He lives in his own dream world “- Aftonbladet

Oberstdorf. Round one went to Calle Halfvarsson.

Round two of Petter Northug, who in triumph took the opportunity to push down the Swede.

– Calle live a little in his own dream world, he said.

On Saturday came Calle Halfvarsson second in the Tour de skis first stage. At the end, he drove faster than third-place Petter Northug, which he happily commented afterwards.

– I’m faster than Petter at the terminations usually, he said.

Yesterday, the roles were reversed. The Swede looked to snatch at the end of the pursuit, the 15 km classic, but Northug caught up with the stretch and won the stage.

After having finished third is Halfvarsson slightly more cautious in the review of its biggest competitor.

– He shows today that he still has the sprint resources in themselves, he said.

Northug, then?

He does not hold back after the small rematch, but believes that he did not even have to sprint to beat Calle Halfvarsson. The Norwegian claims to be able to run much faster.

Sprint tomorrow

– I had high speed, so I just needed to make sure to get a track. But it was no good sprinters there either, so then it looks all very well out anyway, he said.

In a way, it is 1-1 in the tour duels between the two, although Northug leads totals while Halfvarsson is third.

Today, both truckers rest day, then waiting sprint in

Swiss Val Müstair tomorrow.

Calle think they can hang with the lead all the way to Sunday’s finish up the hill Alpe Cermis.

– Now I have proof that the shape is good also for the longer distances, so it looks good for the coming races, he said.

Without Calle – victory

The rivalry between Calle Halfvarsson and Petter Northug is not new. Already in November 2011 began the Norwegian heckle the then inexperienced Halfvarsson, who repeatedly answered confidently on the Norwegian’s gambit.

The echo of four years’ war of words marked in the Norwegian’s response. When Petter yesterday got a question about Halfvarsson turned north man against the reporter.

– Calle live a little in his own dream world, even if he does it well. If you look at what he has achieved in the championship so are you, and he even says Northug and aims to Halfvarsson so far only been together a World Championship relay silver and zero Olympic podiums.

– It was the same on Olympics last year. When Sweden won, they had poked him, and it succeeded, says Northug.