2006–07 Tour de Ski

The 2006–07 Tour de Ski was the first Tour to take place, from 31 December 2006 until 7 January 2007. It was won by German Tobias Angerer for men, while Finn Virpi Kuitunen won the women's Tour.

Tour de Ski
2006–07 FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Ski tour details
Venue(s)Munich, Germany
Oberstdorf, Germany
Asiago, Italy
Val di Fiemme, Italy
Dates31 December 2006 (2006-12-31) – 7 January 2007 (2007-01-07)
Stages8 (6 completed, 2 cancelled)
Results
Men
Winner  Tobias Angerer (GER)
  Second  Alexander Legkov (RUS)
  Third  Simen Østensen (NOR)

Sprint  Tor Arne Hetland (NOR)
Women
Winner  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)
  Second  Marit Bjørgen (NOR)
  Third  Valentyna Shevchenko (UKR)

Sprint  Virpi Kuitunen (FIN)

The first edition of the tour was held in Germany and Italy, with six races spread out over eight days, including two separate days of rest. The prize money for the event amounted to 750,000 Swiss francs, shared out on both men and women. Men's and women's events were held together on the same days.

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