Pellegrino unleashed: another podium at the cross-country Tour, poker by Klaebo

The cross-country skiing season is always blue. Thanks above all to Federico Pellegrino, who exalts himself even on the German snow of Oberstdorf and climbs the World Cup podium for the sixth time this season, the third time in his career on distance trials and the third in this 17th Tour de ski which now arrives in Italy, in Val di Fiemme where from Friday to Sunday with the ascent of the Cermis the 400 Cup points will be awarded.

Blue okay

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In the 20 km free technique, the double Olympic silver medalist and former Sprint world champion makes his way through the final selection and chases the unbeaten Norwegian Johannes Klaebo, who beats both the blue and the other Viking Skar by 2 seconds. Below the podium, the Swede Halfvarsson and two other Norwegians, Rothe and the Cup leader Pal Golberg, who will lose his bib on Sunday in the light of ace Klaebo’s four victories. In the general standings with 3 stages to go and with a classic Sprint to be disputed in Lago di Tesero, Pellegrino on his 44th career podium among all the greats of the Tour, is 2nd just 12″ from Klaebo and ahead of Golberg who is chasing at 14 ” the leader, fourth Skar and qunti to Krueger, both at 32”, Francesco De Fabiani instead is 13th at 1’24” and is still looking for the seasonal sharp, 21st Didi Neckler at 1’57”. In the race Defa finished 18th at 10”8, while Noeckler finished 25th and Davide Graz 27th. Overall, a good team performance for Fredi Stauder’s Italy and the first of the Italian races between the Tour and the Sprint in Livigno in mid-January. With a Pilgrim in a cloud of happiness on skis and in life as a new father.