Get ready to hang on for your dear life in the classic portion of the men’s pursuit race at Worlds tomorrow if you have ambitions to win. Odd-Bjorn Hjelmeset's job is to set the pace and weaken the skate specialists, reports Norwegian newspaper VG.
Odd-Bjorn Helmeset won’t care about his own result. His job is to wear down and blow the field open in the classic portion of the 2 x 15-kilometer pursuit race.
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A similar strategy worked for the Norwegian long distance team when they managed to win last year’s 90-kilometer Swedish Vasaloppet race. It’s however the first time Norway will attempt to race as a team in a World Cup pursuit race.</p>
<p>The idea is to drop or wear down as many skate specialist as possible since Norway’s three other skiers, Espen Harald Bjerke, Frode Estil and Kristen Skjeldal all are considered very good classic skiers with a chance of good results if the classic pace has wore down the skate specialists.</p>
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