Cross-country skiing : second World Cup success for Iver Tildheim Andersen
This Friday, the cross-country skiers competed in the individual skate of the cross-country skiing world cup in Les Rousses (Jura). It was the kick-off to an eagerly-awaited stage in the French ranks. At the end of the day’s 10 kilometres, it was Norway’s Iver Tildheim Andersen who came out on top.
This is the Norwegian’s second success on the circuit after a victory in the same format in Lillehammer (Norway) in December 2022. The Scandinavian quickly completed the race in 19 minutes 50 seconds. He beat his compatriot Paal Golberg by 5 seconds and 2 tenths.
The podium was completed by American Ben Ogden at 9 seconds and 1 tenth. This is Ogden’s first podium finish in a World Cup distance.
Victor Lovera in sparkling form on his return
Starting with bib number 1, Victor Lovera put in a great performance. After a race run completely blind, he took seventh place, 29.5 seconds behind the winner. Six Frenchmen then finished in the top 30 with Jules Lapierre in tenth place after being taken ill.
Hugo Lapalus was twelfth, Mathis Desloges sixteenth, Clément Parisse twenty-third and Arnaud Chautemps twenty-sixth. Julien Arnaud finished thirty-eighth, Victor Cullet Calderini forty-first and Sabin Coupat forty-third.
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