sick? – I’m probably not sick, but at least I’m not level. I need to take the tests I can and see what this is, and make a good plan to come back. – You have had a bad start to the new year, how do you feel about it? – A worse start I should have stood for to achieve, but that’s the game. I have seen in the last few days that something is rattling. I was hoping it would come off, but it didn’t. Tønseth is not alone in troubling this tour. Earlier on Monday, it was also known that British Andrew Musgrave did not continue the Tour de Ski, as a result of illness. Last year’s winner Johannes Høsflot Klæbo and Simen Hegstad Krüger are not running in this year’s edition for the same reason. Tuesday is a rest day in the Tour de Ski before the tour continues with a sprint race on Wednesday.
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