Cross-country skiing : another historic performance for Hugo Lapalus, Mathis Desloges finishes in a magnificent eighth place
Last year, Hugo Lapalus finished the Tour de Ski in fine style, claiming his first career podium finish at the top of the terrible Alpe Cermis climb (Italy). It was a performance that earned him a place in the top 3 of the final overall classification. He became only the second Frenchman to do so after Maurice Manificat.
On Sunday 5 January, almost a year later, the Haut-Savoyard did it again. Fourth by a whisker at the end of an exceptional final, the cross-country skier from La Clusaz (Haute-Savoie) secured third place overall behind the impressive Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo, winner of the tour for the fourth time, and the amazing Mika Vermeulen.
It was another historic performance, as he became the first rookie in the discipline to finish in the overall box two years in a row. And the achievement was made all the more impressive by the fact that it was shared with his compatriot Mathis Desloges.
Impressively consistent since the start of the winter, the rider from Isère once again held off the best in a race he was discovering. Thirteenth at the finish after tackling walls of up to 28%, the Dauphinois even pulled off a coup in the overall rankings , finishing eighth. Tenth on the morning of this final event, the young man could hardly have dreamt of a better start.
The general classification of the Tour de Ski
Read also
- Val di Fiemme: Hugo Lapalus just off the podium at the top of the Alpe Cermis, Simen Hegstad Krueger in control
- Tour de Ski: Mika Vermeulen and Hugo Lapalus to battle it out again on the Alpe Cermis climb
- Tour de Ski: why Germany’s Janosch Brugger was disqualified
- Tour de Ski: the big losers in the skiathlon
- Tour de Ski: Hugo Lapalus takes the purple best climber bib before the Alpe Cermis climb
- Hugo Lapalus 15 seconds off the podium, Mathis Desloges 43 seconds back: the French have a great chance to win the last race of the Tour de Ski.
- Val di Fiemme: Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo’s incredible performance in the Tour de Ski skiathlon, Hugo Lapalus back in the top 10
- Tour de Ski: Rémi Bourdin withdraws just minutes before the Val di Fiemme skiathlon
- Val di Fiemme: start lists for the Tour de Ski skiathlons
- After the classic sprint in Val di Fiemme, Léna Quintin and Mélissa Gal end their Tour de Ski
- Val di Fiemme: in the final of the Tour de Ski classic sprint, Federico Pellegrino made a mistake that prevented him from finishing in the top 3.
- Tour de Ski: tears for Marcus Grate, who scored his first career podium in Val di Fiemme
- Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo undisputed leader, Hugo Lapalus still in contention for the podium: the general classification of the Tour de Ski
- Val di Fiemme: on the podium in the sprint, Heidi Weng does well in the overall classification of the Tour de Ski
- Dorothea Wierer, luxury spectator at the Tour de Ski classic sprint in Val di Fiemme
- Val di Fiemme: Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo unbeatable in the classic sprint of the Tour of Ski
- Val di Fiemme: Nadine Faehndrich finds her way back to victory in the classic sprint of the Tour de Ski
- Val di Fiemme: Richard Jouve qualified for the classic sprint but will not be taking part in the finals
- Val di Fiemme: Johannes Hoesflot Klæbo wins the classic sprint qualifier, Richard Jouve is the only Frenchman in the quarter-finals
- Val di Fiemme: Jasmi Joensuu leads the classic sprint qualifier with ease, Mélissa Gal and Léna Quintin in the next round
