2006-07 Tour de Ski
| Tour de Ski at the FIS Cross-Country World Cup |
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| Venue | Munich, Oberstdorf, Asiago, Val di Fiemme |
| Location | Germany, Italy |
| Dates | 31 December 2006 – 7 January 2007 |
The 2006–07 Tour de Ski was the first Tour to take place, from 31 December 2006 until 7 January 2007. It was won by German Tobias Angerer for men, while Finn Virpi Kuitunen won the first women's Tour.
Modelled on the Tour de France of cycling. The first edition of the tour was held in Germany and Italy, with six races spread out over eight days, including two separate days of rest. The prize money for the event amounted to 750,000 Swiss francs, shared out on both men and women. Men's and women's events were held together on the same days.
The overall results are based on the aggregate time for all events, as well as bonus seconds awarded on sprint and mass start stages.
The two sprint races carry bonus seconds for the finish, which are subtracted from the overall time, as follows:
In mass start competitions, intermediate points carry bonus seconds; 15 to the winner, 10 to number two, and 5 to number three. The same amount of seconds are awarded at the finish. In the 30 km race there are two intermediate points, in the 15 km race one intermediate point.
Dagbladet's Brynjar Skjærli listed Finland's Virpi Kuitunen as the main favourite in the women's event, with Marit Bjørgen the main challenger. Justyna Kowalczyk, Petra Majdič, Kateřina Neumannová, Evi Sachenbacher-Stehle, Claudia Künzel-Nystad, Aino Kaisa Saarinen, Vibeke Skofterud and Kristina Šmigun were listed as "outsiders" or dark horses. In the men's event, Tobias Angerer was the favourite, with Yevgeny Dementiev, Tor Arne Hetland, Petter Northug, Eldar Rønning, Anders Södergren, Jens Arne Svartedal and Axel Teichmann all listed as challengers. Frode Estil was named as an outsider.
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