Les RoussesSprint · Classic

Friday, January 1, 2027 · Season 2026/27

Pick the podium

Locks Fri, Jan 1, 10:00 AM

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Preview

Johannes Høsflot Klæbo is the favourite in Les Rousses with a 72% chance of winning and 98% of finishing on the podium. The main challengers are Erik Valnes (7.1%) and Even Northug (2.9%). Best North American and British hope: Ben Ogden, with a 11% podium chance and an expected place of 11. Edvin Anger won the last race of this kind here, in 2025.

XC Week forecast

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#	Athlete	Nation	Win	Podium	Top 10	Exp. place
1	Johannes Høsflot Klæbo	NOR	72%	98%	100%	1.4
2	Erik Valnes	NOR	7.1%	46%	96%	4.5
3	Even Northug	NOR	2.9%	19%	74%	7.9
4	Harald Østberg Amundsen	NOR	2.3%	18%	70%	8.4
5	Edvin Anger	SWE	1.7%	12%	58%	10.4
6	Ben Ogden	USA	1.4%	11%	53%	11.1
7	Oskar Opstad Vike	NOR	1.2%	9%	46%	12.5
8	Jules Chappaz	FRA	0.9%	6.6%	34%	15.3
9	Anton Grahn	SWE	0.8%	7.2%	38%	14.2
10	Jiří Tuž	CZE	0.7%	5.2%	30%	16.7
11	Ansgar Evensen	NOR	0.6%	5%	28%	17.6
12	Lars Heggen	NOR	0.6%	4.1%	23%	19.3
13	Lucas Chanavat	FRA	0.6%	3.9%	21%	20.4
14	Valerio Grond	SUI	0.5%	3.3%	19%	22.2
15	Lauri Vuorinen	FIN	<1%	3.6%	20%	21.1
16	Alvar Myhlback	SWE	<1%	3%	18%	22.4
17	Simone Mocellini	ITA	<1%	2.2%	13%	26.7
18	Joni Mäki	FIN	<1%	3.3%	19%	21.5
19	Ondřej Černý	CZE	<1%	3.1%	17%	23.2
20	Harald Astrup Arnesen	NOR	<1%	1.8%	11%	29.3
21	Jan Stölben	GER	<1%	1.8%	12%	27.7
22	Gus Schumacher	USA	<1%	1.6%	9.8%	29.7
23	Davide Graz	ITA	<1%	1.2%	6.8%	34.7
24	George Ersson	SWE	<1%	1.7%	12%	27.3
25	Noe Näff	SUI	<1%	1.3%	7.5%	33.7
26	Benjamin Moser	AUT	<1%	0.9%	5.3%	38.5
27	Mattis Stenshagen	NOR	<1%	0.8%	5.2%	39.3
28	Jaume Pueyo	ESP	<1%	0.9%	5.2%	38.6
29	JC Schoonmaker	USA	<1%	1.4%	8.9%	31.8
30	Martino Carollo	ITA	<1%	1.4%	9.6%	30.3

10,000 simulated races from XC Rating, adjusted for technique and start format. Assumes everyone starts.

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