Cross-country skiing: Harald Oestberg Amundsen retires
The 2024/2025 Tour de Ski is losing one of its great men. Winner in recent days of the individual skate race and then the classic pursuit in Toblach (Italy), Norway’s Harald Oestberg Amundsen is retiring from the competition.
TheNorwegian Ski Association made the announcement in a press release on Thursday morning. “Unfortunately, he woke up this [Thursday] morning with a sore throat and is on his way back,” explained national team doctor Ove Feragen.
Currently in third place overall, 57 seconds behind Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo, Harald Oestberg Amundsen is therefore writing off the three stages in Val di Fiemme (Italy) scheduled from Friday to Sunday.
As a result, Hugo Lapalus climbed to fourth place overall, 1 second off the podium… and back in the race for the purple bib of best climber.
- Hugo Lapalus fifth, Edvin Anger up: the general classification of the Tour de Ski undergoes some changes after the classic pursuit
- Toblach: Harald Oestberg Amundsen imperious in the Tour de Ski individual skate, best career result for Mathis Desloges
- Toblach: Hugo Lapalus just off the podium after a crazy race in the classic pursuit of the Tour de Ski
