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Emil Iversen and Aleksandr Bolshunov regained the thirty-second lead from Johannes Høsflot Klæbo. But in the sprint he was the best again.
It was the three who fought for victory towards the end. Eventually Klæbo moved to the last hill and parked the two rivals in familiar style.
– It was a bit “superficial” in the last downhill race, but it went very well for me, Klæbo tells the organizer.
Thus exceeds the number of victories in the World Cup of Northug (38) at the age of 24.
Bolshunov took the inside corner from Iversen in the sand and referred Meråker’s runner to third place overall.
– Iversen is not faster than Klæbo and cannot be in that position if he wants to win, says NRK expert Astrid Uhrenholdt Jacobsen, who says she is “surprised” by Iversen’s tactics.
BEST AGAIN: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo made it exciting at the beginning of the hunt, but had the strength to join in at the end. Here from 10 kilometers on Saturday in classic style. Photo: Vesa Moilanen / Lehtikuva / Lehtikuva
Klæbo was determined that there would be an intense search for his first position at the final start of the search in Ruka.
But before the middle of the race, the 31 seconds he had on Bolshunov and Iversen were over and they became a trio.
The 24-year-old immediately lay down behind the trio, who began to move tactically. Hans Christer Holund led the new hunting ground and brought several cannons with him.
Holund never quite got up, finished in fourth place, but still took the stage victory for the fastest time and thus a World Cup winner.
– It was fun, it was a lot of fun. I had an incredibly good day and some good skiing. Personally, I don’t count him as a World Cup winner, Holund tells NRK.
