News / 2.12.2018

“SALSICCIA” PETTERSEN CUCINA TUTTI A LIVIGNO NORGREN PERFETTA, TEAM BN BANK IN EVIDENZA

Today in Livigno Individual Prologue Visma Ski Classics of 30 km
Oeystein "Pølsa" Pettersen wins over BN Bank Pedersen and Oestensen's teammates
Among the women wins “like usual" Britta Johansson Norgren on an excellent Slind and on Kowalczyk

Today went on stage the last of the three days dedicated to cross-country skiing in Livigno, and the Individual Prologue Visma Ski Classics reserved 30 km to be disputed in classical technique for both women and men. The temperature of -1 was pleasant, but the weather conditions seemed to favor Team BN Bank, with Oeystein "Pølsa" Pettersen, nicknamed "sausage", to impose on teammates Morten Eide Pedersen and Simen Oestensen, fourth position for another athlete BN Bank: the returner Petter Eliassen, former champion of Visma Ski Classics.

Among the women could only triumph Britta Johansson Norgren, but this time was more performing than usual the great Astrid Oyre Slind who gave the other participants a hard time till the last seconds, then promised to return home to improve the sprint finals. Justyna Kowalczyk of the Trentino Robinson Team won the lowest step on the podium. At the start of the women's competition a light sleet kisses the contest, stopping just after a few minutes, a very fast and fought Mass Start is expected.

Britta Johansson Norgren is the favorit e, but she is quiet with the big group, along with Lina Korsgren, the sprinter Katerina Smutna, Astrid Slind and the climber Justyna Kowalczyk. However, Norgren attacks only when she has to, and wins the two sprint lines placed near the finish area. The Polish Kowalczyk after 10km during the race is in fifth position while Norgren commands as usual. Smutna is fourth, Slind is third and to pursue the Norgren there is Korsgren, mate of the Team 157.

In the middle of the race no one seems to take the initiative and Norgren waits sly, leaving the initiative to others. The finish line is on the horizon and is still the Norgren to win it, in front of Slind and the queen of the Tour de Ski Kowalczyk. Two trio in command, the first is composed by Norgren-Slind-Kowalczyk, but at just 10 km from the finish line is the Polish that take the reins of the challenge. 21 km of race and the Swedish launches an attack that perhaps could be the last, taking home another climb title, always ahead of Slind and Kowalczyk. Smutna, fourth, instead follows more detached at about 40 ".

Only the indisputable skiing technique of the Slind seems to stand up to the powerful Norgren. Grand finale in Livigno and initially Slind seems to have more, but the irrepressible strength of Norgren takes over, with Justyna to climb "herringbone" while the opponents seem more at ease with the double poling. The final is all for the Swedish Norgren who takes the first individual test of the season Visma Ski Classics. Second Slind and applause also for the third Kowalczyk.

The intentions of Tord Asle Gjerdalen are bellicose since the first kilometers, after the opaque team test in the first day in Livigno, but the first sprint goes to Jonsson, ahead of Karlsson and Kardin, a rush that seemed final rather than "initial", carried out after just five kilometers. The sprint are exciting and Karlsson takes revenge on Jonsson, while Kardin is still third.

After finishing the sprint we focus on the climb when we are halfway through the race, and is a very familiar figure to captain the group, that of Petter Eliassen, back to compete after two years of stop. The ascents are approaching and with them the bib of Morten Eide Pedersen standing out on the horizon. The snake of athletes is really hefty and it's hard to predict who will take over, in a truly balanced Individual Prologue Visma Ski Classics.

Meanwhile is Vokuev who wins the first climb line, ahead of Oestensen and Morten Eide Pedersen. Gjerdalen and Team Ragde in difficulty, while in the first positions there are the chequered uniforms of Eliassen, Pedersen and Oestensen, when we are approaching the last part of the race and the next climb. But as in the first, is Vokuev who wins while the most awaited protagonists seem in difficulty, Nygaard is 14th, Gjerdalen 12st.

At just 5 km from the finish Eliassen stands out in front of the men in yellow Bjoerset and Jespersen, but the final rush is all BN Bank, which steals the scepter to the favorites and ends with four athletes at the finish line: Pettersen, Pedersen, Oestensen and Eliassen . Gjerdalen will finish 21st.

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Individual Prologue 30 km CT - Men
1 Pettersen Oystein Team BN Bank 1:07:03.003; 2 Eide Pedersen Morten Team BN Bank 1:07:03.454; 3 Ostensen Simen Team BN Bank 1:07:03.881; 4 Eliassen Petter Team BN Bank 1:07:04.983; 5 Bjorseth Berdal Tore Team Koteng 1:07:15.834; 6 Jespersen Chris Andre Team Koteng 1:07:16.551; 7 Nygaard Andreas Team Ragde Eiendom 1:07:46.415; 8 Kardin Oskar Team Ragde Eiendom 1:07:46.898; 9 Persson Emil Lager 157 Ski Team 1:07:47.484; 10 Thyli Vetle Team Kaffebryggeriet 1:07:48.257

Individual Prologue 30 km CT - Ladies
1 Johansson Norgren Britta Lager 157 Ski Team 1:18:27.861; 2 Oyre Slind Astrid Team Koteng 1:18:30.029; 3 Kowalczyk Justyna Team Trentino Robinson Trainer 1:18:40.259; 4 Smutna Katerina eD system Bauer Team 1:19:47.371; 5 Kveli Laila Team Tynell 1:19:48.727; 6 Korsgren Lina Team Ramudden 1:19:49.779; 7 Vikhagen Gjeitnes Kari Team Ragde Eiendom 1:20:40.967; 8 Gräfnings Maria Team ParkettPartner 1:20:41.886; 9 Larsson Jenny Team Ramudden 1:21:06.233; 10 Heiskanen Heli Vltava Fund Ski Team 1:21:12.762
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