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Simen Oestensen devance au sprint le Suédois Joergen Brink et son coéquipier Anders Aukland.
Succès de la Suédoise Sandra Hansson chez les dames devant l'Italienne Stephanie Santer et la Suissesse Ursina Badilatti.
Les réactions (source FIS) :
Simen Oestensen (NOR):
"I knew from training that I am fast, but I couldn't really show it in competitions until now. SO I am really happy that it finally worked out! Anders and I talked a bit during the race and we tried to ski very hard from around km 15/16. But it didn't really work out so we all stayed together. Already about 15km before the finish I knew that it would be a finish sprint so I prepared for that and it worked! I am really happy! Now I will prepare the Vasaloppet and then I hope that I can do the World Cup in Lahti."
Sandra Hansson (SWE):
"It's wonderful to be back finally! And to win for the 4th time here in Tartu is really something special! I really like this track – the Tartu Maraton is one of my favourite races! The track profiles demands a lot of double poling which I like and the uphills are not that long which is great!"
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Tartu Maraton - 63 km classique
Hommes :
1. Simen Østensen, Team Xtra Personell 2:45,02
2. Jörgen Brink, Team United Bakeries +0,1
3. Anders Aukland, Team Xtra Personnel +0,1
4. Boerre Naess, Team NPRO +0,1
5. Stanislav Rezac, Team Xtra Personell +0,1
6. Christoffer Callesen, Team United Bakeries +0,2
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Photos : FIS
