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, and ended in

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. The defending champions was

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's Dario Cologna for the men and

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for the women. This year's event was won by

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of the

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for the men and

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for the women.

Final standings

Overall standings

* Alyona Sidko (Russia) finished 9th but was later disqualified after she tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (EPO).

Sprint standings

Stages

Stage 1

1 January 2010, Oberhof, Germany - prologue

Stage 2

2 January 2010, Oberhof - distance (handicap start)

Stage 3

3 January 2010, Oberhof - sprint Defending champion abandoned Tour de Ski after Stage 3 positioned in sixth place overall.

Stage 4

4 January 2010,

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Stage 5

6 January 2010,

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–

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- handicap start

Stage 6

7 January 2010, Toblach - individual start

Stage 7

9 January 2010, Val di Fiemme - mass start

Stage 8

10 January 2010, Val di Fiemme - distance

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tour de Ski, 2009-10 2009–10 FIS Cross-Country World Cup 2009 10 January 2010 sports events in Europe Tour de Ski 2009-10