Jorgen Aukland was strongest up the last hill and captured his second Marcialonga title.
– There were seven or eight men going into the last uphill together. From that point it was as hard as you could go and I was luckily the strongest, explains Norwegian Jorgen Aukland.
He was however not sure he was going to win before he had crossed the finish line.
– There were many good skiers in this leadgroup and I didn’t know how good the Swedes would be in uphill double-poling. Several of them have skied well in this year’s Scandinavian Cup and in recent marathons. But I also know that I’m good in the uphills, says Aukland.
The last 2.5-kilometer of the race in one continues uphill where the racers have to choose between stopping to apply more wax or double poling up the entire hill.
