Alexander Bolshunov much lost Sergei Ustyugov in the mass start of the Alfa-Bank Russian cross-country championship, he may have had equipment problems, says Alexei Chervotkin .
On Sunday, Ustyugov won the classic 50km mass start at the Russian Championships in Tyumen. It showed a time of 2 hours 14 minutes 16.0 seconds. Second was Alexei Chervotkin, who lost 1 minute 21.5 seconds to the winner. Three-time Olympic champion Alexander Bolshunov (+2.42.0) took third place.
– Perhaps Bolshunov’s inventory was not the best. It’s just that Sasha does not lose indecently much, like today. And the fact that we changed skis once, and not twice, like Ustyugov, also had a very strong effect. Before the race, I didn’t know that today it was possible to change skis twice during the race. Sanok Bolshunov and I were surprised.
I see that after the fortieth kilometer, Ustyugov again changed his skis. Well, I realized that racing was already gone for me, in the sense of fighting for the top spot. Fresh skis after 40 kilometers are 99.9% that there is no chance of catching up, that’s a verdict. Anyway, Seryoga did a good job, he was prepared and had two ski changes. And getting ahead of everyone else isn’t kicking candy wrappers, he had a great run, Chervotkin told .
will broadcast the final stage of the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Cup, which will take place in Kirovsk from April 7-9.
Source : MatchTV

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