2006-07 Tour de Ski

The Tour de Ski is a cross-country skiing event held for the first time in December 2006–January 2007, modelled on the Tour de France of cycling.no icon [http://www.siste.no/sport/article2403132.ece Tour-favoritter i kø] , Tor Kise Karlsen, ANB, published 10 November 2006] The first edition of the tour was held in Germany and Italy, with six races spread out over eight days, including two separate days of rest. [no icon [http://www.tronderavisa.no/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061129/SPORT/111290122 Neppe full kvote til Tour de Ski] , Kjetil Skaufel, Trønder-Avisa, published 29 November 2006] The prize money for the event amounted to 750,000 Swiss francs, [ [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/fr/news/latest-news.html?actu_id_17=43&actu_page_17=1 Tour Facts] , from tour-de-ski.com] shared out on both men and women. Men's and women's events were held together on the same days.

German Tobias Angerer won the first Tour for men, while Finn Virpi Kuitunen won the first women's Tour.

Ranking

The overall results are based on the aggregate time for all events, as well as bonus seconds awarded on sprint and mass start stages.

The two sprint races carry bonus seconds for the finish, which are subtracted from the overall time, as follows:

Final B
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;Men's event, 1200 m [ [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/pdf/2007/CC/2302/2007CC2302RL.pdf Mens 1.2 km Free Sprint - Results] , fis-ski.com, retrieved 2 January 2006

The listed times were achieved in the qualification race.

Northug fell in the first curve of the final, taking Pettersen and Fredriksson with him.

Tour de Ski standings

tage 2: Pursuit Oberstdorf, 2 January

;Women's event, 5 km classical + 5 km free [ [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/pdf/2007/CC/2303/2007CC2303RL.pdf Ladies 5 km Classical + 5 km Free Pursuit - Results] , fis-ski.com, retrieved 2 January 2006

Bonus seconds earned during the race: Sprint standings
Tour de Ski standings

tage 3: Individual Start Oberstdorf, 3 January

;Women's event, 10 km classical [ [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/pdf/2007/CC/2305/2007CC2305RL.pdf Ladies' 10 km Classical Individual - Results] , fis-ski.com, retrieved 3 January 2006

Sprint standingsSprint standings

Eliminated before finals
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;Men's event, 1.2 km [ [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/pdf/2007/CC/2401/2007CC2401RL.pdf Mens 1.2 km Free Sprint - Results] , fis-ski.com, retrieved 2 January 2006

The listed times were achieved in the qualification race.

Eliminated before finals
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tage 5: Mass Start Cavalese, Val di Fiemme, 6 January

The sprint jersey was awarded after this stage; Virpi Kuitunen of Finland earned 45 bonus points and won the women's jersey, while Tor Arne Hetland from Norway successfully defended the men's jersey.

;Women's event, 15 km [ [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/pdf/2007/CC/2402/2007CC2402RL.pdf Ladies 15 km Classical Sprint - Results] , fis-ski.com, retrieved 6 January 2006

Bonus seconds earned during the race: [ [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/pdf/2007/CC/2402/2007CC2402TDSSP.pdf Tour de Ski - Sprint Ranking Ladies] , fis-ski.com, retrieved 9 January 2006]

Sprint standings
Tour de Ski standings

tage 6: Final Climb Cavalese, Val di Fiemme, 7 January

Athletes started in order of the aggregate standings, and the first athlete to reach the finish won. After the first 15 athletes, the remainder were released in a "wave start" five minutes behind Kuitunen, the leader, but their total time behind Kuitunen was added to the final time.

;Women's event, 10 km [ [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/pdf/2007/CC/2404/2007CC2404TDS.pdf FIS Tour De Ski - Overall Ranking Ladies] , fis-ski.com, retrieved 8 January 2006

;Men's event, 11 km [ [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/pdf/2007/CC/2405/2007CC2405TDS.pdf FIS Tour De Ski - Overall Ranking Men] , fis-ski.com, retrieved 6 January 2006

A wave start was also employed in the men's event, but the first 30 started according to the time differences in the overall Tour standings. The remainder started six minutes behind Angerer.

References and notes

External links

* [http://www.tour-de-ski.com/ Tour de Ski] homepage