15 hours; it is cold outside
The women race is back to the good old competition between Berces and Reutovich, and traditionally Berces is in lead with a save gab to Reutovich.
Women:
1. Edith Berces (HUN) 157K5 / 14:46’
2. Irina Reutovich (RUS) 155K0 / 14:53’
3. Joelle Semur (FRA) 147K5 / 14:45’
4. Galina Eremina (RUS) 147K5 / 14:47’
5. Lioudnila Kalimina (RUS) 147K5 / 14:55’
teams:
Russia 450K0
France 427K5
Japan 415K0
Hungary 400K
Not traditional at all is the lead of Nunes, but it is the first world championship and we were used to European championships.
Men:
1. Valmir Nunes (BRA) 177K5 / 14:49’
2. Paul Beckers (BEL) 175K0 / 14:51’
3. Ryoichi Sekiya (JPN) 175K0 / 14:57’
4. Etienne van Acker (BEL) 170K0 / 14:47’
5. Lucien Taelman (BEL) 170K0 / 14:49’
6. Valery Kanarcki (BLS) 170K0 / 14:52’
teams:
Belgium 515K0
Russia 497K5
France 477K5
Germany 475K0
Japan 475K0
Italy 472K5
Belarus 455K0
USA 450K0
Netherlands 445K0
Anton Smeets
ton.smeets@ou.nl