Norway’s Andreas Nygaard wins Jizerská padesátka

Norway’s Andreas Nygaard has won the annual Jizerská padesátka, a 50-kilometre cross-country skiing race held in the Jizerské mountains in North Bohemia.

Nygaard, who won the race for third time, covered the distance in a time of 1:56:20,7. Sweden’s Ida Dahl won the women’s race coming in at 2:12:25,3. The first Czech to reach the finish line was Jiří Pliska in the 20th place.

Jizerská padesátka is one of the most popular mass sporting events in the country, attracting both professional and amateur skiers of all ages from at home and abroad.