Ski Orienteering World Cup relay: Tough battle on last leg
Posted on | February 15, 2010 | Category: News
Third World Cup round ended on Sunday with relay in Miercurea Ciuc, Romania. In the women’s class it was a tough battle on the last leg between Helene Söderlund (SWE) and Natalia Tomilova (RUS). The Swede was the strongest in the end.
-I felt I had more power to use on the skis during the race, Helene says. She and Tomilova were racing together for much of the leg. At one point Helene set up a little gap from the Russian, but then Natalia made a better route choice and got in front again.
-It looked a long way up the hill to the spectator control and at that stage I didn’t think I could catch her up, but just before the control I managed to pass her and then I was pretty sure I could manage to come first to the finish. It was easy orienteering at the end of the course and I had read the map of that part of the race earlier on, she says.
Photo: Erik Borg
Åsa Zetterberg-Eriksson (left), Josefine Engström and Helene Söderlund are the new champions.
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