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 102km, won by Dario Cologna of Switzerland; and the woman's event was 60km, won by Virpi Kuitunen of Finland.

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Final results

Men
Rank Name Time
1  Dario Cologna (SUI) 2:56:05.4
2  Petter Northug (NOR) 2:57:04.4
3  Axel Teichmann (GER) 2:57:08.2
4  Giorgio Di Centa (ITA) 2:57:27.2
5  Vasily Vasilyevich Rochev (RUS) 2:57:36.4
6  Jean-Marc Gaillard (FRA) 2:57:44.5
7  Pietro Piller Cottrer (ITA) 2:57:58.1
8  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) 2:58:11.7
9  Eugeni Dementiev (RUS) 2:58:19.2
10  Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN) 2:58:21.8
11  Lukáš Bauer (CZE) 2:58:26.2
12  Jaak Mae (EST) 2:58:27.0
13  Jens Filbrich (GER) 2:58:46.9
14  Eldar Rønning (NOR) 2:58:53.1
15  Toni Livers (SUI) 2:58:54.7
16  Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) 2:59:10.6
17  Aivar Rehemaa (EST) 2:59:12.6
18  Vincent Vittoz (FRA) 2:59:16.4
19  Nikolay Chebotko (KAZ) 2:59:46.2
20  Andrus Veerpalu (EST) 2:59:50.6
Women
Rang Nom Points
1  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 2:06:41.4
2  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 2:06:48.6
3  Petra Majdič (SLO) 2:07:15.9
4  Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) 2:08:02.5
5  Marianna Longa (ITA) 2:08:17.9
6  Therese Johaug (NOR) 2:09:01.4
7  Anna Haag (SWE) 2:09:07.9
8  Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) 2:09:33.2
9  Arianna Follis (ITA) 2:09:17.0
10  Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 2:09:53.8
11  Riitta-Liisa Roponen (FIN) 2:10:06.0
12  Pirjo Muranen (FIN) 2:10:23.7
13  Stefanie Böhler (GER) 2:10:45.9
14  Valentina Shevchenko (UKR) 2:10:48.0
15  Sara Renner (CAN) 2:11:33.1
16  Claudia Nystad (GER) 2:11:47.9
17  Katrin Zeller (GER) 2:12:04.7
18  Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova (RUS) 2:12:09.0
19  Olga Rocheva (RUS) 2:13:12.8
20  Larisa Kurkina (RUS) 2:13:18.6

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[1].

Sprint standings

Women
# Name Nation Time
1 Petra Majdič  Slovenia 148s
2 Arianna Follis  Italy 130s
3 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen  Finland 123s
4 Virpi Kuitunen  Finland 92s
5 Marit Bjørgen  Norway 74s
Men
# Name Nation Time
1 Tor Arne Hetland  Norway 131s
2 Dario Cologna  Switzerland 122s
3 Petter Northug  Norway 105s
4 John Kristian Dahl  Norway 102s
5 Vasily Vasilyevich Rochev  Russia 101s

Stages

Stage 1

27 December 2008, Oberhof - prologue

Men - 15 km classic
Place Name Time
1 Dario Cologna 6:17,2 min
2 Axel Teichmann + 1,1 s
3 Devon Kershaw + 2,3 s
3 Sami Jauhojärvi + 2,3 s
5 Tobias Angerer + 7,6 s
Women - 3,75 km sprint
Place Name Time
1 Virpi Kuitunen 7:11,8 min
2 Marit Bjørgen + 8,2 s
3 Justyna Kowalczyk + 13 s
4 Arianna Follis + 13,3 s
5 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen + 13,8 s

