“It was a lot of fun, and it is good to be back winning some distance races again. I am super satisfied being first,” Klaebo told the FIS afterwards. The women's skiathlon follows later on Saturday.

Defending champion Harald Østberg Amundsen pulled out of the Tour despite two wins due to a sore throat. A women's skiathlon follows in the Dolomites later on Saturday.

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