Today’s Toblach sprints were the last short-distance race in this year’s Tour de Ski. The next four days include one rest day and three long races: Thursday’s 15k/30k skate pursuit, Saturday’s 10k/20k classic mass start, and Sunday’s 9k skate Final Climb.
The Nordic Commentary Project brain trust long ago criticized the format of Thursday’s stage, which has the towering problem of having the