Stage 2 Oberhof, Germany - distance

27 December 2008, Oberhof

Women - 2,8 km sprint
Place Name Time
1 Virpi Kuitunen 23:56,7 min
2 Marit Bjørgen + 3,9 s
3 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen + 10,4 s
4 Justyna Kowalczyk + 18,2 s
5 Arianna Follis + 26,9 s
Men - 3,75 km sprint
Place Name Time
1 Martin Johnsrud Sundby 35:47,9 min
2 Andrus Veerpalu + 2,9 s
3 Toni Livers + 3,5 s
4 Daniel Rickardsson + 4,4 s
5 Sami Jauhojärvi + 6,6 s

Stage 3

29 December 2008, Prague - sprint

Men - 1 km
Place Name Time
1 Tor Arne Hetland 2:34,3 min + 60 Bonus Seconds
2 Vasily Vasilyevich Rochev 2:33,8 min + 56 Bonus Seconds
3 Jean Marc Gaillard 2:38,0 min + 52 Bonus Seconds
4 Sami Jauhojärvi 2:39,0 min + 48 Bonus Seconds
5 John Kristian Dahl 2:36,2 min + 44 Bonus Seconds
Women - 1,3 km sprint
Place Name Time
1 Arianna Follis 2:52,3 min + 60 Bonus Seconds
2 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 2:54,8 min + 56 Bonus Seconds
3 Petra Majdič 2:58,3 min + 52 Bonus Seconds
4 Pirjo Muranen 2:56,8 min + 48 Bonus Seconds
5 Marthe Kristoffersen 2:54,9 min + 44 Bonus Seconds

Stage 4

31 December 2008, Nové Město na Moravě - distance

men - 15 km classic
Place Name Time
1 Axel Teichmann 39:03,7 min
2 Martin Johnsrud Sundby + 5,0 s
3 Nikolay Chebotko + 10,5 s
4 Jaak Mae +11,3 s
5 Lukáš Bauer + 13,4 s
Women - 10 km distance
Place Name Time
1 Virpi Kuitunen 24:45,4 min
2 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen + 37,6 s
3 Marit Bjørgen + 49,9 s
4 Justyna Kowalczyk + 55,1 s
5 Petra Majdič + 59,5 s

Stage 5

1 January 2009, Nové Město na Moravě - sprint

men - 1,2km
Place Name Time
1 Petter Northug 60 Bonus Seconds
2 Tor Arne Hetland 56 Bonus Seconds
3 Cristian Zorzi 52 Bonus Seconds
4 John Kristian Dahl 48 Bonus Seconds
5 Dario Cologna 44 Bonus Seconds
Women - 1,2km sprint
Place Name Time
1 Arianna Follis 60 Bonus Seconds
2 Petra Majdič 56 Bonus Seconds
3 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 52 Bonus Seconds
4 Magda Genuin 48 Bonus Seconds
5 Alena Procházková 44 Bonus Seconds

Stage 6

3 January 2009, Val di Fiemme, Italy - distance

men - 20km
Place Name Time
1 Axel Teichmann 55:19,2 min
2 Sami Jauhojärvi + 0,3 s
3 Nikolay Chebotko + 1,3 s
4 Dario Cologna + 1,8 s
5 Martin Johnsrud Sundby + 2,5 s
Women - 10km classic
Place Name Time
1 Virpi Kuitunen 30:10,3 min
2 Petra Majdič + 13,8 s
3 Aino-Kaisa Saarinen + 20,5 s
4 Marianna Longa + 24,6 s
5 Marit Bjørgen + 33,0 s

Stage 7

4 January 2009, Val di Fiemme- distance

men - 20km pursuit
Place Name Time
1 Ivan Babikov 33:51,2 min
2 Tom Reichelt + 1,5 s
3 Giorgio Di Centa + 3,2 s
4 Matti Heikkinen + 12,0 s
5 Lukáš Bauer + 15,2 s
Women - 10km
Place Name Time
1 Therese Johaug 35:07,7 min
2 Kristin Størmer Steira + 8,7 s
3 Valentina Shevchenko + 44,3 s
4 Justyna Kowalczyk + 47,1 s
5 Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova + 54,6 s

External links

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