I agree with Jan at XC Predictions that “the Toblach sprint stage can become a very decisive stage in this year’s Tour de Ski in the men’s race.” Legkov won’t earn any points in the sprint, and neither will many of the other top-ten racers except perhaps Kershaw (5). The sprint will be less important for the women, since Bjørgen and Kowalczyk have already pulled away from the rest of the field
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