Alex Harvey bounced back after what he called a “bad day” on Sunday, climbing from ninth to fourth in the overall standings on Monday after the third stage of the Tour de Ski in Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
The St-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Que., finished fourth in the 15-kilometre skate-ski pursuit race cross-country race, just shy of a spot on the podium.
Swiss skier Dario Cologna overtook Russia’s Sergey Ustiugov for top spot in the overall standings while Russia’s Alexander Bolshunov remained in third. The Tour travels next to Oberstdorf, Germany.
In the women’s event, Ingvild Flugstad Oestberg retained her overall lead with a 27.8-second victory over fellow Norwegian Heidi Weng in the 10km pursuit, and earned an extra 5-second time bonus.
Third-place Jessica Diggins of the United States now trails Oestberg by 1 minute, 26.9 seconds.
The 12th annual Tour de Ski consists of seven races over nine days in three countries. The featured event on the Nordic calendar — outside of the Olympics and World Championships — tests some of the most physically and mentally fit athletes in the world to determine the king and queen of cross-country skiing when they cross the finish line of the Tour, ending with a 425-metre climb to the top of Alpe Cermis in Val di Fiemme, Italy on Jan. 7.
