Cross-country skier Friedrich Moch provided another highlight in the final of the Tour de Ski with fifth place.
The 22-year-old from Isny missed the second podium of his career by only 13.9 seconds on the steep climb to Alpe Cermis.
The Norwegian Simen Hegstad Krüger took the day’s victory, the overall victory went to his teammate Johannes Hösflot Kläbo for the third time.
Klaebo missed sixth victory
Moch had stood on the podium for the first time in his career in third place at the “Final Climb” last year, and now he has managed another coup. In the overall standings, he improved from eleventh to eighth place. He thus ensured the best German result since 2009/10, when Rene Sommerfeldt and Axel Teichmann finished sixth and seventh.
Meanwhile, Kläbo missed a run-through – after six wins in a row he was beaten for the first time on the last stage, in the end he “only” finished sixth. It’s still enough for the third title after 2018/19 and 2021/22.