Mini-series with focus on the Norwegian longdistance team: Tour de Ski should not be compared to Tour de France says a unified longdistance team. They would have liked to see that the first Tour de Ski was organized very differently than what FIS has decided.
Source: Langrenn.com
 has envisioned the first ever Tour de Ski to look like. The longdistance team would like a Tour de Ski similar to how Tour de France is organized. </p>
<p> – It’s lame to compare this to Tour de France, says Havard Skorstad about the program that’s planned for Tour de Ski.</p>
<p>– It will be like a cup inside the (World) Cup, says Hallingstad</p>
<p> – There will be too many regular races without anything extra that will create more interest or excitement. For example like in biathlon where some races in central Europe counts in a separate cup where the winner gets a car.</p>
<p> The longdistance team is instead excited about the increasing popularity of longdistance racing.</p>
<p> – It’s very positive that (some) long distance are becoming a part of the (regular) World Cup, says Aukland and is supported by the other skiers.</p>
<p> – Norwegian television is showing the Vasaloppet live and that’s very positive for the sport, says Anders Hallingstad.</p>
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