15:51
Ogden as strong as a bear
Ben Ogden shows a strong race. The plan to win the bonus classification works, but the American continues to do it and is still on course for the top 10. Then Lucas Bögl storms to the finish and finishes in 21st place – 1:14 minutes behind .
3:49 p.m
All starts are done
All athletes have now started. James Clugnet withdrew at short notice, which means we ultimately have 92 athletes in the race.
3:46 p.m
Hyvärinen stays ahead
Harald Østberg Amundsen is now biting his teeth at Perttu Hyvärinen’s best time, arriving 17 seconds late, but in second place he is at least the best Norwegian. But then comes Erik Valnes – and he is a second faster than his Norwegian compatriot.
15:43
Norwegians are not delivering yet
William Poromaa crossed the finish line in third place, directly ahead of Beda Klee and Friedrich Moch. Behind him is the Norwegian Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget in sixth place. His compatriots Didrik Tønseth and Pål Golberg remain well below their potential.
15:41
Chanavat takes over
Lucas Chanavat only lasted 600 meters. After the first interim best time, the Frenchman collapsed and fell far behind. Ben Ogden could actually collect the biggest bonus today.
3:39 p.m
Hyvärinen in the lead, Moch fourth
From kilometer three onwards, Perttu Hyvärinen sets the interim best times. Now the Finn reaches the finish and is almost half a minute faster than Jens Burman. A little later, Friedrich Moch also did it and is almost 45 seconds slower, but is currently fourth.
3:37 p.m
Sprinters aim for bonus points
Ben Ogden is aiming for the bonus rating. The American sprinter takes the lead at kilometer 2.1. But there are indications that Lucas Chanavat is also pursuing exactly this plan.
3:35 p.m
Klee second behind Burman
Then Beda Klee reaches the finish, is 15 seconds behind Jens Burman and ranks second. Cyril Fähndrich has slipped to seventh place, Candide Pralong is currently thirteenth.
3:32 p.m
Notz leaves some behind
People like Markus Vuorela, Edvin Anger and Elia Barp didn’t organize the whole thing so well. Everyone falls into line behind Florian Notz at the finish. Not so Jens Burman. The Swede is currently snatching the lead from his compatriot Johan Häggström.
3:30 p.m
Notz came second at the finish after improving
Shortly after Johan Häggström replaces Cyril Fähndrich at the top at the finish, Florian Notz also arrives. The race division was certainly right, as the German is currently second – just five seconds behind.
15:28
Norwegians not dominant
At kilometer 2.3 Norwegian flags increasingly appear in the intermediate classification. However, total dominance is not on the horizon today. Harald Østberg Amundsen is the best here in third place.
3:25 p.m
First finishes
Meanwhile, Giandomenico Salvadori finishes his competition, reaches the finish line after just under 25 minutes, but a little later is beaten by Leo Johansson by almost half a minute. And shortly afterwards Cyril Fähndrich arrives, is twelve seconds faster again and takes the lead.
15:23
Like faster than Notz
While Florian Notz has actually stabilized and is much further ahead when passing through the measuring points, Friedrich Moch is now also on the move. However, it’s not enough for the top 10. However, the 23-year-old is still sniffing it out.
15:21
More candidates for top placements
Other names appearing at the front of the splits include Antoine Cyr from Canada, Hugo Lapalus from France and Perttu Hyvärinen from Finland.
3:19 p.m
First Norwegian at the front
Jens Burman – another Swede – is also doing well. Then the first Norwegians speak up. Henrik Dønnestad is fully involved.
15:17
Fähndrich continues to set records
Cyril Fähndrich has now completed half of the distance and also sets the best time at this time, being almost 20 seconds ahead. That’s a clear distance from the next in line, Leo Johansson. And shortly afterwards Candide Pralong also comes through, almost 17 seconds slower.
3:15 p.m
Italians with intermediate best time
A name that hasn’t been mentioned yet is that of Elia Barp. After three kilometers, the Italian currently holds the best time – two tenths ahead of Edvin Anger. The Finn Markus Vuorela also shows a good race division.
15:11
Sweden is at the forefront
The Swedes also have a say at the beginning. Johan Häggström is on the same level as Cyril Fähndrich. Edvin Anger is also at the forefront. At the end of the ranking, Florian Notz is the first to take the time. It wasn’t until the third kilometer that the 31-year-old seemed to stabilize, but he was already 14 seconds behind.
3:10 p.m
Fähndrich is running strong
For now, Cyril Fähndrich leaves a pretty good impression. The Swiss are currently ahead at the third, fourth and fifth intermediate times. However, the time intervals are still very small.
3:08 p.m
Bonus seconds
By the way, at kilometer 2.1 there are bonus seconds. But of course we have to wait until all the athletes are through before these can be distributed.
3:05 p.m
First intermediate times
Two Swiss are already on the way. Now the first German, Florian Notz, is getting started. Meanwhile, the first intermediate times are arriving. Rémi Bourdin from France and Leo Johansson from Sweden set the tone.
3:03 p.m
Three tasks
Even before the start, the field of participants continues to shrink. The Czech Michal Novák has withdrawn, as have the Slovenians Miha Šimenc and Vili Črv. That leaves 93 athletes.
3:00 p.m
begin
The first runner, Giandomenico Salvadori, has just set off. The athletes evaluate the journey at half-minute intervals. It will take almost 50 minutes for all 96 men to start.
14:58
Favorites
The two French sprinters Lucas Chanavat and Jules Chappaz are in the lead in the overall ranking, but are likely to lose this position today. But although defending champion Johannes Høsflot Klæbo is missing due to illness, we are counting heavily on the Norwegians today – like Martin Løwstrøm Nyenget, Pål Golberg, Henrik Dønnestad, Erik Valnes and certainly also the overall World Cup leader Harald Østberg Amundsen, although he is in free style is to be assessed more strongly.
14:52
Lots of Swiss
The Swiss are at the start with an impressive nine athletes. The best in yesterday’s sprint was Valerio Grond (now starting number 48) in fifth place, 18 seconds behind, but like Janik Riebli, he is not necessarily made for the longer distances. Here, hopes rest more on Beda Klee (22), Candide Pralong (10) or Roman Schaad (96). Antonin Savary (5), Cyril Fähndrich (6), Nicola Wigger (59) and Erwan Käser (78) also start for Switzerland.
2:44 p.m
Three ÖSV runners
At least three Austrians are involved in the highlight of the season. Mika Vermeulen (start number 25) is considered the runner with the greatest potential, although his compatriots Benjamin Moser (89) and Michael Föttinger (81) are currently placed ahead of him in the Tour rankings as 39th and 40th.
2:34 p.m
German sextet
While the German women are causing a sensation during the current season and on this tour, the DSV men have to bake smaller breads. The expectations are not particularly high either. After yesterday’s freestyle sprint, the best overall leader is Marius Kastner (today’s starting number 93) in seventeenth place, 57 seconds behind. Florian Notz (12) takes his turn much earlier. The greatest German hopes come from the name of Friedrich Moch (33), who finished eighth on the tour last year. He is followed by Lucas Bögl (55), Anian Sossau (57) and Jan Stölben (76).
14:24
Daily task
A 5,146 meter long lap was prepared for the cross-country skiers, which had to be completed twice. In total we come to exactly 10,292 meters of competition distance.
2:14 p.m
Classic individual race
At the 18th Tour de Ski, an individual race over ten kilometers in classic style is also on the program for men today. Of the 101 athletes who were on the starting list at the start yesterday, 96 athletes still want to take part in the second stage today.
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to the men’s Tour de Ski from Dobbiaco! The live ticker begins in good time before the start.