Tour de Ski Day 2: The Best Photos From Lenzerheide

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Tour de Ski Day 2: The Best Photos From Lenzerheide

by Leandro Lutz • 30.12.2021

The 10/15km classic race in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, marked the second stage of the 16th edition of Tour de Ski.

After the Tour de Ski opening sprint races in Lenzerheide, day 2 of the brutal six-stage race featured individual start classic races for both men and women.

Niskanen siblings, Kerttu and Iivo, both from Finland, claimed the victories by a crushing margin. Overall Tour de Ski leaders (yellow bib) are Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) and Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR).

Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) celebrates after the women’s 10km classic race in Lenzerheide (SUI). Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Ebba Andersson (SWE), Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) and Natalia Nepryaeva (RUS) celebrate on the podium. Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Anne Kjersti Kalvaa (NOR) and Karolina Kaleta (POL) during the 10km classic race. Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Ebba Andersson (SWE) and Kerttu Niskanen (FIN) after the women’s 10km classic race. Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Alexander Bolshunov (RUS), Iivo Niskanen (FIN), and Pål Golberg (NOR) celebrate after the men’s 15km classic race. Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) during the men’s 15km classic race in Lenzerheide (SUI). Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Alexander Bolshunov (RUS) showed his impressive technique in the men’s 15km classic race. Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Roman Furger (SUI) during the men’s 15km classic race. Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Tour de Ski now moves on to Oberstdorf, Germany, for Tour de Ski stage 3 and 4 on December 31 and January 1. Stage 3 features a 10-kilometer mass start skate race for women and 15-kilometer mass start skate race for men. Stage 4 features classic sprint races for both men and women.

Check out the Tour de Ski 2021/22 day-by-day schedule and ProXCskiing.com’s predictions for the overall stage race: Who Will Win Tour de Ski?

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FACTS: Tour de Ski 2021/22

Tour de Ski 2021/22 starts in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on December 28 and concludes in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on January 4.
The race consists of six stages in eight days. Here are all the Tour de Ski details and the day-by-day schedule
Tour de Ski 2021/22 is the 16th edition of the brutal stage race. These are the winners from the previous 15 Tour de Ski events.
The overall winners get 400 World Cup points for the Tour de Ski, which consists of six stages in eight days. Stage winners get 50 World Cup points. Accordingly, there are potentially 700 World Cup points for winning every stage of the Tour de Ski, which would determine the overall World Cup for the season.