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100 days to Tour de Ski
Tomorrow, 25th September 2014 marks 100 days until the ninth edition of the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski performance by Craft Sportswear.
Seven competitions in nine days are scheduled for the ninth edition of the FIS Tour de Ski. The Tour will get underway on 3rd January 2015 in Oberstdorf (GER) with the traditional prologue starting everything off. It is the first time that the German town has hosted the opening and as a second stage there, a classical technique pursuit will be held. After Oberstdorf, the Tour returns to the home of Dario Cologna in Val Müstair (SUI) for a sprint F. Following the stop in Switzerland, the Tour will move onto Cortina - Toblach (ITA) on 7th and 8th January with distance competitions and the A to B stage from Cortina to Toblach. The FIS Tour de Ski will conclude in Val di Fiemme (ITA), as has become traditional, with a mass start competition on 10th and the Final Climb up Alpe Cermis on 11th January.
Prize money
All in all, 560’000 CHF will be paid out during the nine days for both genders. The winners of the Tour receive 90’000 CHF, runners-up 50’000 CHF and third on the podium 30’000 CHF. Additionally daily prize money amounts to 6,000 CHF per stage and gender. The Tour Sprint Ranking will be awarded with 11’000 CHF per gender and the Tour leader will get a bonus of 1’000 CHF after each stage except for the Final Climb.
World Cup points
The Tour winner receives 400 World Cup points for the overall victory. In addition, half the regular World Cup points (50) will be awarded for each stage which means that a maximum of 750 points can be collected by winning all stages and the overall Tour ranking. The Sprints will count for the Sprint World Cup; all other stages will count for the Distance World Cup.
Bonus seconds
Bonus seconds will be given in all the Tour stages except for the Final Climb. In the ladies’ competition, it will be possible to win a total of 165 bonus seconds whilst the men can win a maximum of 195 seconds.
Source: the official FIS site
Seven competitions in nine days are scheduled for the ninth edition of the FIS Tour de Ski. The Tour will get underway on 3rd January 2015 in Oberstdorf (GER) with the traditional prologue starting everything off. It is the first time that the German town has hosted the opening and as a second stage there, a classical technique pursuit will be held. After Oberstdorf, the Tour returns to the home of Dario Cologna in Val Müstair (SUI) for a sprint F. Following the stop in Switzerland, the Tour will move onto Cortina - Toblach (ITA) on 7th and 8th January with distance competitions and the A to B stage from Cortina to Toblach. The FIS Tour de Ski will conclude in Val di Fiemme (ITA), as has become traditional, with a mass start competition on 10th and the Final Climb up Alpe Cermis on 11th January.
Prize money
All in all, 560’000 CHF will be paid out during the nine days for both genders. The winners of the Tour receive 90’000 CHF, runners-up 50’000 CHF and third on the podium 30’000 CHF. Additionally daily prize money amounts to 6,000 CHF per stage and gender. The Tour Sprint Ranking will be awarded with 11’000 CHF per gender and the Tour leader will get a bonus of 1’000 CHF after each stage except for the Final Climb.
World Cup points
The Tour winner receives 400 World Cup points for the overall victory. In addition, half the regular World Cup points (50) will be awarded for each stage which means that a maximum of 750 points can be collected by winning all stages and the overall Tour ranking. The Sprints will count for the Sprint World Cup; all other stages will count for the Distance World Cup.
Bonus seconds
Bonus seconds will be given in all the Tour stages except for the Final Climb. In the ladies’ competition, it will be possible to win a total of 165 bonus seconds whilst the men can win a maximum of 195 seconds.
Source: the official FIS site
