2009–10 Tour de Ski
The 2009–10 Tour de Ski took place 1-10 January 2010. The race started in Oberhof, Germany, and ended in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The defending champions are Switzerland's Dario Cologna for the men and Finland's Virpi Kuitunen. This year's event was won by Lukáš Bauer of the Czech Republic for the men and Poland's Justyna Kowalczyk for the women.
Standings
Stages
Stage 1
1 January 2010, Oberhof, Germany - prologue
Stage 2
2 January 2010, Oberhof - distance (handicap start)
Stage 3
3 January 2010, Oberhof - sprint
Defending champion Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) abandoned Tour de Ski after Stage 3 in sixth place
Stage 4
4 January 2010, Prague, Czech Republic - sprint
Twenty male athletes left Tour de Ski after stage 4, including tour leader Emil Jönsson (SWE), fourth placed Maxim Vylegzhanin (RUS) and seventh placed Eldar Rønning (NOR).[10] The top three finishers in the women's sprint stage did not compete in the following stage.[11]
Stage 5
6 January 2010, Cortina d'Ampezzo-Toblach, Italy - handicap
Stage 6
7 January 2010, Toblach - individual start
Stage 7
9 January 2010, Val di Fiemme - mass start
Stage 8
10 January 2010, Val di Fiemme - distance
References