Tour de Ski
2008–09 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Ski tour details
Venue(s)Oberhof, Germany
Prague, Czech Republic
Nové Město, Czech Republic
Val di Fiemme, Italy
Dates27 December 2008 (2008-12-27) – 4 January 2009 (2009-01-04)
Stages7
Results
Men
Jersey awarded to the men's overall winner Winner  Dario Cologna (SUI)
  Second  Petter Northug (NOR)
  Third  Axel Teichmann (GER)
Jersey awarded to the men's sprint classification winner Sprint  Tor Arne Hetland (NOR)
Women
Jersey awarded to the women's overall winner Winner  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)
  Second  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN)
  Third  Petra Majdič (SLO)
Jersey awarded to the women's sprint classification winner Sprint  Petra Majdič (SLO)

The 2008–09 Tour de Ski was the third edition of the Tour de Ski and took place from 27 December 2008 until 4 January 2009. The race kicked off in Oberhof, Germany, and concluded with the Final Climb stage in Val di Fiemme, Italy. The tour was the first tour starting in Oberhof and the second starting in Germany. The men's event was 102 km, won by Dario Cologna of Switzerland; and the women's event was 60 km, won by Virpi Kuitunen of Finland.

Overall leadership

Overall leadership by stage
Stage Men Ladies
Winner Overall standings
A red jersey.		 Sprint standings
A black jersey.		 Winner Overall standings
A red jersey.		 Sprint standings
A black jersey.
1 Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann Axel Teichmann Claudia Nystad Claudia Nystad Claudia Nystad
2 Dario Cologna Dario Cologna Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen
3 Tor Arne Hetland Tor Arne Hetland Arianna Follis Arianna Follis Arianna Follis
4 Axel Teichmann Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen
5 Petter Northug Arianna Follis Aino-Kaisa Saarinen
6 Axel Teichmann Virpi Kuitunen Virpi Kuitunen Petra Majdič
7 Ivan Babikov Therese Johaug
Final Dario Cologna Tor Arne Hetland Final Virpi Kuitunen Petra Majdič

Final standings

Legend
Denotes the winner of the Overall standings Denotes the winner of the Sprint standings

Overall standings

Men

Final overall standings (1–10)[1]
Rank Name Time
1  Dario Cologna (SUI) 2:56:05.4
2  Petter Northug (NOR) +59.0
3  Axel Teichmann (GER) +1:02.8
4  Giorgio Di Centa (ITA) +1:22.2
5  Vasily Rochev (RUS) +1:31.0
6  Jean-Marc Gaillard (FRA) +1:39.1
7  Pietro Piller Cottrer (ITA) +1:52.7
8  Martin Johnsrud Sundby (NOR) +2:06.3
9  Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN) +2:16.4
10  Lukáš Bauer (CZE) +2:20.8

Women

Final overall standings (1–10)[2]
Rank Name Time
1  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 2:06:41.4
2  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) +7.2
3  Petra Majdič (SLO) +34.5
4  Justyna Kowalczyk (POL) +1:21.1
5  Marianna Longa (ITA) +1:36.5
6  Therese Johaug (NOR) +2:20.0
7  Anna Haag (SWE) +2:26.5
8  Arianna Follis (ITA) +2:35.6
9  Kristin Størmer Steira (NOR) +2:51.8
10  Marit Bjørgen (NOR) +3:12.4
  • Yevgeny Dementyev finished 9th but was later disqualified after he tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO).

Sprint standings

The sprint competition was contested during the sprint races and partly during the other races. According to the position in the race, the skiers achieved bonus seconds for sprints, and bonus points for intermediate points in mass start races.[3]

Men

Final sprint standings (1–10)[4]
Rank Name Total
1  Tor Arne Hetland (NOR) 131
2  Dario Cologna (SUI) 122
3  Petter Northug (NOR) 105
4  John Kristian Dahl (NOR) 102
5  Vasily Rochev (RUS) 101
6  Eldar Rønning (NOR) 88
7  Cristian Zorzi (ITA) 86
8  Jean-Marc Gaillard (FRA) 74
9  Axel Teichmann (GER) 73
10  Sami Jauhojärvi (FIN) 70

