2006–07 Tour de Ski
The 2006–07 Tour de Ski was the first Tour to take place, from 31 December 2006 until 7 January 2007. It was won by German Tobias Angerer for men, while Finn Virpi Kuitunen won the first women's Tour.
Modelled on the Tour de France of cycling. The first edition of the tour was held in Germany and Italy, with six races spread out over eight days, including two separate days of rest. The prize money for the event amounted to 750,000 Swiss francs, shared out on both men and women. Men's and women's events were held together on the same days.
Ranking
The overall results are based on the aggregate time for all events, as well as bonus seconds awarded on sprint and mass start stages.
The two sprint races carry bonus seconds for the finish, which are subtracted from the overall time, as follows:
In mass start competitions, intermediate points carry bonus seconds; 15 to the winner, 10 to number two, and 5 to number three. The same amount of seconds are awarded at the finish. In the 30 km race there are two intermediate points, in the 15 km race one intermediate point.
2013–14 Tour de Ski
The 2013-14 Tour de Ski began in Oberhof, Germany on December 28, 2013, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy on January 5, 2014. The cups are being defended by Justyna Kowalczyk (Poland) and Alexander Legkov (Russia). The "last minute changes" introduced by the organizers of 2013-14 edition of Tour de Ski resulted in controversies regarding the balance between the free and classical techniques in the competition. Some people, including the four times winner of TdS and Olympic Champion Justyna Kowalczyk, resigned from participation in protest against changes excessively favoring freestyle competitors.
Schedule
Standings
Stages
Stage 1
28 December 2013, Oberhof, Germany - prologue
Stage 2
29 December 2013, Oberhof, Germany
Stage 3
31 December 2013, Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Stage 4
1 January 2014, Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Stage 5
3 January 2014, Cortina d'Ampezzo-Toblach, Italy
Stage 6
4 January 2014, Val di Fiemme, Italy
Stage 7
5 January 2014, Val di Fiemme, Italy
References
External links
2008–09 Tour de Ski
The 2008–09 Tour de Ski took place from 27 December 2008 until 4 January 2009. The race kicked off in Oberhof, Germany, and finished in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The men's event was 102 km, won by Dario Cologna of Switzerland; and the woman's event was 60 km, won by Virpi Kuitunen of Finland.
Final results
Sprint
The sprint event was contested during the sprint races and partly during the other races. According to the position in the race, the skiers achieved bonus seconds for sprints, and bonus points for intermediary points in mass start races .
Sprint standings
Stages
Stage 1
27 December 2008, Oberhof - Prologue, Individual start
Stage 2
27 December 2008, Oberhof - Handicap start
Stage 3
29 December 2008, Prague - Sprint
Stage 4
31 December 2008, Nové Město na Moravě - Individual start
Stage 5
1 January 2009, Nové Město na Moravě - Sprint
Stage 6
3 January 2009, Val di Fiemme, Italy - Mass start
Stage 7
4 January 2009, Val di Fiemme - Pursuit
External links
2011–12 Tour de Ski
The 2011–12 Tour de Ski took place from 29 December 2011 to 7 January 2012. The race started in Oberhof, Germany, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The defending champions were Dario Cologna of Switzerland for the men and Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk (2-time defending champion) for the women. Both Cologna and Kowalczyk where able to defend their titles as Tour de Ski champions and became the first athletes ever to win the Tour three times.
Schedule
Standings
Stages
Stage 1
29 December 2011, Oberhof, Germany - prologue
Stage 2
30 December 2011, Oberhof - pursuit (handicap start)
Stage 3
31 December 2011, Oberstdorf, Germany - sprint
Stage 4
1 January 2012, Oberstdorf - skiathlon
Stage 5
3 January 2012, Toblach, Italy - distance
Stage 6
4 January 2012, Toblach, Italy - sprint
Stage 7
5 January 2012, Cortina d'Ampezzo-Toblach - distance (handicap start)
Stage 8
7 January 2012, Val di Fiemme, Italy - distance (mass start)
Stage 9
8 January 2012, Val di Fiemme - distance (handicap start)
References
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