Tour de Ski Stage 6: Best Photos From Final Climb

by Leandro Lutz • 05.01.2022

The 10-kilometer mass start skate race for women and men in Val di Fiemme, Italy, marked the sixth and final stage of the 16th edition of Tour de Ski.

After two races in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, two in Oberstdorf, Germany, and two in Val di Fiemme, Italy, day 6 of the brutal six-stage Tour de Ski featured the final climb with a 10-kilometer mass start skate race for both men and women.

Sjur Røthe (NOR) and Heidi Weng (NOR) claimed stage victories today. Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) and Natalia Nepryaeva (RUS) won the Tour de Ski Overall.

Denis Spitsov (RUS) (second place), Sjur Røthe (NOR) (first place) and Friedrich Moch (GER) (third place) celebrate after the men’s 10km mass start in Val di Fiemme (ITA). Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Ebba Andersson (SWE) (second place), Heidi Weng (NOR) (first place) and Delphine Claudel (FRA) (third place) celebrate after the women’s 10km mass start in Val di Fiemme (ITA). Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (NOR) celebrating his first place in the Tour de Ski overall standings. Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Natalia Nepryaeva (RUS) celebrating her first place in the Tour de Ski overall standings. Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Johannes Høsflot Klæb (NOR) crossed the finish line in the men’s 10km mass start in Val di Fiemme (ITA). Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

Exhausted women after racing in the women’s 10km mass start in Val di Fiemme (ITA). Photo Maxim Thore/Bildbyrån

The final climb up Alpe Cermis concludes Tour de Ski. Check out how the 16th edition of the traditional stage race unfolded, day by day.

Stage 1: Sprint Free technique, Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Results, Sprint F, Women
Results, Sprint F, Men

Stage 2: 10km/15km Classic – individual start, Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Results, 10km Classic – individual start, Women
Results, 15km Classic – individual start, Men

Stage 3: 10km/15km Free technique – mass start, Oberstdorf, Germany
Results, 10km Free technique – mass start, Women
Results, 15km Free technique – mass start, Men

Stage 4: Classic Sprint, Oberstdorf, Germany
Results, Sprint CL, Women
Results, Sprint CL, Men

Stage 5: 10km/15km Classic – mass start, Val di Fiemme, Italy
Results, 10km Classic – mass start, Women
Results, 15km Classic – mass start, Men

Stage 6: 10km Free technique – mass start, Val di Fiemme, Italy
Results, 10km Free technique – mass start, Women
Results, 10km Free technique – mass start, Men

FACTS: Tour de Ski 2021/22

Tour de Ski 2021/22 started in Lenzerheide, Switzerland, on December 28 and concluded in Val di Fiemme, Italy, on January 4.
The race consisted of six stages in eight days.
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.