2007–08 Tour de Ski
The Tour de Ski 2007/2008 is an organized regularly in the context of cross-country skiing World Cup 2007 /08 stage race. The hosting of the tour was scheduled between December 28, 2007 and January 6, 2008 at five different locations in three countries. After the cancellation of Oberstdorf, there were only four venues.
Venues and race
Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě:
- December 28: Prolog, classic, single start, 3.3 km ( women) and 4.5 km (men).
- December 29: tracking, free technology, handicap Start *, 10 km ( women) and 15 km (men).
Czech Republic Prague:
- DECEMBER 30: Sprint, free technique, mass start, 1 km ( women and men).
Czech Republic Nové Město na Moravě:
The originally planned to host the race in Oberstdorf was canceled by the FIS, as the DSV the race on the second / third January wanted to move.
- January 4: sprint free technique, mass start, 1.2 km ( women and men).
Italy Val di Fiemme:
- JANUARY 5: distance races, classic, mass start, 10 km ( women) and 20 km (men).
- January 6: mountain tracking, free technology, handicap Start *, 9 km ( women) and 10 km (men).
(* ) Handicap Start: This race will be started in the order of the current general classification, that is, the / the leader first. The start interval is derived from the difference of the total time between starters of all previously completed races.
Results
Total
The overall rating is based on the cumulative times of all eight tour stages. In sprint competitions while the qualifying time was counted. Furthermore doe bonus seconds were subtracted from the ending time before it is added to the total time. Bonus seconds awarded both sprint stages as well as Distance stages.
For the Appreciation of the Tour de Ski four times the number of points according to FIS points system was awarded to the top 30 athletes. These points were considered only for the overall World Cup.
Overall results after eight stages:
Total Balance sprint
For the sprint bonus seconds awarded all counted.
Total At Nations Cup
For the national rankings, the two best male and female athletes of the nation counted for each stage.
Stages
In pursuit competitions with handicap start each pure runtime was used to determine the stage of profit, so that the finish was not identical to the stage result. At each stage, the World Cup points were awarded for the top 15 participants. These points were both for the overall World Cup and for the discipline of a ratings.
Nové Město na Moravě ( Prologue )
In the women's race, all 54 participants reached the goal for exceeding the time limit, the last placed athlete was removed from the race. Of the 76 participants reported the men's race 75 started the race and crossed the finish line.
The top three finishers of both races were time bonuses of 15, 10 and 5 seconds.
Nové Město na Moravě ( tracking)
In the women's race the last years second Marit Bjørgen reached the first goal and was thus able to take the lead in the overall standings. The stage score was won by Charlotte Kalla. Before the home crowd Lukas Bauer extended his lead in the overall standings further. He was defeated in the daily standings by Frenchman Emmanuel Jonnier, who covered the distance 10 seconds faster. All 53 starters and 75 starters reached the finish.
Prague ( Sprint)
In the sprint race in the center of town, was first determined in the qualification race among the 53 or 72 remaining participants, the time was accounted for the overall standings. The respective top 30 qualified for the next round, where to Zeitbonifikationen was fought. In the women's race Arianna Follis won the final and secured 60 bonus seconds; Marit Bjørgen argued with her third place the lead in the overall standings. Last year's third Simen Østensen conquered by his second place behind Nikolai Morilow the lead in the overall standings.
Nové Město na Moravě ( tracking)
The women's race was won by Charlotte Kalla, who also took over the lead in the overall standings. In the men of the Italian Pietro Piller Cottrer secured the victory ahead of compatriot Valerio Checchi. Lukas Bauer took the top spot back in the overall standings. 51 runners and 68 runners took part in the race.
Nové Město na Moravě ( distance race)
Her second place was enough Virpi Kuitunen take the lead in the overall standings recapture. Lukas Bauer won the fourth race in Nove Mesto na Moravě, underpinning his golden jersey of the overall leader. 51 and 65 participants completed the race.
Asiago ( Sprint)
Virpi Kuitunen could defend with eleventh place in the sprint in Asiago their lead in the Tour standings. Charlotte Kalla could work your way through their victory at number two. In the men's Lukas Bauer was able to maintain his lead despite a 43rd place. The victory secured Petter Northug, who thus secured the victory in the sprint classification at the Tour de Ski.
Val di Fiemme ( distance race)
By their second stage win and the win bonus of 45 seconds Virpi Kuitunen increased its lead over the second-placed Charlotte Kalla before the last stage of 40 seconds. Competition won the men's Odd - Bjørn Hjelmeset in Fotofinisch ahead of his compatriot Jens Arne Svartedal. Lukas Bauer claimed his leadership and went with a lead of almost two minutes Tord Asle Gjerdalen on the final stage.
Val di Fiemme ( mountain tracking)
Virpi Kuitunen succeeded early in the race to expand their lead to 55 seconds. However, in the rise, she lost one and a half minutes to Charlotte Kalla, who could confidently celebrate their first victory in the Tour de Ski with the ninth best time. Arianna Follis completed as third parties the podium. The fastest runner of the day was by far Walentyna Shevchenko, who could work your way to fourth place from twelfth place. The third as the race gone Russian Olga Rotschewa fell back to fifth place. Claudia Nystad could be improved with the third best time of the day from eighth to sixth place.
In the men's Lukas Bauer was able to celebrate the expected sovereign triumph. Less than three minutes after the finish Bauer won René Sommerfeldt, who started ninth and with a strong performance the daily standings to win, to win the final sprint against Giorgio Di Centa. The second in the race gone Norwegian Tord Asle Gjerdalen fell back to fourth place.