Taktisk triumf i Vasaloppet
Tore Bjørseth Berdal stakk der han sprakk i fjor!
Hvilken taktisk triumf det ble for Team Koteng, da Tore Bjørseth Berdal vant Vasaloppet under tøffe og tunge forhold med mye snødrev.
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I fjor rykket han, men ble innhentet noen kilometer før mål da Andreas Nygaard vant massespurten på oppløpet i Mora, ett år før han hadde planlagt å vinne løpet!
I år rykket Berdal på omtrent samme sted der han ble innhentet i fjor. Og med særdeles god hjelp av taktiske gulkledde lagkamerater som lå i tet og bremset feltet akkurat nok til at Berdal fikk stikke avgårde, så holdt det helt inn denne gangen.
– Jeg ga alt jeg hadde. Jeg fryktet at jeg skulle bli innhentet i år også, så jeg turde ikke å snu meg en eneste gang før jeg var i mål, fortalte en overlykkelig vinner til svensk tv etterpå.
Det var ikke like spennende i kvinnenes konkurranse, der favoritten Britta Johansson Norgren avgjorde tidlig.
Her er reportasje fra Visma Ski Classics (pressemelding) på engelsk:
BERDAL AND JOHANSSON NORGREN DOMINATE IN VASALOPPET
| Team Koteng had a glorious day in Vasaloppet as the team’s pro skiers managed to lock all podium places. Tore Bjørseth Berdal broke away five kilometers before the finish and won the race while Britta Johansson Norgren, Lager 157 Ski Team, left her opponents behind early to win the women’s race. The 95th edition of Vasaloppet, the largest ski race in the world, took place in extremely challenging conditions as it kept snowing throughout the race and some gusty winds made the 90 km journey even harder. In the men’s race, there were no decisive breakaways or key action until the final five kilometers. Berdal took advantage of an opportunity given to him by his teammates and broke away from the huge lead group. He was able to maintain the gap and finished the race as the winner. He was followed by his teammates Stian Hoelgaard and Torleif Syrstad. Last year’s winner Andreas Nygaard, Team Ragde Eiendom, was fourth. “I’m taken by this victory,” the emotionally moved Berdal admitted at the finish. “Our captain John Kristian Dahl organized our troops and manipulated this victory for me. My teammates blocked the way, and John just shouted to me that it was time to go. I did what was asked and kept thinking that I have to be stronger than last year when I was in a similar breakaway as well. This is an amazing day for me and our team, a dream come true!” In the women’s race, Johansson Norgren found a suitable male group to follow, which gave her an edge over her rivals Lina Korsgren, Team Ramudden, and Katerina Smutná, ED System Bauer Team. She was able to stay with the group and keep up her steady pace. She finished the best part of four minutes ahead of Korsgren, who beat Smutná in a sprint finish. “My second win is even better than the first one,” Johansson Norgren said with tears in her eyes. “I was so tired after Evertsberg, and I was afraid that the other women could eventually catch up. Only about a kilometer before the finish, I realized that I was going to be the winner. It was a tough race, and I’m really worn out right now, both physically and emotionally. But at the same time, I’m so happy!” Olof Jonsson, Team Ramudden, won the first sprint in Mångsbodarna while Stanislav Rezac, Slavia Pojistovna Team, was the fastest at the second one in Evertsberg. Johansson Norgren won both women’s sprints. There were no climb competition points on offer in the race. Johansson Norgren and Nygaard lead the Hertz champion competition while Anton Karlsson, Lager 157 Ski Team, is the number one skier in the sprint competition. Johansson Norgren wears two other bibs, sprint and climb, in addition to the champion category. Morten Eide Pedersen, Team BN Bank, holds the first position in the men’s climb competition. Syrstad took the lead in the men’s youth category while Sofie Elebro, Team Ragde Eiendom, is the leading lady in the same competition. Lager 157 Ski Team is now facing a tight fight against Team Ragde Eiendom and Team Koteng in the pro team category. Today’s winners are also the leaders of the Visma Nordic Trophy, a mini-tour within Visma Ski Classics, that runs until Yllas-Levi at the end of the season. The next event in Visma Ski Classics is Engadin Skimarathon, the first skating race in the tour’s history, on Sunday March 10. |
Resultater
| Visma Ski Classics IX (2018/2019): Event 1: 30th November, Pro Team Prologue Livigno Italy 15 km Event 2: 2nd December, Individual Prologue Livigno Italy 30 km Event 3: 12th January, Kaiser Maximilian Lauf Seefeld Austria 60 km Event 4: 19th January, La Diagonela St Moritz Switzerland 65 km Event 5: 27th January, Marcialonga Trentino Italy 70 km Event 6: 2nd February, Toblach-Cortina Italy 42 km Event 7: 10th February, Jizerska Padesatka Czech Republic 50 km Event 8: 3rd March, Vasaloppet Sweden 90 km Event 9: 10th March, Engadin Skimarathon Maloja-S-chanf Switzerland 42 km Event 10: 16th March, Birkebeinerrennet Norway 54 km Event 11: 6th April, Reistadløpet Bardufoss Norway 50 km Event 12: 13th April, Ylläs-Levi Finland 67 km |
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