Cross-country skiing: individual events at the Cogne World Cup
In the wake of the superb podium finish by Jules Chappaz and Richard Jouve in the classic sprint team, the cross-country skiing world cup athletes will now be competing in a classic sprint for the second time on the eighth stage of the circuit based in Cogne (Italy).
In this event, it’s the ladies who will get the ball rolling at 10.30 am in the Valle d’Aosta. While Germany’s Lisa Lohmann will be the first to set off, the first Frenchwoman to appear in the starting gate will be Mélissa Gal with number 12, followed by Léna Quintin and Léonie Besson with numbers 30 and 45.
In the men’s race, locals Elia Barp and Federico Pellegrino will kick off the hostilities in front of their home crowd in first and second place from 11.04am. Jules Chappaz will be the first Frenchman in the running with the number 17. The Haut-Savoyard will be followed by Renaud Jay on 19, Lucas Chanavat on 20 and Richard Jouve on 28. Rémi Bourdin and Ivan Essonnier will wear numbers 40 and 65.
Start lists
Women’s qualifying – 10.30am
Men’s qualifying – 11.04am
Read also
- Reactions from Jules Chappaz and Richard Jouve after their podium finish in the classic team sprint in Cogne: “It gives the whole team some breathing space”.
- Video of Jules Chappaz and Richard Jouve taking second place in the classic sprint team race in Cogne
- Cogne: Jules Chappaz and Richard Jouve on the podium in the classic sprint team
- Cogne: Kerttu Niskanen and Jasmi Joensuu make no bones about winning the classic sprint team, Mélissa Gal and Léna Quintin finish twelfth
- Cogne: after the disqualification of Iivo Niskanen and Lauri Vuorinen, Rémi Bourdin and Renaud Jay are drafted into the finals
- Cogne: Jules Chappaz and Richard Jouve fifth in the classic team sprint qualifier won by Norway, Rémi Bourdin and Renaud Jay eliminated
- Cogne: Kerttu Niskanen and Jasmi Joensuu win the classic sprint team qualifier, Mélissa Gal and Léna Quintin finish tenth
