Skiing: Veerpalu wins men's 15K classic race at worlds
Associated Press
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LIBEREC, Czech Republic — Andrus Veerpalu of Estonia won the men's 15-kilometer classical race at the Nordic skiing world championships.
Veerpalu erased Lukas Bauer's nine-second lead over the last half of the race to spoil the Czech skier's chase of a first world title before a frenzied home crowd.
Veerpalu finished in 38 minutes, 54.4 seconds, while Bauer was 6.3 seconds behind for silver. Matti Heikkinen of Finland was third, 16.4 back.
The results were not yet official as some skiers had yet to finish the race.
The heavy snow that has fallen over Liberec all week continued Friday, making it tough for skiers to find the right wax setup underneath the skis.
