The story started in a sauna near Oslo (NOR) more than a decade ago. Cross-Country Committee Chair Vegard Ulvang and former FIS Cross-Country Race Director Jürg Capol were arguing who was the best skier in the world. Was it a distance skier, a sprinter, or an all-rounder in both techniques?
Combining all competition formats and techniques into a stage World Cup, with the iconic Alpe Cermis Final Climb as the last stage, the Tour de Ski concept was born. Ten years after the foundation of the Tour, it is the biggest event on the FIS Cross-Country World Cup calendar.
In the season 2015/16 the Tour with celebrate its 10th anniversary!
10th Tour de Ski in facts and figures
Total competition distance 65 km for ladies and 106 km for men
Grand total prize money CHF 640,000 will be paid out during eight days for both genders
The overall winner will take home CHF 100,000
The winner of each stage gets CHF 3,000
The current leader of the Tour wins CHF 1,000
The winner of the FIS Tour de Ski sprint ranking will be awarded with CHF 6,000
400 World Cup points for the FIS Tour de Ski overall winner, 50 World Cup points for the stage victory
255 bonus seconds for ladies, 300 bonus seconds for men
Only Petter Northug Jr. has started and finished all nine editions of the FIS Tour de Ski
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