2021 Tour de Ski
The 2020–21 Tour de Ski is the 15th edition of the Tour de Ski and part of the 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. The World Cup stage event began in Val Müstair, Switzerland on 1 January 2021 and conclude with the Final Climb stage in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on 10 January 2021. The tour is the second edition starting in Val Müstair. The last stage known as the Final Climb will be held as a mass start for the second time. Alexander Bolshunov from Russia and Therese Johaug from Norway are the title defenders. However, Johaug and other athletes from Norway decided to skip the Tour de Ski with concerns about competing and travelling during coronavirus pandemic.[1]
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Venue(s) | Val Müstair, Switzerland Toblach, Italy Val di Fiemme, Italy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dates | 1 January 2021 – 10 January 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stages | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bolshunov defended his title on this year's Tour de Ski, finishing in the overall standings with a three minute margin from the runner-up. Diggins won her first Tour de Ski cup; her best result prior to that was 3rd, which she reached at the 2017–18 Tour de Ski. She became the first American to win the Tour de Ski.[2]
Schedule
Stage | Venue | Date | Event | Technique | Distance | Start time (CET) | ||
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1 | Val Müstair (SUI) | 1 January 2021 | Sprint | Free | 1.4 km | 1.4 km | 11:45 | 11:45 |
2 | 2 January 2021 | Distance, mass start | Classic | 10 km | 15 km | 12:30 | 14:45 | |
3 | 3 January 2021 | Distance, pursuit | Free | 10 km | 15 km | 15:25 | 11:35 | |
4 | Toblach (ITA) | 5 January 2021 | Distance, interval start | Free | 10 km | 15 km | 13:00 | 14:45 |
5 | 6 January 2021 | Distance, pursuit | Classic | 10 km | 15 km | 13:30 | 14:40 | |
6 | Val di Fiemme (ITA) | 8 January 2021 | Distance, mass start | Classic | 10 km | 15 km | 15:35 | 13:15 |
7 | 9 January 2021 | Sprint | Classic | 1.3 km | 1.5 km | 13:05 | 13:05 | |
8 | 10 January 2021 | Final Climb, mass start | Free | 10 km | 10 km | 12:45 | 15:35 |
Overall leadership
Two main individual classifications are contested in the 2020–21 Tour de Ski, as well as a team competition. The most important is the overall standings, calculated by adding each skier's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses (time subtracted) are awarded at both sprint stages and at intermediate points during mass start stages. In the sprint stages, the winners are awarded 60 bonus seconds, while on mass start stages the first ten skiers past the intermediate point received from 15 seconds to 1 seconds. The skier with the lowest cumulative time will be the overall winner of the Tour de Ski. For the second time in Tour history, the skier leading the overall standings will wear a yellow bib.
Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13–15 | 16–20 | 21–25 | 26–30 | |
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In finish | Interval start | none | |||||||||||||||
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Sprint | 60 | 54 | 48 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | |
Intermediate sprint | Mass Start (only stage 6) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | none |
The second competition is the points standings, which replaced the sprint competition from past editions. The skiers who will receive the highest number of points during the Tour will win the points standings. The points available for each stage finish are determined by the stage's type. The leader will be identified by a red bib.
Type | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
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Pursuit | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Sprint | 30 | 24 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | |
Intermediate sprint | Interval start (1st IT) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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The final competition is a team competition. This is calculated using the finishing times of the best two skiers of both genders per team on each stage; the leading team is the team with the lowest cumulative time.
Final standings
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Overall standings
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Points standings
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Stages
Stage 1
1 January 2021, Val Müstair, Switzerland
- Bonus seconds to the 30 skiers that qualifies for the quarter-finals, distributed as following:[8]
- Final: 60–54–48–46–44–42
- Semi-final: 32–30–28–26–24–22
- Quarter-final: 10–10–10–8–8–8–8–8–6–6–6–6–6–4–4–4–4–4
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Stage 2
2 January 2021, Val Müstair, Switzerland
- No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.
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Stage 3
3 January 2021, Val Müstair, Switzerland
- Pursuit start lists are based on Tour de Ski overall standings after two stages.
