2009–10 Tour de Ski
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The 2009–10 Tour de Ski
took place 1-10 January 2010. The race started in Oberhof
, Germany
, and ended in Val di Fiemme
, Italy
. The defending champions are Switzerland
's Dario Cologna
for the men and Finland
's Virpi Kuitunen
. This year's event was won by Lukáš Bauer
of the Czech Republic
for the men and Poland
's Justyna Kowalczyk
for the women.
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Defending champion abandoned Tour de Ski after Stage 3 in sixth place
, Czech Republic
- sprint
Twenty male athletes left Tour de Ski after stage 4, including tour leader , fourth placed and seventh placed . The top three finishers in the women's sprint stage did not compete in the following stage.
-Toblach
, Italy
- handicap
Tour de Ski
Tour de Ski is a cross-country skiing event held annually since 2007 in Central Europe, modeled on the Tour de France of cycling. Races have been held in the Czech Republic, Germany and Italy over eight days. The prize money for the event amounted to 1,055,000 Swiss francs , shared out on both men...
took place 1-10 January 2010. The race started in Oberhof
Oberhof, Germany
Oberhof is a town in the Schmalkalden-Meiningen district of Thuringia, Germany. It is a winter sports center and health resort. It is visited by tenfold as many tourists every year...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, and ended in Val di Fiemme
Val di Fiemme
thumb|300px|Location of the Fiemme Valley in [[Trentino]].thumb|300px|The [[Lagorai]] seen from [[Passo Lusia]].Fiemme Valley is a valley in the Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region in northern Italy located in the Dolomites mountain region....
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
. The defending champions are Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
's Dario Cologna
Dario Cologna
Dario Cologna is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has two overall World Cup victories, one Olympic medal, and two Tour de Ski victories in his career so far.-Athletic career:...
for the men and Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
's Virpi Kuitunen
Virpi Kuitunen
Virpi Katriina Sarasvuo is a Finnish cross country skier who competed from 1995 to 2010. She won a bronze medal in the team sprint event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and earned her best individual finish of fifth in the individual sprint event in those same games...
. This year's event was won by Lukáš Bauer
Lukáš Bauer
Lukáš Bauer is a Czech cross country skier who has competed since 1996.On February 17, 2006, he won the Winter Olympics silver medal for the 15 km cross-country classical....
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
for the men and Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
's Justyna Kowalczyk
Justyna Kowalczyk
Justyna Kowalczyk is a Polish cross country skier who has been competing since 2000.Kowalczyk is an Olympic Champion, a double World Champion and a triple winner of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup...
for the women.
Men
| Place | Name | Time |
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| 1 | 4:13:10.6 | |
| 2 | 4:14:27.0 | |
| 3 | 4:14:42.8 | |
| 4 | 4:14:52.0 | |
| 5 | 4:15:03.2 | |
| 6 | 4:16:12.0 | |
| 7 | 4:16:18.6 | |
| 8 | 4:16:26.9 | |
| 9 | 4:16:42.4 | |
| 10 | 4:16:49.0 |
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Women
| Place | Name | Time |
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| 1 | 2:37:54.5 | |
| 2 | 2:38:13.7 | |
| 3 | 2:39:06.7 | |
| 4 | 2:39:29.2 | |
| 5 | 2:40:02.6 | |
| 6 | 2:40:21.7 | |
| 7 | 2:41:15.8 | |
| 8 | 2:41:28.1 | |
| 9 | 2:41:49.6 | |
| 10 | 2:42:41.4 | |
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Stage 1
1 January 2010, Oberhof, Germany - prologue
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Stage 2
2 January 2010, Oberhof - distance (handicap start)
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Stage 3
3 January 2010, Oberhof - sprint
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Defending champion abandoned Tour de Ski after Stage 3 in sixth place
Stage 4
4 January 2010, PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
- sprint
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Twenty male athletes left Tour de Ski after stage 4, including tour leader , fourth placed and seventh placed . The top three finishers in the women's sprint stage did not compete in the following stage.
Stage 5
6 January 2010, Cortina d'AmpezzoCortina d'Ampezzo
Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...
-Toblach
Toblach
Toblach is a comune/Gemeinde in South Tyrol in the Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located in the Puster Valley about 110 km northeast of the city of Trento and about 70 km northeast of the city of Bolzano, on the border with Austria.As of November 30, 2010, it had a...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
- handicap
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Stage 6
7 January 2010, Toblach - individual start
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Stage 7
9 January 2010, Val di Fiemme - mass start
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Stage 8
10 January 2010, Val di Fiemme - distance
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