Frode Estil and Roger Aa. Djupvik of Norway started in 50-k pace in the recent 15-kilometer in Cogne, but came on very strong as the race progressed. See the two skiers race profiles here.
– I started a little too careful. It irritates me that I wasnt more offensive, says Frode Estil, who came on very strong and finished with a good 6. place.
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<font size=1 face=verdana>This was Frode Estil and Roger Djupvik placeprofile in the recent 15-kilometer classic World Cup race in Cogne. The graphs show two skiers that started very conservative, but accelerated considerably from 7-9-kilometer until the finish line. Graphs by: Jan Morten Frengstad<br />
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<p>Watched Bjrgen and Hilde G. Pettersen<br />
Estil started so conservative that he was not in the top 30 early in the race. He said that his reason for starting this careful was simple. </p>
<p>– I watched Marit and Hilde race and saw that they struggled today. I was nervous since we just got up to altitude. It often pays off starting easy at altitude, but I was uncertain. You can in retrospect say that the respect for altitude was too big today, said Estil after the race.</p>
<p>He feel that he stayed with the 50-k pace a little too long. He was in 25th place at 6-k and in 6th place at 10-k and held on to that to the finish.</p>
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