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2007-2008 World Cup
Today, the FIS published a preview of the upcoming World Cup season,
highlighting the second Tour de Ski and a "World Cup final" event in Bormio, Italy. (The full season calendar is he http://www.fis-ski.com/data/document/cc0708.pdf - anybody for a trip to Canmore?). Thanks to the TdS and the new final, the season includes some innovative and interesting race formats, like a Gunderson start in the second stage of the TdS. Let me guess, though - the Norwegians will kvetch about the new formats, then finish second to Angerer in all the races. On the TdS: "As planned last year, the Tour will start in Nove Mesto (CZE), the Czech winter sport center, with a prologue over 3km (ladies) and 4.5 km (men) and continue with the second race, a handicap (Gundersen) start competition in the free technique there. New in the Tour program will be the third Stage in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic... Prague will organize a free technique sprint in the famous old-town area in front of the Prague castle on 30th December. The 2nd Tour will continue in the New Year 2008 in Oberstdorf (GER) with two races, an individual start race in the classical technique and a pursuit competition on 1st and 2nd January. After a rest day, a free technique sprint will take place in Asiago (ITA) on 4th January. The Tour finals are planned in Val di Fiemme with a mass start race on 5th January and the already famous 'Final Climb' to Alpe Cermis on 6th January." http://tp.posta-nova.fr/voir_message...898c7#article0 On the "final": "The basis for the World Cup Final are the Tour Rules. The Final will start with a prologue over 2.5 km (ladies) and 4.5 km (men) in the classical style, which will also count to the Sprint World Cup. Prize money will be paid out as usual and the Sprint World Cup points will be awarded. The Final will continue with another distance race and culminate in a handicap start over 10km / 15 km in the free technique. The overall results will be based on the total racing time minus bonus seconds gained in the sprint and in the first distance competition. Overall World Cup points will be awarded only after the last competition with the factor of two which means that the winner will get 200 points for this competition weekend. The total prize money (both genders) for the Final weekend will be CHF 240.000." http://tp.posta-nova.fr/voir_message...898c7#article5 |
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