BullsFan22 said:Hellner sick. Ustiugov back issues.
Hellner has had a tough season thus far. The rumors are this will be his final season.
Ustiugov shouldn't have raced yesterday if he had back pain. Why risk anything a month before the Olympics? Cramer apparently said he could barely move. If that's true that's a terrible sign. Hopefully he can sort that out and recover.
This opens the door for everyone to probably Holund. Poltoranin is not good enough on this climb. Harvey had an ok climb last year, Sundby isn't in great form and nobody knows what Bolshunov is capable as this is his first tour. Interested to see ho far Manificat can move up and what Chervotkin can do.
Sundby resurrection wasn't that much of surprise, but Harvey and Poltoranin were suprisingly strong. Great race for the podium!
Bolshunov was probably the most tired skier I've seen for a long long time. He really popped big time. Glad he is still young which should make the recovery quicker and easier. But he definitely needs rest for next couple of weeks.