The 2008–09 Tour de Ski was the third edition of the
Tour de Ski and took place from 27 December 2008 until 4 January 2009. The race kicked off in
Oberhof,
Germany, and concluded with the Final Climb stage in
Val di Fiemme,
Italy. The tour was the first tour starting in Oberhof and the second starting in Germany. The men's event was 102 km, won by
Dario Cologna
Dario Cologna (born 11 March 1986) is a Swiss cross-country skier. He has four overall World Cup victories, four Olympic gold medals, one World Championships gold medal and four Tour de Ski victories in his career.
On 3 November 2021, he announc ...
of
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
; and the women's event was 60 km, won by
Virpi Kuitunen of
Finland.
Overall leadership
Final standings
Overall standings
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Yevgeny Dementyev
Yevgeny Alexandrovich Dementyev (russian: Евге́ний Александрович Деме́нтьев, born 17 January 1983 in Tayozhny, Khanty–Mansi Autonomous Okrug) is a Russian cross-country skier. He attended Children and Youth Sports ...
finished 9th but was later disqualified after he tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO).
Sprint standings
The sprint competition was contested during the sprint races and partly during the other races. According to the position in the race, the skiers achieved bonus seconds for sprints, and bonus points for intermediate points in mass start races.
Stages
Stage 1
27 December 2008,
Oberhof - Prologue, Individual start
Stage 2
27 December 2008,
Oberhof - Handicap Start
Stage 3
29 December 2008,
Prague - Sprint
Stage 4
31 December 2008,
Nové Město na Moravě - Individual start
Stage 5
1 January 2009,
Nové Město na Moravě - Sprint
Stage 6
3 January 2009,
Val di Fiemme, Italy - Mass start
Stage 7
4 January 2009, Val di Fiemme - Pursuit
References
External links
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December 2008 sports events in Europe
January 2009 sports events in Europe
Tour de Ski 2007-08
Tour de Ski 2008-09