Bauer finishes a close second in nordic skiing World Cup race

Lukas Bauer of the Czech Republic came a close second in the men's 30km nordic skiing World Cup race in Lahti, Finland on Saturday. He was beaten by France's Maurice Manificat who came home in one hour 11min 44.2seconds. Bauer, just 3.6 seconds behind him said later it had been a fantastic race. Ilia Chernousov of Russia was third.