I'm not sure if quiet after some years is agreement. The skiers,
especially those who've been around for awhile, still seem to
appreciate individual start distance races.

Gene

On Sun, 01 Jan 2012 15:52:00 +0000
dardruba wrote:

I Love Them. When they were introduced in WC races in the mid 80's
there was a lot of opposition from some skiing countries and raised
voices at Team Managers meetings but that seems to have gone now.

I'm away from home and today watched on a small screen TV the
Skiathlon events in the Tour de Ski at Oberstdorf. In the mens race
there was one magic TVshot which I'd love to have as a still photo.
Taken from near the top of the last climb all the elite racers in the
Tour were in a group skating together and that just epitomises all
the developments in our sport, such as bonus points and team tactics.
If anybody has a way of capturing that shot I'd be happy to pay for a
print. DD