In-form Federico Pellegrino kicks off New Year with sprint success
/dnl.eurosport.com/sd/img/placeholder/eurosport_logo_1x1.png){kind=logo}
Published 01/01/2021 at 16:54 GMT
Victory for Federico Pellegrino marked his third World Cup win of the season, having already triumphed in Davos and Dresden. His sparkling form saw him claim the first event of the 2021 Tour de Ski in Val Mustair. Pellegrino stormed to the top spot in a time of 3:08.44, ahead of overall World Cup leader Alexander Bolshunov of Russia in second, and France's Richard Jouve in third.
Federico Pellegrino | Cross-Country Skiing | ESP Player Feature
Image credit: Getty Images
Italy's Federico Pellegrino maintained his recent hot run of form by claiming cross-country sprint victory in the first event of the 2021 Tour de Ski in Val Mustair.
The 30-year-old Olympic silver medallist arrived in Switzerland having already bagged 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup gold medals in Davos and Dresden, and saw in the New Year with his third successive sprint triumph in the series.
Having signalled his intent for glory with strong showings en route to the final, Pellegrino stormed to the top spot in a time of 3:08.44, ahead of overall World Cup leader Alexander Bolshunov of Russia in second, and France's Richard Jouve in third.
Pellegrino said: "After Davos and Dresden I put myself under a lot of pressure because I wanted to continue to win and I knew I had a good opportunity to go again here.
"The track was tough and the race was hard, but I worked a lot on tactics for the final and I think the victory proves it paid off.
"Now I have to recover as well as I can and try to keep this winning momentum going."
Scan me
Related Topics
Share this article
Advertisement
Advertisement