Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg leads the way at Tour de Ski
BySportsbeat
Updated 01/01/2018 at 10:20 GMT
Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg's fondness for Lenzerheide continued as she won the ladies 10km classic interval start competition on New Year's Eve.
Norway's Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg competes to win the Women's 10 km classic during the cross country FIS World cup Tour de Ski event on December 31, 2017 in Lenzerheide.
Image credit: Getty Images
The 2014 Olympic team sprint champion crossed almost 26 seconds clear of her nearest rivals to strengthen her lead in the Tour de Ski.
The Swiss venue was also the scene of her first ever distance World Cup win two seasons ago and the Norwegian now leads the Tour by 32.8 seconds ahead of her team-mate Heidi Weng.
The latter was second on Sunday, followed by American Sadie Bjornsen who continued her strong season with her third podium of the campaign.
Stage three of the Tour takes place on Monday with the 10km pursuit event in free technique.
"I knew it was going to be a tough race in these conditions," said Oestberg.
"My goal this season has been to get better each weekend. My shape is very good right now. Tomorrow I will be chased and it is going to be a tough race."
Scan me
Related Topics
Share this article
Advertisement
Advertisement