Maker Of High-End Cycling Insoles Enters XC Ski Market

Maker Of High-End Cycling Insoles Enters XC Ski Market

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Clearly, our great sport of cross country skiing is becoming more popular. How do we tell? Well, there are obvious signs. Like more and more companies entering the competition for skiers' hard earned dollar, offering their hitherto unknown wares. Not something that they would consider on a shrinking market, right? The German brand Solestar is primarily known for their high-tech ( and uber-expensive ) insoles used by some of the world's best cyclists - such as André Greipel, Matteo Trentin, Steve Cummings and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot to name but a few. To develop a product fit for xc skiers the Germans have enlisted help of no lesser figure than Jean-Marc Gaillard, a skier from Equipe de France who's career is spanning nearly two decades ( and running) – seen on the photo…
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Brilliantly Blunt Yelena  Välbe Does Not Mince Her Words In Recent Interview

Brilliantly Blunt Yelena Välbe Does Not Mince Her Words In Recent Interview

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Yelena Välbe was always known for her bold, no compromise performance on the ski tracks - the one that earned her 3 Olympic champion titles and incredible fourteen golds at the FIS World Championships. Now, running the Russian Cross Country Ski Federation and being the member of FIS cross country skiing Executive Board, she seem to have lost none of her fiery style. In interview with the Russian R-Sport new agency, she totally doesn't shy away from calling a spade a spade – the quality that earned her both admiration and scorn from ski fans. Here are some of the choicer excerpts: On the future of Skiathlon: "It's the smaller ski nations that are interested in kicking the skiathlon out of the World Championships' program. It's both complicated and expensive…
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