Cross country skier Bauer wins 15 km classic

Czech cross country skier Lukáš Bauer has won the fifth race of the Tour de Ski in Nové Město nad Metují, having already finished first in the opening race of the event. The tour includes eight races, and the overall time winner gets 400 World Cup points. Bauer won the 15 km classic on Wednesday in a time of 38 minutes 26.9 seconds, beating Norway's Jens Arnes Svartedal by a second. Nikolai Pankratov from Russia finished third.