Continuing on from my previous post, let’s move on to look at how different nations fared compared to last year’s Tour (click through for full versions): The German men struggled, but mainly that shows up here as skiers dropping out rather than performing poorly. Â In fact, the one German man who made it all the […]
Tagged bump chart, recap, tour de ski, World CupNow that the entire Tour is in the books, here’s how it played out, at least the big picture: I have to say, good job to Fransesc Soulie (AND) and Callum Watson (AUS) for hanging in there, despite being way off the back. Â Eight races in ten days is a tough feat, even for the […]
Tagged bump chart, dario cologna, justyna kowalczyk, marianna longa, martin jaks, recap, therese johaug, tour de ski, World CupHonestly, I’m too tired to comment much on this race. Â Enjoy the graphs while I get some posts together recapping the entire Tour de Ski for tomorrow…
Tagged biathlon, mass start, race snapshot, World CupIf there were a race on the WC circuit so unlike any other that meaningful comparisons to past performance are rendered moot, this would be it. Â But, you know, the skiers get FIS points for this race, so we might as well see what we can see. Â Due to the unusual nature of the race, […]
Tagged final climb, race snapshot, tour de ski, World CupSpector-acular day for Laura? Â Ok, so maybe I’m not that funny. Â Still, looks like she had the race of her life (thus far)!
Tagged biathlon, race snapshot, Sprint, womenAs we would expect, a late in the Tour mass start race with a reduced field results in some unusual FIS points. Â I’ve adjusted them, as before, using Equivalent Percent Back but ultimately races like todays are simply a different animal so we should be cautious about making comparisons. Â Still, things shake out more as […]
Tagged classic, mass start, race snapshot, tour de ski, World CupThis weekend will wrap up a busy 10 days of racing, both domestically and abroad. Â The Tour de Ski, more biathlon World Cups, US Nationals, some NorAms in Canada and some OPA Cup races this weekend as well. Â I try to stay on top of it as best I can, but I’m sometimes limited by […]
Tagged week in review