- No bonus seconds were awarded on this stage.
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Stage 4
5 January 2021, Toblach, Italy
- No bonus seconds are awarded on this stage.
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Stage 5
6 January 2021, Toblach, Italy
- Pursuit start lists are based only on Stage 4 results (not as in the past on the current Tour de Ski overall standings). In fact, stage 5 finish differences are cumulative results of stages 4 and 5
- No bonus seconds are awarded on this stage.
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Stage 6
8 January 2021, Val di Fiemme, Italy
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Stage 6 bonus seconds
- Men: 1 intermediate sprint, bonus seconds to the 10 first skiers (15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1) past the intermediate point.
- Women: 1 intermediate sprint, bonus seconds to the 10 first skiers (15–12–10–8–6–5–4–3–2–1) past the intermediate point.
- No bonus seconds are awarded at the finish
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Stage 7
9 January 2021, Val di Fiemme, Italy
- Bonus seconds to the 30 skiers that qualifies for the quarter-finals, distributed as following:
- Final: 60–54–48–46–44–42
- Semi-final: 32–30–28–26–24–22
- Quarter-final: 10–10–10–8–8–8–8–8–6–6–6–6–6–4–4–4–4–4
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Stage 8
10 January 2021, Val di Fiemme, Italy
The race for "Fastest of the Day" counts for 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup points. No bonus seconds are awarded on this stage.
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World Cup points distribution
The table shows the number of 2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup points to win in the 2021 Tour de Ski for men and women.
Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 - 40 | >40 |
Overall Standings | 400 | 320 | 240 | 200 | 180 | 160 | 144 | 128 | 116 | 104 | 96 | 88 | 80 | 72 | 64 | 60 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 36 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 5 |
Each Stage | 50 | 46 | 43 | 40 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
References
- "Norway withdraw from Tour de Ski". Retrieved 13 December 2020.
- Jessie Diggins becomes first American to win Tour de Ski
- "Men's 15th Tour de Ski Overall Standing" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 10 January 2021.
- "Women's 15th Tour de Ski Overall Standing" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 10 January 2021.
- "Tour de Ski points standings (Men)" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Tour de Ski points standings (Women)" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "Tour de Ski team standings" (PDF). www.fis-ski.com. International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- "RULES FOR THE FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP" (PDF). International Ski Federation (FIS). Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- "Men's Sprint Free – Val Müstair" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 1 January 2021.
- "Women's Sprint Free – Val Müstair" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 1 January 2021.
- "Men's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Val Müstair" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 2 January 2021.
- "Women's 10 km Mass Start Classic – Val Müstair" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 2 January 2021.
- "Men's 15 km Pursuit Free – Val Müstair" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 3 January 2021.
- "Women's 10 km Pursuit Free – Val Müstair" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 3 January 2021.
- "Men's 15 km Individual Free – Toblach" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 5 January 2021.
- "Women's 10 km Individual Free – Toblach" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 5 January 2021.
- "Men's 15 km Pursuit Classic – Toblach" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 6 January 2021.
- "Women's 10 km Pursuit Classic – Toblach" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 6 January 2021.
- "Men's 15 km Mass Start Classic – Val di Fiemme" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 8 January 2021.
- "Women's 10 km Mass Start Classic – Val di Fiemme" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 8 January 2021.
- "Men's Sprint Classic – Val di Fiemme" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 9 January 2021.
- "Women's Sprint Classic – Val di Fiemme" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 9 January 2021.
- "Men's 10 km Mass Start Free – Val di Fiemme" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 10 January 2021.
- "Women's 10 km Mass Start Free – Val di Fiemme" (PDF). International Ski Federation. 10 January 2021.
- "Coop FIS Cross-Country World Cup Tour de Ski (FIS)". www.fis-ski.com. Retrieved 2021-01-01.
Sources
- Rules for the FIS Cross-Country World Cup (PDF). International Ski Federation. International Ski Federation (FIS). 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- COOP FIS CROSS-COUNTRY WORLD CUP 2020/21 (PDF). International Ski Federation. International Ski Federation (FIS). 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.