Cross-country skier Friedrich Moch made it into the top 10 again at the Tour de Ski. In the 20 km pursuit on Monday, the German achieved his best result of the winter. The day’s victory went to Norway
Friedrich Moch finished a strong sixth on Monday (January 1, 2024) in Toblach, Italy. With the success of the Norwegian Harald Oestberg Amundsen (52:38.00 minutes), the German was 1:05.05 minutes short of the day’s victory. However, Moch narrowly missed the podium. The third-placed Jan Thomas Jenssen was the strongest sprinter in the Moch group at the finish, just 0.9 seconds ahead of the 23-year-old from WSV Isny.
Norwegian triple success
Day’s winner Oestberg broke away from a leading group after about 15 kilometers and ran to victory in a dominant manner. Second on the day, 32.9 seconds behind, was Erik Valnes, who also came second in the 10 kilometer classic on New Year’s Eve. With Oestberg, Valnes and Jenssen, the Norwegians celebrated a triple triumph on the podium in Toblach. Sunday winner Perttu Hyvärinen from Finland had to give up early and only crossed the finish line in 31st place.
Closed on Tuesdays
The women’s persecution is still taking place this Monday. There is a rest day on Tuesday, when the entourage moves on to Switzerland, where the fourth stage (freestyle sprint) and fifth stage (20 km classic pursuit) take place in Davos on January 3rd and 4th. Afterwards we head back to Italy, where there is a mass start over 15 km (classic) in Val di Fiemme and the final stage up to Alpe Cermis.