Legkov Conquers Climb, Cologna, and Takes First Russian Tour de Ski Victory
Chelsea LittleJanuary 6, 2013
Taking off near the bottom of the Alpe Cermis climb, Alexander Legkov managed to ski smoothly up the mountain and over the plateau at the top, claiming Russia's first Tour de Ski title. Dario Cologna held on for second, while Maxim Vylgzhanin kept a suffering Petter Northug off the podium.