Withdrawals
The field of the German participants in the Viessmann FIS Tour de Ski thins further. After Miriam Gössner, Steffanie Böhler, Claudia Nystad and Manuela Henkel who for various reasons had not even went on a journey to the golden city on the Vltava river Denise Herman, Nicole Fessel and Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle quit Tour de Ski after the sprint in Prague. "We eventually had to respond to the lack of top results," said national coach Jochen Behle, and added: " Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle planned until to go to Alpe Cermis until Monday noon. But we reconsidered it, took a look at results and that inevitably led us to decision leave the Tour.
Training Camp in Alps
Even women's coach Janko Neuber abandons the Tour. He will start an intensive training with his athletes from Friday on. "Currently only Katrin Zeller from the German ladies team has a goal to race up in the Alps. The rest of the ladies team is also traveling to Alps. Their coach will decide later if they carry out a training camp in Ramsau or in Dobbiaco. "With Stefanie Boehler we have to wait until she is fit, Miriam Gössner will join the team after the Biathlon Alpencup," said Behle. And adds: Nothing is lost, but if we want to take our chances in Vancouver we must hurry. "
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