- Sep 25, 2009
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..had a chanse to take a closer look at the results and decided to add some observation that seem interesting or significant for the ultimate rce...
the swedes unquestionably had the best skis today and, more important, they clearly used the rarely seen in xc skiing a SUCCESSFULL TEAM tactic.
....emil had clearly busted himself in front as much for a team as any sprinter could. halfvarsson's high pacing isn't going to surprise anyone, but marcus' keeping up with the classic storm troopers was a pleasant surprise. hellner knows as well as any one that he's at best only 80% as efficient at the classic style as at skating. my man danny richardsson was certainly another big winner today - closing in from almost a 50 second deficit to barely a dozen seconds.
everyone is sweden knows that none of these guys, except for marcus hellner, would matter come alp cermis climb. in that sense the swedes performed splendidly today !
another huge winner today was alex harvey. smart, smooth, springy.
finally, about the conditions..it was a slog almost on water skis in purée
the conditions sure masked some performances due to a better ski prep while punishing others less lucky. among the punished were some russians whose team overall almost completely consist of the classic specialists. so much more impressive was vyleg.
cologna should fear him.
the swedes unquestionably had the best skis today and, more important, they clearly used the rarely seen in xc skiing a SUCCESSFULL TEAM tactic.
....emil had clearly busted himself in front as much for a team as any sprinter could. halfvarsson's high pacing isn't going to surprise anyone, but marcus' keeping up with the classic storm troopers was a pleasant surprise. hellner knows as well as any one that he's at best only 80% as efficient at the classic style as at skating. my man danny richardsson was certainly another big winner today - closing in from almost a 50 second deficit to barely a dozen seconds.
everyone is sweden knows that none of these guys, except for marcus hellner, would matter come alp cermis climb. in that sense the swedes performed splendidly today !
another huge winner today was alex harvey. smart, smooth, springy.
finally, about the conditions..it was a slog almost on water skis in purée
the conditions sure masked some performances due to a better ski prep while punishing others less lucky. among the punished were some russians whose team overall almost completely consist of the classic specialists. so much more impressive was vyleg.
cologna should fear him.