Women

Final sprint standings (1–10)[5]
Rank Name Total
1  Petra Majdič (SLO) 148
2  Arianna Follis (ITA) 130
3  Aino-Kaisa Saarinen (FIN) 123
4  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN) 92
5  Marit Bjørgen (NOR) 74
6  Marthe Kristoffersen (NOR) 74
7  Marianna Longa (ITA) 72
8  Vesna Fabjan (SLO) 72
9  Riitta-Liisa Roponen (FIN) 70
10  Claudia Nystad (GER) 67

Stages

Stage 1

27 December 2008, Oberhof - Prologue, Individual start

Men - 3.75 km Free [6]
Place Name Time
1 Germany Axel Teichmann 7:11,8 min
2 Switzerland Dario Cologna + 8,2 s
3 Norway Petter Northug + 13,0 s
4 Estonia Aivar Rehemaa + 13,3 s
5 Canada Devon Kershaw + 13,8 s
6 Germany Tom Reichelt + 14,9 s
Women - 2.8 km Free [7]
Place Name Time
1 Germany Claudia Nystad 6:17,2 min
2 Italy Arianna Follis + 1,1 s
3 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk + 2,3 s
3 Slovenia Petra Majdič + 2,3 s
5 Norway Marit Bjørgen + 7,6 s
6 Finland Pirjo Muranen + 8,1 s

Stage 2

27 December 2008, Oberhof - Handicap Start

Women - 10 km Classic [8]
Place Name Time
1 Finland Virpi Kuitunen 30:22,7 min
2 Norway Marit Bjørgen + 1,9 s
3 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk + 6,2 s
4 Italy Arianna Follis + 8,9 s
5 Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen + 10,4 s
6 Slovenia Petra Majdič + 29,4 s
Men - 15 km Classic [9]
Place Name Time
1 Switzerland Dario Cologna 43:05,1 min
2 Germany Axel Teichmann + 4,8 s
3 Canada Devon Kershaw + 26,4 s
4 Finland Sami Jauhojärvi + 26,4 s
5 Germany Tobias Angerer + 28,3 s
6 Estonia Jaak Mae + 28,4 s


Women - Pursuit Time ("Winner of the Day")
Place Name Time
1 Finland Virpi Kuitunen 23:56,7 min
2 Norway Marit Bjørgen + 3,9 s
3 Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen + 10,4 s
4 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk + 18,2 s
5 Italy Arianna Follis + 26,9 s
Men - Pursuit Time ("Winner of the Day")
Place Name Time
1 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby 35:47,9 min
2 Estonia Andrus Veerpalu + 2,9 s
3 Switzerland Toni Livers + 3,5 s
4 Sweden Daniel Rickardsson + 4,4 s
5 Finland Sami Jauhojärvi + 6,6 s

Stage 3

29 December 2008, Prague - Sprint

Men - 1.3 km Free [10]
Place Name Time
1 Norway Tor Arne Hetland 2:34,3 min + 60 bonus seconds
2 Russia Vasily Rochev 2:33,8 min + 56 bonus seconds
3 France Jean-Marc Gaillard 2:38,0 min + 52 bonus seconds
4 Finland Sami Jauhojärvi 2:39,0 min + 48 bonus seconds
5 Norway John Kristian Dahl 2:36,2 min + 44 bonus seconds
6 Norway Eldar Rønning 2:36,2 min + 42 bonus seconds
Women - 1.3 km Free [11]
Place Name Time
1 Italy Arianna Follis 2:52,3 min + 60 bonus seconds
2 Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 2:54,8 min + 56 bonus seconds
3 Slovenia Petra Majdič 2:58,3 min + 52 bonus seconds
4 Finland Pirjo Muranen 2:56,8 min + 48 bonus seconds
5 Norway Marthe Kristoffersen 2:54,9 min + 44 bonus seconds
6 Germany Claudia Nystad 2:54,9 min + 42 bonus seconds

Stage 4

31 December 2008, Nové Město na Moravě - Individual start

Men - 15 km Classic [12]
Place Name Time
1 Germany Axel Teichmann 39:03,7 min
2 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby + 5,0 s
3 Kazakhstan Nikolay Chebotko + 10,5 s
4 Estonia Jaak Mae +11,3 s
5 Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer + 13,4 s
6 Norway Eldar Rønning + 14,7 s
Women - 9 km Classic [13]
Place Name Time
1 Finland Virpi Kuitunen 24:45,4 min
2 Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen + 37,6 s
3 Norway Marit Bjørgen + 49,9 s
4 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk + 55,1 s
5 Slovenia Petra Majdič + 59,5 s
6 Italy Marianna Longa + 1:15,0 s

