The double pursuits put a gel wrapper in my klister, I’ll tell you what. Who expected either Majdic or Northug to fall so far off the front? Nobody who made predictions for the double pursuits, that’s who. Petra finished 24th, more than a minute down, which ruins her chances to win the overall World Cup title, since she’ll be starting 1:06 behind Kowalczyk in Sunday’s 10k freestyle pursuit.
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