Stage 5

1 January 2009, Nové Město na Moravě - Sprint

Men - 1.2 km Free [14]
Place Name Time
1 Norway Petter Northug 60 bonus seconds
2 Norway Tor Arne Hetland 56 bonus seconds
3 Italy Cristian Zorzi 52 bonus seconds
4 Norway John Kristian Dahl 48 bonus seconds
5 Switzerland Dario Cologna 44 bonus seconds
6 Kazakhstan Nikolay Chebotko 42 bonus seconds
Women - 1.2 km Free [15]
Place Name Time
1 Italy Arianna Follis 60 bonus seconds
2 Slovenia Petra Majdič 56 bonus seconds
3 Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen 52 bonus seconds
4 Italy Magda Genuin 48 bonus seconds
5 Slovakia Alena Procházková 44 bonus seconds
6 Italy Marianna Longa 42 bonus seconds

Stage 6

3 January 2009, Val di Fiemme, Italy - Mass start

Men - 20 km Classic [16]
Place Name Time
1 Germany Axel Teichmann 55:19,2 min
2 Finland Sami Jauhojärvi + 0,3 s
3 Kazakhstan Nikolay Chebotko + 1,3 s
4 Switzerland Dario Cologna + 1,8 s
5 Norway Martin Johnsrud Sundby + 2,5 s
6 Russia Maxim Vylegzhanin + 3,9 s
Women - 10 km Classic [17]
Place Name Time
1 Finland Virpi Kuitunen 30:10,3 min
2 Slovenia Petra Majdič + 13,8 s
3 Finland Aino-Kaisa Saarinen + 20,5 s
4 Italy Marianna Longa + 24,6 s
5 Norway Marit Bjørgen + 33,0 s
6 Finland Pirjo Muranen + 34,7 s

Stage 7

4 January 2009, Val di Fiemme - Pursuit

Men - 10 km Free Final Climb [18]
Place Name Time
1 Canada Ivan Babikov 33:51,2 min
2 Germany Tom Reichelt + 1,5 s
3 Italy Giorgio Di Centa + 3,2 s
4 Finland Matti Heikkinen + 12,0 s
5 Czech Republic Lukáš Bauer + 15,2 s
6 France Jean-Marc Gaillard + 21,7 s
Women - 9 km Free Final Climb [19]
Place Name Time
1 Norway Therese Johaug 35:07,7 min
2 Norway Kristin Størmer Steira + 8,7 s
3 Ukraine Valentyna Shevchenko + 44,3 s
4 Poland Justyna Kowalczyk + 47,1 s
5 Russia Yevgeniya Medvedeva-Arbuzova + 54,6 s
6 Sweden Anna Haag + 58,4 s

References

  1. ↑ "Tour de Ski Overall Standing Men" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  2. ↑ "Tour de Ski Overall Standing Ladies" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 22 January 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bonus seconds". tour-de-ski.com. Tour de Ski. Archived from the original on 2008-03-06.
  4. ↑ "TOUR DE SKI SPRINT STANDING MEN" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  5. ↑ "TOUR DE SKI SPRINT STANDING LADIES" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Prologue Men 3.7 km Free Individual Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Prologue Ladies 2.8 km Free Individual Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Ladies 10 km Classic Pursuit 'Handicap' Start Result" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Men 15 km Classic Pursuit 'Handicap' Start Result" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Men 1.3 km Free Sprint Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Ladies 1.3 km Free Sprint Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Men 15 km Classic Individual Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Ladies 9 km Classic Individual Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Men 1.2 km Free Sprint Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Ladies 1.2 km Free Sprint Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Men 20 km Classic Mass Start Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Ladies 10 km Classic Mass Start Results" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Men 10 km Free Final Climb Pursuit 'Handicap' Start Result" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Ladies 9 km Free Final Climb Pursuit 'Handicap' Start Result" (PDF). International Ski Federation. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
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